2024 Festival Class Winners
Congratulations to all the performers who have won their class in this year’s festival.
Entries in italics were awarded an “outstanding” grade.
Entries in bold italics were awarded an “exceptional” grade.
7th November – Vocal
Boys and Girls – under 10yrs (B4): Tristan West (The Rush Cup)
Boys and Girls – under 13yrs (B5): Anika Hickey (The Constance Shacklock Cup)
Solo – under 19yrs (B7): Anastasia Karas (The Hilliger Memorial Trophy)
Boys and Girls – under 16yrs (B6): Yunyin Fang (The Mansfield Cup)
Junior Folk Song – under 13yrs (B9): Poppy Bowden (The Grace Wright Cup)
Junior Folk Song – under 10yrs (B8): Ellie Hargrave
Folk Song – under 19yrs (B11): Chloe Ayres (The Newman Cup)
Folk Song – 19yrs and over (B12): Charlotte Nicholas
Musical (after 1970) – under 10yrs (B24): Ellie Hargrave
Musical (after 1970) – under 13yrs (B25): Evangeline Cotton
Musical (before 1970) – under 13yrs (B20): Aria Lyttle
Musical (after 1970) – under 19yrs (B27): Chloe Ayres
8th November – Vocal
Pop/Jazz -11 to 13yrs (B29): Niall Rina
Pop/Jazz – 14 to 16yrs (B30): Selin Akoglu
Pop/Jazz – 19yrs and over (B32): Barry Sullivan
Pop/Jazz – 17 to 18yrs (B31): Chloe Ayres
English Art Song – under 19yrs (B37): Anastasia Karas (The Borrell Cup)
French Art Song – under 19yrs (B35): Chloe Ayres
English Art Song – 19yrs and over (B38): Charlotte Nicholas
Oratorio – under 19yrs (B43): Meng-Yao Ai
Women’s Challenge (B33): Chloe Ayres (The Byfleet Cup)
Lied (B39): Anastasia Karas (The Gordon Maxwell Cup)
Opera – 19yrs and over (B42): Charlotte Nicholas
Vocal Duet – under 19yrs (B48): Erin Kennedy And Isabelle Coveney
Vocal Ensemble – under 19yrs (B50): Darcey Dwyer, Evangeline Scanlan and Lyra Worrall (The Beecham Cup)
Vocal Duet – under 13yrs (B47): Darcey Dwyer and Lyra Worrall
9th November – Piano
Piano – preliminary (C19): Leonidas Kavakiotis
Piano – Grade 2 (C12): Alyssa Ho
Piano – primary (C20): Yitong Luo (The Kathleen Grainger Cup)
Piano – junior (C21): Miruna Oprisoreanu (The Meredith Cup)
Piano – Grade 4 (C14): Roman Globus
Piano – intermediate (C22): Roman Globus (The Cheung Cup)
Piano – Challenge – open (C36): Jeanne Kalorkoti (The Askew Bowl)
Piano – Grade 6 (C16): Joy Liu
10th November – Speech and Drama
Vocal Duet – under 13yrs (B47): Darcey Dwyer and Lyra Worrall
Duos – Musical Theatre Duet – under 8yrs (S46): Arabella Wisbey and Olive Thompson
Duos – Musical Theatre Duet – 8-11yrs (S47): Kira Collighan and Zoe Nicholas
Duos – Musical Theatre Duet – 12-17yrs (S48): Lily Munday and Lauren-Beth Smith
Trios or Quartets – Musical Theatre – 12-17yrs (S56): Hattie Wisbey, Andie Jordan and Rose Clowes
Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 12-17yrs (S34): Niamh McLaren
Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 8-11yrs (S33): Emily Lovelock
Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – under 8yrs (S32): Zoe Bryan
Groups – Musical Theatre Group – 12-17yrs (S66): Theatre Rocket Senior Allstars (The Tapner Trophy)
Groups – Musical Theatre Group – 8-11yrs (S65): Theatre Rocket Junior Allstars
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 8-11yrs (S37(i)): Madison Lewis
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 8-11yrs (S37(ii)): Ellie Hargrave
Duos Acting – Duologue – 10-14yrs (S41): Annabel Drummond and Rose Clowes
Duos Acting – Duologue – 14-17yrs (S42): Hattie Wisbey and Andie Jordan (The Speech and Drama Duologue Shield)
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 12-17yrs (S38(i)): Kelsey Walford
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 12-17yrs (S38(ii)): Hattie Wisbey (The Elizabeth Trophy)
11th November – Piano
Piano – Challenge – under 11yrs (C32): Leah Yan (The Lomax Cup)
Piano Recital – under 14yrs (C37): Leah Yan (The Buzzard Cup)
Christmas Class – any age (C56): Leah Yan
Modern – under 17yrs (C30): Hanhan Qu
Sonata – under 19yrs (C28): Leah Yan (The Hilda Spencer Cup)
Chopin – open (C50): Yunyin Fang (The Laredo Trophy)
12th November – Choral
School Choirs – under 9yrs (A2): West Byfleet Junior Lower School Choir (The Keswick Cup)
School Choirs – under 11yrs (A3): St Francis Of Assisi KS2 Choir (The Millennium Shield)
School Choirs – under 13yrs (A4): Bishopsgate School Senior Choir (The Oakfield Shield)
School Choirs – under 17yrs (A6): A Capella (The Page Cup)
School Choirs – under 15yrs (A5): Farnborough Hill Junior Choir (The Swallow Shield)
Community Choir – open (non-competitive) (A20): Kalyna
Men’s Choirs – open (A16): The Downsmen (The Radbone Cup)
Barbershop Choirs (A18): The Downsmen (The Merrow Times Shield)
13th November – Instrumental
Percussion – solo/multiple – preliminary to junior (D51): Thamarai Sivaganeshamoorthy
Percussion – solo/multiple – intermediate to senior (D52): Beatrice Tsang
Woodwind/Brass Recital – under 14yrs (D38): Christine Xie
Woodwind – advanced (D29): Sophie Haywood
School Orchestra – under 19yrs (D100): Woking High School Orchestra (The Burch Cup)
Group Music Making – any age (D90): XY ‘Cellos (The Kingdon Cup)
Orchestras/Bands from other organisations – open (D105): XY Strings
Woodwind – senior (D30): Hanhan Qu (The Unwin Cup)
String Recital – under 18yrs (D17): Mia Huang
Outstanding grades were also awarded to:
Percussion – solo/multiple – intermediate to senior (D52): Shay Brighouse
Percussion – solo/multiple – intermediate to senior (D52): Alex Qu
14th November – Piano
Piano – Grade 8 (C18): Myla Ord
Piano – senior (C24(i)): Muli Shi (The Olive Croft Memorial Trophy)
Piano Senior (C24(ii)): Fiona Lu
Piano Recital – under 18yrs (C38): Anxo Garcia Missan (The Penny Bazire Memorial Cup)
An outstanding grade was also awarded to:
Piano Recital – under 18yrs (C38): Hanhan Qu
15th November – Instrumental
Guitar – intermediate (D48): Jamie Pinkerton
Guitar – beginners – under 14yrs (D43): Logan Miles
Woodwind/Brass – beginners – under 10yrs (D21): Calvin Butler-Wheelhouse
Woodwind – primary (D26): Alex Yang
Composition – under 15yrs (D68): Roxanna Heffer
Composition – under 11yrs (D66): William Robinson
Bagpipes – any age (D62): Harry Gordon
Brass – senior (D36): Sinead McEvoy (The Rotan Cup)
Brass – intermediate (D34): Edward Newton
Strings – junior (D10): Jonathan Wang
Strings – beginners – under 10yrs (D4): Leah Yan
Strings – intermediate (D11): Michelle Do (The Acklima Cup)
String Recital – under 14yrs (D16): Anaiyah Kashim
Sonata for stringed instrument and piano – open (D14): Alyshea Lee (The Karin Polak Cup)
Strings – unaccompanied Bach – open (D15): Chloe Chan
16th November – Speech and Drama
Verse Speaking – Under 7yrs (S1): Zoe Bryan
Verse Speaking – 7yrs (S2(i)): Sophie Bishop
Verse Speaking – 8yrs (S3(i)): Tristan West
Verse Speaking – 7yrs (S2(ii)): Evey Satchell
Verse Speaking – 9yrs (S4(i)): Daisy Wignall
Verse Speaking – 8yrs (S3(ii)): Clara Wilkinson
Verse Speaking – 9yrs (S4(ii)): Serenna Pettifor
Prose Reading – 10-12yrs (S13): Junshu Li (The Boroughs Cup)
Poetry Reading – 13-17yrs (S11): Narumukai Sivaganeshamoorthy
Verse Speaking – 10-11yrs (S5(i)): Varenya Sharma
Groups – Improvisation Group – 10-14yrs (S68): Ruthie Heathcote, Lara Richardson, Phoebe Schollick, Millie Kirtley and Willa Irvine Fortescue
Public Speaking – 15-16yrs (S29): Abby Ngai
Duos – Improvisation Duologue – 10-14yrs (S50): Ruthie Heathcote and Phoebe Schollick
Public Speaking – 12-14yrs (S28): Charlotte Pollock
Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 8-11yrs (S37(iii)): Lucy Anderson and Neve George
Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 12-17yrs (S34(ii)): Sophie Magid
18th November – Piano
Piano – Grade 5 (C15): Cherie Liu
Piano – Challenge – under 14yrs (C33): Sergey Druzhinin (The Barber Cup)
Piano – advanced (C23): Audrey Mok (The Croft Shield)
Piano – Challenge – under 17yrs (C34): Rentaro Nito (The Woking Opinion Cup)
Outstanding grades were also awarded to:
Piano – Challenge – under 17yrs (C34): Nicholas Yang and Hanhan Qu
20th November – Instrumental
Strings – advanced (D12): Annabelle Wang (The Mora Ker Quaich)
Strings – senior (D13): Elliot Cundy (The Readings Cup)
Humour – any age (D73): Theo Kalorkoti
Christmas – any age (D72): Theo Kalorkoti
Family Group Music Making – advanced/senior (D92): Alex and Hanhan Qu (The Burch Cup)
Sonata for brass/wind instrument and piano – open (D37): Krystal Rogers
Harp – intermediate (D59): Jemima Sarkar
Harp – senior (D61): Jamaal Kashim
Woodwind/Brass Recital – under 18yrs (D39): Hanhan Qu
Concerto – open (D63): Miriam Grant (The Ackroyd Cup)
Outstanding grades were also awarded to:
Harp – senior (D61): Liliia Konstantinova and Hanhan Qu
21st November – Vocal
Chorister – Boys & Girls – under 13yrs (B14): Hannah Robinson
Chorister – Boys & Girls – under 10yrs (B13): Neve George
Christmas Song or Carol – under 10yrs (B16): Bella Barker-Dickson
Musical (before 1970) – under 10yrs (B19): Darcey Dwyer and Ellie Hargrave
Musical (before 1970) – under 19yrs (B22): Chloe Ayres
Musical (before 1970) – under 16yrs (B21): Emelie Zeitlin
Musical (before 1970) – 19yrs and over (B23): Charlotte Nicholas
Musical (after 1970) – under 16yrs (B26): Joshua Smith
30th November – Speech and Drama
Solo Acting – 10-11yrs (S20(i)): Alayna Karim
Solo Acting – Shakespeare – under 12yrs (S25(ii)): Amira Dhall
Solo Acting – 10-11yrs (S20(ii)): Martha Henderson
Group or Choral Speaking – 6-9yrs (S61): Inner Ambition Juniors (The St Teresa Cup)
Solo Acting – 7-9yrs (S19(i)): Tristan West
Solo Acting – 7-9yrs (S19(ii)): Ella Simons and Alfie Henderson
Verse Speaking – 10-11yrs (S5(ii)): Emily Lovelock
Verse Speaking – 8yrs (S3(iii)): Sophie Knight
Verse Speaking – 12-13yrs (S6): Lily Munday
Solo Acting – Shakespeare – under 18yrs (S25(i)): Hattie Wisbey
Group Drama – 9-14yrs (S59): Theatre Rocket Junior Acting Company (The Mansfield Speech and Drama Cup)
Group Drama – 14-18yrs (S60): Theatre Rocket Acting Company
Solo Acting – 15-16yrs (S22): Neil Gupta
Solo Acting – 12-14yrs (S21(i)): Lauren-Beth Smith (The Woking Cup)
Solo Acting – 12-14yrs (S21(ii)): Hattie Wisbey
Verse Speaking – 14-15yrs (S7): Hattie Wisbey (The Bradly Cup)