The second West Sussex Youth Music Awards competition, held in the Recital Hall of the Regis School of Music, was won by Yasmin Rowe, an outstanding young pianist from Yapton. 

Five finalists were selected from the 20 candidates who competed in the first round in January, which was judged by Terry Allbright and Susan Legg.

The five finalists each presented a 15-minute programme to a packed Recital Hall in front of two judges, Peter Hewitt, head of the junior department at the Royal College of Music, London and Michael Sullivan, head of music awards and performance. 

The standard of the performances given by each of the finalists – Amy Fuller, voice, from Chichester, Claire Bradder, flute, from Storrington, Nicholas Robson, voice, from Bognor Regis and Simon Tapping, piano, from Worthing – was judged to be extremely high but Yasmin was awarded the first prize of £300 and the trophy. 

Each of the runner-up received prizes of £150.  The money awards are intended to assist with their musical studies. 

The competition is open to musicians aged 18 or under who have reached grade eight and who live of study in West Sussex. 

Part of the proceeds from the final have been donated to the charity CRY, Cardiac Risk in the Young.