2025 Winners


Congratulations to all the winners of our classes.

Thursday 6th March

Secondary Solo Vocal Classical:   1. Mia Carroll

Adult Solo Vocal Classical: 1 Jason McCLurg

Secondary Solo Vocal Contemporary : 1. Douglas Mowatt

Secondary Solo Songs from Stage and Screen: 1. Sophie Thomas

Woodwind Elementary : 1 Clement Cuthbert

Woodwind Intermediate: 1. Sara Hunter Davies

Brass Intermediate: 1. Oscar Korker  (Overall Brass Trophy Winner)

Woodwind Intermediate: 1  Eilidh FIsher (Overall Woodwind Trophy Winner)

Open Brass Recital : 1. FInlay McLuckie

Open Woodwind Recital: 1. Megan Fisher (Outstanding)

Friday 7th March

Choirs P1-P3   1. St Joseph’s P3 (Outstanding)

Performed Song P1-P2  1. St Joseph’s P2

Music Groups 13 and Under 1: Muirton Primary Strings

Performed Song P3-P5 1. Merkinch Primary P5/6

Group Verse P4-P7  1.  Cradlehall Primary School P5/6

Debating S1-S3   1. Nairn Academy Team 1 Gideon Picton, Tom French, ROsie Stewart

Piano Grade 2:  1. Mikhail Pavlov   2. Isobel SImpson

Piano Grade 3: 1 Savannah Gordon

Upper Strings Advanced : 1. Hannah Robertson

Free Choice Strings Advanced: 1. Orlagh MacIver

Open Piano Recital Competition: 1. Eilidh FIsher

Saturday 8th March

Grade 1 Piano (live): 1. Sophie Korker  2. Ella Rae

Grade 1 Piano (Online) 1 .  Leo Hedley  2 Celeste Gibb

Elementary Themed Piano: 1. Anna MacIntosh -Walker

Intermediate Themed Piano: 1. Fiona Hamilton  2. Sophie Boyne

Themed Piano Overall Winner: Fiona Hamilton

Elementary Piano Duet : 1. Fiona Hamilton/ Eliza Young

Beginner/ Experienced Player Piano Duet: 1

Intermediate Piano Duet:

Small Orchestras (Elementary) 1: Tarradale Strings

Upper Strings Intermediate: 1. Jack Livings (Outstanding)

Low Strings Intermediate: 1. Bay Rochford

Strings Intermediate Free Choice: 1. Heather Terwey.

Overall Intermediate Strings Trophy 1. Jack Livings

Upper Strings Elementary : 1. Sophie Korker

Lower Strings Elementary : 1. Oscar Korker

Overall Elementary Strings Trophy: 1. Oscar Korker

Grade 4 Piano : 1. Ava Macdonald

Grade 5 Piano : 1. Sophie Boyne

Intermediate Piano Duet: 1. Adam Mitchell

Advanced Piano Duet: 1. Aoibhe Doorley and Reese Ritchie

Grade 6 Piano : 1 Matilda Ng

Grade 7 Piano: 1. Robin Roxburgh

Grade 8*  Feedback Class – Trophy – Jonah Cohen

Online Classes

Beginners Piano ; 1. Ella Ralph  2. Amy Cruickshank

Improvisation and Composition without score: 1.Mejeil F’Baraq

Open Composition: 1. Carol Sparkes

Primary Art Competition: 1. Anna Sinclair. Runners Up: Jeremy Law, Calaidh MacIver

Secondary Poetry Composition S1-S3: 1. Hannah Robertson

Primary Poetry Composition : 1. Calaidh MacIver

Friday 14th March

Performed Song Mixed Primary Ages: 1. Farr Primary

Action Song: 1. St Joseph’s Primary P5 (O)

Choirs P4-P7 : 1. Greenwards Primary School Choir

Debating S4-S6 1. Invergordon Academy Team 2

Public Speaking S1-S3 ; 1. Westhill Debate Club Team 2

Public Speaking S4-S6 : 1. Glenurquhart High School (O)

Musical Theatre Event : 1. Ian Douglas

Adult Solo Contemporary Vocal: 1. Stephanie Hirst

Saturday 15th March

Chanter 10 years and under : 1. Kiran Devendra

Chanter 11 years and over : 1. Lachie MacQueen

Novice Piping: 1. Finlay Macmillan

Piping 15 years and Under: 1. Finn Macdermid   2. Mirren Silver

Piob Ground 15 years and Under: 1. Finn Macdermid

Piob Open: 1. Iain Macleod

Piping Open Jig: 1,  Finn Macdermid

Traditional Music Performance Solo Beginner: 1. Olivia Ciocanel

Traditional Music Performance Solo Intermediate: 1. Jack Livings

Clarsach Elementary : 1. Freya Watt

Clarsach Intermediate: 1. Heather Terwey

Clarsach Open: 1. Jemma Sinclair

Traditional Scottish Song Primary: 1. Alyth Macmillan

Fiddle Intermediate: 1. Jack Bain

Fiddle Advanced: 1. Emma Racionzer

Fiddle Open : Emma Cameron (O)

Scottish Music Duo/ Trio: 1. Emma Racionzer, Polly Noble, Eilidh Charnley

Scottish Music Duo Primary  1 Ainsley and Lettie Gilmour (Eastgate Trophy small ensemble including strings)

Scottish Traditional Music Groups/ Bands (Primary) : Hilton of Cadboll Primary School Band

Scottish Traditional Music Groups/ Bands Mixed ages: Hilton of Cadboll primary band plus friends.

Scottish Traditional Song Secondary : 1. Sophie Stewart

Scottish Traditional Music Performance Solo (Open) : 1. Ian Douglas

Celtic Original Composition: 1. Emma Cameron (O)

Scots Song  1. Jason McClurg   1. Monadhliath

Scottish Traditional Music Groups/ Bands Secondary : 1. Shortbreed

Trophy for Open choirs performance : Ardersier Forte/ Mellow Yellow

Curtis Craig Premier Trophy :  Eilidh Fisher

Elizabeth Davis Premier Quaich : Emma Cameron