Ballymena Festival 2017 Programme of Music and Speech Classes in The Braid, Ballymena Music - Instrumental Monday 20th February at 09:30 AM in the Theatre Class 141 Violin Solo 11 years, Primary Schools at about 09:35 AM 'Pick a bale of Cotton': Fiddle Time Runners No.11, (OUP) FIRST PRIZE: THE SAMUEL MARSHALL MEMORIAL CHALLENGE CUP Accompanist: Rea Shiels 1 Ellen Smyth, Randalstown Central PS 8 Joel Shiels, Parkhall PS 2 Noah McIlroy, St Comgall's PS 9 Christel Kho, St Comgall's PS 3 Kate Mawhinney, Diamond PS 10 Abi Montgomery, Camphill PS 4 Ellen Thomson, Camphill PS 11 Tony O'Brien, St Pauls Ahoghil 5 Olivia Diven, St Colmcille's PS 12 Scarlett McCutcheon, Broughshane PS 6 Charlotte Craig, St Comgall's PS 13 Megan Stevenson, Broughshane PS 7 Amy McCambridge, St Colmcille's PS 14 Anna McCavana, Randalstown Central PS Class 139a Violin Solo, under 10 years at about 10:16 AM 'Workin'on the railroad': Team Strings Bk 1 p.30, (IMP) FIRST PRIZE: THE CAROLE WATT CHALLENGE CUP AND BURSARY OF 50 will be awarded to the performer gaining the highest marks in classes 139 Accompanist: Rea Shiels 1 Natalia Skrobakova, Ballymena PS 11 Erin Kelly, Randalstown Central PS 2 Caitlin McLaughlin, Clough PS 12 Zoe Colhoun, Broughshane PS 3 Katie Hanna, Cloughmills 13 Eliza Daly, Knockahollet 4 Zoe Moore, Ballymena PS 14 Eva McIntyre, Clough PS 5 Jack Turner, Buick Memorial PS 15 Daria Condurache, St Colmcille's PS 6 Sarah Patton, Randalstown Central PS 16 Rachel Christie, Cloughmills 7 Cathy Craig, Toomebridge 17 Sofia da Prato, St Brigid's PS 8 Evie Arnold, Fourtowns PS 18 Nadine Roddy, St Colmcille's PS 9 Caitlin McIntosh, Broughshane PS 19 Ashton Mui, Camphill PS 10 Katie Gardiner, Camphill PS 20 Sarah Harbison, Clough PS Class 139b Violin Solo, under 10 years at about 11:29 AM 'Workin' on the railroad': Team Strings Bk 1 page.30, (IMP) FIRST PRIZE: THE CAROLE WATT CHALLENGE CUP AND BURSARY OF 50 Accompanist: Rea Shiels 1 Fintan Steele, Portglenone 11 Hallie Young, Broughshane PS 2 Anna McIntyre, Clough PS 12 Adam Donnelly, St Brigid's PS 3 Iona Park, Buick Memorial PS 13 Erin Hamill, Camphill PS 4 Isla Reid, Ballyclare 14 Erin Russell, Ballymena PS 5 Jessica McPhee, Clough PS 15 Poppy Hunter, Knockahollet PS 6 Hope Morrow, Ballymena PS 16 Katelynn McCormick, Cloughmills PS 7 Daniel Grimsley, Ballymena School of Music 17 Sasha Gregg, Clough PS 8 Eibhleann Ardiff, St Colmcille's PS 18 Sophia Burnside, Ballykeel PS 9 Caoimhe McPartland, St Colmcille's PS 19 Honor Gribben, Home Educated 10 Ria McKelvey, Buick Memorial PS 20 Will Chambers, Randalstown Central PS 1 / 61 Ballymena Festival 2017 Programme of Music and Speech Classes in The Braid, Ballymena Monday 20th February at 02:00 PM in the Theatre Class 163 Quartet for Strings, any four instruments, Primary Schools at about 02:05 PM Own Choice: Time limit 4 minutes FIRST PRIZE: FESTIVAL BADGES 1 St Colmcille's PS Group 2, St Colmcille's PS 2 Scarlett McCutcheon, Grace Gunning, Hallie Young, Caitlin McIntosh, Broughshane PS Edelweiss, Sound of Music 3 Antrim PS Quartet, Antrim PS Marco Takes a walk 4 St Colmcille's PS Group 1, St Colmcille's PS 5 Rebekah Calderwood, Evie Arnold, Lydia Gregg, Hannah Faulkner, Fourtowns PS Edelweiss, Sound of Music Class 155 Duet for Strings, any two instruments, Primary Schools at about 02:36 PM Own Choice: Time limit 3 minutes. FIRST PRIZE: BALLYMENA FESTIVAL SHIELD 1 St Colmcille's Group 2, St Colmcille's PS 8 St Colmcille's Group 3, St Colmcille's PS 2 Lisa Morrow, Katie Young, Ballykeel PS 9 Leanne Simpson, Sam Simpson, Ballykeel PS L'il Liza Jane: Fiddle/Viola Time Joggers Carrion Crow: Fiddle/Viola Time Joggers 3 Scarlett McCutcheon, Grace Gunning, Broughshane PS 10 Poppy Simpson, Kristen Kelly, Buick Memorial PS Ten Thousand Miles Away Bonyon Tree 4 Ollie Stinson, Freya Stewart, Fourtowns PS 11 Sophia Burnside, Carter McNeill, Ballykeel PS Air Little Bird: Strings in Step Book 1 5 St Colmcille's Group 1, St Colmcille's PS 12 Rioghnach Murray, Isla Reid 6 Eva O'Neill, Cainah Stephens, St Brigid's PS 13 Tony O'Brien, Mikey O'Brien, St Pauls Ahoghill Banyan Tree Prelude from Tedeum, Handel 7 Megan Stevenson, Kate Mawhinney, Ballymena Polka: Anon Class 143 Violin Solo, 12 years at about 03:34 PM 'Wild West': Fiddle Time Sprinters No 28 FIRST PRIZE: FESTIVAL BADGE Accompanist: Rea Shiels 1 Maeve Mc Auley, Portglenone 6 Cerys McFetridge, Dunclug College 2 Calum Mc Cann, Portglenone 7 Sean Turner, Ballymoney 3 Martha Anderson, Cambridge House 8 Chloe Logan, Ballymena Academy 4 Rebekah Francey, Ballymena Academy 9 Hanna Gunning, Ballymena Academy 5 Tom Bloomer, Causeway School of Music, Coleraine Class 135 Viola Solo, Post-Primary, 14 years and under at about 04:12 PM 'Hornpipe': Viola Time Sprinters page 23, (OUP) FIRST PRIZE: FESTIVAL BADGE Accompanist: Rea Shiels 1 Samantha Henderson, Ballymena Academy 2 Andrew Boyd, Ballymena Academy Class 156 Duet for Strings, any two instruments, 12 14 years at about 04:28 PM Own Choice: Time limit 3 minutes. FIRST PRIZE: THE HENRY TROPHIES 1 Chloe Robinson, Alex Wilson, Ballymena Academy 4 Grace Moore, Caoilin Olphert, Ballymena Academy Wistful: Hohmann Sonatina: Mazas 3 Nicole Millar, Halle Millar, Cullybackey Class 162 Trio for Strings, any three instruments, Open at about 04:47 PM Own Choice: Time limit 10 minutes FIRST PRIZE: FESTIVAL BADGES 1 Molly Reid, Emily McAleese, Naomi Crawford, Ballymena Academy 2 Shania Davis, Brooklyn Davis, Bailey Davis, Cambridge House G. S. Violin Concerto in E Major, 2nd mvt: Bach arr. Durston Lord of the Dance 2 / 61 Ballymena Festival 2017 Programme of Music and Speech Classes in The Braid, Ballymena Monday 20th February at 06:30 PM in the Theatre Class 253 THE PRIMARY INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR at about 06:35 PM Any classical instrument, 11 years and under. Suggested level Grade 3 or above One or more pieces of own choice. Time limit 6 mins FIRST PRIZE:THE WOLFENDEN ANTIQUES CUP AND THE BLACK ADVERTISING BURSARY 100 Accompanist: Gail Evans 1 Emma Weir, Carniny PS 4 Gareth Lau, St Colmcille's PS Bourree: G.H. Stolzel; in the Shed: Mike Cormick 2 Caitlin Neeson, St Johns Bosco Ballynease 5 Heidi White, Randalstown Central PS Tba The New Round O: Anon; Take Five: Paul Desmond 3 Jackie Lin, Belfast Prelude in Cminor - Bach; Humoresque - Rowley Class 250 THE JUNIOR INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR at about 07:37 PM Any classical instrument. Performers must be Post primary and under 15 years and have achieved Grade 5 or higher in the instrument of choice. Own Choice, Time limit 10 minutes. FIRST PRIZE: 100 SECOND PRIZE 50 Accompanist: Gail Evans 1 Romeo Jiang, Mid Ulster School of Music Intermezzo: Pietro Mascagni; Danse Paysanne: Alfred Moffat 2 Lucia Corrigan, Methodist College Belfast Sonata in E, Moderato 1st mvt: Haydn, Hob XVI/31; Golliwogg's Cake Walk: Debussy; Danse du Meunier: De Falla 3 Jake Houston, Kells Madrigal: Gaubert; Fantasie: Faure 4 Darragh Doonan, Rathmore G. S., Finaghy, Belfast Sonata:Grieg; Clair de lune:Debussy 5 Chloe Backus, Ballymena Music Centre Sonata no.7 in F: Giuseppe Rabboni; Sicilienne: Gabriel Faure 6 Scott Reid, Cambridge House Solfeggietto: CPE Bach; Barbed Wire Blues: Christopher Norton 7 Katia Vostokov, British School of Gran Canaria Concerto, 1st movt: Bruch 8 Robert Henderson, Lumen Christi College Concerto in F 2nd mvt:Sammartini; Tico Tico: Zequinha Abreu 9 Sean Turner, Ballymoney Rojo y Nego: Ramiro Gallo 10 Caoilin Olphert, Ballymena Academy Sonata in C Major, 1st movt: Breval; Sonata in E Minor No.1: Romberg Tuesday 21st February at 09:30 AM in the Theatre Class 140 Violin Solo, 10 years at about 09:35 AM 'Ye banks and braes': Team Strings Book 1 p.35, (IMP) FIRST PRIZE: SILVER JUBILEE CHALLENGE CUP presented by the MISSES WELSHMANN Accompanist: Rea Shiels 1 Rebekah Calderwood, Fourtowns PS 12 Grace Montgomery, Clough PS 2 Rioghnach Murray, Randalstown 13 Sophie Johnston, Clough PS 3 Molly Murdoch, Ballymena PS 14 Sam Simpson, Ballykeel PS 4 Emily Proctor, Clough PS 15 Georgianna Sinclair, Knockahollet PS 5 Lucy Mc Erlean, Portglenone 16 Grace Gunning, Broughshane PS 6 Jessica Carson, Buick Memorial PS 17 Ollie Stinson, Fourtowns PS 7 Lydia Gregg, Fourtowns PS 18 Eve Lemon, St Brigid's PS 8 Katie Young, Ballykeel PS 19 Katie Hill, Clough PS 9 Poppy Millar, Broughshane PS 20 Freya Stewart, Fourtowns PS 10 Hannah Faulkner, Fourtowns PS 21 Eve Borland, Knockahollet PS 11 Leah Gilmore-Gregg, Clough PS Class 133 Viola Solo, Primary Schools at about 10:32 AM 'Happy go lucky': Viola Time Joggers, No 30 FIRST PRIZE: THE THOMAS TAGGART SOLICITORS CUP Accompanist: Rea Shiels 1 Poppy Simpson, Buick Memorial PS 5 Catherine Macdonald, Fourtowns PS 2 Gavin Kerr, St Colmcille's PS 6 Kristen Kelly, Buick Memorial PS 3 Leanne Simpson, Ballykeel PS 7 Ava O'Rawe, St Colmcille's PS 4 Lisa Morrow, Ballykeel PS 8 Mikey O'Brien, St Pauls Ahoghil 3 / 61 Ballymena Festival 2017 Programme of Music and Speech Classes in The Braid, Ballymena Class 149 Cello Solo, Primary Schools at about 11:17 AM 'Banaha': Time Pieces for Cello Vol.1 FIRST PRIZE: THE DILLAMORE CUP Accompanist: Rea Shiels 1 Cillian Kelly, St Comgall's PS 6 Katie McDowell, Ballymena School of Music 2 Sophie Patterson, St Comgall's PS 7 Heidi White, Randalstown Central PS 3 Callum Baillie, Camphill PS 8 Aoife Stewart, St Comgall's PS 4 Sofia Richmond, St Colmcille's PS 9 Eilish Logue, St Comgall's PS 5 Gareth Lau, St Colmcille's PS Class 183 Flute Solo, Primary Schools at about 11:46 AM 'Rigaudon; Purcell (A2 page 3) 'Selected Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 1' (ABRSM (2014 - 2017) FIRST PRIZE: THE JIM NIXON