Results from Carrickfergus Music Festival

A host of talented performers showcased their ability and picked up awards at this year's Carrickfergus Music Festival.
Winners at the Saturday night gala at Carrick Festival are, from left, Aimee Neill ,  Jack Dalrymple Trophy; Grainne White, James Graham Scholarship and The Rose Bowl; Niamh Lynch, most promising pianist; Daniel Kerr, songs from the shows, The McConnell Trophy and the overall award The McCullough Salver; and Holly Hewitt, CMFA Woodwind Trophy; included is Helen Deakin, Federation adjudicator from Cornwall. INCT 20-706-CONWinners at the Saturday night gala at Carrick Festival are, from left, Aimee Neill ,  Jack Dalrymple Trophy; Grainne White, James Graham Scholarship and The Rose Bowl; Niamh Lynch, most promising pianist; Daniel Kerr, songs from the shows, The McConnell Trophy and the overall award The McCullough Salver; and Holly Hewitt, CMFA Woodwind Trophy; included is Helen Deakin, Federation adjudicator from Cornwall. INCT 20-706-CON
Winners at the Saturday night gala at Carrick Festival are, from left, Aimee Neill , Jack Dalrymple Trophy; Grainne White, James Graham Scholarship and The Rose Bowl; Niamh Lynch, most promising pianist; Daniel Kerr, songs from the shows, The McConnell Trophy and the overall award The McCullough Salver; and Holly Hewitt, CMFA Woodwind Trophy; included is Helen Deakin, Federation adjudicator from Cornwall. INCT 20-706-CON

Results were as follows:

(April 25) Class 204, boys and girls 7 years - 1st C Grant 86, 2nd G Grey 85, 3rd A McCracken 84. 265, boys and girls primary 7 - 1st P Esfandiary 88, L Farrelly 87, 3rd R Gibson-McMeekin, P Walker 86. 205, boys and girls 7 years - 1st C Grant 86, 2nd K Thompson 85, 3rd G Grey, R Pollard 84. 260B, boys and girls primary 2 - 1st J Wylie 87, 2nds T Mills, C Tweedie 86, 3rd S Costello, E O’Neill 85.

259A, boys and girls primary one - 1st G Smyth 86, 2nds P Lyons, A McKee 85, 3rd P Murtagh, B Doak 84. 261B, boys and girls primary 3 - 1st, E McKibbin 86, 2nd R Fleming, G McIlroy, 85, 3rd A Kirkpatrick, K Manderson 84.

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213, boys and girls age 11 years - 1st A Nelson 87, 2nd S Syeda 86, 3rd D Ellis 85. 214, girls 11 years - 1st S Syeda 86. 249, bible reading 11, 12 and 13 years - 1st R Morrow 87, 2nd A Nelson 85, 3rd S Murphy 83. 224, own choice poem 11 and under 14 years - 1st S Murphy 86, 2nd R Morrow 85, 3rd A Graham 83.

241, prose reading 10 and 11 years - 1st A Nelson 86. 215, girls 12 years - 1st R Morrow 87. 238 quick study (prose) 12 and 13 years - 1st S Murphy 87. 216, boys 11 and 12 years - 1st S Murphy 88, 2nd D McAteer 86.

(April 26) 202, boys and girls age 6 - 1st Z Keating 87, 2nd O Gordon, L Berasik 85, 3rd A McKeown 84. 264B boy and girls primary six - 1st E Gaston 87, 2nd S Nesbitt, C McIlwaine 86, 3rd K Ellison, C Chambers 85.

203, boys and girls age six - 1st Z Keating 87, 2nd H McMillan 86, 3rd M Lennon 85. 263B, boys and girls primary five - 1st B McClean 87, 2nd R Byers, E Stirling 86, 3rd C Blair 85.

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262B, boys and girls primary four - 1st V Saljay 87, 2nd H Daniels 86, 3rd E Reid, A Brown, O Brown 85. 210, boys and girls 10 years - 1st C Magee 87, 2nd A Sweetnam, T Teague 86, 3rd H Nicholson 85. 237, quick study prose 10 and 11 years - 1st A Nelson 86, 2nd E Mackey 85, 3rd C Magee 84. 211, boy and girls age 10 years - 1st H Nicholson 87, 2nd C Magee 86, 3rd A Sweetnam 85.

217, boys and girls age 13 and 14 - 1st T Murphy, 88, 2nd A Magee 85. 242 prose reading ages 12 and 13 - 1st S Murphy 87. 221, a poet of our times, 14 years and over - 1st A Magee 86. 239, quick story/prose, 14, 15 and 16 years - 1st T Murphy 87.

250, bible reading 14, 15 and 16 years - 1st T Murphy 87, 2nd B Lee 86, 3rd G McCullough 85. 218, boys and girls 15 and 16 years - 1st B Lee 87, 2nd G McCullough 85. 230, recital class 14, 15 and 16 years - 1st T Murphy 88, 2nd A Magee 86.

222, humorous poem 14 years and over - 1st G McCullough 87, 2nd A Magee 86. 225, own choice poem 14 and over - 1st T Murphy 88, 2nd C McCullough 87, 3rd G McCullough, B Lee 86.

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(April 27) 206, boys and girls 8 years - 1st O Mackey 88, 2nd S Reid, A Owens 87, 3rd A Lennon 86. 261A, boys and girls primary three - 1st A Hughes 87, 2nd S Graham, J Esivbekpe 86, 3rd J Livingstone, R Petticrew, C Sweeney 85. 240, prose reading 8 and 9 years - 1st J McGrogan. 207, boys and girls age 8 years - 1st O Mackey 87, 2nd A Lennon 86, 3rd M Garvin 85.

236, quick study prose, 8 and 9 years - 1st O Mackey 86, 2nd J McGrogan 84. 263A, boys and girls primary five - 1st A Morrow 87, 2nd S Nerins 86, 3rd M Lyons, P Davidson 85. 262A, boys and girls primary four - 1st B Mawhinney 86, 2nd C Scott, E McCalmont 85, 3rd J Watson, E Turkington, L Cambridge, M Jardine 84.

(April 28) 244, prose reading age 17 years and over - 1st G Robinson 86, 2nd M Barnes 85. 220, Louis MacNeice 14 years and over - 1st G Robinson 88, 2nd C McCullough 85. 231, poetry reading 17 years and over - 1st M Barnes 87, 2nd G Robinson 86, 3rd K Glackin 84. 243, prose reading 14, 15 and 16 years - 1st T Murphy 87. 246, prepared speech 16 years and over - 1st M Barnes 87.

251, bible reading 17 years and over - 1st C McCullough 88, 2nd M Barnes 87, 3rd K Glackin 85. 223, sonnet 15 years and over - 1st G McCullough 88, 2nd C McCullough 87, 3rd G Robinson 86. 260A, boys and girls primary two - 1st J Smyth 87, 2nd L Kerr, E Glover 86, 3rd F Marlin, E Papaconstantinou 85. 208, boys and girls 9 years - 1st H Quinn 86, 2nd A Gordon 85.

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259B, boys and girls primary one - 1st O Burnside 89, G Erwin, A Neill 86, 3rd C McGookin, O Johnston 85. 248, bible speaking - 1st A Grey 86. 209, boys and girls 9 years - 1st H Quinn 86, 2nd C Mullan 85, M Lukasik 84.

226, to encourage an interest in Shakespeare - 1st K Edgar 88, 2nd T Murphy 87, 3rd N Edgar 86. 219, men and women 17 years and over - 1st G Robinson 86, 2nd C McCullough 85.

(April 29) 220, boys and girls age 4 and 5 - 1st C Grant 87, 2nd M Hamilton 86, 3rd T Bambideb, J Snoddy 85. 201, boys and girls age 4 and 5 year - 1st C Grant 88. 264A, boys and girls primary six - 1st S Courtney 86, 2nd M Hutton 85, 3rd L Forsythe, R McMinn 84.

268, choral verse speaking primary six and seven - 1st Carrick Model Primary School 86. 235, choral verse speaking 13 years and under - 1st St Nicholas’ Primary School 87. 255, junior one act play under 12 years - 1st St Nicholas’ Primary School 86. 253, duologue boys and girls age 12 to 14 - 1st K Edgar and N Edgar 89.

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(April 29) 270, The Kathleen McCarley Salver - Greenisland Primary School. Winner, J Wylie. 271, The Holmes-Phair Savler - Model Primary School. Winner, P Esfandiary. 272, The Anne McClure Cup - O Mackey.

227, The Mary C Kerr Trophy - T Murphy. 228, The Rose Bowl - G Robinson. The Murphy Trophy - C McCullough. The Sunnylands Primary School Trophy - St Nicholas’ Primary School. The Nelson Memorial Cup - A Magee. The Texaco Cup - K Edgar and N Edgar.

(May 5) 082, solo for boys and girls 5 and 6 years - 1st A Graham 84. 083, solo for boys and girls 7 and 8 years - 1st F Hillis 87, 2nd E McKenna, 3rd R Kennedy, I Brewster 85. 084, solo for boys and girls 9 and 10 years - 1st O Graham 87. 2nd J McVeigh, S Hamill, E Hanlon 86, 3rd S McClean 85.

085, vocal solo for girls age 11 and 12 years - 1st C McKinley 87, 2nd E Jenkins, S McKeegan 86, 3rd E Darling 85. 086, vocal girls solo 13 and 14 years - 1st H Glover 88, 2nd K Kerr 86, 3rd M Kempton, S Casement 85.

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096, vocal solo for boys age 9, 10 and 11 - 1st J McMasler 88. 097, vocal solo for boys age 12 and 13 years - 1st L Stanfield 87.

099, vocal solo for male voice 14-18 - 1st D Kerr 89. 007, junior male choir - 1st Eden Primary School 86. 12 , action song 11 years and under - 1st Sunnylands Primary School.

(May 6) 13, action song - 1st Hill Croft School 85. 14A choir - 1st Hill Croft School 85.

115, songs from a musical show 12 - 14 years - 1st S McBride 88, M Kempton 87, K Kerr 86. 95, Percy French - 1st D Capper 87. 113 - 1st J Lamont. 116, ensemble musical theatre - 1st K Kerr, K Matthews, H Bedi 88. 104, tenor solo - 1st J Lamont 85. 9, unison hymn singing 11 years and under - 1st Eden Primary School 87, 2nd Sunnylands Primary School 86, 3rd Acorn Integrated Primary School 85. 5, school choir - 1st Sunnylands Primary School 87, Eden Primary School 86, Ben Madigan Prep 85.

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(May 7) 23, piano grade 1 - T Cui 85. 24, piano grade 2 - 1st N Lynch 89, 2nd Z Kravcenko 87, R Joseph 86. Lowry Trophy - Eden Primary School. Simms Trophy - Carrickfergus Grammar School. ICI Trophy - Carrickfergus Grammar School. 25, piano grade 3 - 1st Y Choi 88, 2nd R Nethercott 87, 3rd M Panftlova, L O’Neill 85. 26, piano grade 4 - 1st M O’Neill 86. 31, piano duet 11 years and under - 1st R Neil and O Hale 84. 118 The Jack Dalrymple Trophy - A Neill.

114, song from a musical show and light opera - 1st D Kerr 92, 2nd A Neill 91, 3rd F Emelson, K Matthews 88. 115, The McConnell Trophy - D Kerr. £200 and Dorothy McCullough Silver Salver for the overall champion in music section, vocal, choral and instrumental - D Kerr. Most promising pianist - N Lynch. Most outstanding pianist and Holmes Piano Trophy - F Hickland. Overall strings player - G White. Overall brass player - S Brodison. Most promising brass - D Sharpe.