Mytholmroyd music teacher is presented with Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Award at Royal Albert Hall

Mytholmroyd music teacher Jack Holmes has received his Classic FM ‘Community teacher of the Year’ award from Aled Jones at the Royal Albert Hall.

Jack was told he was the winner of the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Award in the Community Music Programme category in an interview with Aled - who said he was "very inspirational and doing brilliant work up there in Hebden Bridge".

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After the presentation 26-year-old Jack, who’s the newly appointed Musical Director of Hebden Bridge Junior Band, and his family were guests at Classic FMs Live at the Albert Hall concert.

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Aled Jones and Jack Holmes.

Dan Walker and Mylene Klass were the event’s comperes.

At the start of the second half Jack was congratulated and interviewed in front of a packed audience by Dan Walker who said he was an inspiration to young musicians and for helping to keep the brass band tradition alive.

The concert was recorded and will be broadcast on Sky Arts later this year.

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