Following a highly successful Competition last November the six winners and runners-up in the three age categories assembled at St Mary's Creative Space on 31 January for a recital to an appreciative audience of Society Members  and the contestants' friends and families.

Certificates and cash prizes were presented by Society Chairman Mick Clark, togethe with a silver salver to the Young Musician of the Year, Melvin Chan who also recieved a Society bursary to support the furtherance of his musical career.

Pictured above are (from Left to Right): Melvin Chan (piano) Overall winner; Marcel Cress (bassoon); Thea Ormrod (trumpet); Daniel Goharriz (clarinet); Christina Wong (violin) and Hugo Huang (violin).

See below the performers' programme for the evening:

Melvin Chan, piano  Winner Class3 and Young Musician of the Year
Scarlatti Sonata in F minor, kk69.
Chopin Scherzo in C sharp minor, op 39
Prokofiev Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29

Daniel Gorharriz, clarinet . Winner Class 2
Neils Gade Fantasia, op 43 for clarinet and piano
Bartok Romanian Folk Dances

Thea Ormrod, trumpet Winner Class 1
Bernstein Rondo for Lifey
Enescu Legende
Ravel Piece en forme de Habenara
Baker Virtuosity

Marcel Cress, bassoon Runner up Class3
Tansman Sonatine, first movement
Saint Saens Bassoon sonataHugo Huang, violin Runner up Class2
Wagner Romanze
Pablo de Sarasat Carmen Fantasy

Hugo Huang, violin Runner up Class2
Wagner Romanze
Pablo de Sarasat Carmen Fantasy

Christina Wong, violin Runner up Class 1
Greig Sonata in C minor (2nd Movement)
Kreisler Tambourine Chinos