Congratulations to Will Luhrs you has won a scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

This is an outstanding achievement for Will and shows what is possible after five years in our Specialist Music Programme (SMP).

Will has a very impressive work ethic and constant drive for excellence.

Will began in the SMP Voice programme in 2020 and moved to specialise in the Jazz programme last year. He has made incredible progress in five years from quite humble beginnings,  and has turned out to be one of our top musicians.

Will has remained humble, appreciative and 100% responsive to our guidance. He is a real credit to us.

We could not be happier for Will - he truly deserves this. A scholarship of this level for undergraduate study at one of the world's top music colleges is very special, matched by only a few Burnside Specialist Music Programme alumnus - Hamish Smith, Lixin Zhang most recently.