Year 2022

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Royal Hall 28/04/2022
09:15 AM JS8
Girls' Solo (Years 9 & 10)
Adjudicator: Steven Roberts
Official accompanist: Wendy McDowell
Test: “The Water Is Wide” arr. Bullard (ABRSM)
The ABRSM Songbook Plus Grade 5 ISBN 978-1-78601-043-8; E Major
The winner of this class will compete for the Sheffield Plate.
Award: The winners of Classes JS1 to JS8 will compete for the Sheffield Plate, excluding JS3a
1. Kasia Ashton 83 M
2. Sophie Keen 84 C
3. Shannon Skillen 84 C
4. Kirsten Loach 86 C
5. Celize Vorster 83 M
6. Harriet Shooter 84 C
7. Emily Bridson 85 C

JS7
Girls Solo (Years 7 & 8)
Adjudicator: Steven Roberts
Official accompanist: Frank Woolley
Test: “Fuglinn I Fjorrunii (Friend of the Ocean)” Sing in English (ABRSM)
The ABRSM Songbook Plus Grade 4 ISBN 978-1-78601-042-1; C Major
The winner of this class will compete for the Sheffield Plate.
Award: The winners of Classes JS1 to JS8 will compete for the Sheffield Plate, excluding JS3a
1. Abigail Watson 82 M
2. Alexis Wilson 82 M
3. Alice Gregory 83 M
4. Bethany Williams 84 C
5. Aristea Owenson 82 M
6. Darcey Roberts 83 M
7. Rosie Bullough 84 C
8. Brooke Slater 82 M
9. Kendra Metcalfe 85 C
10. Breesha Kelsey 86 C

01:00 PM R1
Recorder/Tin Whistle Solo (Up to Year 6)
Adjudicator: Malcolm Green
Official accompanist: Frank Woolley
Test: Own choice of one piece or two contrasting pieces. Time limit 3 minutes.
(a) For Descant Recorder - Own choice of one piece or two contrasting pieces.
(b) For Treble Recorder - Own choice of one piece or two contrasting pieces.
(c) For Tin Whistle – Own choice of one piece or two contrasting pieces.

1. Nuela Callister 83 M
2. Lulu Oates 84 C
3. Eleanor Lyness 84 C
4. Alice Chestnut 84 C
5. Alexa Ash W
6. Autumn Ryles 86 C
7. Isla Gell 85 C
8. Layla Callow 84 C
9. Amelie McCraith W
10. Amelie Kerruish 84 C
11. Amelie Cowan 85 C

R2
Recorder/Tin Whistle Solo (Years 7 to 13)
Adjudicator: Malcolm Green
Official accompanist: Frank Woolley

R3
Recorder/Tin Whistle Duet Unaccompanied (Up to Year 6)
Adjudicator: Malcolm Green
Official accompanist: Frank Woolley
Test: For two recorders or tin whistles. Own choice of one piece or two contrasting pieces. Time limit 3 minutes.
(a) For Descant Recorder - Own choice of one piece or two contrasting pieces.
(b) For Treble Recorder - Own choice of one piece or two contrasting pieces.
(c) For Tin Whistle – Own choice of one piece or two contrasting pieces.
1. Olivia Walton 85 C
2. Onora Barron 86 C
3. Alice Chestnut 83 M
4. Amelie McCraith W
5. Amelie Kerruish 84 C

R5
Recorder/Tin Whistle Groups (Up to Year 6)
Adjudicator: Malcolm Green
Official accompanist: Frank Woolley
Test: Own choice. Minimum 10, maximum 20 players. Time limit 5 minutes.
Piano optional but no other accompanying instrument.

W1
Instrumental Solo - Woodwind (Grades 1 to 3)
Adjudicator: Malcolm Green
Official accompanist: Frank Woolley
Test: Own choice.
Time limit 5 minutes.
Type of instrument and title of piece to be on entry form.
Award: The G H Quayle Cup will be awarded to the competitor gaining highest marks in classes W1 and W2
1. Morgan Braidwood 83 M
2. Ameya Malikireddy 85 C
3. Niamh Orwin 84 C

W2
Instrumental Solo - Woodwind (Grades 4 to 5)
Adjudicator: Malcolm Green
Official accompanist: Frank Woolley
Test: Own choice.
Time limit 5 minutes. Type of instrument and title of piece to be on entry form.
Award: The G H Quayle Cup will be awarded to the competitor gaining highest marks in classes W1 and W2
1. Evie Colquitt 82 M
2. Rita Zhu 84 C
3. Zac Colligon 83 M

W3
Instrumental Solo - Orchestral Woodwind (Grades 6 & over)
Adjudicator: Helen Deakin
Official accompanist: Frank Woolley
Test: Own choice.
Time limit 10 minutes. Type of instrument and title of piece to be on entry form.
1. Arwen Hoile 84 C

W4
Folk Woodwind Solo
Adjudicator: Malcolm Green
Official accompanist: Frank Woolley
Test: Own choice. Time limit 5 minutes. Type of instrument and title of piece to be on entry form.
1. Chris Woodrow W
2. John Struthers 88 D
3. Paul Ferns 87 D
4. Vladimir Stefanov 87 D

04:15 PM JC1
Boys Choirs (Up to Year 6)
Adjudicator: Benjamin Costello
Official accompanist:
Test: Two contrasting pieces. Own choice. Time limit 8 minutes
Award: The Vancouver Shield will be awarded to the Under 12 Choir gaining highest marks in Classes JC1 to JC4

JC2
Girls Choirs (Up to Year 6)
Adjudicator: Benjamin Costello
Official accompanist:
Test: Two contrasting pieces of own choice. Time limit 8 minutes.
Award: The Vancouver Shield will be awarded to the Under 12 Choir gaining highest marks in Classes JC1 to JC4

06:15 PM S10
Songs from the Musicals (Adult)
Adjudicator: Benjamin Costello
Official accompanist: Naomi Cole
Test: Own choice. Including Film and TV.
Rifle microphones will be used.
The 'Most Entertaining Performance' will be awarded the Douglas Choral Union Centennial Trophy.
The trophy for the Most Entertaining entrant was won by Liz Dixon
1. Adrian Cowin 85 C
2. Liz Dixon 90 O
3. John Rimmer W
4. Terence Qualtrough 85 C
5. Domenico Galante 85 C
6. Danielle Bridson 87 D
7. Lorcan O'Mahony 88 D
8. Alice Quayle W
9. Sarah Qualtrough 86 C
10. Hannah Clinton 87 D
11. Maia Haddock 86 C
12. Natasha Molyneux-Smith 87 D
13. Anita Maria Sheahan W
14. Jack Divers 88 D
15. Charles Sentance 84 C
16. Sarah Shimmin 86 C
17. Arie Eisinger 84 C
18. Chris Jagus 85 C
19. David G Williams 84 C
20. Helen Prescott 85 C
21. Michael Corkhill W
22. Simon Bampton 86 C
23. Simon Fletcher 85 C
24. Graham Crowe W
25. Paul Costain 88 D
26. Mike Durber 84 C
27. John Boyes 84 C
28. Morag Withey 86 C
29. Alex Maxwell 91 O
30. Alex Maxwell
31. Jasmine Colligon 87 D

S17
Popular Song 1980 to Present (Adult)
Adjudicator: Benjamin Costello
Official accompanist: Graham Kirkland
Test: Own choice of song written between 1980 and the present day for immediate appeal but which has become part of the long term repertoire of popular music and jazz. Excludes songs specified in other classes. Only one accompanying instrument permitted. Rifle mics will be used.
1. Danielle Bridson 91 O
2. Maia Haddock 88 D
3. Norman Locke
4. Anita Maria Sheahan W
5. Ernie Thorn W
6. Simon Fletcher 87 D
7. Graham Crowe W
8. Jasmine Colligon 88 D

S13b
Music Hall and Comic Song (Adult)
Adjudicator: Benjamin Costello
Official accompanist: Graham Kirkland
Test: Own choice of song from ANY era. Time limit 5 minutes.
1. Chris Woodrow W
2. Rosie Morrison W
3. Chris Jagus 87 D
4. Arthur Cowley 87 D
5. Simon Fletcher 88 D


Promenade Suite 28/04/2022
09:15 AM D21
The Spoken Word (Year 3)
Adjudicator: Vivienne Doolan
Official accompanist:
Test: EITHER (a) "Duck's Ditty" by Kenneth Grahame
OR (b) "Spin Me a Web, Spider" by Charles Causley from 'I am the Seed that Grew the Tree' by Fiona Walters.
All Spoken Word set pieces available from the Festival Secretary.
1. Evie Traynor 89 D
2. Robyn Grime 84 C
3. Jonty Corcoran W
4. Joseph White 82 M
5. Joey Bradbury W
6. Daisy-Mae Moore 88 D
7. Evelyn Dooley 85 C
8. Lara Sheen 84 C
9. Evie Rose Brummitt 87 D
10. Fergus Fitzsimmons 86 C
11. Winter Heath 87 D
12. Emily Furner 85 C
13. Eliza Cringle 85 C

D20a
The Spoken Word (Year 1)
Adjudicator: Vivienne Doolan
Official accompanist:
Test: Competitors to recite either
EITHER (a) "Five Little Owls" by Anon from 'I Am the Seed that Are the Tree' Fiona Walters
OR (b) "The Snail" by James Reeves from 'I am the Seed that Grew the Tree' by Fiona Walters.
All Spoken Word set pieces available from the Festival Secretary.
1. Maddison Own W
2. Sophie Ledger 87 D
3. Lavinia Coniglio-Burrows 84 C
4. Lyla King 88 D

02:00 PM D22
The Spoken Word (Year 4)
Adjudicator: Vivienne Doolan
Official accompanist:
Test: EITHER (a) "If once you have slept on an island" by Rachel Field
OR (b) "Silver" by Walter de la Mare.
Both pieces from 'I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree' selected by Fiona Walters. Copies available from the Festival Secretary.
1. Leona Lewney 83 M
2. Charlie Watterson 87 D
3. Maximus James 88 D
4. Callum Quirk 85 C
5. Joseph Johnson W
6. Eve Martin W
7. Jaime-Leigh Dunning-Heaton 84 C
8. Sophie Halligan 89 D
9. Bluebell Bowers 83 M
10. Finlo Wood W
11. Annie Jennings 82 M

04:00 PM D49
Solo or Group Mime (Up to Year 8)
Adjudicator: Vivienne Doolan
Official accompanist:
Test: Competitors to prepare and present a mime on one of the following themes:
(a) The TT Races
(b) Seaside Life
Time limit 5 minutes. Up to 8 persons. Backing tracks permitted. No scenery or properties, excepting table, chairs and minimum props integral to the performance. Costumes optional.
1. The Mighty Future Racers 86 C
2. Seaside Crew 84 C

D50
Solo or Group Mime (Year 9 and over)
Adjudicator: Vivienne Doolan
Official accompanist:
Test: Competitors to prepare and present a mime on one of the following themes:
(a) Manx Life
(b Recycling Plastics
Time limit 5 minutes. Up to 8 persons. Backing tracks permitted. No scenery or properties, excepting table, chairs and minimum props integral to the performance. Costumes optional.
1. Manx Voiceless 88 D

D37
Reading at Sight (Adult)
Adjudicator: Vivienne Doolan
Official accompanist:
Test: No preparation time is provided for this class.
1. Andriana Tsagka 90 O
2. Lisa Smith 87 D
3. Toby Smith W
4. John Cashen 89 D

07:30 PM D9a
Spoken Word (Manx Authors) (Up to Year 10)
Adjudicator: Annie Kissack
Official accompanist:
Test: Own Choice. Not necessarily in dialect. Time limit 3 minutes. Copies of selected poems or extracts must be provided to the Secretary with the entry.

D9b
Spoken Word (Manx Authors) (Year 11 and Over)
Adjudicator: Annie Kissack
Official accompanist:
Test: Own Choice. Not necessarily in dialect. Time limit 3 minutes. Copies of selected poems or extracts must be provided to the Secretary with the entry.
1. Rebekah Traynor 90 O
2. Danielle Wilkinson 88 D
3. Jo Callister 89 D
4. John Cashen 88 D

D10
Poems of T.E. Brown
Adjudicator: Annie Kissack
Official accompanist:
Test: Own choice. Time limit 5 minutes.
Dialect optional.
1. Nigel Kermode W
2. Alfred Looney 86 C
3. John Cashen 90 O
4. Alison Corlett 87 D