2008 Festival
The dates and venues for the 2008 festival were as shown below:
- Instrumental: March 1st, Dane Court Grammar School, Broadstairs
- Dance: March 2-16th, Birchington Village Centre
- Speech & Drama: March 11-14th, Broadstairs Pavilion
- Piano: March 8th, Canterbury Christ Church University
- Vocal & Choral: February 28-29th, March 1st, St Philip's Church, Cliftonville
- Prizegiving / Concert: March 18th (Tuesday), Margate Winter Gardens
The list of trophy winners from the 2008 Thanet Music and Drama Festival is as follows.
Instrumental prize winners
- Cup for Woodwind Solo: TIE: Alexander Chadwick & Robyn Underhill
- Bradstow Cup for Brass Solo: Isabelle Draper
- Cup for Instrumental Solo - Strings: Rory Parker
- Cup for Instrumental Ensemble - up to 6 players: P.B.W.A. Jones Ensemble
- Gillespie Trophy for Ensemble - 6+ players: Clarendon House
- Adrienne Gandolfo Cup - Recorder Solo: Not awarded
- Valerie Wolfe Memorial Cup - Duo: Fiona Worledge & Ben Jones
Speech & Drama prize winners
- Cup for School Drama: King Ethelbert School
- Thanet Stage School Shield for Mime:Thierry Preston
- McCleesh Cup - Reading Aloud at Sight:Francesca Lewns
- Mary Raven Cup for Speech - 14-18: Alexander Wolfe
- Vinson Cup for Speech: Maxim Sealey
- Cup for Speech - 11 & under Emily Taylor
- Lesley Nixon Shield for Choral Speech: Stagecoach
- Roxanne Nixon Cup for Solo Dramatic Recital: Not awarded
- Gold Cup for Dramatic Achievement: Quarterdeck Performing Arts
- Ron Lane Award: Harvey Cawdron
- Dramatis Personnae Cup for Shakespeare: Alexander Wolfe
- Franks Trophy (Bible Reading 12 & under): Madeline St.Clair-Baker
- Margate Bible Society Cup (13-19): Not awarded
Choral prize winners
- Shield for Choirs Singing Sacred Music: Wellesley House Chapel Choir
- Shield for Choirs - Any Age: Clarendon House Grammar School
- Cup for Choirs - 15 & under: St Lawrence College Kirby Choir
- Shield for Choirs - Any Age: Song from the Shows Not awarded
- Cup for Choirs - 11 & under: Haddon Dene School Choir
- Cup for Modern Cantata: TIE Foreland Special School / St Lawrence College Kirby Choir
Vocal prize winners
- Gandolfo Cup - Vocal Solo 11 & under: Molly Mallon
- Eileen Vesey Cup - Vocal Solo: Alice Brown
- Prebble Trophy - Junior Own Choice: Molly Mallon
- Prebble Trophy - Boys' Solo: Joseph Vint
- Cup for Solo Singing - Girls 16 & under: Eve Howe
- Rosebowl - Solo Singing 18 & under: Emily Brown
- Metronome - Highest Mark Own Choice: Rachel Gillingham
- Light Opera Cup - Junior: Molly Mallon
- Regan Cup for Light Opera/Musical (16 & under): Michael Bones
- Light Opera Cup - Senior: Rachel Gillingham
- Cup for Vocal Solo & Accompaniment - Junior: Not awarded
- Cup for Vocal Solo & Accompaniment - Senior: Not awarded
- Eileen Vesey Memorial Cup - Folk Song: Emily Brown
- Prentice Trophy - Lieder: Eleanor Gracie
- Tina Burge Junior Recital Cup: Not awarded
- Edith Pritchard Memorial Trophy - Adult: Heather Coker
- 'Macey Old Father Time' Vocal Solo - Senior Citizens: Pauline Banks
Pianoforte prize winners
- Piano Solo - under 8: Megan Bithel-Vaughan
- Piano Solo - under 9: Megan Bithel-Vaughan
- Piano Solo - under 10: Saskia Bibb
- Piano Solo - under 11: Joanne Pearson-Farr
- Piano Solo - under 12: Jennifer Mantell
- Piano Solo - under 13: Abigail Scott
- Piano Solo - under 14: James Genders
- Piano Solo - 14-16: Alexander Chadwick
- Piano Solo - Senior: Not awarded
- Cup for Piano Duet - under 10: Bethia & Martha Carter
- Cup for Piano Duet - under 13: Not awarded
- Cup for Piano Duet - under 16: Victoria Ma / Jennifer Pearson-Farr
- Junior Recital Class - Cash Prize (Given by Mr George Martin): Jennifer Pearson-Farr
- Senior Recital Class - Cash Prize (Given by Mr & Mrs K. Emptage): Mark Prentice-Whitney
- Ann Worden Trophy - Best Musician: Alexander Chadwick
- Millennium Cup: Mark Prentice-Whitney
Dance prize winners
- Richard George Memorial Cup - 'babies': Georgia Farrow
- E & C Trophy - 6-7: Louise Hearn
- Warren Trophy for Dance - 8-9: Emily Clark
- Solomons Shield for Dance - 10-13: Ella Gauntlett
- Thanet District Council Trophy - 14 & over: Bethany Terry & Amber King
- Broadstairs Town Council Cup for Theatre Duets: Ella Gauntlett & Eleanor Brookes
- Festival Cup for Classical Duets: Natasha McGee & Victory Murphy
- Katie Peach Choreographic Trophy - Junior: Olivia Plummer
- Choreographic Cup - Senior: Clare Lancaster
- Page Mason Trophy - Choreographic Duet: Ella Gauntlett & Eleanor Brookes
- Junior Ballet: Emmeline Savory
- Toni Elizabeth Trophy - Highest Mark in Ballet: Bethany Terry
- Georgia Leigh Trophy - Junior Tap: Ella Gauntlett
- Laura Murray Trophy - Senior Tap: Amber King
- National Trophy - Highest Mark: Bethany Terry
- Modern Cup - Highest Mark: Amber King
- Laurel Cup - Highest mark in Greek: Morgan Vinall
- G O S H - Song & Dance Junior: Marcus Louch, Morgan Vinall, Ella Gauntlett
- CDF Award for Song & Dance: Jessica Murphy
- Junior Lyrical Modern: Chloe Chapman
- Dori Dorban Cup - Lyrical Modern: Amber King
- Patricia James Cup - top mark in Character: Amber King
- Trio/Quartet Cup: TIE: India Osborne, Jessica North, Florance Yilma & Rebecca Joyce // Amber King, Bethany Terry & Michaela Wallbank
- KAPA Improvisation Trophy - Junior: Jasmin Phillips & Florence Yilma
- Claire Jennings Improvisation Cup - Senior: Hannah Staff
- Classical Junior: Dance Alley
- Roberts Trophy - Classical Group: Dance Alley
- James Henry Trophy - Troupe Junior: Studio Six
- Robin Winbow Cup - Troupe Senior: Studio Six
- Elliott Gilbert Memorial Cup - Most Promising Performance in Song & Dance: Hannah Staff
- Rowe Trophy - Best Male Dancer: Jack Grieves
- Johnson's Trophy for Sincerity: Victoria Murphy
- Genevieve Award - Best Choreographer solo: Not awarded
Bursaries
- Olive Raven Bursary (Speech & Drama): Thierry Preston
- Miss Vyse Bursary (Vocal & Choral): Rachel Gillingham
- Pam Martin Bursary - Senior Citizen Vocal Solo: Pauline Banks
- BJ Translations Bursary for Foreign Readings: Not awarded
- Thelma Springford Award for Accompaniment: Not awarded
