Music student awarded WIT bursary
Wexford student, Luke Donnelly has won the first O’ Carroll Bursary for Outstanding Musicianship at Waterford Institute of Technology.
The bursary was launched by the Mayor of Waterford John Pratt, President of Waterford Lions Club Anthony Whelan and Head of the School of Humanities at WIT, Suzanne Denieffe.
It was was created as an acknowledgement of the contribution of the O’Carroll family, particularly Dr. Kevin O’Carroll, to the Waterford Lions Club Christmas Carol Concert for the past 30 years.
The award includes a bespoke trophy based on a design by composer and musician Fintan O’Carroll and a bursary of €500. It will be awarded on an annual basis to a student of the BA (Hons) Music programme at WIT who displays outstanding musicianship.
The first recipient is Luke Donnelly, a final year student at WIT who specialises in vocal performance. He is from Wexford town and is a past pupil of St. Peter’s College.
A testimonial read by his vocal teacher Bridget Knowles at the award ceremony outlined his excellence as a performer, his humble and pleasant nature, his willingness to support his peers, and his enthusiasm and commitment to his studies at WIT.
‘It is a pleasure to see the award going to someone who is so deserving of it and is genuinely appreciative of the difference it can make to him’, said Tom Coppinger of Waterford Lions Club.
Luke will perform at a Bursary Concert taking place in the Chapel at WIT College Street Campus on Thursday March 26 at 7 p.m.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Anyone who would like to study music at WIT, has until March 1 to make amendments to their CAO form.