2026 Festival Competitive Class Winners


Thursday 5th March

Brass Intermediate: Sophie Korfker

Brass Advanced: Oscar Korfker

Woodwind Elementary: Jeremy Law

Woodwind Intermediate: Clement Cuthbert

Woodwind Advanced: Olivia da Silva

Woodwind Open : Alexis Laverton

Solo Vocal 13 and Under: Martha Potts

Secondary Solo Vocal Classical: Sophie Thomas

Adult Solo Vocal Classical: Anna Hainsworth

Brass Open: Finlay McLuckie

Friday 6th March

P4-P7 Choirs  1. Rosebank Community Choir   2, Culbokie Choir

Groups/ Bands Elementary   Dornoch Firth Junior Band

Beginner Strings: Rishi Devendra

Upper Strings Elementary: Polly Dalton

Elementary Strings Free Choice: Conrad Edwards

Primary Small Ensembles: Nairn Mini Strings

Upper Strings Intermediate: Oliver Smith

Strings Intermediate Free Choice : Daisy Crossley

Upper Strings Advanced: Hannah Robertson

Open Strings Recital: Jayden Chen.

Public Speaking S1-S3 : Millburn Public Speaking Team

Public Speaking S4-S6 : GUHS Senior Public Speaking Team

Solo Verse Performance P1-P3: Auri Bowditch

Drama Performance P4-P7 : Ainsley Gilmour

Dramatic Performance S1-S3 Martha Potts

Adult Poetry Performance : Derek Darnell

Poetry Composition Adult: Sam Steele

Sunday 7th March

Piano Grade 6 : Sorcha Keel

Piano Grade 1 (Live): Anna Petersen

Beginner/ Experienced Player Piano Duet: Toya Clement and Magnus Chisholm

Elementary Piano Duet : Jade Rae & Ella Rae

Piano Grade 2: Maria Pavlova

Piano Grade 3: Effie Munro

Piano Grade 4 :Mikhail Pavlov

Intermediate Themed Piano: Zofia Mucha

Piano Grade 5: Lucy Secker

Improvisation/ Composition without Score: Mejeil F’Baraq

Online Piano Early Stage : Olivia Gorka

Online Piano Grade 1 : Emilia Gorka

Online Piano Grade 2: Alasdair Morrison

Primary Art Competition: Claire Mackenzie

Secondary Art Competition: Carrieanne Law

Open Composition (Classical or Contemporary) : Carol Sparkes, Mejeil F’Baraq

Bands and Orchestras (recorded performance) : Highland Swing Band

Thursday 12th March

Chanter 10 years and under  : Fraser Livings

Chanter 11 years and older: Angus Walker

Novice Piping: Kiran Devendra

Intermediate Piping: Finn Macdermid

Piobaireachd Ground: Finn Macdermid

Open Piping Jog : Finn Macdermid

2026 Piping Champion: FInn Macdermid

Choirs P1-P3: Stratherrick Primary P1-P3

Performed Song Primary P1-P2 : Culbokie P1/2 Singing Class

Performed Song P3-P5: Culbokie P3/4 SInging CLass

Performed Song Mixed Primary Age Groups: Culbokie P5/6 Singing Class

Group Verse P4-P7 : P5SP: Cradlehall Primary

Debating S1-3 : Westhill Academy Debate Club

Debating S4-S6: Nairn Academy Gideon Picton and Thomas French

Scottish Traditional Song Secondary: Sophie Stewart

Secondary Solo Vocal Contemporary: Sophie Thomas

Secondary Songs from Stage and Screen: Lily Curtis

Musical Theatre (Adult) : Ian Douglas

Open Choirs (Youth division) : Culbokie Choir

Action Song: Greenwards Primary School Choir

Adult Solo Contemporary Vocal: Leah Smith

14th March

Fiddle Elementary: Alyth Macmillan

Fiddle Intermediate: Isla James

Fiddle Advanced: Rosabella Smith

Open Fiddle: Emma Cameron

Traditional Music Performance Beginner Solo: Rishi Devendra

Play your Own traditional tune: Solveig Dennis

Clarsach Elementary : Freya Watt

Clarsach Intermediate: Daisy Crossley

Scottish Traditional Music Groups: Primary: Craighill Strings

Scottish Traditional Music Groups (Mixed Ages) : Hilton of Cadboll Primary Senior band with friends

Scottish Traditional Music Duo/ Trio : Innes Wilson and Finlay James

Scottish Traditional music duo/trio (Junior) Alyth Macmillan, Bella Macdonald and Mairead Anna Macdonald

Scottish Traditional Performance Solo Intermediate: Jack Livings

Traditional Scottish Song (Open) : Sophie Stewart

Scots Song Session: Ian Douglas and Iain Gordon

Slow Air Open: Emma Cameron

Scottish Traditional Music Performance Open Solo: Megan Macdonald

Celtic Composition: George Cull

Scottish Traditional Music Groups/ Bands Secondary: Sweetie Break.

Elisabeth Davies Premier Award : Emma Cameron

Curtis Craig Premier Award: Finlay McLuckie.