There were over 200 entries for this exciting new competition organised by Cambridge Youth Music. The competition was open to instrumentalists and singers aged 10 to18 years, who live or attend schools in Cambridgeshire. The winner, saxophonist Ellie McMurray, was awarded a prize of £250 and invited to perform at a public concert with an orchestra at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge. She and other finalists have since been offered a number of performing opportunities, including a concert in the Cambridge Musical Festival in November 2006.
The competition will be held every two years. Preliminary details of the 2008 event can be found here.
Class winners from the preliminary rounds:
Brass 10-12 Bethany Laws
Brass 13-15 James Davison
Brass 16-18 Katie Warner
Piano 10-12 Anan Ju
Piano 13-15 Jongsun Woo
Piano 16-18 Phoebe Chambre
Strings 10-12 Joint Winners: William Aitchison, Alex Cook
Strings 13-15 Helena Buckie
Strings 16-18 Helena See
Voice 10-12 Philip Sansom
Voice 13-15 Olivia Fitzsimons
Voice 16-18 Nicholas Payne
Wind 10-12 Emily May
Wind 13-15 Joint Winners: Bibi Blythe, Ellie McMurray
Wind 16-18 James Elston
Percussion 16-18 Vincent Huair-Yu Chen
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