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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