Mar 2014 District 1080 Young Musician Competition, the Leys School

GOOD LUCK to Eleanor and Joseph in the Regional Finals !

We enjoyed a lovely afternoon concert listening to some very composed performances from thirteen talented young people from across East Anglia. District Governor and DGE Nick Cork were there and were most impressed with the whole occassion.  Refreshments were provided by the school and much appreciated by the large audience. The Judges had a very difficult job to do to compare across very different styles, instruments and content to decide on our top 6 prize winners.

This years Rotary District 1080 heat for the annual national Rotary Young Musician 2014 Competition was held at the Recital Rooms, the Leys School, Cambridge CB2 7AD  (car access is from Trumpington Road. - map of the school grounds. )

Gateways were clearly labelled with our Rotary banners and stewards in yellow high-vis jackets.

Our experienced judges were :

        Leon Lovett - conductor, musical director and teacher.

        Andrew Parnell - conductor, composer and organist.

        David Bartlett - bassoon and contrabassoonist.

District Prizes were awarded to the Winner, Runner-Up and a Highly Commended in both the vocalist and instrumentalist categories.

Generous prizes kindly donated by Millers Music Shop, Cambridge.

District Governor Bill Redmayne presented prizes to :

Winning Vocalist - Eleanor Oldfield

Winning Instrumentalist - Joseph Reynolds on Piano

Runner-Up Vocalist - Lily Bravery

Runner-up Instrumentalist - Millie Lihoreau on French Horn

Highly Commended Vocalist - Eliza Brenneis

Highly Commended Instrumentalist - Gabriel Askew on Trumpet

Prize Winners are eligible to go forward to the

Regional Competition - Sunday 30th March - Dr Challoners School, Little Chalfont, Bucks HP7 9QB.

The Rotary GB&I National Final will then be on Saturday 3rd May 2014 - Truro School, Truro, Cornwall.

Organised by Cambridge South Rotary Club.