Hello Everybody
What an amazing Festival it was taking place at St
Paul’s Church, Heaton Moor, Stockport on the 22nd November 2025
This year we are celebrating 12 Years since we began
and with the help of The Walter Bergmann Fund who have helped us financially
and all our competitors who have bravely performed in front of friends,
family and the local community the Festival is now on a very firm footing
(we have come along way from its early beginnings).
The Festival has expanded to include classes for Piano,
Orchestral, Guitar, Electric and Vocal.
We welcome all non professional musicians to come along
and have a go in what is a welcoming environment and receive adjudication
from our professional adjudicator Keith Orrell
I would like to thank Reverend Liz Rowles and St Paul’s
PCC for allowing us to use the wonderful church for the Festival.
In what was freezing conditions the level of
performance excelled itself to new heights. Charlotte Higginbotham gained 97
(outstanding) with her Recorder(s) performance of Concerto in G Major by
Vivaldi and Charlotte Cwiklinska gained 94 (outstanding) for her Piano
performance of Waltz in Db by Chopin.
Stockport Recorder College with their Principal Janice
Ormerod performed at its very best and Handforth Recorder Group brought up
the rear with a marvellous finale “The Emerald Isle” written by their
teacher and composer Rosemary Thomason
I would like to thank all my volunteers on the door,
catering, tombola & crafts stalls and for Rosemary accompanying on the piano
Many thanks to David Morgan our Web Manager who will
very shortly be putting up next years Festival Programme
See you soon
Lee
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