2008
HIGH ACHIEVER AWARD WINNERS
The Mayo School of Music are proud to announce that six students received High Achiever
Awards for 2008 for outstanding results in their exams.
The High Achiever Awards were introduced by the Royal Irish Academy of Music in the
year 2000 to recognise the work and talents of students entering the Royal Irish Academy
of Music exams. The students were selected out of over 43,000 students who took the exams.
The Award Ceremony took place in the Radisson Hotel, Galway on November 9th.
Lucille & Alice Davenhill who received their award for Piano Duet - Senior Grade, had
the honor to perform at the ceremony.
Pictured with the students are Ronan Fairbrother - Manager Permanent TSB,
Finola Higgins-Cosgrove - Musical Director and Piano Teacher and
Ludmile Burcovschi - Piano Teacher.
Aoife Rattigan - Violin - Grade 4

Erika Feerick - Piano - Grade 1

Allison McHugh - Piano - Grade 2

Lucille & Alice Davenhill - Piano Duet - Senior Grade

Elizabeth Lavin - Piano - Grade 8

2007 HIGH ACHIEVER AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to 3 students of The Mayo School of Music who received 5
Permanent TSB High Achiever awards for outstanding results in their piano
exams.
350 students from all over Ireland received awards at concerts that took place
around the country.
Alice Davenhill of Ballindrehid Kiltimagh received an award
for getting a high distinction in her Grade 5 piano exam. She is a student of
Finola Higgins Cosgrove.
Niamh McLoughlan of Cordarragh Kiltimagh received two awards for getting
high distinctions in grades 3 and 4. She is a student of Avril Forde McGreal.
Lucille Davenhill of Ballindrehid Kiltimagh received two awards for getting
high distinctions in grades 4 and 5. She is a student of Finola Higgins Cosgrove.
The girls received their awards at a concert in Sligo.

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