Thanet Music and Drama Festival

Affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance & Speech
The festival is entirely self-funding and receives no public financial support

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2008 Festival Bursary winners
2008 Festival Choral Prize winners
2008 Festival Clarendon Prize winners
2008 Festival Instrumental Prize winners

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2008 Festival Piano Prize winners
2006 Festival Speech & Drama Prize winners
2008 Festival Violin Duet Prize winners
2008 Festival Vocal Prize winners
2008 Festival Dane Court Samba Prize winners

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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
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