Thomas Drew

Thomas Drew (16) is a pupil at Caistor Grammar School and a former Head Chorister at St. James' Church, Grimsby. He plays both piano and violin. Thomas began his musical education with local teachers, Sylvia Benton (piano) and Francesca White (violin). He has been competing at various music festivals for over 9 years with great success. But increasingly concerts and recitals are becoming more common with his ever changing repertoire. He is a member of the National Youth Strings Academy and has performed concerts with them in London and Scotland. During his time with Carmel Kaine (violin), Thomas successfully auditioned for a place at the Royal Academy of Music in London and now continues to study violin with Nina Martin and piano with Timothy Barrett. He attends every Saturday whilst continuing his A Level studies at Caistor Grammar School. He is looking forward to performing Haydn's D Major Piano Concerto with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra at Lincoln Drill Hall Thomas enjoys competitive sport, mainly football and tennis.