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Sunday 2nd March
Oswestry Music Festival

Oswestry School Students Excel at Music Festival

Young musicians from Oswestry School took six 1st and six 2nd places in the Oswestry Youth Music Festival, which was held over February 28th – March 2nd, 2008.

The students, aged between 10 and 18, faced stiff competition as they performed as soloists or in duets, presenting their own choice of music. All pupils achieved merit or above, with four attaining distinctions.

Director of Music Mrs Sue Morris said, “This was a pleasing set of results, especially as some pupils were not able to attend due to clashes with other events. It was also especially pleasing that three of the 6 competitors competing for the Junior Festival cup were from Oswestry School.” 

The list of competitors and their achievements is shown below:

Instrumental duet (Ages 12 and under)
1st, Beth Hulme and Quiana Booker   ‘ The Ashgrove’ arr for 2 harps

Brass solo (Ages 15 and under)
1st, with Distinction, Alister Talbot     ‘Nessun Dorma’ – Euphonium

Vocal solo (Ages 19 and under)
2nd, Emily Middleton       ‘Wishing you were somehow here again’

Vocal Duet (Ages 25 and under)
2nd,  Evie Lacey & Emily Lunt-Evans    ‘A whole new world’

Woodwind solo (Ages 15 and under)
1st, with Distinction, Tom Niblock        ‘Aria’    Alto Sax

Piano solo (Ages 12 and under)
2nd, with Distinction, Richard Christie  ‘Fur Elise’

String solo (Ages 12 and under)
1st, Matthew Bunby      ‘Now is the month of Maying’; cello

String solo (Ages 15 and under)
2nd, Distinction – Ruth Reynolds   ‘Allegro’    Violin

String solo (Ages 19 and under)
2nd, Mandy Kwan       ‘Kavatine’   Violin

Drum Kit solo (Ages 12 and under)
3rd, Emily Roberts       ‘Phats Funk’

Drum Kit solo (Ages 15 and under)
1st, Jonathan Molesworth      ‘Freddie Boy’

Piano solo (Ages 15 and under)
3rd, Tom Niblock    ‘Rumba Toccata’

Piano Duet (Ages 12 and under)
2nd, Richard and Eleanor Christie    ‘Bouncin’ Boogie’

Also competing:-
Richard Christie, Edward Ellis-Cooper –Drum kit solo
Biba Gonzales, Chelsea Bentley (vocal solo)
Thomas Rose, Grace Harley  (piano solo)
Cameron Biles-Liddell (brass solo)