Running this year from March 6-9 the festival promised to be another talent filled year as local musicians played for audiences and adjudicators in various venues in Newton Stewart and Stranraer.
The festival culminated in a prizewinners concert in the Cinema at Newton Stewart on Saturday March 11.
Results
Adult Competitive Classes
1st The Wee Duff Orchestra COMMENDED
2nd= Pastime with Good Company COMMENDED; Creetown Silver Band COMMENDED
3rd= Cairnsmore Pipers COMMENDED; Stranraer Brass COMMENDED; Stranraer and District Ladies Choir COMMENDED
Brass Duets Primary; 1st Keir Halliday & Caitlin McCulloch COMMENDED 2nd Aidan & Lewis Miller COMMENDED
Brass Solos Beginners; 1st Caitlin McCulloch COMMENDED
Brass Solos Grade 2; 1st Keir Halliday COMMENDED 2nd Oli Hagman COMMENDED
Brass Solos Grade 3; 1st Lewis Miller DISTINCTION 2nd Aidan Miller COMMENDED
Brass Solos Grade 4-Advanced; 1st Hannah Birse COMMENDED 2nd= Sophie McCulloch COMMENDED; Sophie Hall COMMENDED
Ceilidh Groups Primary; 1st Dalry Primary 3-5 COMMENDED
Cello Solo Grade 4; 1st Ellis Stables COMMENDED
Clarinet Solos Beginner; 1st Teresa Ho COMMENDED
Classical Guitar Solo Grade 3; 1st Sam Donkin COMMENDED
Community Ensembles; 1st Galloway Violin Studio COMMENDED 2nd Galloway Community Orchestra COMMENDED
Composition Music Secondary; 1st Talitha Williams MERIT
Descant Recorder Solos Beginner; 1st Sophie Roberts COMMENDED 2nd= Megan Oliver MERIT; Rosie Spernagel MERIT
Descant Recorder Solos Grade 1; 1st Rivkah Anahory COMMENDED 2nd Rachel Anahory MERIT
Descant Recorder Solos Grade 3; 1st Helena Cochrane COMMENDED 2nd Millie Gray COMMENDED 3rd= James Sharp MERIT; Euan Plunkett MERIT
Electric Guitar Solo Secondary; 1st Robert Hannah DISTINCTION 2nd Hardie Walker COMMENDED
Ensemble Primary up to 12 performers; 1st Rephad Brass Ensemble COMMENDED
Family Class; 1st Gurling Family COMMENDED 2nd Shaw Family COMMENDED
Flute Solos Beginner; 1st Leah Fairclough MERIT
Flute Solos Grade 3; 1st Shannon Perry COMMENDED
Group Music Making; 1st Minnigaff Primary 4/5 DISTINCTION 2nd Dalry Primary 5-7 COMMENDED 3rd Penninghame Primary 4 COMMENDED
Open Choirs; Kells Primary 5-7 1st COMMENDED
Piano Duets Beginner; Molly Coulter & Ivy Richardson 1st MERIT
Piano Duets Elementary; Charlotte Russell & Susannah Service 1st COMMENDED; Chloe McElrea & Anna Christie 2nd COMMENDED; Grace Stanley & Grace Hyslop 3rd= MERIT
Piano Duets Intermediate; Vanessa & Teresa Ho 1st COMMENDED Mia Gurling & Bronagh Beattie 2nd COMMENDED
Piano Six Hands Elemantary; Ellie Stanley, Sam & Mia Gurling 1st COMMENDED
Piano Solo Beginner; Murdo Shaw 1st DISTINCTION Emily Russell 2nd COMMENDED Lucy Robinson 3rd= COMMENDED
Kieran Ho 3rd= COMMENDED Eir Powell 3rd= COMMENDED
Piano Solo Grade 1; Imogen Hannay 1st DISTINCTION Fiona Edgar 2nd COMMENDED Beth Moore 3rd COMMENDED
Piano Solo Grade 2; Alex McMenemy 1st COMMENDED Joseph Hamilton 2nd= COMMENDED Harriet Richardson 2nd= COMMENDED Chloe McElrea 3rd= COMMENDED Hannah Hall 3rd= COMMENDED Ruby Graham 3rd= COMMENDED
Piano Solo Grade 3; Erin Findlay 1st DISTINCTION Teresa Ho 2nd COMMENDED Kerri Brown 3rd COMMENDED
Piano Solo Grade 4; Tom Donkin 1st COMMENDED Robert Smith 2nd COMMENDED Suen Chung 3rd= COMMENDED Mia Gurling 3rd= COMMENDED
Piano Solo Grade 5; Sam Donkin 1st DISTINCTION Ellie Stanley 2nd COMMENDED Sam Gurling 3rd= COMMENDED
Vanessa Ho 3rd= COMMENDED
Piano Solo Grade 6-Advanced; Harry Brown 1st COMMENDED Bethany Donn 2nd= COMMENDED Ailidh McGonigle 2nd= COMMENDED Talitha Williams 3rd MERIT
Poem or Monologue Primary 7; Max Williams 1st COMMENDED
Pop Music Primary & Secondary; Caitlin McCornick 1st COMMENDED The Electric Eleven 2nd COMMENDED
Primary School Choirs 1-3 Teacher Schools; Glenluce Primary Choir 1st COMMENDED; Creetown Primary 4-7 Choir 2nd COMMENDED Twynholm Primary Choir 3rd COMMENDED
Primary School Choirs 4-5 Teacher Schools; Whithorn Primary Choir 1st DISTINCTION Gatehouse Primary Choir 2nd COMMENDED Minnigaff Primary Choir 3rd= COMMENDED Wigtown P5-7 Choir 3rd= COMMENDED
Primary School Choirs 6 or more Teacher Schools; Penninghame Primary 7 1st COMMENDED Rephad Primary 6 2nd= COMMENDED Belmont Primary Choir 2nd= COMMENDED Park Primary 3rd MERIT
Primary School Choirs Boys’ Treble Voice; Belmont Primary Choir 1st COMMENDED
Primary School Choirs Hymn & Folk Song; Whithorn Primary Choir 1st COMMENDED Rephad Primary Choir 2nd= COMMENDED Park Primary Choir 2nd= COMMENDED Wigtown P4-6 Choir 2nd= COMMENDED
Prose Reading Primary 2-3; Maria Christie 1st COMMENDED Tessa Nicholson 2nd COMMENDED
Prose Reading Primary 4-5; Beth McElrea 1st COMMENDED Rowan Nuttall 2nd COMMENDED Tyler Ross 3rd COMMENDED
Prose Reading Primary 6-7; Helena Cochrane 1st DISTINCTION Brianna Hamilton 2nd COMMENDED Natalie Gaw 3rd= COMMENDED Max Williams 3rd= COMMENDED Madison Donnelly 3rd= COMMENDED
Prose Reading Secondary S4-6; Talitha Williams 1st DISTINCTION
Recital Class Grade 4-5; Sophie Hall 1st COMMENDED Ellie McClymont 2nd COMMENDED Sam Donkin 3rd COMMENDED
Recital Class Grade 6 upwards; Sam Donkin 1st DISTINCTION Talitha Williams 2nd= COMMENDED Robert Hannah 2nd= COMMENDED Bethany Donn 3rd COMMENDED
Recital Class Up to Grade 3; Teresa Ho 1st DISTINCTION Euan Donald 2nd DISTINCTION Rachel Donald 3rd COMMENDED Charlotte Russell MERIT
Recorder Duets Primary; Sarah Rothwell & Sophie Hunter 1st COMMENDED Rivkah & Rachel Anahory 2nd COMMENDED
Recorder Groups (2 or more parts) Junior; Kells Primary 6 1st COMMENDED Kells Primary 1-3 2nd COMMENDED
Saxophone Solos Beginner; Struan Hyslop 1st DISTINCTION
Scots Accordion Solo Primary ; Joan Jolly 1st COMMENDED
Scots Accordion Solo Secondary; Ciara Jolly 1st COMMENDED
Scots Fiddle Solos Primary; Fiona Edgar 1st COMMENDED
Scots Fiddle Solos Secondary; Abbie Ribbens 1st COMMENDED
Scots Song Choral Primary; Belmont Primary 5 1st COMMENDED Whithorn Primary Choir 2nd= COMMENDED Port Williams Primary 6/7 2nd= COMMENDED Castle Kennedy Primary 2nd= COMMENDED Penninghame Primary 5 2nd= COMMENDED
Scots Song Solo Boys Primary; Charlie Plunkett 1st COMMENDED Bryce Patterson 2nd COMMENDED Peter Kelly 3rd COMMENDED
Scots Song Solo Girls Primary; Helena Cochrane 1st DISTINCTION Eir Powell 2nd COMMENDED Fiona Edgar 3rd= COMMENDED Leah Fairclough 3rd= COMMENDED
Scots Song Solo Secondary; James Wallace 1st COMMENDED
Scots Verse Nursery-P1; Kyle Cluckie 1st COMMENDED Charlie Ball 2nd COMMENDED Amber McKeevor 3rd= MERIT Finlay Sloss 3rd= MERIT Eve McDowell 3rd= MERIT
Scots Verse Primary 2-3; Jak Torbet 1st DISTINCTION Lucas Cluckie 2nd COMMENDED Maria Christie 3rd= COMMENDED Niamh Heron 3rd= COMMENDED
Scots Verse Primary 4; Alister McColm 1st DISTINCTION Nala Cuthbertson 2nd COMMENDED Eva McLaughlin 3rd= COMMENDED Peter Kaneps 3rd= COMMENDED Emily Rankin 3rd= COMMENDED
Scots Verse Primary 5; Katie McMiken 1st DISTINCTION Annabel Haley 2nd COMMENDED Ella McBain 3rd= COMMENDED Holli Torbet 3rd= COMMENDED
Scots Verse Primary 6; Kyle Moffat 1st DISTINCTION Charlie McGeehan 2nd= COMMENDED Leah Fairclough 2nd= COMMENDED Terry Robinson 3rd= COMMENDED Madison Donnelly 3rd= COMMENDED Grace Hyslop 3rd= COMMENDED
Scots Verse Primary 7; Taylor Bell 1st COMMENDED Douglas McFadzean 2nd COMMENDED Kelsey Quinn 3rd= COMMENDED Helena Cochrane 3rd= COMMENDED Angus McLaughlin 3rd= COMMENDED
Small Ensembles Secondary; Vanessa Ho, Sam & Tom Donkin 1st COMMENDED Galloway Violin Studio Quartet 2nd= COMMENDED Vanessa Ho, Ellis Stables, Sam & Tom Donkin 2nd= COMMENDED
Songs From The Shows; Bethany Donn 1st COMMENDED Hazel Brown 2nd COMMENDED
String Duet Primary; Isobel & Catherine Sobocki 1st COMMENDED
String Duet Secondary; Ellis Stables & Abbie Ribbens 1st COMMENDED
Tenor Recorder Solos Grade 5; Talitha Williams 1st MERIT
Treble Recorder Solos Grade 1; Freya Spernagel 1st COMMENDED
Viola Solo Grade 1; Fergus McClure 1st COMMENDED
Violin Solo Beginners; Isobel d’Haen 1st COMMENDED Lucy Dovaston 2nd COMMENDED
Violin Solo Grade 1; Oliver Hagmann 1st COMMENDED Isobel Sobocki 2nd COMMENDED Eva Armstrong-Phillips 3rd= COMMENDED Catherine Sobocki 3rd= COMMENDED Max Wright 3rd= COMMENDED
Violin Solo Grade 2; James Wallace 1st COMMENDED Mackenzie Gilmour 2nd MERIT
Violin Solo Grade 3; Fiona Edgar 1st DISTINCTION Robyn Munro 2nd MERIT
Violin Solo Grade 4; Teresa Ho 1st COMMENDED
Violin Solo Grade 5; Abbie Ribbens 1st COMMENDED
Vocal Duets Beginner; Freya Murphy & Machenzie Sharples 1st COMMENDED
Vocal Group Primary ; Dalry P5-7 Group 1st DISTINCTION
Vocal Solo Boys Grade 3; Niall Loughrey 1st COMMENDED
Vocal Solo Girls Beginners; Izzy Stirling 1st COMMENDED Sophie Copeland 2nd= COMMENDED Megan McKinstry 2nd= COMMENDED Georgina Lane 2nd= COMMENDED Emily Russell 2nd= COMMENDED
Vocal Solo Girls Grade 1; Charlotte Russell 1st COMMENDED
Vocal Solo Girls Grade 6; Hazel Brown 1st COMMENDED
Woodwind Duets Secondary; Sam & Tom Donkin 1st DISTINCTION
Woodwind Solo Grade 4-5; Ellie McClymont 1st COMMENDED Tom Donkin 2nd= COMMENDED Vanessa Ho 2nd= COMMENDED
Woodwind Solo Grade 6-Advanced; Sam Donkin 1st DISTINCTION Talitha Williams 2nd COMMENDED Ailidh McGonigle 3rd COMMENDED