Programme

Bernstein- Four Anniversaries: I. For Felicia Montealegre 

Barber- Excursions, Op.20:
I Un poco allegro,
II In slow blues tempo,
III Allegretto,
IV Allegro molto 

William Grant Still- Three Visions:
II. Summerland

Villalobos- Ciclo Brasileiro, W374:
I. Plantio do Caboclo
II. Impressoes seresteiras

Gershwin/Wild- Seven Virtuoso Etudes based on Gershwin Songs:
No. 4 Embraceable You

Justine Gormley, from Belfast, discovered her love of music when she was found as a toddler playing nursery rhymes by ear on the family piano. Justine has performed alongside numerous internationally renowned artists such as Ailish Tynan, Michel Lethiec, Henri Demarquette, Richard Watkins, Kathryn Stott and Barry Douglas, and has played as a soloist under the baton of David Brophy with the Ulster Orchestra. She has broadcast multiple times on BBC Radio Ulster, and is a prizewinner of competitions and awards across the UK and Ireland. Some of these include the Northern Ireland Arts Council Young Musician’s Platform Award, the Saint Columb’s Hall Concerto Competition and an Irish Heritage Award, following a successful performance at London’s Wigmore Hall. Keen on both solo and chamber repertoire, she has performed at highly respected chamber music festivals such as the Clandeboye Music Festival and the Belfast Music Society International Chamber Music Festival.
Following her undergraduate studies with John Gough, Justine completed a Master of Music Performance and Artistic Research degree with distinction from the Royal Northern College of Music under the tuition of Kathryn Stott. Supported by a full ABRSM scholarship, she is continuing her studies on the Postgraduate Diploma programme. Since participating in the Camerata Ireland Academy as a teenager, Justine also considers Barry Douglas to be one of her mentors. She has participated in additional masterclasses with Ingrid Fliter, Grigory Gruzman, Dmitri Alexeev, Boris Petrushansky, Bernard d’Ascoli, Yoheved Kaplinsky, and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.