Music competition results

This year’s adjudicator, Dr Ralph Allwood, a former Director of Music at Eton College, heard more than 70 performances in the contest, which involved competitors from the city and the surrounding area. He praised the quality of the young people taking part in the event held at the city’s Holy Trinity Church on Friday and Saturday.

The competition is open to young music students up to the age of 18 living or at school or having music lessons within 15 miles of the centre of Ripon.

Singer Sophie Huber won Class 1, up to and including school year 4, in the competition.

Among other winners was pianist Joel Ho, who was awarded the EPTA cup for Piano Performance, given by the European Piano Teachers Association. The Class 7 cup, was won by Rebecca Nicholas, who gave a performance of a work for solo cello by JS Bach.

Dr Allwood also chose Francesca Banks and viola player Alice Shanahan as “Most Promising Performers”.