Oscars Conductor Eimear Noone backs this year's launch of the Frank Maher Awards for classical teens

Eimear Noone, the award-winning Galway composer and conductor, has lent her support to the 2023 Top Security/Frank Maher Classical Music Awards for talented teens, with a €5,000 prize for the winner.

The awards are open to Leaving Cert students who play the piano, brass or woodwind instruments in Longford and across the country. All the winners have received national and international recognition for their achievements, and many have used their prize money as a springboard to fund their studies at some of the world’s most renowned music colleges and institutions. These include Juilliard School, MUK Vienna, Barenboim-Said Akademie, Royal College of Music, Conservatoire Nationale Superieur de Musique et de Danse and Kronberg Academy.

The €5,000 top prize will be used by the winner to attend a recognised place of tuition, a course of study in Ireland or abroad or on a purchase necessary for the development of their talent. The remaining finalists will each receive a €300 bursary.

The closing date for this year’s entries is Friday 6th October 2023. Further information, rules and a copy of the application form for downloading on www. frankmaherclassicalmusicawards .com