The Alleynian 708 2020

THE ALLEYNIAN 708 | OUT OF THE ORDINARY

THE ALLEYNIAN 708 | OUT OF THE ORDINARY

MUSIC

CLASS 1 BEGINNER

FIRST PRIZE

HUGO WILLIAMS (YEAR 3)

KEYS TO SUCCESS

SECOND PRIZE THIRD PRIZE

MICHAEL SUEN-SOKIRI (YEAR 3) JEREMY ULLMAN (YEAR 5) AARAV POKHARNA (YEAR 4)

HIGHLY COMMENDED

CLASS 2 GRADES 1–3

FIRST PRIZE

HENRY FINDLAY (YEAR 6) BEN KETTELEY (YEAR 6)

SECOND PRIZE

INIGO LUDFORD-THOMAS (YEAR 6) ALEXANDER PISA (YEAR 7)

THIRD PRIZE (JOINT)

ALEX HEMPLE (YEAR 10) REPORTS ON THE PIANO COMPETITION

SASHA BENN (YEAR 5) SAM COUNT (YEAR 3) NOAH KAY (YEAR 3) ADAM STOREY (YEAR 7)

HIGHLY COMMENDED

T he 24th Annual Piano Competition was held for pupils in Years 3 to 13. The judge was the international concert pianist and Artistic Director of Piano Week festival, Samantha Ward. After impressive performances from all of the competitors, making the judging a difficult task, and some very supportive and helpful comments, the winners were announced (see next page). Congratulations go not just to the winners but to all the competitors, whose spirited performances provided a day of excellent music-making. Our thanks go to Samantha Ward for her thoughtful and insightful judgement and advice to our pianists.

CLASS 3 GRADES 4–5

FIRST PRIZE

DAVID JORGE-BATES (YEAR 8) FREDDIE REYNOLDS (YEAR 9)

SECOND PRIZE THIRD PRIZE

TAYLOR LAI (YEAR 5)

FIRST PRIZE

RYAN NGUYEN (YEAR 6) KABIR GHOSH (YEAR 6) JAMES STOREY (YEAR 10) EDMUND IRVING (YEAR 10) THOMAS BARNETT (YEAR 9) GILBERT EDWARDS (YEAR 10) ANDY HE (YEAR 5) FINBAR PERCY (YEAR 10)

CLASS 4 GRADES 6–7

SECOND PRIZE (JOINT)

THIRD PRIZE

HIGHLY COMMENDED

CLASS 5 ADVANCED

FIRST PRIZE

DEVIN LIU (YEAR 10)

SECOND PRIZE

LUCA FRANCHI (YEAR 13) NICHOLAS FIELD (YEAR 13) JOHN PEDERSEN (YEAR 9) BOBBY HAN (YEAR 12) HO-TIN LOKE (YEAR 9) ALEX RICHARDS (YEAR 13)

THIRD PRIZE (JOINT)

HIGHLY COMMENDED

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