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Chorus Awards > Hands Up for Trad Community Music Awards 2018 – Vote Now!

Hands Up for Trad Community Music Awards 2018 – Vote Now!

Hands Up for Trad announce the nominees in the Scottish Community Music Awards. The nominations celebrate music teachers, projects, young musicians, organisations and composers who make a musical difference to your community. Please click on the links to read about the nominees below and spread the word about these amazing people and projects. Our communitees would not be the same without them. The voting ends on Friday 6th July. VOTE HERE.

Community Music Teacher of the Year
Bob Massie
Katy Cooper
Finn O’Neil
Gillie Mackenzie

Community Music Project of the Year
Drake Music Scotland’s Digital Orchestra
Rant: 4×4
Protest in Harmony
Sensatronic Lab
Gael Music Youth Folk Academy

Young Community Musician/s of the Year
David Nicolson
Levern Valley Community Brass (LVCB))
The Big Project Youth Choir

Community Music Organisation of the Year
Tinderbox Collective
Science Ceilidh
MusicALL
Loud and Proud
Tayside Deaf Hub

Community Music Composer of the Year
Clare Johnston (Drake)
Stephen Deazley
Ali Burns
Hamish Napier

VOTE HERE

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