Festival News
2010 Update
Two more full days of competition at the Villa Marina and many fine performances in singing, the Spoken Word and instrumental classes.
The line up for this year's Cleveland Medal Final has been completed, with some new faces ready to make their bid for the Festival's top honour.
Making their first appearances in the Final on Saturday night will be Sian Callow (Soprano), and father and daughter Michael Corkhill (Tenor) and Victoria McLauchlan (Contralto). They will be joined by John Qualtrough (Baritone), who appeared for the first time in a Final last year, two time medallist Andrew Williamson (Bass), and Linda Corkish (Mezzo Soprano) who won the Medal in 1998.
Tuesday evening's main competition in the Royal Hall was the Victorian or Edwardian Ballad Class, which was won by Graham Crowe with a superb performance of Stephen Adams' "Thora". Wednesday evening saw wins for Emma Sayle in the French or Italian Song Class, while Andrew Williamson won the Vocal Solo - British Composers Class singing Vaughan Williams' "The Vagabond."
posted on: 29/04/2010
Monday 2010
A fine win for Ernie Thorn in the Operatic Solo, and some very high marks in the piano and keyboard classes were just some of the highlights on day three of the Festival.
Chris Jagus of Sulby attained 90 marks when winning both the Open Pianoforte Solo, and the Open Pianoforte Sight Test, while Eric Kelly needed the same mark to see of the challenge of his friend Geoff Quine in their now annual battle for the Electronic Keyboard Class honours.
Monday morning's competitions in the Promenade Suite included the Lieder Classes, and the winners (who will all sing for the F M Cubbon Rose Bowl on Finals Night on Saturday), were Karen Elliot (Soprano), Linda Corkish (Mezzo-Soprano), Jane Mayne (Contralto), Ernie Thorn (Tenor), John Qualtrough (Baritone), and Glynn Morris (Bass).
posted on: 28/04/2010
Sunday 2010
The Royal Hall resounded to the sound of Brass on Sunday afternoon and
evening. The Jimmy Crosbie Memorial Rose Bowl for the winners of the main
Brass Band class where competing bands have to present a twenty minute
programme, went to the Ramsey Town Band, while Illiam Quane was awarded
the George Ridgeway Trophy for producing the best solo performance. All of
the results for the Brass instrumental classes held on Saturday and Sunday
are now available in the Results Section of the website.
In the Promenade Suite yesterday there were wins for Chloe Astley in Class
S14 (Vocal Solo Female 16-25 years; Male 18-27 years), for Jude
Clague-Walsh in the Adult General Vocal Solo, and for Terence Qualtrough
in the Oratorio Solo.
posted on: 26/04/2010