Music students display range of talent at annual concert

Dr Joycelynne Loncke and Jason Koylass

It was an afternoon of superior performances in piano, violin, guitar, trumpet, singing, poetry, steelpan, a band and dance as the Guyana Music Teachers Associa-tion (GMTA) presented Musicians on Stage 2011 last Sunday at the National Cultural Centre.

But young Jason Albert Koylass trumped his peers, walking away with the Orin Barrow Trophy, the Music Teachers’ Junior Prize and the William Pilgrim Trophy for the highest distinction mark overall. Jason gained a Distinction in Grade 4 Piano. His excellence no doubt contributed to his teacher,