Clonter Opera Prize, February 2023,
sponsored by the Ann Driver Trust
sponsored by the Ann Driver Trust
Winner of the 2023 Clonter Opera Prize
Vitor Bispo
Baritone
Nominated by the Royal Academy of Music
Vitor Bispo
Baritone
Nominated by the Royal Academy of Music
2023 Clonter Opera Prize Runner Up
Erin Spence
Soprano
Nominated by the Royal Welsh College
of Music and Drama
Erin Spence
Soprano
Nominated by the Royal Welsh College
of Music and Drama
Ann Driver was greatly influenced by the teaching of Emile Jacques-Dalcroze, and she adapted his method for her own pupils. This short video from the Irish Chamber Orchestra Academy shows how some applications of the Dalcroze Method were used on a recent course for young musicians. Click the link for the video: youtu.be/TVHvA-WzaZQ

Ann Driver teaching
BBC Photo Library, with permission

Isabel Morton-Sale from ‘Something Particular’ by
Ann Driver and Rosalind Ramirez

‘Portrait of Ann Driver by Austin Spare
(collection John Slater)