proudly presents

Pam Wedgwood

Teaching tips & Masterclass

Saturday 10^th March 2012

2pm Start at St Bartholomew’s Church, Royal Wootton Bassett, Wilts SN4 7AB

A teaching and performance session by Pam Wedgwood followed by a Masterclass. Please prepare any piece by Pam Wedgwood if you wish to participate in the Masterclass.

On Saturday 10th March Pam Wedgwood will hold a Masterclass where she will offer teaching tips covering both Piano and Instrumental works. Pam is very well known for her books used by many music learners. You may use her books yourself but if you would like to know more about her here is a little background:

Pam Wedgwood

Pam Wedgwood studied French Horn, Cello, Piano and Composition at the Trinity College of Music London. After graduating, she began a career as a professional horn player before taking up an appointment as a peripatetic instrumental music teacher in Surrey in the late 1970s. Pam began her long association with Faber Music in 1988 with the highly-acclaimed series Jazzin’ About, followed by the Up-Grade! series and the adult piano method It’s Never Too Late to Play Piano. She is recognised around the world as one the UK’s most prolific and successful composers of popular repertoire for young instrumentalists. Pam now concentrates on composing and workshops.

If you wish to take part, please download and complete the application form below:

Application Form

More about Pam Wedgwood from Faber Music

Class: GU8 Duets Grades 1 & 2

Award: WBAF Cup – Alice Williamson & Ruth Walters, 90

Class; GU1 Solo Preliminary

Award: Adjudication only – Joseph Giles

Class: GU2 Solos – Grades 1 & 2

Award; WBAF Cup – Alice Williamson, 91

Class: GU11 Ensemble – Primary School Age

Award: WBAF Plaque – Corinium Players A, 90

Class; GU14 Workshop for players up to Grade 2

Tuition by Adjudicator; Mark Ashford

Class; GU3 Solos – Grades 3 &4

Award; WBAF Cup – Luke Field, 90

Class: GU6 Solo – any age, own choice of piece

Award: Adjudication only – Ayrton Jimenez-Aldridge

Class; GU4 Solos – Grades 5 & 6

Award; WBAF Cup – Dodi Azmi, 89

Class: GU7 Duet accompanied by a teacher or senior player

Award; Adjudication only – Joe Cretney & partner

Class: GU9 Duets – Grades 3,4 & 5

Award: WBAF Cup – Eleanor Black & Natasha Ion, 89

Class: GU15 Workshop for Grades 3 and above

Tuition by Adjudicator; Mark Ashford

Class: GU13 Ensemble – all ages.

Award: WBAF Plaque – Corinium Players C, 87

Class: GU12 Ensemble – Secondary School Age

Award: WBAF Plaque – Corinium Players B, 88

Class: GU10 Duets – Grades 6,7 & 8

Award; WBAF Cup – Ella Brown & Helen Brown, 90

Class: GU5 Solos – Grades 7 & 8

Award: WBAF Cup – Helen Brown, 90

HIGHEST MARK FOR CLASSICAL GUITAR

Award: The Dreambase Studios Cup – Alice Williamson, 91

Debbie Lovell receives the Chairmans Cup for the Ellendune Entertainers

Class:  C5 Youth Singing Groups
Award:  WBAF Certificate – Not awarded

Class: V11 Folk Song (14 to 16 years)
Award: WBAF Folk Song Cup – Joanna Peskett  87

Class: V12 Folk Songs (17 and Over)
Award: WBAF Folk Song Trophy – Alan Fryer 86

Class: V3 Sacred and Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (14 to 16 years)
Award: WBAF Plaque – Beth Graham 86

Class: V4 Sacred and Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (17 and Over)
Award: Sacred and Spiritual Cup – Lynne Martin and Katherine Dubarry 86

Class: V5 Oratoria (17 and Over)
Award: WBAF Certificate – Shaun Holley 88

Class: V6 Opera (17 and Over)
Award:  WBAF Certificate – Alan Fryer 85

Class: V23 Duet – any combination of voices (17 and Over)
Award: WBAF Certificate Rose Little and Mervyn Penny 87

Rose Little and Mervyn Penny

Class: V12a British Songs (17 and Over)
Award: Adjudication Only – Alan Fryer 86

Class: V8 Operetta including Gilbert and Sullivan (17 and Over)
Award: WBAF Certificate – Michael Viret 85

Class: C6 Adult Singing Groups (max 10 voices)
Award: Dora Spackman Cup – Occasions & First Monday of the Month both with 86

Occasions

Class: C8 Church Music Groups & Choirs (max 10 voices)
Award: Certificate – Wootton Bassett Praise Group 87

Class: C7 Community Choirs
Award: WBAF Certificate – Ellendune Entertainers 88

Ellendune Entertainers

Class: C2 Primary Choirs
Award: WBAF Primary School Cup – Cherhill Sing Up Group 88

Class: C3 Secondary School Choirs
Award: WBAF Certificate – Wootton Bassett School Yr7 & 8 Junior Voices 86

Class: V1 Sacred & Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (8 to 10 years)
Award: WBAF Plaque – Matilda Wale 89

Class: V9 Folk Songs (8 to 10 years)
Award: Wendy Roberts Trophy – Matilda Wale 87

Class: V13 Musicals & Films (8 to 10 years)
Award: George Hicks Memorial Trophy – Chloe Bell 88

Class: V2 Sacred & Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (11 to 13 years)
Award: WBAF Sacred & Spiritual Cup – Florence Shirnia 86

Class: V10 Folk Songs (11 to 13 years)
Award: WBAF Folk Cup – Lucy Jenkins 88

Class: V14 Musicals and Films (11 to 13 years)
Award: WBLOS Shield – Abigail Daniels 88

Sheila Dunn presents WBLOS Shield to Abigail Daniels

Class: PG3 Pianos Grade 3 & 4
Award: WBAF Piano Cup – Oliver Wing 87

Class: M3 Modern Instrumental (14 to 16 years)
Award: WBAF Jazz Group Cup – Faye Rogers (Sax) 87

Faye Rogers

Class: E3 Family & Friends
Award: WBAF Certificate – Richard Appleby & Robin Foulkes 84

Class: PD2 Piano Duet (16 and Under)
Award: WBAF Plaque – Akane & Yuriko Gonda 90

Akane and Yuriko Gonda

Class: PS3 Piano Solos (11 to 12 years)
Award: The Chaplin Piano Trophy – Akane Gonda 88

Class: MP2 Modern Piano Solo (11 to 13 years)
Award: The Corinium Stoves Cup – Yuriko Gonda 88

Class: PS4 Piano Solos (13 to 14 years)
Award: WBAF Piano Cup – Sai Shimizu 88

Sai Shimizu

Class: PG5 Piano Grade 7 & 8
Award: The Davies Trophy – Lewis Sayle 87

Class: MP1 Modern Piano (8 to 10 years)
Award: WBAF Jazz Cup – Daniel Davis 88

Class: PS1 Piano Solo (8 years and under)
Award: WBAF Piano Solo Cup – Freya Ong  88

Class: PG1 Piano Grade Preliminary
Award: Adjudication only

Class: PS2 Piano Solo (9 to 10 years)
Award: Jan Davies Cup – Oliver Wing 87

Class: PG2 Piano Grades 1 and 2
Award; SPS Stationary Ltd.Cup – Louise Burois 88

Class: E2 String Ensemble
Award: WBAF Ensemble Cup – Academy Strings 85

Class: S4 Bowed Strings Grade 7 and over
Award: WBAF Senior Strings Cup – Anahaita Falaki 84

Anahaita Falaki

Class: MP3 Modern Piano (14 to 16 years)
Jazz Cup – Lewis Sayle 89

Class: PG4 Piano Grades 5 and 6
WBAF Piano Grade Cup – Elizabeth Cope 86

Class: PS5 Piano Solo (15 to 16 years)
Award: John Davies Cup – Lewis Sayle 90

Lewis Sayle

Class: MP4 Modern Piano (17 years and over)
Award: Lis McDermott Cup – Emma Douglas 84

Class: PS6 Piano Solo (17 years and over)
Award: The Debbie Lovell Cup – Sue Wilson 85

Class: S3 Bowed Strings Grades 5 and 6
Award; WBAF Plaque – Ciara Parker-Northeast 88

Class: W 3A Recorders Grades 5 and 6
Award: WBAF Plaque – Ciara Parker-Northeast 88

Class: W2 Woodwind Grades 3 and 4
Award: Wootton Bassett Orchestra Cup – Felicity Woolnough 88

Felicity Woolnough

Class: W1 Woodwind (up to and including Grade 2)
Award: WBAF Woodwind Cup – Hayley Gough 85

Class: W3 Woodwind Grades 5 and 6
Award: Woodwind Cup – Polly Bevan 87

Polly Bevan

Class: E1 Primary School Ensemble
Award: Brian Taylor Music Trophy – Noremarsh Junior School Woodwind 85

Class: E2 Secondary School Ensemble
Award: The Chaplin Cup Instrumental – Wootton Bassett School Flutes 87

Class: B3 Brass Grades 5 and 6
Award: Swindon Concert Band Cup – Oliver Bullock 84

Class: B2 Brass Grades 3 and 4
Award: WBAF Brass Cup – Alexander Harris 84

Class: S1 Bowed Strings (up to and including Grade 2)
Award; WBAF Medal – Tesni Beautyman 85

Class: S2 Bowed Strings Grades 3 and 4
Award: WBAF Medal – Ellie Hyde-Bates 85

Class: PD1 Piano Duets (11 years and under)
Award: WBAF Medals – Luke Smith and Jacob Smith 86

Luke Smith and Jacob Smith

Class: Keyboard
Adjudication – Aavirbhat Mohan

Class: V17 Modern Pop Songs (8 to 10 years)
Award: WBAF Medal – Meghan Williams 82

Class: V18 Modern Pop Songs (11 to 13 years)
Award: WBAF Medal – Emily Price 86

Class: V18A Modern Pop Songs ( 14 to 16 years)
Award: WBAF Medal – Joanna Peskett 87

Highest Mark in Modern Pop Songs
Award: The Sheila Dunn Trophy – Joanna Peskett

Joanna Peskett

Class; V15 Musicals and Films (14 to 16 years)
Award: The Sheila Harrod Trophy – Joanna Peskett 86

Class: V16 Musicals and Films (17 and over)
Award: WBAF Show Tunes Cup – Mike Viret 85

Mike Viret

Class: V21 Duets (11 to 13 years)
Award: Medals – Lucy Jones and Lucy Jenkins 88

Class: V22 Duets (14 to 16 years)
Award: Medals – Killian and Francesca Scott 83

Highest Mark in Duets
Award: WBAF Duet Cup – Lucy Jones and Lucy Jenkins

Class M2 Modern Instrumental
Award; WBAF Plaque – Francesca Scott 85

Class; JUST FOR FUN – The Music of James Bond
Award: The David Radway Trophy – Elliot, Florence, Julian, & Libby Shirnia

Elliot, Florence, Julian and Libby Shirnia

THE MUSIC CHAIRMAN’S TROPHY awarded at the Highlights Concert to :

Ellendune Entertainers – M.D. Debbie Lovell

Ellendune Entertainers CLOSE UP!

Bowed Strings

Recorders

Woodwind

Flutes

Primary School Ensemble

Secondary School Ensemble

Brass

Piano Duets

Keyboard

Modern Pop Songs

Musicals and Films

Duet

Modern Instrumental

Just for Fun – The Music of James Bond

HIGHLIGHTS CONCERT – starting at 6.30pm we have a selection of some of the most outstanding performances of the Festival. We will not be charging for tickets to the concert but will be asking for donations instead.

Modern Piano (Jazz)

Piano Solo – classes arranged according to age

Piano Grades – Preliminary, 1, 2, 5, 6

Bowed Strings

Ensemble

Tickets for today are £2.50 or £4.00 for as Season Ticket which covers all four days.

St Bartholomew and All Saints Church starting at 1pm

• Primary School Choirs
• Secondary School Choirs
• Sacred and Spiritual Songs
• Folk Songs
• Songs from Musicals and Films

The Memorial Hall starting at 3.30pm

• Piano Grades 3 & 4

The Memorial Hall starting at 6.30pm

• Modern Instrumental
• Piano Duet
• Piano Solo – classes arranged according to age
• Piano Grades 7 and 8

Tickets for today are £2.50 or £4.00 for as Season Ticket which covers all four days. You can buy these in advance from Brian Taylor Music or on the door.

Here’s what you can see and hear:

• Youth Singing Groups
• Folk Songs
• Sacred and Spiritual Songs
• Oratorio
• Opera
• Duet
• British Song
• Operetta
• Adult Singing Groups
• Church Music Groups and Choirs
• Community Choirs.

Tickets for today are £2.50 or £4.00 for as Season Ticket which covers all four days. You can buy these in advance from Brian Taylor Music or on the door.

This evening’s performances are at St Bartholomew and All Saints Church starting at 6.30pm and should conclude by 9.00pm.

Hope to see you there.

To help you to decide what to watch and when we have outlined a Timetable for the Music Festival below. We hope to see you there!

THURSDAY 23^RD JUNE 2011 (Evening)
St. Bartholomew’s & All Saints Church

6.30pm

C5 Youth Singing Groups (not school)
V11 Folk Song (14 to 16 years)
V12 Folk Song (Age 17 and over)

7.15pm

V3 Sacred & Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (14 to 16 years)
V4 Sacred & Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (Age 17 and over)
V5 Oratorio (Age 17 and over)
V6 Opera (Age 17 and over)
V23 Duet – any combination of voices (Age 17 and over)
V12A British Song (Age 17 and over)
V8 Operetta including Gilbert & Sullivan (Age 17 and over)

8.15pm

C6 Adult Singing Groups (maximum 10 voices)
C8 Church Music Groups & Choirs
C7 Community Choirs

FRIDAY 24^TH JUNE 2011 (Afternoon)
St. Bartholomew’s & All Saints Church

1.00pm

C2 Primary School Choirs
C3 Secondary School Choirs

2.00pm

V1 Sacred & Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (Age 8 to 10 years)
V9 Folk Songs (8 to 10 years)
V13 Musicals & Films (8 to 10 Years)

2.30pm

V2 Sacred & Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (11 to 13 years)
V10 Folk Songs (11 to 13 years)
V14 Musicals & Films (11 to 13 years)

FRIDAY 24^TH JUNE 2011 (Afternoon)
The Memorial Hall

3.30pm

PG3 Piano Grades 3 and 4

FRIDAY 24^TH JUNE 2011 (Evening)
The Memorial Hall

6.30pm

M3 Modern Instrumental (14 to 16 years)
PD2 Piano Duet (16years and under)
PS3 Piano solo (11 to 12 years)
MP2 Modern Piano (11 to 13 years)

8.00pm

PS4 Piano Solo (Age 13 to 14 years)

8.45pm

PG5 Piano Grades 7 and 8

SATURDAY 25^TH JUNE 2011 (Morning)
The Memorial Hall

9.00am

MP1 Modern Piano (8 to 10 years)
PS1 Piano Solo (8 and under)
PG1 Piano grade Preliminary

10.45am

PS2 Piano Solo (9 to 10 Years)

SATURDAY 25^TH JUNE 2011 (Afternoon)
The Memorial Hall

1.30pm

PG2 Piano Grade 1 and 2

3.45pm

E2 String Ensemble

4.00pm

S4 Bowed Strings Grade 7 and over

SATURDAY 25^TH JUNE 2011 (Evening)
The Memorial Hall

6.30pm

MP3 Modern Piano (14 to 16 years)

7.15pm

PG4 Piano Grades 5 and 6
PS5 Piano Solo (15 to 16 years)

8.30pm

MP4 Modern Piano (17 years and over)
PS6 Piano Solo (17 years and over)

SUNDAY 26^TH JUNE 2011 (Morning)
The Memorial Hall

9.00am

S3 Bowed Strings Grades 5 and 6
W3A Recorders Grades 5 and 6
W2 Woodwind Grades 3 and 4
W1 Woodwind – Flutes (up to and including Grade 2)
W3 Woodwind Grades 5 and 6

10.30am

E1 Primary School Ensemble
E2 Secondary School Ensemble

11.30am

B3 Brass Grades 5 and 6
B2 Brass Grades 3 and 4
S1 Bowed Strings up to and including Grade 2
S2 Bowed Strings Grades 3 and 4
PD1 Piano Duets (11 years and under)

SUNDAY 26^TH JUNE 2011 (Afternoon)
The Memorial Hall

1.30pm

Keyboard (Adjudication only)
V17 Modern Pop Songs (8 to 10 years)
V18 Modern Pop Songs (11 to 13 years)
V18A Modern Pop Songs (14 to 16 years)
V19 Modern Pop Songs (17 years and over)

2.45pm

V15 Musicals & Films (14 to 16 years)
V16 Musicals & Films (17 years and over)
V21 Duet (11 to 13 years)
V22 Duet (14 to 16 years)

3.30pm

M2 Modern Instrumental
JUST FOR FUN – The music of James Bond

6.30PM SUNDAY 26^TH JUNE 2011
THE MEMORIAL HALL

THE MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS CONCERT

SPEECH AND DRAMA

PATRICIA HAMMOND LLAM PGCA. HON FLAM.,

Patricia Hammond has been a teacher of speech, drama and theatre studies since 1968 having established a theatre school with her late husband. She transferred ownership of the school to an ex-student several years ago.  Many of her students have worked professionally in theatre, television, film and radio appearing in numerous productions in Europe, London and the provinces including The National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Seventeen ex-students have now opened their own schools of performing arts both in the UK and overseas.

She has been examining and adjudicating for very many years and has travelled frequently for the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).  Her work has taken her to all parts of the British Isles, Kenya, California, Singapore, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong.  She is an adjudicator member of the British and International Federation of Festivals.  Patricia has provided demonstration classes and Master Classes in Verse Speaking and Devised Performance a LAMDA McGowan Theatre and has co-written with Alison Muir a book entitled “Mime and Improvisation” published by LAMDA/Oberon Books and is currently writing another book.  She is actively involved in community arts and serves on a number of consultative panels relating to conservation, arts projects and animal welfare, serving also as a Drama Officer for Bromley Arts Council.  She is very much looking forward to her first visit to the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival 2011.

Tish Nicoll  LGSM,  Dip CE,  MSTSD,  FESB

Tish Nicoll is a Fellow of The English Speaking Board; a member of The Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama; a member of The British Voice Association, and a Member of the Panel of Speech and Drama Adjudicators of the British and International Federation of Festivals.

Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Tish is a Licentiate of The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.  She has a wide range of experience in teaching all age groups in schools, colleges and the business world.  Tish now lives in Oxfordshire and works freelance. She is visiting lecturer in Vocal Communications in colleges in the UK and in Italy. She also examines for The English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. and was their Chief Examiner for seven years. She has travelled widely both in the UK and overseas lecturing, running workshops, examining and adjudicating and in 2007 was honoured to become Patron of “Oracy Australia Assoc.”

As well as “Voice Over” work for advertising, Tish has television experience as a performer and stage experience as a performer and a director. She is also a trained singer, specialising in recitals of poetry and song.

From an early age Tish took part in Festivals and well remembers how it feels to be a participant!  Now, herself a Festival organiser and adjudicator, she knows the importance of these events and welcomes the opportunities offered to performers of all ages, giving them a platform for their work and a chance to celebrate music, poetry and drama.

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

Barrie Willerton

Barrie Willerton has spent a life-time in art and design education.  He was Head of Faculty; Design Technology and Art & Design, at Wootton Bassett School for 25 years.  He has been involved in the development and implementation of vocational education working for City & Guilds and examination boards, in establishing GNVQ courses in Art & Design at Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced levels.  He was also Principle Examiner for GNVQ Art & Design at all levels for AQA.  He is co-author (with Sylvia Willerton) of books for art courses in secondary education and for Business and Professional Practices in Art & Design.  As an artist, he works from studios at home, principally in print-making and has exhibited in Birmingham and locally.

Sylvia Willerton

Sylvia Willerton has a wide range of experience in the field of Art, Craft and Design as a practitioner, teacher and writer.  She was Chair of Examiners for VCE, GNVQ and GCSE applied art and design qualifications at AQA and Chief Examiner at CGLI.  She has extensive experience as a consultant, researcher and adviser with national and regional authorities and councils, including National Council for Vocational Qualifications; Schools Curriculum Assessment Authority; Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and Awarding Bodies.  She has been involved in the specifications, development and assessment of a wide range of art and design qualifications from National Curriculum to National Diplomas.  Her 24 years in teaching was spread across Secondary and Further and Higher Education. Publications have mainly focussed on assessment, professional practice and vocational assignments, while her work has been exhibited mainly in London and Birmingham. She studied fine art at St Martin’s, London; education at Leicester and has a doctorate from Sussex University.

FILM

Mark Kenna, BEng. (Hons) | AMPS

Mark started his career in 1989 with Rolls Royce, specialising in Electronics, Music Technology, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics at the University of York.  In 1997 Mark joined Dolby Laboratories and as Senior Consultant, provided technical and creative support to the international motion picture industry, helping many first time productions and independent filmmakers through post production, working on over 600 films in more than 100 film studios, cinemas and film laboratories worldwide.

Mark has worked with all the major studios including Disney and Warner Bros.; toured Scandinavia with Baz Luhrmann; provided support at the Cannes Film Festival; completed the first Dolby Digital mixes in the Czech Republic and Egypt; provided consultancy services for new studios in Thailand and Denmark and has completed work for George Lucas, Tim Burton and Ken Loach.

In September 2009, he started Dreambase Studios Limited, a sound post facility specialising in bespoke sound for independent films and digital media.  He continues to provide international sound consultancy services and produce high end media content.

Mark is a full member of AMPS (Association of Motion Picture Sound).

Alex Hudd, BSc | AMPS

After studying for a degree in Electronic Engineering, Alex worked for professional audio company Dolby Laboratories and spent eleven years as a Sound Consultant to the film industry, working on over 200 original film productions.  Alex has extensive experience in film sound post production all over the world, including motion picture film laboratory, digital cinema work and product development.

He continues to provide a variety of sound services for independent films and digital media from his company Dreambase Studios, based in Wootton Bassett, who also provide high quality video productions.  Alex’s picture editing was shortlisted for the BBC’s Digital Revolution short film competition in 2010.

He is writing several screenplays and developing his own music catalogue, and is a full member of AMPS (Association of Motion Picture Sound) and the PRS (Performing Rights Society).

CREATIVE WRITING

Phil Kirby

Phil began trying to write things around 1984, just after starting an English teaching career. In the late 80s he had couple of journalistic pieces published in a local newspaper. In the early 90s Phil started getting poems published in literary magazines/journals. His first poetry pamphlet of work that had appeared in magazines was published through his own Waldean Press in 1993. A second one in ’94 to coincide with the fact that he was awarded an East Midlands Arts Writer’s Bursary ‘94 and a place on their ‘New Voices’ reading tour. A third pamphlet was published through Shoestring Press, Nottingham, in 1997. He ran Waldean Press from 1993-98, publishing work by 8 other poets and receiving an East Midlands Arts subsidy for quality work. Also during this time he taught many adult writing classes, mostly through WEA. A short story was published by ‘nthposition’ on-line journal 2005. And his first full poetry collection: ‘Watermarks’, was published by Arrowhead Press, 2009. He has given subsequent readings in Cirencester and Islington. New poems continue to appear in magazines and he is expecting a group of poems to appear in the near future in an anthology being prepared by Brittle Star magazine. He has recently completed his first children’s/teenage novel and is hoping, eventually, to find a publisher for that, too.

CLASSICAL GUITAR

Mark Ashford ARAM, GRSM (Hons), Prof Cert (Hons), LRAM

Mark Ashford is an internationally renowned performer and teacher. He began his formal musical education as a scholarship student at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester at the age of 12. He then won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music, London from where he graduated with first class honours. Mark then completed his studies with the eminent guitarist David Russell in Vigo, Spain.

He is a prize winner at many national and international competitions including the Guitar Foundation of America, Alessandria International Guitar Competition (Italy), Scandinavian International Guitar Competition, Julian Bream Prize, and BBC Radio 2 Young Musician. He has performed as a soloist at major venues including, Buckingham Palace, the Wigmore Hall, South Bank Centre, Queens Hall (Edinburgh) and St George’s (Bristol). In 2004 Mark was honoured to record Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Nicholas Cleobury. This led to a successful concerto tour of many venues throughout the UK including Fairfied Halls (Croydon) and Bridgewater Hall, (Manchester). He was course director at the Bath International Guitar Festival for six years and is now head of guitar at the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music. He regularly gives masterclasses at the leading Conservatoires of Music and is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for his achievements in the music profession.

Here is a list of the winners!

G1 Solos – Preliminary. (Unmarked adjudication only)

4 entries

G1A Accompanied Duet (Unmarked adjudication only)

3 entries

G2 Solos – Grades 1 & 2

15 entries.    Highest mark – Luke Field [89]

G3 Solos – Grades 3 & 4

10 entries.    Highest mark – Cameron Frost [86]

G4 Solos – Grades 5 & 6

9 entries.     Highest mark – Kyun Kim [88]

G5 Solos – Grades 7 & 8

6 entries.     Highest mark – Chris. Stone[87]

G7 Duets – Grades 1&2

5 entries.     Highest mark – Luke Field & Alfie Jones [89]

G8 Duets – Grades 3, 4 & 8

6 entries.     Highest mark – Lucas Landure & Cameron Frost [88]

G9 Duets – Grades 6 7 & 8

2 entries.     Highest mark – Ella Brown & Helen Brown [87]

G10 Ensemble – Primary School Age

3 entries.     Highest mark – Lydiard Primary School [87]

G11 Ensemble – Secondary School Age

5 entries.     Highest mark – Deer Park School [86]

G12 Ensemble – Any age

2 entries.     Highest mark – Corinium Players A [86]