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Scholarship funds
ESTA British Branch has set up two special funds in memory of gifted teachers who both contributed greatly to the formation and work of the British Branch of ESTA.
Nannie Jamieson Nutshell Fund
Nannie Jamieson was the first Organising Secretary of ESTA British Branch. She was Professor of Viola at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama as well as teaching at Chetham's School and Homerton College, Cambridge. She helped her students to obtain wide experience of teaching by encouraging them to attend courses here and abroad. She often paid the fees out of her own pocket and the Nutshell Fund, established in 1990, continues this aspect of her work.
For further information contact Judith Cooper.
Joan Dickson Chamber Music Fund
For Joan Dickson, chamber music is the essence of all that is greatest in music and she saw it as infinitely beneficial in the development of young players. The Joan Dickson Fund, established in her memory, is designed to foster the playing of chamber music among the young. Any practical needs can be catered for, such as the setting up of small libraries of music, the hiring of rooms for rehearsing, organising visiting chamber music coaches and helping ensembles to attend courses.
For further information contact Janet Thomas.
