Distinctions and archives

This page gathers the records of Théo Hénusse’s musical chapter: the international scholarship won in 2014 and the prize ceremony in London. Each record carries its image and caption.

The full biography is on the Théo Hénusse page.

Record 1

The Higher Diploma scholarship, won in 2014

In October 2013, Théo Hénusse, then a student at the CIAM music school in Bordeaux, entered an international guitar competition sponsored by Total Guitar Magazine and Gibson. Shortlisted on video, he played the final live, five minutes before the jury of The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) in London.

In April 2014, aged 19, he won the Higher Diploma Scholarship: a Gibson Les Paul Futura 2014 guitar and a one-year scholarship to the London school. He joined in September 2014. The French regional daily Ouest-France reported on it.

Ouest-France article of 14 May 2014: Théo Hénusse, 19-year-old guitarist, on his way to England. — The Ouest-France article of 14 May 2014, in French, recomposed from the original page. It can be read online: “Théo Hénusse, guitariste de 19 ans, en route pour l’Angleterre”.

Record 2

The official ICMP offer letter, May 2014

The letter from The Institute, dated 13 May 2014, confirms the place on the Higher Diploma – Guitar course (Edexcel Professional Diploma, Level 5), starting on 15 September 2014, with the line “Total Course Fee: £Nil – Scholarship Winner”. The postal address of the time is blurred.

Letter from The Institute (ICMP), 13 May 2014, offering Théo Hénusse a place on the Higher Diploma Guitar course, total course fee: £Nil, Scholarship Winner. — The offer letter from The Institute (ICMP), 13 May 2014: course fee “£Nil – Scholarship Winner”.

Record 3

Le Télégramme, 2014

A second article, published in the regional daily Le Télégramme, tells the same story: the video shortlist, the five-minute final before the jury, the Gibson Les Paul guitar and the one-year scholarship at ICMP. In French.

Le Télégramme article from 2014: he wins the higher diploma scholarship, with Théo on stage at CIAM in Bordeaux. — “Il remporte le higher diploma scholarship”, Le Télégramme, 2014, Saint-Gouéno section, with Théo on stage at CIAM in Bordeaux.

Record 4

The Gibson prize ceremony at ICMP, London, 2015

On 26 March 2015, ICMP’s official account published the photograph of the scholarship winners receiving their Gibson guitars. Théo Hénusse is on the left, in front of the school’s poster.

Théo Hénusse, on the left, and another scholarship winner receiving their Gibson guitars in front of the ICMP poster in London. — The winners and their Gibson prizes, photographed at ICMP (posted on 26 March 2015 on the @icmpuk account).