Thanet Music and Drama Festival

The festival is entirely self-funding and receives no public financial support

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Our Gala Concert, with the trophies awarded by BBC Presenter, Evan Davis.

Winners from the 2019 festival

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SPEECH & DRAMA

  • Cup for Speech (Yr 6 & under) Alyssa Yeung
  • Vinson Cup for Speech (Yrs7-9) Jean Hodge
  • Mary Raven Cup for Speech (yrs 10 and above) Sonia Copeland Bloom
  • McCleesh Cup - Reading Aloud at Sight Jean Hodge
  • Charles Dickens Plate Frances Parnell
  • Franks Trophy for Bible Reading (Year 8 and under) Ethan Patgunarajha-Jeyesuria
  • Margate Bible Society Cup Sonia Copeland Bloom
  • Lesley Nixon Shield for Choral Speech Not awarded
  • Thanet Stage School Shield for Mime Tilda Burgess
  • Gold Cup for Dramatic Achievement Charlotte Rose Moore
  • Dramatis Personnae Cup for Shakespeare Not awarded
  • The Chidwick Cup for Duologoue Henry Barker &Archie Butterfill
  • Roxanne Nixon Cup for Solo Dramatic Recital Hannah Lyell
  • The Mary Lord Cup for Group Drama Not awarded
  • The Lanes' (South East) Ltd Cup for overall achievement Ariadne Richardson

VOCAL

  • Gandolfo Cup (11 & under-Girls)  Harriet Tyman
  • Eileen Vesey Cup (13 & under-Girls)  Daisy Atkin
  • Prebble trophy (Boys - Solo)  Not awarded
  • Prebble Trophy (Junior, own choice)  Charlotte Copsey
  • Cup for Solo-(Girls, 16 & under)  Georgia Farrow
  • Rosebowl -Solo (18 & under)  Leonie Paige Carrette
  • Metronome (Art Song, Own Choice, senior)  Leonie Paige Carrette
  • Light Opera Cup (13 & under - Junior)  Hannah Lambert
  • Regan Cup (Light Opera-16& under)  Bradley Bissett/li>
  • Light Opera Cup (18 & under)  Charlotte Rose Moore
  • Cup for Vocal Solo & Accompaniment (Junior)  Ruby Dirksen & Francesca Coldham
  • Cup for Vocal Solo & Accompaniment (Senior)  Not awarded
  • Eileen Vesey memorial (Folk Song)  Zara Ansari
  • Yvonne Ives Cup for song in a Modern Style  Bradley Bissett
  • Prentice Trophy (Lieder)  Marika Landy
  • Edith Pritchard Memorial Cup (Highest Mark-adults)  Mollie Page
  • Senior Citizens' Trophy  Roger P. Lee
  • Thelma Springford Bursary for young accompanist  Francesca Coldham

CHORAL

  • Cup for choirs (Year 6 & under) Ramsgate Holy Trinity School
  • Cup for choirs (Years 7-13) Not awarded
  • Shield-choirs-Any age Not awarded

PIANO

  • Under 8  Asa Faux-Bowyer
  • Under 9  Zara Ansari
  • Under 10  Zara Ansari
  • Under 11 (Vivienne Frances)  Anna Uchnast
  • Under 12 (Mabel Adelaide Gull)  Anna Uchnast
  • Under 13  Ella Yu
  • Under 14  Ella Yu
  • Junior Cup (14-16)  Hannah Baker
  • Senior Cup  Finn Gape
  • Duet under 10  Antoni & Anna Uchnast
  • Duet under 13  Not awarded
  • Duet under 16  Not awarded
  • Junior Recital (Martin cash prize)  Yoshimi Faux-Bowyer
  • Senior Recital (Emptage Cash Prize)  Finn Gape
  • Ann Worden Trophy  Finn Gape
  • Millennium Cup  Yoshimi Faux-Bowyer
  • Blackburn Trophy  Mabel Dunbar Brunton
  • Olive Raven Cup  D'Angelo Lazar

INSTRUMENTAL

  • Cup for instrumental solo - strings Andrew Edginton
  • Valerie Wolfe memorial cup - Duo Grace & Thomas Choi
  • Adrienne Gandolfo cup - Recorder solo Joseph Walton
  • Cup for woodwind solo Reuben-James Gilbert
  • Bradstow cup for brass solo The Hall family
  • Cup for instrumental ensemble - up to 6 players The Choi Family Ensemble
  • Gillespie trophy for ensemble - 6+ players Not awarded

SIGNING CHOIRS

  • Shield - Signing choirs The Inspiration & Bromstone Choirs

DANCE

  • Richard George memorial cup Baby Theatre - Grace Rose Savoury/Lily Pearson
  • Page Barber Cup Baby Classical - Summer De Jong
  • E & C trophy - Zelia Tamulevicius
  • Warren Trophy - Lily Lems
  • Solomons Shield - Oliver Fall
  • Thanet District Town Council - Georgia Farrow
  • Broadstairs Cup Theatre Duets - Sarah Fair & Mia Gkikas/Georgia Farrow & Seren Deeks/Robyn Stewart & Seren Deeks
  • Festival cup Classical Duets - Jenna Crowe + Grace Filer
  • Katie Peach Junior Choreographic - Tabitha Cole
  • Choreographic Trophy Senior - Lily Stockley
  • Queenie Swan Memorial Trophy Junior Ballet - Grace Graham
  • Toni Elizabeth Senior Ballet - Oliva Stewart/Charlotte Ross-Gower/Georgia Farrow
  • Georgia Leigh Junior Tap - Sophie Easton/Bryson Decker
  • Laura Murray Senior Tap - Georgia Farrow
  • LRT National Junior - Zahara Monfries/Zelia Tamulevicius/Madeleine Swann
  • National Senior - Millie Kirkby/Leah Randall/Charlotte Rose-Moore
  • Summer Faye Junior Modern - Leonardo Austin-Brooks/Theo Hogben
  • Modern Cup Senior - Megan Hunt/Evie Milner/Robyn Stewart/Georgia Farrow
  • Laurel Cup Greek - Georgia Farrow
  • GOSH Song & Dance Junior - Isla Grasby/Megan Judge/Harriet Tyman
  • CDF Song & Dance Senior - Alicia Baldock/Georgia Farrow
  • Violet Bowler Memorial Junior Lyrical Modern - Harriet Tyman
  • Doris Dorban Snr Lyrical Modern - Megan Hunt/Evie Milner
  • Laura Ruth Junior Character - Lily Lewis/Eliza Saunders/Hannah Lambert
  • Patricia James Senior Character - Isabella Pemble/Evie Milner
  • KAPA Adult Cabaret - Not awarded
  • Classical Shield Junior Groups - Performance Academy
  • Roberts Trophy Senior Classical - Daluca Dance School
  • James Henry Junior Troupes - Elite Dance Academy
  • Robin Winbow Senior Troupes - Daluca Dance School
  • Elliott Gilbert Memorial Cup Most Promising Song & Dance - Charlotte Ross-Gower
  • Rowe Trophy Best Male Dancer - Leonardo Austin-Brooks/Mikey Colville
  • Johnson's Trophy For Sincerity - Zahara Monfries - Lyrical
  • Genevieve Award Teacher�s Best Choreography - Laura Murray for Georgia Farrow's tap
  • Sara Bakeri Musicality - Libby Cole - Modern
  • Xara-Mare Shining Star Award 9 years & under - Eden Haines
  • Zelia-Mae Award Most Outstanding Performance - Georgia Farrow
  • Landon Jennings Choreographic Troupes - Emma Louis Dance Troupe
  • Irene Tandy Memorial Shield For Endeavour - Molly Uden
  • Trios/Quartets - Beatrice Boyle, Rose Heather, Millie Hunt & Lucy Pollen/Hettie Cripps, Georgina Ing, Molly Flint, Ella Goldwin

The Miss Vyse Cup for overall achievement   Harriet Tyman

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