Adjudicator: MARGARET J. VENABLES

The adjudicator for the 2009 Gibraltar Festival for Young Musicians was:

MARGARET J. VENABLES: LRAM ARCM ALCM Dip Ed. (Adv.) PGCA

Class 6A: Junior Instrumental Solo – Wind
1st – Tammy Isola – Hot Chilli – Pam Wedgwood
2nd – Sophie Ordish – Calypso Facto – Graham Lyons
3rd – Nicole Valverde – Besters Blues – Paul Hart
Class 6B: Junior Instrumental Solo – String
1st – Rosalyn Bensusan – Greensleeves – Traditional
2nd – Rachel Soobiah – Fernando – Abba
2nd – Kerensa Palao – Chiquitita – Abba
Class 7: Junior Piano Solo
1st – Charlotte Cooper – Bourree – Mozart
2nd – Camille Lavagna – Break-out – Pam Wedgwood
2nd – Ines Seitz-Kolm – Ballade – Burgmuller
3rd – Rebecca Louise – Arabesque – Burgmuller
3rd – Malvika Pachauri – A Clear Day – Gurlitt
3rd – Amy Pozo – The Elevator – Schaum
3rd – Kian Hansen – African Dance – John Rowcroft
3rd – Annie Chander – Moonlight Reverie
Class 8: Junior Vocal Solo
1st – Kate McCullough – Reflection from Mulan
2nd – Rebecca Louise – Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray
Class 9A: Intermediate Instrumental Solo – Wind
1st – Katharine Edwards – Sonata in C – Mozart
2nd – Aysha Panter – Seashore – Christopher Norton
2nd – Matthew Martinez – Study in C – Kohler
Class 9B: Intermediate Instrumental Solo – String
1st – Danielle Whitfield – Violin – Londonderry Air ‘Danny Boy’ – Traditional
1st – Edward Cruz – Guitar – Leccion 24 – J. Ferrer
2nd – Simcha Gross – Violin – When You Believe – Stephen Schwartz
Class 10: Intermediate Piano Solo
1st – Stephanie Perez – Allegretto – Turk
2nd – Gabriella Martinez – Rumba Toccata – Paul Harvey
2nd – Cristina Morello – Forget Me Not – Pam Wedgwood
2nd – Ivan Gomez – Tango in D – Albeniz
2nd – Christopher McAuliffe – Moonlight Sonata 1st Movt – Beethoven
Class 11: Intermediate Vocal Solo
1st – Rachel Payas – I Don’t Know How to Love Him – Lloyd Webber/T Rice
Class 12: Senior Instrumental Solo
1st – Christian Fa – Clarinet – Prince Ali from Prince of Thieves
2nd – Edward Cruz – Guitar – Menuet – J.S. Bach
Class 13: Senior Piano Solo
1st – Ivan Gomez – Allegretto in C – Beethoven
2nd – Arman Haider – Spring – Komitas
2nd – Christian Fa – Study in F – Loeschhorn
Class 14: Senior Vocal Solo
1st – Christian Fa – When You Believe from Prince of Egypt
2nd – Corinne Cooper – No Good Deed from Wicked
Class 15: Adult Instrumental Solo
1st – Jasmine Martinez – Flute – Sonate F-dur – G. Truman
2nd – Alexandra Bear – Flute – Spanish Love Song – Traditional
2nd – Stephen Greenwood – Guitar – Mallorca – I. Albeniz
Class 16: Adult Piano Solo
1st – Melanie McCleod – 1st Gnossienne – Satie
2nd – Hajnalka Deak – Impromptu in Ab major – Schubert
Class 18: Junior Piano Duets
1st – Camille & Rory – Adios Muchachos – J. Sanders
2nd – Charlotte & Rebecca – Waltzes – Strauss
2nd – Kate & Abigail – Jamaica Farewell – Traditional
3rd – Andrea & Laxmi – The Trout – Schubert
Class 20: Junior Instrumental Ensemble
1st – Junior Rock Ocs – Ocarinas – Morning Has Broken – Traditional
2nd – Rosalyn, Sarah, Gabriella & Christian – Pianos – Balloon Pop Polka – R. Ellinger
Class 21: Intermediate Piano Duets
1st – Cristina & Emma – Waltz – Seiber
2nd – Ivan & Christian – Caprice No 24 – Paganini
3rd – Annie & Stephanie – from Don Giovanni – Mozart
Class 23: Intermediate Instrumental Ensemble
1st – Edward & Ivan – Guitar & Piano – Larghetto – Vivaldi
2nd – Katharine, Rosalyn & Julia – Flute, Violin, Piano – Memory – A. Lloyd Webber
2nd – Matthew & Gabriella – Flute & Piano – Romantica – Michael Martinez
Class 24: Senior Piano Duet
1st – Chantal & Kristina – Foxtrot – M. Seiber
Class 26: Senior Instrumental Ensemble
1st – Ivan & Christian – Piano/Vocal – Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
2nd – Jasmine & Kristina – Flute/Piano – A Thousand Miles – F. Carlton
Class 28: Adult Vocal Ensemble
1st – The Sisters – How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? – Rogers & Hammerstein
Class 30: Family/Friend Ensembles
1st – Kate, Dawn, Hajnalka – Voice & Piano – Duetto Buffo de Duo Gazzi – Rossini
2nd – Rosalyn, Katharine, Julia, Sharon, Destiny & Arianne – Belleplates – Beautiful Dreamer – S. Foster
Class 32: Jazz Solo
1st – Kristina Small – Piano – In the Groove – Mike Cormick
1st – Katharine Edwards – Piano – Bop Goes the Weasel – B. Readdy
2nd – Ivan Gomez – Piano – Willie Wagglesticks Walkabout – Bonsor Brian
2nd – Christian Fa – Vocal – Feeling Good – Michael Buble
Class 34: Youth Choir
1st – Stagecoach – Seasons of Love/Dancing Queen
Class 34A: Adult Choir
1st – King’s Chapel Singers – Hallelujah/Then Will the Very Rocks Cry Out
Class 35: School Ocarinas
1st – St Paul’s – Skye Boat Song – Traditional
2nd – St Paul’s – Daisy Daisy – Traditional
3rd – St Paul’s – The Cuckoo – Traditional
Class 35A: Middle School Ensembles
1st – St Paul’s Recorders – How About This – Chloe & Sarah
2nd – St Paul’s Handbells/Ocarinas – Apusski Dusky – Traditional
2nd – St Mary’s Drums/Ocarinas – Kye Kye Kule – Traditional
Class 36: Middle School Ensembles
1st – St Joseph’s Junior Orchestra – Amazing Grace – Traditional
2nd – St Joseph’s Senior Orchestra – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – R. Sherman