2023 Class Winners
Names listed in italics were awarded an outstanding grade
4th November (Speech and Drama)
Verse Speaking – 8yrs (S003): Serenna Pettifor and Mia Zhang
Verse Speaking – 9yrs (S004): Ethan Li (The Othon Polak Cup)
Religious Text Reading – any age (S018): Hermione Trenberth
Solo Acting – 7-9yrs (S019): Alfie Henderson
Solo Acting – 10-11yrs (S020): Lauren-Beth Smith
Verse Speaking – 10-11yrs (S005): Astrid Khaldi
Prose Reading – 10-12yrs (S013): Lauren-Beth Smith (The Boroughs Cup)
Sonnet – 13-18yrs (S010): Hannah Wood
Solo Acting – 17-18yrs (S023): Livvie MacDonald
Solo Acting – Shakespeare – under 18yrs (S025): Hannah Wood (The Woking Cup)
Solo Acting – 12-14yrs (S021): Annabel Drummond and Rose Clowes
Duologues – 8-10yrs (S040): Marni Clowes and India Sneddon
Duologues – 10-14yrs (S041): Olivia Puttock and Lily Munday
Duologues – 14-17yrs (S042): Hannah Wood and Livvie MacDonald (The Speech and Drama Duologue Shield)
Verse Speaking – 12-13yrs (S006): Yvie Gregory
Verse Speaking – 16-18yrs (S008): Hannah Wood (The Bradly Cup)
An outstanding grade was also awarded to:
Annabel Drummond and Hattie Wisbey (Duologues – 14-17yrs (S042))
6th November (Vocal)
Boys and Girls – under 13yrs (B005): Ella Gray (The Constance Shacklock Cup)
Boys and Girls – under 10yrs (B004): Edith Little (The Rush Cup)
Boys and Girls – under 16yrs (B006): Sophie Haywood (The Mansfield Cup)
Solo – under 19yrs (B007): Emily Hallett (The Hilliger Memorial Cup)
Junior Folk Song – under 10yrs (B008): Neve George
Junior Folk Song – under 13yrs (B009): Poppy Bowden (The Grace Wright Cup)
Folk Song – under 19yrs (B011): Emily Hallett
Folk Song – 19yrs and over (B012): Charlotte Nicholas (The Newman Cup)
Pop/Jazz – under 13yrs (B029): Isabelle Coveney
Musical (before 1970) – 19yrs and over (B023): Charlotte Nicholas
Musical (after 1970) – 19yrs and over (B028): Charlotte Nicholas
Pop/Jazz – under 19yrs (B030): Emily Hallett
Pop/Jazz 19yrs and over (B031): Charlotte Nicholas
8th November (Instrumental)
Strings – beginners – under 10yrs (D004): Isla Jones
Strings – junior (D010): Gayul Kim (The Hewlins Cup)
Guitar – intermediate (D048): Arjun Bhutada (acoustic guitar)
Guitar – intermediate (D048): Charles John (electric guitar)
Strings – intermediate (D011): Audrey Mok (The Acklima Cup)
Strings – advanced (D012): Ray-Chinh Le (The Mora Ker Quaich)
Strings – unaccompanied Bach – open (D015): Jo Wan
Strings – senior (D013): Alyshea Lee (The Readings Cup)
9th November (Vocal)
Chorister – Boys & Girls – under 13yrs (B014): Hannah Robinson
Christmas Song or Carol – under 10yrs (B016): Robin Gilbert
Christmas Song or Carol – under 13yrs (B017): Carin Li
Christmas Song or Carol – under 16yrs (B018): Kate Brazendale
Musical (before 1970) – under 10yrs (B019): Neve George
Musical (before 1970) – under 13yrs (B020): Isabelle Coveney
Musical (before 1970) – under 16yrs (B021): Kate Brazendale
Musical (before 1970) – under 19yrs (B022): Emily Hallett
Vocal Duet – under 13yrs (B046): Penelope Pugh and Lexi Renn
Vocal Duet – under 19yrs (B047): Jack and Darcey Dwyer
Vocal Ensemble – under 19yrs (B049): Abbie Philpott, Hannah Clarkson, Jessica Joyce and Georgia Lightbody (The Beecham Cup)
10th November (Piano)
Piano Duet – under 12yrs (C062): Hikaru and Kaoru Nito (The Allenby Silver Jubilee Cup)
Piano Duet – teacher and own pupil under 10yrs (C070): Eleni Thisanayagam and Frances Philpot
Piano Duet – teacher and own pupil under 17yrs (C071): Jack Cockburn
Chopin – open (C050): Maria Soloveva (The Laredo Trophy)
Sonata – under 19yrs (C028): Nicholas Yang (The Hilda Spencer Cup)
Sonata – open (C029): Maria Soloveva (The Mongor Cup)
50yrs and over – open (C051): Martha Baz (The Delta Cup)
11th November (Speech and Drama)
Verse Speaking – under 7yrs (S001): Corlie Chan
Verse Speaking – 7yrs (S002): Lexi Kattapuram
Group Drama – 6-9yrs (S052): HSA Little Riding Hoods
Public Speaking – 12-14yrs (S028): Mahika Soin
Solo Acting – 15-16yrs (S022): Hannah Wood (The Woking Cup)
Group Drama – 9-14yrs (S053): Theatre Rocket Acting Company (The Mansfield Speech and Drama Cup)
Group Drama – 14yrs-18yrs (S054): TR Youth Acting Company
Musical Theatre Group – under 8yrs (S058): Inner Ambition Juniors
Musical Theatre Group (Quartets) – under 8yrs (S058): Arabella Wisbey, Sophie Hargrave, Sophie Bishop and Olive Thompson
Musical Theatre Group – 8-11yrs (S059): Theatre Rocket Junior Allstars
Musical Theatre Group – 12-17yrs (S060): Theatre Rocket Senior Allstars (The Tapner Trophy)
Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 12-17yrs (S034): Hattie Wisbey
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 12-17yrs (S038): Annabel Drummond
Musical Theatre Duet – 8-11yrs (S045): Emily Lovelock and Kira Collighan / Marni Clowes and India Sneddon
Musical Theatre Duet – 12-17yrs (S046): Livvie MacDonald and Hannah Wood (The Elizabeth Trophy)
Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 8-11yrs (S033): Madison Lewis
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 8-11yrs (S037): Kira Collighan
Musical Theatre Group (Trios) – 12-17yrs (S060): Annabel Drummond, Anna Hendry and Hattie Wisbey / Olivia Macdonald, Isabella Laborde and Andie Jordan
An outstanding grade was also awarded to:
Annabel Drummond and Hattie Wisbey (Musical Theatre Duet – 12-17yrs (S046))
13th November (Piano)
Piano – Challenge – under 11yrs (C032): Alex Qu (The Lomax Cup)
Piano Recital – under 18yrs (C038): Anxo Garcia Missan (The Penny Bazire Memorial Cup)
Piano Recital – under 20yrs (C039): Isabella Song (The Cavenham Cup)
Piano Recital – open (C040): Christopher Johns
Outstanding grades were also awarded to:
Sergey Druzhinin (Piano – Challenge – under 11yrs (C032)), George Christiansen, Yash Saran and Rohan McCauley (Piano Recital – under 18yrs (C038)
17th November (Instrumental)
Woodwind – intermediate (D028): Sahana Aiyer
Recorder – under 12yrs (D040): Ellie van der Graaf
Woodwind – advanced (D029): Sanjana Satish
Woodwind – senior (D030): Hanhan Qu (The Unwin Cup)
Harp – intermediate (D059): Gideon Kibble
Harp – advanced (D060): Dylan Kibble
Brass – intermediate (D034): Benjamin Hallett
Wind/Brass Recital – under 14yrs (D038): Hanhan Qu
String Recital – under 14yrs (D016): Emma Wang
Sonata for stringed instrument and piano – open (D014): Alyshea Lee (The Karin Polak Cup)
14th November (Choral and vocal)
Schools Choirs – under 9yrs (A002): West Byfleet Junior School Lower Choir (The Keswick Cup)
School Choirs – under 11yrs (A003): Rydes Hill Preparatory School Senior Choir (The Millennium Shield)
School and College Choirs – under 19yrs (A007): Semper Fidelis Singers (The Ford North Cup)
Women’s Challenge (B032): Charlotte Nicholas (The Byfleet Cup)
English Art Song – 19yrs and over (B037): Charlotte Nicholas (The Borrell Cup)
Opera – 19yrs and over (B041): Charlotte Nicholas
Oratorio – under 19yrs (B042): Meng-Yao Ai (The Timbury Cup)
Men’s Choirs – open (A016): The Downsmen (The Radbone Cup)
Barbershop Choirs (A018): The Downsmen (The Merrow Chimes Shield)
15th November (Instrumental)
Percussion – solo/multiple – intermediate to senior (untuned) (D052): Angus Culley
Percussion – solo/multiple – intermediate to senior (tuned) (D052): Theo Kalorkoti
Christmas – any age (D071): Theo and Jeanne Kalorkoti
Instrumental Duo – under 13yrs (D073): Audrey Mok and Robin Gilbert
Instrumental Duo and Piano – under 15yrs (D077): Leah and Eva Flynn
Family Group Music Making – preliminary – intermediate (D090): Yan and Chen Liang
Family Group Music Making – advanced/senior (D091): Hanhan and Alex Qu (The Burch Cup)
Concerto – open (D062): Hanhan Qu (The Ackroyd Cup)
Composition – under 19yrs (D069): Emily Hallett
School Orchestra – under 19yrs (D099): Woking High School Orchestra (The Burch Cup)
16th November (Vocal)
Musical (after 1970) – under 10yrs (B024): Harriet Druce
Musical (after 1970) – under 13yrs (B025): Roxy Heffer
Musical (after 1970) – under 16yrs (B026): Joe Wood (The Nancy Leigh Cup)
Musical (after 1970) – under 19yrs (B027): Emily Hallett (The Ryde Cup)
17th November (Instrumental)
Woodwind – intermediate (D028): Sahana Aiyer
Recorder – under 12yrs (D040): Ellie van der Graaf
Woodwind – advanced (D029): Sanjana Satish
Woodwind – senior (D030): Hanhan Qu (The Unwin Cup)
Harp – intermediate (D059): Gideon Kibble
Harp – advanced (D060): Dylan Kibble
Brass – intermediate (D034): Benjamin Hallett
Wind/Brass Recital – under 14yrs (D038): Hanhan Qu
String Recital – under 14yrs (D016): Emma Wang
Sonata for stringed instrument and piano – open (D014): Alyshea Lee (The Karin Polak Cup)
18th November (Piano)
Piano – Grade 1 (C011): Mehak Ojha
Piano – preliminary (C019): Amaris Crova
Piano – beginners – under 8yrs (C006): Yitong Luo
Piano – beginners – under 10yrs (C007): Aron Kullaj
Christmas Class – any age (C056): Leah Yan
Piano – Grade 2 (C012): Teo Palladino
Piano – primary (C020): Yitong Luo (The Kathleen Grainger Cup)
Piano – Grade 3 (C013): Jolie Liu
Piano – Grade 4 (C014): Alvin Crova
Piano – junior (C021): Riaan Sachdev (The Meredith Cup)
Piano – intermediate (C022): Henry McGray (The Cheung Cup)
Piano – Grade 5 (C015): Chanara Wijesinghe
Modern – under 17yrs (C030): Leah Yan
Modern – open (C031): Jeanne Kalorkoti
Outstanding grades were also awarded to:
Jason Schooling (Piano – preliminary (C019)), William Hua and Olumide Ajibola (Piano – Grade 2 (C012)), Tanya Zhang (Piano – Grade 4 (C014)), Divine Ukwattage and Alex Yang (Piano – junior (C021), Rachel Hill, Isabella Ng and Avery Chung (Piano – intermediate (C022)), Cooper Xu, Henry McGray and Noah, Ching Fung Tong (Piano – Grade 5 (C015)), Oscar Trott (Modern – open (C031))
20th November (Piano)
Piano – Grade 6 (C016): Emma Wang
Piano – advanced (C023): Youer Chen (The Croft Shield)
Piano – senior (C024): Sum Yat (Javin) Lee (The Olive Croft Memorial Trophy)
Piano – Challenge – under 17yrs (C034): Yash Saran (The Woking Opinion Cup)
Piano – Challenge – under 20yrs (C035): Artas Stankevicius (The Fedder Cup)
Piano – Challenge – open (C036): Isabella Song (The Askew Bowl)
Bach – open (C049): Jeanne Kalorkoti (The Surrey Music Store Trophy)
Outstanding grades were also awarded to:
Sanjana Satish (Piano – advanced (C023)), Weiyee Zhou (Piano – senior (C024)). George Christiansen (Piano – Challenge – under 17yrs (C034))
25th November (Piano)
Piano Recital – under 14yrs (C037): Myla Ord and Leah Yan (The Buzzard Cup)
Piano – Challenge – under 14yrs (C033): Jakub Piasecki (The Barber Cup)
Piano – Grade 7 (C017): Caitlin Phua
Piano – Grade 8 (C018): Jemima Robinson
Piano Duet – open (C066): Simon Phillips and Stephen Ridge (The Primo Secondo Award)
Sonatina – under 14yrs (C025): Leah Yan (The Peter Newman Cup)
French Class – open (C046): Diana Johns
Bach – under 13yrs (C047): Jakub Piasecki (The Oliver Atkins Cup)