THIS year's Reigate and Redhill Music and Drama Festival climaxes tonight (Thursday), with a stirring gala concert in the Harlequin Theatre, Redhill.
Festival chairman Angela Barker said it had been a "difficult task" in assembling the programme from so many outstanding performances from the two-week event.
The second week of the festival saw some excellent acts.
Two brothers, Ryan and Sean Murrough, aged 13 and 15, sang the Queen hit Only The Good Die Young, specially arranged for the duet in memory of their much-loved grandmother.
The Encore Brass Quintet of young players showed why they've already had the distinction of performing at Fortnum & Mason and the Hurlingham Club. And a total of 17 harps performed together "just for fun".
Many guitarists, from young beginners to experienced adult performers, charmed the audience with their music at Reigate Baptist Church, in Hatchlands Road.
An assembly of young cellists made beautiful music at Redhill United Reformed Church Hall at Shaw's Corner, and talented young pianist Rhia Patel gave a moving performance, with a professional chamber orchestra, of a movement from the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No2 – which she will repeat at tonight's concert.
Tonight's show begins at 7.30pm in the Harlequin Theatre, Redhill. Tickets cost £7 for adults, £5 for seniors, and £3 for children. Tickets are available from the theatre box office on 01737 276500.
For more information visit www.reigate-redhillmusicfest.org.uk
Reigate and Redhill Music & Drama Festival Awards results, second week, Monday, May 13 to Saturday, May 18.CELLO Grade 1: Emily Howes, medal. Grade 2: Emelye Kenyon-Brown, cup; Charlotte Haines, medal. Grade 3: Jessica Man, cup. Grade 4: Talia Johnson, cup; Theo Hallett, medal. Recital (under 12 years): Charlotte Cheng-Whitehead, cup. Grade 5: Benjamin Lloyd, cup. Grade 6: Riana Patel, cup; Eleanor Medcalf, medal. String duet (under 12yrs): Sebastian Willcock & Bertie Coomber, Cup. String duet (12 to 15 years): Ellen & Grace Dunn, cup. Accompanied string duet (under 14 years): Harry & Archie Coomber, cup. Recital (12 to 15 years): Celina Dembinska-Kenner, cup and John Smith Shield. Grade 8: Sarah Etherington, cup. Recital (16 years and over): Chloe Barnes, cup. Unaccompanied Bach suites: Camilla Morse-Glover, cup. Sonata: Alys Nicholls, cup. Concerto: Carla Spruce, Sir Jeremiah Colman Trophy. GROUP MUSIC MAKING (CLASSICAL) Orchestra without soloists (11 years and under): Oakhyrst Grange School Orchestra, cup & medals. String Orchestra (11 years and under): Micklefield School String Ensemble, cup & medals. String Quartets (under 14 years): Homefield School String Quartet, cup & medals. String Quartets (14 to 18 years): Freemen's School String Quartet, cup & medals. String Trios (12 to 15 years): Freemen's School String Trio, cup & medals. Accompanied string duets (14 years and over): Isabella & Antonina Dembinska-Kenner, cup & medals. Up to eight performers (no age limit): Dunottar Chamber Ensemble Cellos, cup.BRASS Beginners: Patrick Sharpe, Dylan Rainsford, medals. Grades 1 & 2: Samuel Gillett, medal. Grades 3 & 4: Harry Cookson, William McKinney, medals. Junior duet: Oliver & Millie Bolton, medals. Junior Ensemble: Hornucopia, cup. Most Promising Player in Junior Section: Samuel Gillett, Anniversary Cup. Grades 5 & 6: Bernadette Cheng-Whitehead, Sam Thorpe, medals. Grades 7 & 8: Nick Hadland, medal. Recital (Grades 5 & 6): Owyn Haylings, medal. Recital (open): Nick Hadland, medal. Senior Ensemble: Encore Brass Quintet, cup. Most Promising Solo Performer, Senior section: Owyn Haylings, Borough of Reigate & Banstead Arts Council Award.JUNIOR VOCAL Solo (boys & girls 8 years & under): Katherine Radley, medal. Solo (boys & girls 9 to 10 years): Bernadette Cheng-Whitehead, medal. Solo (boys with unbroken voices): George Bellingham, medal. Solo (girls 11 to 12 years): Meg Ganjou, medal. Solo (girls 13 to 14 years): Abigail Birch, medal. Solo (girls 15 years): Aisling Cowlard, cup. Duet or Trio (girls, boys, or both, up to 15 years): Ella Cornwell, Daria Lalji & Jessica Tuohy, medals. Folk Song (boys & girls up to 15 years): Megan Farnfield, award. Say the Poem, Sing the Song: Megan Farnfield, medal. Solo (girls 16 to 18 years): Freya Taylor, cup. Music Theatre Solo (girls 16 to 18 years): Rhiannan Pither, Anniversary Cup.HARP Solo, Grades 1 & 2: Saskia Roberts, cup & medal. Solo, Grades 3 & 4: Alexandra Bayne, medal. Duet/trio (Yr 7 & under): Mary Cruickshank, Molly Cuff & Sophie Purves, medals. Ensemble (Open): Albertine Harp Ensemble, awards. Trio (Yr 8 & over): Clementine Wharton, Anna Blumire, Eleanor Medcalf, cup & medals. Duet for one harp with instrument or voice: Clementine Wharton & Jemima Ashton Harris, medals. Solo, Grades 5 & 6: India Walden, m edal & Sidonie Goosens Shield. Recital, 14 years & under: Eleanor Medcalf, medal & cup.PIANO Beginners (7 years & under): Joshua Sharples, medal. Recital (16 years & over): Claudia Lazarus, EPTA Cup; Bruce Heasman, Borough of Reigate & Banstead Arts Council Shield. Chopin (16 years & over): Jacob Collins, Chopin Cup. Beginners (8 years & over): Oscar Hilder, Danielle Nailen, Olivia Mitchell, medals. J.S. Bach: Raymond Cheung, medal. Concerto: Rhia Patel, Jill Capel Memorial Cup; Natalie Jones, Ruth Dyson Cup.SPEECH & DRAMA Shared Poetry (years 5 & 6): Toby & Daniel Lodge, medals. Group Mime (years 3-6): Ben Sadler, Hasan Ali, Henry Plattner & Luke Telford, medals. Write & Speak a Poem (9 to 11yrs): Louisa Grinyar, Cup. Write & Speak a Poem (12 years & over): Ellen Scott, Rachel Partridge, medals. Acted Shared Poetry (years 5 & 6): Alex Mabbutt & Simone Kellard, cups. Group Drama (yrs 3-6): Footlights 3, cup. Solo Drama (years 5 & 6): Mary Cruickshank, cup & medal. Duologues (years 5 & 6): Alex Mabbutt & Simone Kellard, medals; Freya Biggs & Naomi Lawson, medals. Solo Verse (year 6): JJ Stewart, Emelye Kenyon-Brown, Zara Preston, medals. Solo Verse (year 5): Simone Kellard, Henry Plattner, medals. Prose Reading (9 to 11years): Toby Lodge, Luke Denny, medals. TV Newsreaders (years 5 & 6): Callum Holder, medal. Solo Verse (year 5): Anish Patel, medal. Solo Verse (year 6): Mihira Philip, medal. Group Devised (years 3 to 6): Wray Common Primary, cup. Solo Verse (year 10): Chloe Morbeym Helena Pardey-Yaralli, shared cup. Solo Verse (year 7): Saeash Jeyarajan, Emilia Bindi, medals. Prose Reading (12 to 14 years): Emily Hart, Medal. Prose Reading (15 to 17 years): Chloe Morbey, Helena Pardey-Yaralli, medals. Solo Shakespeare (13 to 15 years): Emily Hart, cup & medal. Group Drama (years 7 to 9): Footlights 6, cup. Group or Choral Speaking (years 1 & 2): Reigate Parish Church School, cup. Group or Choral Speaking (years 5 & 6): Wray Common Primary, cup. Solo Verse (year 3): Katya Ivanova, medal. Shared Poetry, not acted (years 7 to 9): Archie Oliver & Ben Groves, medals. Prose Reading (9 to 11 years): Charlotte Chinery, medal. Bible Reading (11 years & under): Milan Isabella Wood, medal. Public Speaking Solo (15 years & under): Niamh Collins, medal. Public Speaking Team (years 7 to 9): Ben Davis, Harry Patterson & Joshua Boulton, medals. Devised Performance (years 3 to 6): Charlotte Chinery, Holly Timmons & Rosalind Anderson, medals. Duologues (years 5 & 6): Emelye Kenyon-Brown & Lauren Purves, medals. Group Drama (mixed ages): Reigate Youngstarz, cup. Solo drama (years 7 and 8): Molly Perfitt, medal and cup. Solo Drama (years 9 & 10): Emily Hart, medal. Solo Drama (years 11 to 13): Emily Howe, medal & cup. Acted Shared Poetry (years 7 to 9): Janaka & Ambika Viyakesparan & Camilah Hatimi, medals. Duologues (years 7 to 9): Megan John & Valeria Hernandez. Duologues (years 10 to 13): Chloe Morbey & Helena Pardey-Yaralli, medals. Solo Verse (REC): Jack Buchanan, medal. Solo Verse (year 1): Katherine Corrance, medal; Joseph Michel-Cliffe, medal. Solo Verse (year 2): Maddalena O'Donoghue, medal & cup. Shared Poetry, not acted (years 1 & 2): Connie Mortimer & Louise Murphy, medals. Acted Shared Poetry (years 1 & 2): Polly Anderson, Isabella Molinari & Sophie O'Hara, Medals; Georgie Nunn & Sophia Lam, medals. Acted Shared Poetry (years 3 & 4): Julianne Gibbon & Isabella Vickery, cup & medals; Laura Plattner & Sophia Mabbutt, medals. Group Drama (yrs 3-6): Wray Common Primary, cup. Solo Verse (year 4): Matteo O'Donoghue, medal; Faith Ellis, medal. Write & Speak a Poem (8 years & under): Katya Ivanova, medal & cup. Prose Reading (6 to 8 years): Laura Plattner, medal. Duo Mime (11 years & under): Sofia Gibbon & Mary Cruickshank, medals. Solo Verse (year 8): Ben Harries, medal. Solo Verse (year 3): Marcus Stuart, medal. Solo Verse (year 4): Elliot Wilson, medal. 75th Anniversary Drama Cup: Reigate Youngstarz.GUITAR Duet for Two Guitars (beginners to grade 2): Anna & Eva, Caspian & Ashley, Sam & Matthew, medals. Trio: Ashley, Caspian & Josh, medals. Duet for two guitars (Grade 3 & 4): Jack & Josh, medals. Duet for Guitar & Instrument or Voice (Junior): Sophie & Ashley, medals. Duet for Guitar & Instrument or Voice (senior): Lauren & Megan, medals. Beginners: Ethan Grant, medal. Grade 1: James Cripps, medal. Grade 2: Alexander Fonseka, medal. Grade 3: Karina Reed, medal. Grade 4: Faye Potter, medal. Grade 5 & 6: Lauren Cockerill, medal. Junior Recital (Grades 3 & 4): Robbie Sharp, medal. Intermediate Recital (Grades 5 & 6): Lauren Cockerill, medal. Senior Recital (Grades 7 & 8): Matthias Barker, medal. Duet for Two Guitars (Grades 5 & 6): Carl Reed & Matthias Barker, medals. Guitar Orchestra (Junior): Hawthorns Guitar Ensemble, cup. Guitar Orchestra (Senior): Epping Forest Guitar Orchestra, cup. Most Promising Guitarist (beginner-Grade 3): Alexander Fonseka, cup. Most Promising Guitarist (Grades 4-8): Megan McGlashen, Cup.