The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Successful first week for Perform in Perth
Top talent on display as first week nears end
The standards have been very high and the adjudicators have commented on this. It is due to the excellent teaching of music and drama locally. MICHAEL JAMESON SECRETARY
The first week of the Perform in Perth music festival draws to a close with piano classes at the North Inch Community Campus.
Today’s classes start at 9.30am and run through until late afternoon and spectators are welcome to the assembly hall.
“The first week of the festival has come up to expectations,” said secretary Michael Jameson.
“The standards have been very high and the adjudicators have commented on this. It is due to the excellent teaching of music and drama locally.” Results: Verse speaking, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Amelia Milton, Craigclowan, 89; 2 equal Chloe Bloice, Kilgraston; Olivia Kilic, Kilgraston; Ollie Race, Kilgraston; Rosie Shaw, Craigclowan; Verity Swift, St Leonards, all 88; 3 equal Hannah Alexander, St Leonards; Scarlett McGrath, St Leonards, both 87. Burns poems, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Olivia Kilic, Kilgraston, 88. Bible reading, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Ollie Race, Kilgraston, 88; 2 Clementina Meynell, Kilgraston, 87; 3 Lucy Moran, Kilgrastion, 86. Prepared reading, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Rosie Shaw, Craigclowan, 90; 2 Ollie Race, Kilgraston, 89; 3 equal Kinvara Gow, Craigclowan; Chloe Bloice, Kilgraston, both 88.
Verse speaking, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Jessie Pardoe, Kilgraston, 89; 2 Bella Dunphie, Kilgraston, 88; 3 equal Megan Stocks, Kilgraston; Jennifer Niven, St Leonards, both 87. Prepared reading, aged 11 or 12 – 1 Chloe
McMichael, Strathallan, 90; 2 Niamh Headon, St Leonards, 89; 3 equal Faye Thomson, St Leonards; Ethan Wivell, Strathallan; Charlotte Fraser, Craigclowan, all 88. Scots poems, aged 11 or 12 – 1 Joanne Hill, Perth Academy, 87.
Bible reading, aged 11 or 12 – 1 Chloe McMichael, Strathallan, 89; 2 equal Niamh Headon, St Leonards; Joanne Hill, Perth Academy; Ethan Wivell, Strathallan, all 88; 3 equal Catriona Stanwix, Newton PS, Dunblane; Daisy Richards, Strathallan, both 87. Public speaking, prepared speech, aged 11 or 12– Maria Ebrahim, Kilgraston, 90,; 2 Freya Johnston, Newtson PS, Dunblane, 89; 3 Etahn Wivell, Strathallan, 88. Verse speaking, aged 11 or 12 – 1 Molly Emslie, Craigclowan, 90; 2 Chloe McMichael, Strathallan, 89; 3 equal Niamh Headon, St Leonards; Grace Akinje, Strathallan; Milli Arkwright, St Leonards; Fiona Branch, St Leonards; Charlotte Fraser, Craigclowan; Joanne Hill, Perth Academy, all 88.
Soutar poems, aged 11 or 12 – 1 Ethan Wivell, Strathallan, 89; 2 Rosalind Queen, Strathallan, 88; 3 Daisy Richards, Strathallan, 87. Dramatic solo, aged 11 or 12 – 1 Grace Akinje, Strathallan, 90; 2 Chloe McMichael, Strathallan, 89; 3 Hannah Rose Laverick, Strathallan, 88. Burns poems, aged 18 and over – 1 Irene McFarlane, Kinross, 86. Public speaking, prepared speech, aged 13 to 14 – 1 Rob Johnston, Dunblane High, 88; 2 Alexander Bergin, Strathallan, 87.
Public speaking, prepared speech, aged 15 to 17 – Douglas Berry, Strathallan, 85.
Bible reading, aged 15 to 17 – 1 Johnny Boyd, Strathallan, 88; 2 Ellie Nielsen, Strathallan, 86. Prepared reading, open – 1 Ellie Nielsen, Strathallan, 86; 2 Sarah Gardiner, Strathallan, 85. Prepared reading, aged 9 or 10 – 1 Lucia Paul, RDM Primary, 90; 2, equal, Francesca Diana, Kilgraston; Hugo Shaw, Craigclowan; Honor Paul, RDM Primary; Alasdair Macdonald, Strathallan (all 89); 3 equal Sophie Donald, Strathallan; Megumi Sakane, Kilgraston, both 87.