Music for Alice Harmony Awards are open to any musical individual or ensemble to apply for. The awards are up to the value of £500 and must be used in in a demonstrable way in furtherance of the applicant's music education. Award money cannot be used to pay fees, debts or ongoing commitments. Please note that applicants must be UK residents.
Applications are reviewed bi-anually: Deadlines are July 1st and January 1st.
Download HarmonyAwardapplication.pdf
May 2011 - Inaugural Making Music Award
Music for Alice is delighted to announce that the winner of the first Music for Alice Making Music award is violinist Tanya Sweiry. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music with First Class Honours Tanya has performed at festivals and recital series including the Little Venice Music Festival, St John’s Smith Square, Queen’s College Oxford Recital Series and Krakow Autumn Festival, Poland. As a soloist, she has performed with the North London Symphony Orchestra and Southbank Sinfonia.
Tanya wowed judges at auditions earlier this year to claim her prize. Music for Alice wishes Tanya all the best for a successful music career.
June 2010 - Music for Alice has donated £750 of musical instruments to Kids Company for use in their drop in centres for use by the many children and young people who frequent the centres.
September 2009 - The family of Carl Austin from Manchester have been awarded £500 towards the cost of a new viola. Carl is an extremely talented musician and studied at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester. Over the coming months he will attend interviews at Conservatoires across the country.
April 2009 - Enrico Bertelli, a PHD student at York University. The award money will be used to purchase a MIDI drumset to assist him with his studies.
- Barnes Concert Band. The award money will be used to sheet music for the band.
- Kids Company, a children's charity. Music for Alice have purchased guitar starter sets and music software for use in drop in centres. See www.kidsco.org.uk for more details.
October 2008 - Ana Nedobora, a young violinist who won the Windsor and Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra Young Musician's Award with a tremendous performance of part of the Prokoviev concerto no 2. Ana was extremely happy to be given the award which was presented by the Lord Mayor. Ana has used the award money to buy a music stand, metronome and a tuner.
July 2008 - Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra. The award money will be used to buy orchestral parts and sectional rehersals.