Daniel de Gruchy-Lambert

Huw Morgan

Trumpet players Daniel de Gruchy-Lambert and Huw Morgan took first and third places in the Texaco Young Musician of Wales 2003 competition.

The awards were presented after the competition's final on 29 March. The five finalists, including the second-placed harpist Elen Hydref Thomas and the runners-up Davinder Singh (violin) and Rebecca Millward (clarinet), performed in front of a panel of distinguished judges and a packed auditorium at Cardiff's Sherman Theatre.

ITG member de Gruchy-Lambert (14) collected the Texaco Young Musician of Wales trophy and £1,000 prize money for his performance of Sword and Fire - a circus event in five acts written by his mother, Heidi de Gruchy-Lambert. He also played the Arutunian Concerto with the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra. The music department at his school, Wyclif Independent Christian School, also receives £1,000 from Texaco. Morgan (15) won the £500 prize for his performance of Bozza's Caprice for his solo piece and the 2nd and 3rd movements of the Neruda Concerto in E flat with the orchestra. Both players were also successful participants in the Youth Competitions at ITG 2002 in Manchester.

More than 100 young musicians took part in the preliminary rounds and regional finals across Wales. Phil Walters, General Manager of Texaco's Pembroke Refinery, said: "Texaco would like to congratulate all the competitors that reached the final: they are all winners at that stage. As part of our commitment to the Welsh community, we are proud to be associated with this event which has made such a positive impact on hundreds of musicians since its foundation in 1989."

This is the eighth of the biennial competitions sponsored by Texaco and organised in partnership with Côr Meibion Meibion De Cymru, the South Wales Male Choir. The television programme of the competition final is scheduled to appear on HTV Wales on 18 July.

Websites:
Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Texaco in the UK Community Participation

Related ITG 2002 youth competition pages:
Under 14 (Daniel de Gruchy-Lambert )
14-18 (Huw Morgan)