Our Gala Concert, with the trophies awarded by our president, Sir Roger Gale, was, as ever, a wonderful occasion confirming the wealth of talent we have in Thanet. We are now busy preparing for next year's Festival

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INSTRUMENTAL:

• Cup for Instrumental Solo - Strings Daniel Rae
• Adrienne Gandolfo Cup - Recorder Solo Maedhbh McCabe
• Cup for Woodwind Reuben-James Gilbert
• Bradstow Cup for Brass Solo Hannah Prentice-Whitney
• Valerie Wolfe Memorial Cup - Duo Zofia & Franciszek Wolny
• Cup for Instrumental Ensemble: 3-6 players String Ensemble
• Gillespie Trophy for Ensemble - 6+ players St. Lawrence College String Ensemble

PIANO:

• Under 8 Emily Spenceley
• Under 9 Emily Spenceley
• Under 10 Nima Fitzgerald
• Under 11 (Vivienne Francis) Emma Zhang
• Under 12 (Mabel Adelaide Gull) Tallulah Rhodes
• Under 13 Benny Z. Yu
• Under 14 Leonardo Watters
• Junior Cup (14-16) (P168-170) Zofia Wolny
• Senior Cup (P172-175) Yamato Kinoshita
• Duet under 10 Safia & Jasmine Jeffs
• Duet under 13 Daniel Yao & Ethan Liu
• Duet under 16 Martha & Bethia Carter
• Junior Recital (Martin Cash Prize) Sarathi Spenceley
• Senior Recital (Emptage Cash Prize) Rio Kinoshita
• Ann Worden Trophy Rio & Yamato Kinoshita (Best Musician in the Piano Section)
• Millennium Cup (highest mark in P154/P171) Jake Stevens
• Blackburn Trophy (highest mark in P152/P153) Freddie Askew

CHORAL:

• Cup for choirs (Year 6 & under) Upton Junior School
• Cup for choirs (Years 7-13)/ King Ethelbert's School
• Shield-choirs-Sacred Music Thanet Gospel Community Choir
• Shield -choirs- any age Thanet Gospel Community Choir

VOCAL:

• Gandolfo Cup (11 & under-Girls) Leonie Paige Carrette
• Eileen Vesey Cup (13 & under-Girls) Not awarded
• Prebble trophy (Boys - Solo) Rowan Tyler
• Cup for Solo-(Girls, 16 & under) Kayleigh Stevens Keatley
• Rosebowl -Solo (18 & under) Bethan Fahy
• Prebble trophy (Junior-own choice) Abigail Heyfron
• Metronome (Own Choice) Kayleigh Stevens Keatley
• Light Opera Cup (13 & under) Bradley Bissett
• Regan Cup (Light Opera 16 & under) Lucy Karczewski
• Light Opera Cup (18 & under) Anna Shpley
• Yvonne Ives Cup for song in a Modern Style Tyler Nicholson
• Eileen Vesey memorial (Folk Song) Sophie Brinkman
• Vocal Solo & Accompaniment (Junior) Leonie Paige Carrette & Zurafa Sakel
• Vocal Solo & Accompaniment (Senior) Keana De Zoysa & Zurafa Sakel
• Prentice Trophy (Lieder) Roger P. Lee
• Edith Pritchard Memorial Cup (Adults) Jenny Holt
• Solo (Senior Citizen) Roger P. Lee
• Olive Raven Cup Kayleigh Stevens Keatley
• Thelma Springford Bursary:young accompanist Zurafa Sakel

SPEECH AND DRAMA:

• Cup for Speech (Yr 6 & Under) Olivia Parpworth
• Vinson Cup for Speech (Yrs 7-10) Ned Linforth
• Mary Raven Cup for Speech (Year 11+) Nicola Keefe/Martin Docherty
• McCleesh Cup - Reading Aloud at Sight Oolong Khaing-Macpherson/Pranav Siddappa/Nicola Keefe
• Charles Dickens' Plate Nicola Keefe
• Franks Trophy: Bible Reading (Yr.8 & under) Jean Hodge
• Margate Bible Society Cup (Year 9+) Hannah Lyell/Sean & Martin Docherty
• Lesley Nixon Shield for Choral Speech St. Peter's Performers
• Thanet Stage School Shield for Mime Gus Jackson
• Gold Cup for Dramatic Achievement Olivia Earl
• Dramatis Personnae Cup: Shakespeare Johanna Pearson-Farr
• Roxanne Nixon Cup for Solo Dramatic Recital Elizabeth Brown
• Chidwick Cup for Duologue Elizabeth Brown & Sophie Parker
• The Mary Lord Cup for School Drama St. Peter's Performers
• The Lanes' (South East) Ltd Cup Amy Kemp-Jones

DANCE:

• Richard George memorial cup Baby Theatre Lily Williams
• Page Barber Cup Baby Classical Megan Jarvis
• E & C trophy Daisy Kirkby
• Warren Trophy Conor Deeks
• Solomons Shield Georgia Farrow
• Thanet District Town Council Jessica-Mei Nelson-White
• Broadstairs Cup Theatre Duets Georgia Farrow & Seren Deeks
• Festival cup Classical Duets Nia Simm & Josie Young
• Katie Peach Junior Choreographic Daisy Kirkby
• Choreographic Trophy Senior Olivia Plummer
• Page Mason Choreographic Duets Olivia Plummer & Lee Smith
• Queenie Swan Memorial Trophy Junior Ballet Conor Deeks
• Toni Elizabeth Senior Ballet Georgia Farrow/ Darcey Littlefield
• Georgia Leigh Junior Tap Harvey Shulver
• Laura Murray Senior Tap Rebecca Long
• LRT National Junior Abigail Rose Maffei
• National Senior Madre Paice
• Summer Faye Junior Modern Millie Hunt/Mia Coveney
• Modern Cup Senior Elisha Santer
• Laurel Cup Greek Georgia Farrow
• GOSH Song & Dance Junior Conor Deeks
• CDF Song & Dance Senior Seren Deeks
• Violet Bowler Memorial Junior Lyrical Modern Mia Coveney
• Doris Dorban Senior Lyrical Modern Jessica-Mei Nelson-White
• Laura Ruth Junior Character Emily Carter
• Patricia James Senior Character Maisie Last/Jessica-Mei Nelson-White/ Josie Young
• Trios/Quartets Jessica-Mei Nelson-White & Josie Young & Nia Simm
• KAPA Adult Cabaret Limelight Stage School/ Footsies Dance Centre
• Classical Shield Junior Groups Daluca Dance School
• Roberts Trophy Senior Classical Footsies Dance Centre
• James Henry Junior Troupes Hasland Dance Studios
• Robin Winbow Senior Troupes Footsies Dance Centre
• Elliott Gilbert Memorial Cup Most Promising in Song & Dance Seren Deeks
• Rowe Trophy Best Male Dancer Michael Maple
• Johnson's Trophy For Sincerity Isabel Godden
• Genevieve Award Teacher's Best Choreography Amanda Tooms
• Sara Bakeri Musicality Brooke Fordyce
• Xara-Mae Shining Star Award 9 years & under Lucy James
• Zelia-Mae Award Most Outstanding Performance Conor Deeks
• Landon Jennings Choreographic Troupes Olivia Plummer
• Irene Tandy Memorial Shield For Endeavour April-Laurena Fifield