Inverness Music Festival results in full

THE Inverness Music Festival drew to a close this week after scores of competitors took to the stage to show their talents in one of the main events in region’s cultural calendar.

The classes during the two-week event included music, song, speech, drama and dance.

The final event, held at Eden Court, was the Premier Competition in which fiddle player Tabitha Beavitt, of Tain Royal Academy, emerged the winner of the Elizabeth Davis Quaich. The competition, introduced last year, features the winners of various classes who achieve distinction level or above.

William Gray, from Blackburn, Aberdeenshire, won the the Curtis Craig Trophy which is held in memory of Mr Craig, who organised the festival for many years.

The festival attracts competitors of all ages and includes performances by individuals as well as school groups.

“I think one of the most important things about the festival is that it gives the schools the opportunity to perform in groups,” said a festival spokeswoman.

“The children get a sense of teamwork and perhaps some discipline from having to work together to produce something which is bigger than the individual.

“With a lot of the performing songs, apart from the discipline and the musical side, there is also the creative side as the children make props as well.”

The results in full

Wednesday 9 March – Morning

Empire Theatre

CH02 Action Song – P1-7 1

2/3 Teacher Schools

1 Mulbuie Primary 88

2 Strathconon Primary 87

2 Stratherrick Primary 87

CH07 Performed Song – P1-7 1

2/3/ Teacher Schools

1 Mulbuie Primary 87

CH14 Children’s

Youth Choirs – P1-7 1/2/3 Teacher Schools

1 Cromarty Primary 88

CH17 Saltire Competition – Primary

1 Central Primary Choir 89

2 Duncan Forbes Primary Choir 88

CH22 Hymn

Praise Singing – Primary

1 Dalneigh School Choir 89

MM02 Music Making – P1-7 1

2/3 Teacher Schools

1 Poolewe Primary 88

Wednesday 9 March – Afternoon

Empire Theatre

CH13 Children’s

Youth Choirs – P1-3

1 Central Primary 86

CH12 Children’s

Youth Choirs – P4-7

1 Auldearn Primary Choir 89

2 Drakies Primary 88

3 Cradlehall Primary 87

Wednesday 9 March – Evening

OneTouch Theatre

The Elizabeth Davis Quaich was awarded to Tabitha Beavitt from Tain Royal Academy, and the Curtis Craig Trophy was won by William Gray from Aberdeen.

Tuesday 8 March – Morning

Empire Theatre

CH01 Action Song — Pre-School

1 Andy Pandy Playgroup Inverness 90

CH03 Action Song — Primary 1&2

1 Tomnacross Primary Kiltarlity 88

2 P1 Drakies Primary 86

2 Cromarty Primary 86

CH06 Performed Song — Pre-School

1 Tomnacross Primary Kiltarlity 87

1 Drakies Nursery AM Inverness 87

3 Drakies Nursery PM Inverness 86

CH08 Performed Song — Primary 1&2

1 P2F Cradlehall Primary 88

1 P1MB Cradlehall Primary 88

3 P1M Cradlehall Primary 87

Tuesday 8 March – Afternoon

Empire Theatre

CH09 Performed Song — Primary 3&4

1 P3

4 & P4 Duncan Forbes Primary 88

2 P3

4, P4A, P4B Milton of Leys Primary 86

2 P3 Central Primary 86

CH15 Youth Groups — P1-S6

1Golspie Schools Choir 84

Tuesday 8 March – Evening

Empire Theatre

CH21 Psalm Singing — Adult

1 Ness Bank Church Choir Inverness 85

CH25 Church Choirs — Anthems

1 Ness Bank Church Choir Inverness 84

CH26 Choirs — Open

1 Ardersier Forte Ardersier 86

2 Inverness Group SWI Choir Inverness Area 84

CH27 Choirs — Part Songs

1 Inverness Group SWI Choir Inverness Area 86

CH28 Choirs — Ensembles

1 Unionstreet Fortrose 85

2 Evergreens Inverness Area 84

Monday 7 March – Morning

Empire Theatre

CH04 Action Song – P3&4

1 P3 Duncan Forbes Primary 86

2 Cromarty Primary 85

CH05 Action Song P5-7

1 P4

5 North Kessock Primary 88

2 P6 Duncan Forbes Primary 86

Monday 7 March – Afternoon

Empire Theatre

CH10 Performed Song P5-7

1 Strathpeffer Primary School Choir 87

1 P4 & P4

5 Kinmylies Primary 87

3 P5

6WG Cradlehall Primary 85

Monday 7 March – Evening

Empire Theatre

MC01 Music Composition – Group B S3 & under

1 Violet Matheson Isle of Skye 89

MC02 Music Composition – Group A S4-6

1 Daisy McGowan Culloden Academy 84

MC03 Music Composition – Adult

1 William Gilmour 85

MC05 Music Composition – Rock

Pop

1 Mark Throw Ardersier 86

2 Fiona Kyle Elgin 85

LM01 Orchestral Music – Primary

1 Dingwall Area String Club 86

LM02 Orchestral Music – Secondary

1 Nicolson Institute Wind Band 86

LM03 Orchestral Music – Secondary Advanced

1 Dingwall Academy Orchestra 85

MM05 Music Making – Secondary

1 Zoe Hodi & Daniel Toderas 88

2 The Rolling Drones 85

Saturday 5 March – Morning

The MacLean Room

CL01 Clarsach Solo – Beginners

1 Lucy Robertson Dornoch 86

CL02 Clarsach Solo – Elementary

1 Breagha Dunbar 82

CL03 Clarsach Solo – Intermediate

1 Erin Gillies Satffin, Isle of Skye 90

2 Isy Maclean Edinbane 89

3 Hebe Boyd-Wallis Nethy Bridge 85

CL04 Clarsach Solo – Advanced

1 Anna Nicolson Flodigarry, Isle of Skye 91

Saturday 5 March – Afternoon

The MacLean Room

V301 Scottish Song Solo – Primary

1 Connie Scott-Lodge Cromarty Primary 82

2 Lua Mateus Cromarty Primary 81

3 Becky Sutherland Ardersier Primary 80

3 Molly Macdonald Cromarty Primary 80

V302 Scottish Song Solo –Secondary

1 Caitlin MacKintosh Inverness 85

V303 Scottish Song Solo – Adult

1 Ian M Douglas Nairn 88

2 Shona MacDonald Inchberry 85

V306 Jacobite Song Solo – Adult

1 Iain Gordon Nairn 85

V307 Hebridean Song Solo – Primary

1 Zara Ikeme VoiceGym 86

V309 Hebridean Song Solo – Adult

1 Ian M Douglas Nairn 90

2 Iain Gordon Nairn 89

V310 Songs of the World Solo – Primary

1 Zara Ikeme VoiceGym 86

2 Hannah Ikeme VoiceGym 85

V312 Songs of the World Solo – Adult

1 Ian M Douglas Nairn 90

2 Iain Gordon Nairn 90

Friday March 4 - Morning

OneTouch Theatre

SP31 Group Verse Speaking (P2&3)

1 P3G, Cradlehall Primary, 88

SP32 Group Verse Speaking (P1-7 1

2/3 Teacher Schools)

1 P2-3, Balnain Primary, 89

2 P4-7, Balnain Primary, 87

La Scala Cinema

AC03 Classical Accordion Solo (Advanced)

1 Jem Irving, Lairg, 86

AC07 Continental Accordion Solo (Intermediate)

1 Heather Dalton, Lairg, 87

AC08 Continental Accordion Solo (Advanced)

1 Jem Irving, Lairg, 87

2 Fiona Dalton, Lairg, 86

AC09 Continental Accordion Solo (Open)

1 Jem Irving, Lairg, 88

SC01 Accordion Solo (Beginners)

1 Layla Dalton, Lairg, 85

2 Calum Ross, Rogart Primary, 82

3 Eilidh Mackay, Rogart Primary, 81

SC02 Accordion Solo (Elementary)

1 Eilidh O’Donnall, Inverness Royal Academy, 85

2 Helen Urquhart, Gairloch, 81

2 Kyle Powell, Carrbridge, 81

SC03 Accordion Solo (Intermediate)

1 Heather Dalton, Lairg, 87

2 Fraser Macdonald, Culloden, 86

Bethany Shand, Ardersier, 86

SC04 Accordion Solo (Advanced)

1 Fiona Dalton, Lairg, 86

SC05 Accordion Solo (Open)

1 Jem Irving, Lairg, 86

Inverness Royal Academy

GS15 Gaelic Choral Verse Speaking (Primary Gaelic Medium)

1 Clas 7, BSGI, 89

2 Clas 3

4, BSGI, 87

3 Clas 4

5, BSGI, 85

GC01 Gaelic Choral (Junior)

1 Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis, Inverness, 87

GC02 Gaelic Choral (Junior Sequence)

1 Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis, Inverness, 88

2 Drakies Primary, 85

Friday March 4 - Afternoon

OneTouch Theatre

SP34 Group Verse Speaking (P4&5)

1 P5M, Cradlehall Primary, 88

2 P4, Cradlehall Primary, 87

La Scala Cinema

SC07 Fiddle Solo (Elementary)

1 Eilidh Mackay, Rogart Primary, 86

2 Isla Robertson, Dornoch, 85

Ruaraidh Drennan, Bun Sgoil Inbhir Pheopharain, 85

SC08 Fiddle Solo (Intermediate)

1 Kirsty Grant, Dunbeath, 87

2 Finlay Maclennan, Inverness, 83

William Hodi, Nairn, 83

SC09 Fiddle Solo (Advanced)

1 Gillian Mackay, Tain Royal Academy, 87

2 Tabitha Beavitt, Tain Royal Academy, 85

SC10 Fiddle Solo (Open)

1 Tabitha Beavitt, Tain Royal Academy, 87

2 Gillian Mackay, Tain Royal Academy, 86

3 Claudia Spencer, Inverness, 80

The MacLean Room

GV03 Gaelic Vocal Solo (7&8yrs fluent)

1 Ruairidh Sommerville, BSGI, 84

GV05 Gaelic Vocal Solo (9&10yrs fluent)

1 Isabella Sommerville, BSGI, 86

GV07 Gaelic Vocal Solo (11&12yrs fluent)

1 Finlay Maclennan, BSGI, 88

2 Faith Elson, Inverness Royal Academy, 85

GV08 Gaelic Vocal Solo (11&12yrs learners)

1 Amy Mustarde, Inverness, 84

GV09 Gaelic Vocal Solo (13-15yrs fluent)

1 Eilidh O’Donnell, Inverness Royal Academy, 87

2 Kirstyn Howarth, Rionnagan Rois, 86

GV19 Gaelic Vocal Solo (Traditional 12yrs and under)

1 Anna Nicleoid, Rionnagan Rois, 85

2 Amy Mustarde, Inverness, 83

GV20 Gaelic Vocal Solo (Traditional 13-15yrs)

1 Eilidh O’Donnell, Inverness Royal Academy, 87

GV25 Gaelic Vocal Duet (12yrs & under)

1 Anna Nicleoid and Orla Buchanan, Rionnagan Rois, 83

2 Ellen Nicleoid and Carla Quigley, Rionnagan Rois, 82

Friday March 4 - Evening

OneTouch Theatre

SC15 Scottish Idiom (Ensembles Advanced)

1 Ullapool Senior Folk Group, Ullapool High, 90

2 Senior Traditional Band, Culloden Academy, 87

3 C for Craic, Gairloch High, 86

Kiltearn Fiddlers, Evanton 86

SC14 Scottish Idiom (Ensembles Intermediate)

1 Shortbreed, Invergordon Academy, 86

2 Sweetie Break, Ullapool High, 85

3 Junior Traditional Band, Culloden Academy, 84

SC13 Scottish Idiom Ensembles (Elementary)

1 Rogart Primary, 95

SC12 Scottish Idiom (Duo, Trio or Quartet)

1 The C–Doublings, Balloch

Inverness, 90

2 The Swordale Trio, Cradlehall, 88

Thursday March 3 – Morning

OneTouch Theatre

SP04 Solo Verse Speaking (Girls P6&7)

1 Lucia Savage, Crown Primary, 89

2 Emily Megson, Crown Primary, 88

Ellie Macleod, Balnain Primary, 87

SP05 Solo Verse Speaking (Boys P6&7)

1 Finlay Sampson, Crown Primary, 88

2 Euan Hamilton, Crown Primary, 87

3 Eric Robinson, Balnain Primary, 86

Louis Cooper, Crown Primary, 86

The MacLean Room

GS03 Gaelic Verse Speaking (7&8yrs fluent)

1 Ruairidh Sommerville, BSGI, 83

GS05 Gaelic Verse Speaking (9&10yrs fluent)

1 Isabella Sommerville, BSGI, 86

2 Ceitidh Russell, BSGI, 85

3 Ruaraidh Drennan, Bun Sgoil Inbhir Pheopharain, 83

GS 22 Gaelic Conversation (Primary fluent)

1 Finlay MacLennan, BSGI, 88

2 Ruaraidh Drennan, Bun Sgoil Inbhir Pheopharain, 87

Andrew Sloss, BSGI, 87

Thursday March 3 - Afternoon

OneTouch Theatre

SP24 Solo Prose Reading (P6&7)

1 Emily Gourlay, Drakies Primary, 89

2 Harry Griffin, Drakies Primary, 88

Adrian Cacaj, Drakies Primary, 88

SP25 Solo Prose Reading (S1&2)

1 Bethany Morris, Charleston Academy, 88

2 Rachel Gillies, Charleston Academy, 86

Timothy Cox, Charleston Academy, 86

SP26 Solo Prose Reading (S3&4)

1 Stuart Hamilton, Charleston Academy, 88

2 Caragh Gallacher, Charleston Academy, 87

SP27 Solo Prose Reading (S5&6)

1 Jemimah Morris, Charleston Academy, 90

2 Katie Stark, Charleston Academy, 86

The MacLean Room - GS07 Gaelic Solo Verse Speaking (11-12yrs fluent)

1 Finlay MacLennan, Inverness, 87

2 Eilidh Russell, Inverness Royal Academy, 86

GS24 Gaelic Conversation (Secondary fluent)

1 Kirstyn Howarth, Inverness Royal Academy, 89

2 Eilidh Russell, Inverness Royal Academy, 88

Thursday March 3 - Evening

OneTouch Theatre

V108 Popular Music Solo (Secondary)

1 Lily Allen, Kylestrome, 86

2 Lea Langlands, Culloden Academy, 84

3 Imogen Hay, Charleston Academy, 82

Jemimah Morris, Charleston Academy, 82

V109 Popular Music Solo (Adult)

1 Ian M Douglas, Nairn, 86

V206 Operetta Solo (Adult)

1 Rachel Emmott, Spey Bay, 86

Ian M Douglas, Nairn, 86

V111 Songs from Stage and Screen (Adult) 1 Ian M Douglas, Nairn, 86; 2 Jess Turner, Kingussie, 86; The MacLean Room - SP11 Solo Verse Speaking (Selected Poet Adult) - 1 Iain Gordon, Nairn, 87

SP28 Solo Prose Reading (Adult)

1 Mr A N Morey, Fortrose, 89

SP43 Drama Solo (Adult)

1 Heather Ross McDonald, 88

SP21 Public Speaking Teams (S1-3)

1 Rachel Gillies, Amma Crosbie and Emily Blackmore, Charleston Academy, 87

2 Rosie Gittings, Robert Thorne and Cameron Cochrane, Charleston Academy, 86

3 Caragh Gallacher, Stuart Hamilton and Allan Goodwill, Charleston Academy, 85

Catriona Garvie, Bethany Morris and Katie Gillies, Charleston Academy, 85

SP22 Public Speaking Teams (S4-6)

1 Morven Carmichael, Samantha Cochrane and Eilidh Morrison, Charleston Academy, 85

2 Katie Stark, Kerris Davis and Paige MacLellan, Charleston Academy, 84

Wednesday March 2 - Morning

OneTouch Theatre

SP02 Solo Verse Speaking (P4&5 Girls)

1 Danielle Arbuthnot, Crown Primary, 87

2 Grace Kemp, Crown Primary, 85

3 Isla Walker, Crown Primary, 84

SP17 Solo Verse (Burns Primary)

1 Dan Lathan, Cradlehall Primary, 89

2 Laura Parsons, Cradlehall Primary, 87

3 Bethany Evans, Cradlehall Primary, 85

SP35 Group Verse Speaking (P6&7)

1 P6, Cradlehall Primary, 87

La Scala Cinema

ST04 Violin Solo (Group B)

1 Caitlin MacKenzie, Cradlehall Primary, 88

2 Jamie Tyler, Cradlehall Primary, 86

Sasha Clement, Dingwall, 86

ST09 Viola Solo (Group C)

1 Elise Mair, Inverness High, 83

2 Robbie Russell, Crown Primary, 81

3 Carly–Skye Fraser, Crown Primary, 80

ST10 Viola Solo (Group B)

1 Catherine Mackay, Dingwall Academy, 88

2 Laura Beveridge, Dingwall Academy, 86

3 Andrew Laithwaite, Crown Primary, 85

ST13 Violoncello (Group E)

1 Isla Walker, Crown Primary, 83

2 Ella Wheeler, Drakies Primary, 82

3 Anya Nash, Millburn Academy, 81

Wednesday March 2 - Afternoon

OneTouch Theatre

SP07 Solo Verse Speaking (S3&4)

1 Cameron Cochrane, Charleston Academy, 89

2 Allan Goodwill, Charleston Academy, 89

SP06 Solo Verse Speaking (S1&2)

1 Rosie Gittings, Charleston Academy, 88

2 Catriona Garvie, Charleston Academy, 86

SP36 Group Verse Speaking (S1–6)

1 The Chansonniers, Charleston Academy, 88

2 Candence, Charleston Academy, 86

SP42 Drama Solo (S4–6)

1 Cara Rowland, Nairn, 87

2 Martha Cowie, Nairn, 86

The MacLean Room – V101 Vocal Solo (P3 and under)

1 Kirstie MacKay, Inverness, 85

V103 Vocal Solo (P6&7)

1 Rebecca Cooper, Ardersier Primary, 84

V112 Vocal Duet (Primary)

1 Zara and Hanna Ikeme, VoiceGym, 85

V110 Songs from Stage and Screen Solo (Secondary)

1 Douglas Miller, VoiceGym, 89

2 Peter MacPherson, Inverness Royal Academy, 87

3 Donald John McDiarmid, North Kessock, 86

Caitlin MacKintosh, Inverness, 86

V106 Vocal Solo (Boys S5&6)

1 Donald John McDiarmid, North Kessock, 87

2 Douglas Miller, VoiceGym, 84

V107 Vocal Solo (Girls S5&6)

1 Caitlin MacKintosh, Inverness, 87

V113 Vocal Duet (Secondary)

1 Katie Gregson–Macleod and Peter MacPherson, Inverness, 86

La Scala Cinema

ST16 Violoncello Solo (Group B)

1 Fraser Cowan, Millburn Academy, 86

2 Ian Martin, Nicolson Institute, 84

Jessica Fowler, Nicolson Institute, 84

ST18 Violoncello Solo (Open)

1 Sandy Scott–Brown, Inverness, 88

ST14 Violoncello Solo (Group D)

1 Sasha Clement, Dingwall, 86

2 Ewan Cowan, Inshes Primary, 85

ST15 Violoncello Solo (Group C)

1 Leonie Macleod, Millburn Academy, 86

2 Louis Gordon, Millburn Academy, 85

ST19 Double Bass Solo (Group C)

1 Nathaniel Elliot, Strathpeffer, 87

ST20 Double Bass Solo (Group B)

1 Tom Flannery, Scourie, 86; 2 Emily Andrew, Millburn Academy, 85

Wednesday March 2 - Evening

OneTouch Theatre

ST27 String Ensemble (Intermediate)

1 Strung Together, Culloden Academy

Inverness Royal Academy, 90

2 Ross–shire String Orchestra, 87

The MacLean Room

V202 Sacred Music Solo (Adult)

1 Abigail Fraser Conon Bridge 89

2 Ian M Douglas Nairn 87

3 Emily O’Callaghan, Muir of Ord, 85

V211 Early Music Solo (Adult)

1 Jess Turner, Kingussie, 88

2 Rachel Emmott, Spey Bay, 86

V208 Art Song Solo (Adult)

1 Abigail Fraser, Conon Bridge, 86

2 Jess Turner, Kingussie, 84

3 Rachel Emmott, Spey Bay, 80

V210 Modern Art Song Solo (Adult)

1 Abigail Fraser, Conon Bridge, 88

2 Raydun Bolk, Inverness, 87

3 Jess Turner, Kingussie, 85

V204 Opera Solo (Adult)

1 Raydun Bolk, Inverness, 88

2 Abigail Fraser, Conon Bridge, 86

3 Mary Wolf, Alves, 83.

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