Ballymena Festival Success!

Ballymena Academy had a great week last week at the festival, and were awarded the Overall Ballymena Festival Prizes for Schools (Post-primary) for both Instrumental and Vocal categories. Both attracting monetary prizes for the Music Dept. The preparation and organisation of all the entries was completed by our Upper Strings tutor Rebekah Durston and Piano and Vocal tutor Stuart Beattie.

Ballymena Academy had a great week last week at the festival, and were awarded the Overall Ballymena Festival Prizes for Schools (Post-primary) for both Instrumental and Vocal categories. Both attracting monetary prizes for the Music Dept. The preparation and organisation of all the entries was completed by our Upper Strings tutor Rebekah Durston and Piano and Vocal tutor Stuart Beattie.
 
Individual and ensemble Prize-winners at the 2022 Festival representing Ballymena Academy:

The Junior Instrumentalist of the Year
3rd: Jeremiah Gallagher, Ballymena Academy
 
Pianoforte Solo, 12 – 13 years
1st: O. John Oluteye, Ballymena Academy
2nd: Jeremiah Gallagher, Ballymena Academy
 
Jazz-Style Piano, Solo, 12 to 14 years
1st: Jeremiah Gallagher, Ballymena Academy
2nd: O. John Oluteye, Ballymena Academy
3rd: Zanna Hamill, Ballymena Academy
 
Pianoforte Solo, 14 – 15 years
2nd Noah Stewart, Ballymena Academy
3rd Callum Baillie, Ballymena Academy
 
Pianoforte Solo 16-17 years
3rd Katie McCullough, Ballymena Academy
 
Jazz-Style Piano, Solo, 11 years and under

3rd: Paul Millar, Ballymena Academy



Pianoforte Solo, 10 and 11 years

2nd: Finn Gribben, Ballymena Academy



Viola Solo, 15 – 16 years

2nd: Gavin Kerr, Ballymena Academy



Duet for Strings, any two instruments, 12 – 14 years

1st: Heidi White, Scarlett McCutcheon, Ballymena Academy

2nd: Honor Gribben, Zoe Craig, Ballymena Academy



Duet for Strings, any two instruments, 15 and 16 years

1st: Leah Kenny, Sarah Sloan, Ballymena Academy

2nd: Grace Gunning, Caitlyn McIntosh, Ballymena Academy



Duet for Strings, any two instruments, Open

2nd: Ballymena Academy Senior Duet, Ballymena Academy



Trio for Strings, any three instruments, Open

1st: The Slemish Trio, Ballymena Academy: Mia White, Rebekah Neilly, Heidi White

2nd: Trostan Trio, Ballymena Academy: Sarah-Jane Taylor, Hanna Gunning, Caoilin Olphert



Quartet for Strings, any four instruments, Open

3rd: The Glenariff Quartet, Ballymena Academy: Rebekah Neilly, Hanna Gunning, Gavin Kerr, Caoilin Olphert



Viola Solo, Open
1st: Gavin Kerr, Ballymena Academy



Violin Solo 11 years, Post-Primary Schools

1st: Nina Tistonova, Ballymena Academy

2nd: Abigail Brown, Ballymena Academy

3rd: Ellie Kitson, Ballymena Academy



Violin Solo, 12 years

2nd: Rosa White, Ballymena Academy

3rd: Raluca Kaszoni, Ballymena Academy

Highly Commended: Chloe Allenby, Ballymena Academy
Highly Commended: Patricia Trajano, Ballymena Academy



Violin Solo, 13 and 14 years

1st: Honor Gribben, Ballymena Academy

2nd: Heidi White, Ballymena Academy

3rd: Ruby Rea, Ballymena Academy



Violin Solo, 15 and 16 years

2nd: Sarah Sloan, Ballymena Academy

3rd: Grace Gunning, Ballymena Academy

Viola Solo, Post-Primary, 14 years and under

1st: Catherine MacDonald, Ballymena Academy

Highly Commended: Kristen Kelly, Ballymena Academy



Boy performer in Junior classes whose voice shows most promise
Daniel Cruikshank, Ballymena Academy


Boys’ Vocal Solo: 12 to 14 years

1st: Joel Cruikshank, Ballymena Academy



Boys’ Vocal Solo: 15 to 17 years

1st: Daniel Cruikshank, Ballymena Academy



Boys’ Vocal Solo: Treble only

2nd: Joel Cruikshank, Ballymena Academy



Girls’ Vocal Solo: 12 to 14 years

2nd: Eva-Lily Beckett, Ballymena Academy

3rd: Sophie Cumberland, Ballymena Academy

3rd: Imogen Brown, Ballymena Academy

Highly Commended: Ruby Wilkinson, Ballymena Academy



Class VG05 – Girls’ Vocal Solo: 15 to 17 years

1st: Lily-Mae Torrington, Ballymena Academy

2nd: Grace Wilkinson, Ballymena Academy

3rd: Anna Patterson, Ballymena Academy



Folk Song: Solo, 12 to 14 years

3rd: Joel Cruikshank, Ballymena Academy



Folk Song: Solo, 15 to 17 years, unaccompanied

1st: Daniel Cruikshank, Ballymena Academy



Interpretation (Solo), 12 to 14 years

3rd: Joel Cruikshank, Ballymena Academy



Interpretation (Solo), 15 to 17 years

2nd: Daniel Cruikshank, Ballymena Academy

2nd: Anna Patterson, Ballymena Academy



Sacred Solo, 15 to 17 years

1st: Daniel Cruikshank, Ballymena Academy



Song from any Show or Light Opera: Solo, 12 to 14 years

3rd: Sophie Cumberland, Ballymena Academy

Highly Commended: Imogen Brown, Ballymena Academy



Song from any Show or Light Opera: Solo, 15 to 17 years

2nd: Lily-Mae Torrington, Ballymena Academy