Young Musician Competition

POSTPONED - alternative date to be arranged

Tuesday, 17th November 2009 will see the Club once again hosting its biennial Young Musician Competition.  Entry Forms have been distributed to all local schools and entries for those who wish to participate should be lodged by no later than Friday, 16th October 2009.  The event will be held throughout the day at Morrison's Academy as in previous years, the school having very kindly once more made its facilities available to the Club.  The winners will then have an opportunity to perform later in the evening at the Club's weekly meeting.

Young Musician of the Year - 17th November 2009

 

The schedule will be as follows:

 

Primary Section (Grades 1 & 2)

Venue:                    Ferntower Hall, Morrison’s Academy. Entrance by former girls’ school,

                                Ferntower Road (not the main school gates further down the hill).

Timetable:              Start approx. 9.15 am. Participants should take about 6 minutes to complete

                                their entries, so approximate times can be calculated from the entry list.

Intermediate Section (Grades 3 & 4)

Venue:                    Ferntower Hall, Morrison’s Academy. Entrance by former girls’ school,

                                Ferntower Road (not the main school gates further down the hill).

Timetable:              Start approx. 11.00am. Participants should take about 7 minutes to complete

                                their entries, so approximate times can be calculated from the entry list.

Advance Section (Grades 5& 6)

Venue:                    Ferntower Hall, Morrison’s Academy.  Entrance by former girls’ school,

                                Ferntower Road (not the main school gates further down the hill).

Timetable:              Start approx. 1.45 pm. Participants should take about 8 minutes to complete

                                their entries, so approximate times can be calculated from the entry list.

Open Section (Grade 7 and above)

Venue:                   Ferntower Hall, Morrison’s Academy.  Entrance by former girls’ school,

                                Ferntower Road (not the main school gates further down the hill).

Timetable:              Start approx.3.30 pm - immediately after Advanced Section.

v      Advanced and Open Section competitors should bring a copy of their music for use by the Adjudicator.

The winner and runner-up in each section, along with their accompanists, are invited to dinner at The Crieff Hotel (6.15pm for 6.30pm) after which they will play one of their winning pieces.

Good Luck, and enjoy the day!                                         David Smart, Immediate Past President

 PRIMARY ENTRANTS

INTERMEDIATE ENTRANTS

ADVANCED ENTRANTS

OPEN ENTRANTS

Details of the 2007 Competiton are recorded below.

David Smart

Immediate Past President

djs@grahamandfinlayson.co.uk

2007 Competition 

Adjudicators and prize winners, from left to right and back to front, as follows: 

Neil Metcalfe; Mairi Wilson; Rachel Wilson; Hannah Logan; Angus McLellan; Angie Dagpunar; Alexandra Taylor; Catriona Loudon; Rachael Smart; Naomi Gilles and Lindsey MacDonald

On Tuesday, 27th November 2007 The Rotary Club of Crieff held its Ninth Young Musician of the Year Competition. The Competition is held every other year and was started in 1991 by former club member, David Washington who has since recently moved away from the area. Happily, David was able to attend this year’s Competition to see his legacy continue from strength to strength.

The Music Competition was held at Morrison’s Academy who kindly made available a couple of their rooms for the competitors to perform in. Open to pupils from all schools in the Crieff catchment area, some 77 students were entered. Unfortunately a few had to call off due to illness and clashes with exams. The competitors’ performances were judged by Mr. Neil Metcalfe, Director of Music, Strathallan School and Mrs. Angie Dagpunar, a professional musician from Perth.

After a full day of music-making – there being so many entrants the morning sessions had to be judged in two separate venues - all prize winners and their accompanists were entertained for dinner at the Rotary Club meeting where they had to “play for their supper”.

A full list of prize winners is as follows:

Primary Section 

Winner - Catriona Loudon (Piano)

Runner-up - Naomi Gillies (Clarinet)

Intermediate 

Winner - Lindsey MacDonald (Piano)

Runner-up - Hannah Logan (Cello)

Advanced

Winner - Rachel Wilson (Cello)

Runner-up - Mairi Wilson (Flute)

Open

Winner - Rachael Smart (Violin)

Runners-up - Alexandra Taylor (Cello) / Angus McLellan (Piano)