2018 Sudent Award Competition
Strutts Community Centre
Saturday April 7th 2018
Strutts Community Centre
Saturday April 7th 2018
A variety of music, and great talent ensures a fantastic day at Strutts.
Arnie Hartshorn is one of the most enthusiastic Dalesmen you could meet. Unfortunately he has recently spent some time in hospital and although now home he was unable to attend the day, an event he would never usually miss. However, he was at Strutts in spirit as he had very generously sponsored the day and Peter Featherby had kindly offered to record the competition in order that he could enjoy watching it at home during the following week.
Our talented wood carver Terry Chell had put his talents to work and produced a trophy in the shape of a Treble Clef that would carry Arnie’s name from now and into the future and would be presented to the winner of the second prize.
Dalesmen, their ladies, friends of the Dalesmen, other competitors, their accompanists and family gathered in the main hall ensuring a good audience for all those taking part.
Paul Sheward who organised the day with Graham Kirkham welcomed everyone and introduced Christine Palmer, David Watkin-Holmes and our own John Lloyd, all of whom had been Judges in the Student Award Competition in past years.
Fifteen young musicians had originally applied to take part and eventually thirteen were scheduled to perform on the day as two had dropped out. This was the most entries the competition had received since it started.
Charlotte Hand (accompanied by Paul Marshall on the piano) started the day off with her choice of Samuel Barber’s “Violin Concerto (Movement 1)” and “Tambourin chinois” by Fritz Kreisler. This was followed by Elizabeth Brown playing the Flute for “Fantasia No. 2” by Georg Philipp Telemann and accompanied by Paul, her second piece Ian Clarke’s “Hypnosis” a new work to many in the audience.
The mood was changed by Billy Rowlatt on Trumpet entertaining us to some latin music in the form of “Tico Tico” composed by Zequinha de Abreu, “Cherokee” by Clifford Brown and Chet Baker’s “There Will Never be Another You” in which he not only played but sang one of the verses as well (although he would only be judged on his playing).
Following a short break for refreshments, Alice McShane (accompanied by Paul Marshall on the piano) sang “Fear no More the Heat O’ the Sun” by Roger Quilter, “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” by Jerome Kern and finally “On My Own” from ‘Les Miserables’.
Elgar’s “Violin Sonata in E Minor Op. 82” and Dmitri Kabalevsky’s “Violin Concerto in C Major” were played by Katherine Marrow with a young accompanist at the Piano.
The “Prelude, Op. 32 No. 12” by Rachmaninoff, Debussy’s “Prelude, Book 1 No. 4” and “Sacro-Monte Op. 55 No. 5” composed by Joaquin Turina were played by Evie Gibbs on the piano. All her renditions were played without a music score to refer to.
At this stage it was quite obvious that the judges were going to have an extremely difficult task and it was left to Matthew Simpson to bring the morning session to a close with yet another genre of music in the form of Freddie Mercury’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Sam Smith’s “Lay Me Down” accompanying himself on the piano.
Trish Sheward, Sue Chell and Mary Templeman had provided a lunch for the Judges and other officials, whilst the audience enjoyed their packed lunches.
The afternoon session got off to a very loud start with Jorge Beardsley on electric guitar playing “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” made famous by Jimi Hendrix, “Meet Darth Ear” composed by Charlie Griffiths and Jason Bowld. He finished with Steve Vai’s “Tender Surrender”.
Things were quietened down by Jacob Doleman returning us to the classical world and the Piano, playing the “Mazurka in A Flat Major” by Chopin and Beethoven’s “Sonata in F Minor Opus 2. No. 1.”
Songs from the musicals were two of the choices of Ellie-May Astbury singing Ivor Novello’s “Waltz of My Heart” from the Dancing Years, followed by “Think of Me” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’. Ellie-May’s second offering was by Samuel Barber “Sure on this Shining Night”.
The “Sonata in E Major – K162 – L21” composed by Domenico Scarlatti, Mozart’s “Sonata in C major K. 279 1st Movement” and “Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum” by Claude Debussy were the Piano pieces played by Abbie Neave.
With two more competitors left, the tension was building as to who might eventually take the coveted first prize.
The next to perform was singer Alisha Khan who filled the Strutts Main Hall with Giovanni Paisiello’s “Nel Cor plè non mi sento” (music for a while) composed by Henry Purcell and the well-known “Poor Wandering One” from Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Pirates of Penzance’.
The afternoon was brought to a close with Daniel Poole mesmerising everyone with his Saxaphone playing of Nigel Wood’s “Schwarzer Tänzer, the 2nd Movement of Creston Sonata and “Light of Sophis” composed by Amy Quate.
After a great deal of consideration, the Judges came to a decision which they had to admit had been very difficult because of the many excellent performances given during the day.
However, there had to be a winner and that was Daniel Poole with his Saxophone Playing. As the winner of the 2018 competition was handed the Reg Dean Trophy by Terry Chell, Chairman of the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir together with a cheque for £400 to further his musical career.
The Judges selected violinist, Charlotte Hand as runner up and she received Arnie Hartshorn’s trophy and a cheque for £150. In third place receiving a cheque for £75 was Jorge Beardsley for his electric guitar playing.
Additionally and because of the high standard of many of the students, Alisha Khan (Singer) and Katherine Marrow (Violinist) were each awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ judge’s certificate.
It was an excellent day of musical entertainment, covering all types of music. All those competing demonstrated various musical skills whilst, at the same time, gaining valuable experience by playing to a public audience. There were surely no losers in this annual student competition. It was a great platform for young musicians and we are assured Arnie will enjoy the music in the comfort of his own home.
We were also assured of a pool of talented young musicians to play at future choir concerts, providing a wide variety of musical entertainment, from the classics through to pop.
Following the competition Graham and Paul received an email message from Daniel Poole, the winner of the competition. It read as follows:
Dear Graham and Paul,
I wanted to write and thank you for organising the fantastic day yesterday. I really enjoyed it. I was very nervous, as it was my first competition, but I learnt so much. It has also given me the confidence to do more events like it. I needed to buy a new saxophone before I start at the Royal Northern School of Music in September, so that is what I am going to use the prize money for. Please could you pass on my thanks to all the members of the choir/friends, who made the day happen. I look forward to having the opportunity of playing with the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir soon.
Kind regards,
Daniel Poole
P.S The Trophy is on our mantelpiece it looks cool!
Arnie Hartshorn is one of the most enthusiastic Dalesmen you could meet. Unfortunately he has recently spent some time in hospital and although now home he was unable to attend the day, an event he would never usually miss. However, he was at Strutts in spirit as he had very generously sponsored the day and Peter Featherby had kindly offered to record the competition in order that he could enjoy watching it at home during the following week.
Our talented wood carver Terry Chell had put his talents to work and produced a trophy in the shape of a Treble Clef that would carry Arnie’s name from now and into the future and would be presented to the winner of the second prize.
Dalesmen, their ladies, friends of the Dalesmen, other competitors, their accompanists and family gathered in the main hall ensuring a good audience for all those taking part.
Paul Sheward who organised the day with Graham Kirkham welcomed everyone and introduced Christine Palmer, David Watkin-Holmes and our own John Lloyd, all of whom had been Judges in the Student Award Competition in past years.
Fifteen young musicians had originally applied to take part and eventually thirteen were scheduled to perform on the day as two had dropped out. This was the most entries the competition had received since it started.
Charlotte Hand (accompanied by Paul Marshall on the piano) started the day off with her choice of Samuel Barber’s “Violin Concerto (Movement 1)” and “Tambourin chinois” by Fritz Kreisler. This was followed by Elizabeth Brown playing the Flute for “Fantasia No. 2” by Georg Philipp Telemann and accompanied by Paul, her second piece Ian Clarke’s “Hypnosis” a new work to many in the audience.
The mood was changed by Billy Rowlatt on Trumpet entertaining us to some latin music in the form of “Tico Tico” composed by Zequinha de Abreu, “Cherokee” by Clifford Brown and Chet Baker’s “There Will Never be Another You” in which he not only played but sang one of the verses as well (although he would only be judged on his playing).
Following a short break for refreshments, Alice McShane (accompanied by Paul Marshall on the piano) sang “Fear no More the Heat O’ the Sun” by Roger Quilter, “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” by Jerome Kern and finally “On My Own” from ‘Les Miserables’.
Elgar’s “Violin Sonata in E Minor Op. 82” and Dmitri Kabalevsky’s “Violin Concerto in C Major” were played by Katherine Marrow with a young accompanist at the Piano.
The “Prelude, Op. 32 No. 12” by Rachmaninoff, Debussy’s “Prelude, Book 1 No. 4” and “Sacro-Monte Op. 55 No. 5” composed by Joaquin Turina were played by Evie Gibbs on the piano. All her renditions were played without a music score to refer to.
At this stage it was quite obvious that the judges were going to have an extremely difficult task and it was left to Matthew Simpson to bring the morning session to a close with yet another genre of music in the form of Freddie Mercury’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Sam Smith’s “Lay Me Down” accompanying himself on the piano.
Trish Sheward, Sue Chell and Mary Templeman had provided a lunch for the Judges and other officials, whilst the audience enjoyed their packed lunches.
The afternoon session got off to a very loud start with Jorge Beardsley on electric guitar playing “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” made famous by Jimi Hendrix, “Meet Darth Ear” composed by Charlie Griffiths and Jason Bowld. He finished with Steve Vai’s “Tender Surrender”.
Things were quietened down by Jacob Doleman returning us to the classical world and the Piano, playing the “Mazurka in A Flat Major” by Chopin and Beethoven’s “Sonata in F Minor Opus 2. No. 1.”
Songs from the musicals were two of the choices of Ellie-May Astbury singing Ivor Novello’s “Waltz of My Heart” from the Dancing Years, followed by “Think of Me” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’. Ellie-May’s second offering was by Samuel Barber “Sure on this Shining Night”.
The “Sonata in E Major – K162 – L21” composed by Domenico Scarlatti, Mozart’s “Sonata in C major K. 279 1st Movement” and “Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum” by Claude Debussy were the Piano pieces played by Abbie Neave.
With two more competitors left, the tension was building as to who might eventually take the coveted first prize.
The next to perform was singer Alisha Khan who filled the Strutts Main Hall with Giovanni Paisiello’s “Nel Cor plè non mi sento” (music for a while) composed by Henry Purcell and the well-known “Poor Wandering One” from Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Pirates of Penzance’.
The afternoon was brought to a close with Daniel Poole mesmerising everyone with his Saxaphone playing of Nigel Wood’s “Schwarzer Tänzer, the 2nd Movement of Creston Sonata and “Light of Sophis” composed by Amy Quate.
After a great deal of consideration, the Judges came to a decision which they had to admit had been very difficult because of the many excellent performances given during the day.
However, there had to be a winner and that was Daniel Poole with his Saxophone Playing. As the winner of the 2018 competition was handed the Reg Dean Trophy by Terry Chell, Chairman of the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir together with a cheque for £400 to further his musical career.
The Judges selected violinist, Charlotte Hand as runner up and she received Arnie Hartshorn’s trophy and a cheque for £150. In third place receiving a cheque for £75 was Jorge Beardsley for his electric guitar playing.
Additionally and because of the high standard of many of the students, Alisha Khan (Singer) and Katherine Marrow (Violinist) were each awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ judge’s certificate.
It was an excellent day of musical entertainment, covering all types of music. All those competing demonstrated various musical skills whilst, at the same time, gaining valuable experience by playing to a public audience. There were surely no losers in this annual student competition. It was a great platform for young musicians and we are assured Arnie will enjoy the music in the comfort of his own home.
We were also assured of a pool of talented young musicians to play at future choir concerts, providing a wide variety of musical entertainment, from the classics through to pop.
Following the competition Graham and Paul received an email message from Daniel Poole, the winner of the competition. It read as follows:
Dear Graham and Paul,
I wanted to write and thank you for organising the fantastic day yesterday. I really enjoyed it. I was very nervous, as it was my first competition, but I learnt so much. It has also given me the confidence to do more events like it. I needed to buy a new saxophone before I start at the Royal Northern School of Music in September, so that is what I am going to use the prize money for. Please could you pass on my thanks to all the members of the choir/friends, who made the day happen. I look forward to having the opportunity of playing with the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir soon.
Kind regards,
Daniel Poole
P.S The Trophy is on our mantelpiece it looks cool!
The Dalesmen MVC Student Award Competition - an annual music competition sponsored by The Dalesmen held at:
The Strutts Centre,
Derby Road Belper. DE56 1UU
in April of each year
The Strutts Centre,
Derby Road Belper. DE56 1UU
in April of each year
Competition Winners
Daniel Poole
Winner of the 2018 competition |
Will Pearson
Winner of the 2017 competition |
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Haruka Yamamoto
Winner of the 2014 competition |
