The Felsted Musician of the Year Competition 2022 took place on 25th February. The day was a wonderful celebration of Music at Felsted with over 85 performances taking place throughout the day in a number of different categories. In the evening, the Prizewinners’ Concert took place, where all the finalists from each category performed again to compete for the overall prize of ‘Felsted Musician of the Year.

 

We were delighted to welcome Mr James Woodhall, Director of Music at St Edmund’s College, to adjudicate the competition. He is a passionate composer, and encourages students to engage, experiment and enjoy music in all its forms, and he gave skillful and encouraging feedback to every performer 

“There was a wonderful supportive atmosphere throughout the whole day and everyone performed brilliantly” Mr William Warns, Director of Music at Felsted School.

During the day, there were the individual instrumental and vocal classes, and after each class, Mr Woodhall had the unenvious task of deciding the third, second and first place of every class. These prizes will be awarded to the students during Lists and Prizegiving on Speech Day in the Summer. Mr Woodhall also awarded a number of ‘Highly Commended’ too.

The audience was treated to a programme of spectacular performances at the finalists concert, and the overall prize was awarded to Sana A-J.

Many congratulations to everyone who took part in the competition, it was a wonderful day of music making!


Voice (Classical) - John Crittall Memorial Prize for Music: Classical Voice
1st place - Adam W            
2nd place - Helen M        
3rd place - Ava S
Highly Commended - Jemima B & Sebastian C

Woodwind - Hugh Macmillan Prize for Woodwind
1st place - Annalise S            
2nd place - Matthew J            
3rd place - Ruby R
Highly Commended - Eva C, Hannah P, Lula R, Toby S & Julia Z

Strings - John Crittall Memorial Prize for Music: Strings
1st place - Kaylea C & Ruby R    
2nd place - Ben L                    
3rd place - Olivia R
Highly Commended - Helen M & Beatrice M

Percussion - Prize for Percussion
1st place - Sana A-J            
2nd place - Shesh A-J            
3rd place - Mariella B
Highly Commended - Ambrose L

Piano - David Waddell Piano Prize
1st place - Thomas R            
2nd place - Kaylea C            
3rd place - Connor O’T
Highly Commended - Jemima B, Jamilya D & Ava S

Guitar - Donald Prize for Guitar 
1st place - Isaac H    
2nd place - Jude L                    
3rd place - Shesh A-J
Highly Commended - Taylor G

Brass - John Crittall Memorial Prize for Music: Brass
1st place - Deborah A            
2nd place - Alex M            
3rd place - Jemima B

Voice (Show) - Pat Mcleod Prize for Music: Show Voice
1st place - Helen M
2nd place - Jasmine W            
3rd place - Ruby H
Highly Commended - Kaylea C, Leo J, Olivia R & Alex T-A