Congratulations to all our talented and brave musicians who took part in the Taunton Festival of the Arts music rounds, a regional competition for music performance.

Every child who took part took great leaps in their confidence to perform on stage in public. All achieved positive results, some achieved incredibly highly. A special mention to this large group of outstanding achievers:

Kayra J and Esme H won first place medals in two singing categories for performances as a show-stopping duo: Firstly, in the Pop Vocals competition, they came top of their category. Then in the Duet from a Musical category, they also came first place.

Daniella H – Winner of Blackdown Cup for solo piano performance 12 and under.

Chloe B – Winner of 8 and under category for solo piano performance.

Lydia P – Winner of Woodwind Solo category (saxophone)

Harry F – Winner of Jazz Brass Solo category (French Horn)

Faustine and Georgi – Winners of the Duet Category for beginners.

Emily D – Keynes Watt Trophy winner for solo violin performance 12 and under.

Emily D and James F – Winners of the Williamson Cup for an outstanding Duet Performance.

Luttrell Consort (Mia H, James F, Emily D) – A selection of our top TPS musicians in a chamber music group; they won the Vivienne Price Memorial Cup.

Alba M – Winner of Linda Marshall Cole trophy for Vocal Solo 10 and under.

Sophia O – A double winner! She won the Staplegrove Cup for Classical Vocal Solo 12 and under and also Vocal Solo from a Musical for her age category.