Young Musician of the Year competition has been able to go ahead in spite of Covid19. This is held in partnership at a local level with the Rotary Club of Grays Thurrock. However, the Rotary competition is a national event. As the first wave of Covid swept the country the national body for Rotary cancelled all of their competitions for 2020. However, Thurrock Music Services and Thurrock Rotary took the decision at a local level to transfer the competition online and are the on;y Music Service and Rotary Club partnership in the Eastern district to have gone ahead with the competition in 2020.
The classes are now on YouTube: Advanced class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr6DL5M4yaw.
Intermediate class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyulfedVuTs.
Beginner class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px5fuf-pHno.
The final is being announced at 6 pm on 8th January via video: https://youtu.be/uLKPPrUkANU