Winners from the 2025 festival

PIANO

• Under 8 Tilly Bradley
• Under 9 Not awarded
• Under 10 Felix Koller
• Under 11 (Vivienne Frances) Felix Koller
• Under 12 (Mabel Adelaide Gull) Felix Koller
• Under 13 Pippa Sharp
• Under 14 Edward Curtis
• Duet under 10 Not awarded
• Duet under 13 Not awarded
• Duet under 16 Teresa & Amalia Mostallino
• Junior Cup (14-16) Thea Curtis
• Senior Cup Madeleine McIver
• Junior Recital (Martin Cash Prize) Ethan Jennings
• Senior Recital (Emptage Cash Prize) Khema Weerasekera
• Blackburn Trophy Isla Parkins
• Millennium Cup Bohannon Herbert
• Ann Worden Trophy Madeleine McIver
• Valerie Jones Trophy Emily Borg
• The Kenneth Emptage Bursary Teresa & Amalia Mostallino

SPEECH & DRAMA

• Cup for Speech (Yr 6 & under) Daniel Payne
• Vinson Cup for Speech (Yrs7-9) Mabel Dunbar-Brunton
• Mary Raven Cup for Speech (yrs 10 and above) Jane Daulman
• McCleesh Cup - Reading Aloud at Sight Grace Miller
• Charles Dickens Plate Jane Daulman
• Franks Trophy for Bible Reading (Year 8 and under) Cosmin Popescu
• Margate Bible Society Cup (Year 9 and above) Joanna Duraisingham
• Lesley Nixon Shield for Choral Speech Not awarded
• Thanet Stage School Shield for Mime Gian Tarr
• Gold Cup for Dramatic Achievement Tilda Burgess
• Dramatis Personnae Cup for Shakespeare Eleanor Gracie
• The Chidwick Cup for Duologue Olivia Reeves & Ava-Sienna Hoyle
• Roxanne Nixon Cup for Solo Dramatic Recital Not awarded
• The Mary Lord Cup for Group Drama Not awarded
• The Lanes' (South East) Ltd Cup for overall achievement Mabel Dunbar-Brunton

INSTRUMENTAL

• Cup for instrumental solo - strings Lorin Serindag
• Valerie Wolfe memorial cup - Duo Oscar Sharp & Daniel Jennings
• Adrienne Gandolfo cup - Recorder solo Not awarded
• Cup for woodwind solo Emily Borg
• Bradstow cup for brass solo Peter Gregory
• Cup for instrumental ensemble - up to 6 players Not awarded
• Gillespie trophy for ensemble - 6+ players Not awarded
• Olive Raven Trophy Emily Borg

VOCAL

• Gandolfo Cup (11 & under-Girls) Rose Sibley
• Eileen Vesey Cup (13 & under-Girls) Abbie Jervis
• Cup for Solo-(Girls, 16 & under) Zara Ansari
• Rosebowl -Solo (18 & under) Libby Field
• Prebble trophy (Boys Set Solo) Freddie Walters
• Prebble Trophy (Junior, Art Song) Not awarded
• Metronome (Art Song, Own Choice, senior) Zara Ansari
• Light Opera Cup (11 & under - Junior) Rose Sibley
• Light Opera Cup (13 & under - Junior) Isla Grasby
• Regan Cup (Light Opera-16& under) Zara Ansari
• Light Opera Cup (18 & under) Libby Field
• Cup for Vocal Solo & Accompaniment (Junior) Not awarded
• Cup for Vocal Solo & Accompaniment (Senior) Not awarded
• Yvonne Ives Cup for song in a Modern Style Darcy Taylor
• Eileen Vesey memorial (Folk Song) Josephine Fuchs
• Prentice Trophy (Lieder) Marika Landy
• Senior Citizens' Trophy Not awarded
• Edith Pritchard Memorial Cup (Highest Mark-adults) Mariah Young
• Heather Grant Trophy (Adult Muiscal cup) Mariah Young
• Thelma Springford Bursary for young accompanist Not awarded

CHORAL

• Cup for choirs (Year 6 & under) Elite Dance Academy
• Cup for choirs (Yrs. 7-13) Echo Choir (CCGS)
• Cup for choirs (any age) Pick a Note/Trinity Graduates

SIGNING CHOIRS

• Myhill Shield for Junior Signing Choirs Inspiration Youth Signing Choir
• Paul Mills Cup for Adult Signing Choirs Inspiration Adult Signing Choir

DANCE

• Richard George memorial cup Baby Theatre Rosie Julian/Amelia Simms
• Page Barber Cup Baby Classical Amelia Simms
• E & C trophy Ava-Rae Timewell
• Warren Trophy Beatrice Lyon
• Solomons Shield Isabel Hales
• Thanet District Town Council Beau Stylianou
• Broadstairs Cup Theatre Duets Amelie Eeaston/Milly James
• Festival cup Classical Duets Bethany Payne/Ava-Rae Timewell
• Queenie Swan Memorial Trophy Junior Ballet Emmy Duggan
• Toni Elizabeth Senior Ballet Beau Stylianou
• Georgia Leigh Junior Tap Ava-Rae Timewell/Amelia Uzzell
• Laura Murray Senior Tap Zelia Tamuleviciuis/Amelie Easton/Milly James
• LRT National Junior Rosa Lewis
• National Senior Amelie Dekker
• Summer Faye Junior Modern Sohayla Takalobighashi
• Modern Cup Senior Beau Stylianou
• Laurel Cup Greek Amelie Easton/Amelie Dekker
• GOSH Song & Dance Junior Isla Grasby
• CDF Song & Dance Senior Beau Stylianou
• Violet Bowler Memorial Junior Lyrical Modern Sohayla Takalobighashi
• Doris Dorban Senior Lyrical Modern Beau Stylianou
• Laura Ruth Junior Character Ariana Lock
• Patricia James Senior Character Amelie Dekker/Amelie Easton
• Trios/Quartets Elena Gribble, Grace Coombs, Phoenix Austin-Brooks
• Elliott Gilbert Memorial Cup Most Promising in Song & Dance Norah Muyuka
• Rowe Trophy Best Male Dancer Cooper Geer
• Johnson's Trophy For Sincerity Ariana Lock
• Genevieve Award Teacher's Best Choreography Elite Dance Academy (Amy)
• Sara Bakeri Musicality Milly James
• Xara-Mae Shining Star Award 9 years & under Alexandra Kushaba
• Zelia-Mae Award Most Outstanding Performance Beau Stylianou
• Irene Tandy Memorial Shield For Endeavour Riley Plummer
• David Murray Shining Star 10 - 13 years Sohayla Takalobighashi
• Ruth's Memorial Cup Phoenix Austin - Brooks
• Classical Shield - Junior Groups Performance Academy of Theatre Arts
• Roberts' Trophy - Senior Classical Elite Dance Academy
• James Henry - Junior Troupes Elite Dance Academy
• Robin Winbow - Senior Troupes Elite Dance Academy

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Trophy List

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