Well supported by the other 7 clubs who had given their encouragement and sponsorship to our talented young people.
13 year Japanese student from Tettenhall College Yuri Moriya, gave a remarkable rendition of Arabesque No. 1 by Debussy and Allegro Moderato from a
Yuri Moriya and President Richard Green
Haydn sonata. So good was her performance that adjudicators Peter Edwards and Peter Aplin decided that she was to be the runner up in the instrumental section to go forward to the District final at Wrekin College, Telford on March 13th.
The winner in the instrumental section was Nathaniel Wardoper Hughes from St. Peters Collegiate school, whose playing of the tuba concerto by Edward Gregson and Suite by Don Haddard earned justified high praise from the adjudicators.
In the vocalist section, the winner was Kate Woodman from Shrewsbury School, who beautifully entertained and amused the audience with a Mozart aria, an unaccompanied folk song and ‘Just You Wait’ from My Fair Lady by Lerner and Loewe.
The runner up was Isaac Batt who attends Birmingham Ormiston Academy. Isaac gave a powerful performance of 3 songs completely varying in nature, ending with ‘This Is The Moment’ from the musical Jekyll and Hyde, by Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn.
Despite the difficulties encountered in schools over the past few months because of covid, the event managed to attract a group of extremely talented youngsters, and in its support of young people, Rotary continues to provide an excellent platform for them to grow in experience and confidence.
Richard Green.