The James Langley Memorial Trust
(Registered Charity No. 1045160)

The James Langley Memorial Trust (JLMT) was conceived by the Langley family in the days following James’ unexpected death in July 1994.

James Langley’s professional commitments were as a senior BBC music producer, brass band competition adjudicator, and Trinity College music examiner, but it is the remarkable unbroken period of 38 years that he freely devoted to the Midland Youth Orchestra (MYO) that the trust is set up to celebrate. From the orchestra’s formation in 1956 right up to the moment of his brief illness, James Langley was continuously at the service of the MYO, first as a horn player, then Associate Conductor, Conductor and, ultimately, its outstanding Music Director for so many years.

It is therefore absolutely fitting that James Langley’s memorial should be a Trust Fund which has been established to give financial assistance to advance the musical training of the most talented and deserving members of the Midland Youth Orchestra and, from 2005 onwards, the new CBSO Youth Orchestra.

Pictured here is the 2003 recipient, Hannah Mosley, accepting her award from the former Chairman of the JLMT, Beryl Langley, at the Midland Youth Orchestra’s concert on 8th March 2003 in the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham.

Awards that have been made to date under the terms of the Trust Fund since its foundation in 1995 are:

Year	Award Winner	Instrument	Purpose of Award
2008	Emma Cotton Edward Hilton	French Horn Bass Trombone	To purchase a new instrument To purchase a new instrument
2007	Alexandra Williams Alessandro Ruisi	Violin Violin	To purchase a new bow To assist with travelling costs of attending NYO courses
2006	Ayse Osman Ben Westlake	Double Bass Clarinet	To purchase a new bow To assist with cost of attending The Royal Academy of Music Junior School
2005	Hayley License	Flute	To assist with cost of attending The Royal College of Music, Junior Department
2004	Angela Moran Carol Renfrew	Viola Oboe	To purchase a new bow To pay for a series of performance coaching lessons
2003	Hannah Mosley	Clarinet	To purchase a new instrument for her second study (saxophone)
2002	Elizabeth Larner Joy Pierson	Oboe Clarinet	To pay for a series of lessons with an expert soloist/teacher
2001	Janet Lindsay	Cello	To establish a private teaching practice for beginners
2000	Anna Downes	Violin	To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
1999	Georgina Williamson	Violin	To pay for a series of lessons with an expert soloist/teacher
1998	Alison Brown	Double Bass	To purchase a new instrument
1997	Chris Jordan	Trumpet	To pay for a series of lessons with an expert soloist/teacher
1996	Rachel Hyde	Cello	To purchase a new bow

Please help to make such annual awards possible for many years to come by contributing to the James Langley Memorial Trust fund. If you would like details on how to donate to the JLMT, or further information about the Trust and its aims, please contact us by emailing jlmt@mlyo.org.uk

Thank you for your support.

JLMT TRUSTEES: Peter Morley (Chairman), Nicholas Langley (Hon. Secretary), Clive Jones (Hon. Treasurer), Beryl Langley (Awards Trustee), Anthony Bradbury, Sylvia Davies, Jeremy Patterson, James Ross, Stephen Williams.