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YOUTH Also there were two violinists – Rachel Pankhurst
of Bideford and James Culwick (Okehampton)--
Plymouth resounds along with a pianist, Jack Thomas (Ivybridge),
and a clarinettist’ Fred Bareham (Truro).
The area surrounding the Sherwell Centre on All gave commanding and engaging performances
Plymouth’s North Hill was alive with wonderful from the sensitive Remembrances from
music performed by some of the best musicians in Schindler’s List and Debussy’s Clair de Lune to the
Devon and Cornwall in January. emotive Schumann for clarinet and a stirring
piano prelude by Rachmaninoff.
They were competing in the District 1175 Young
Musician finals, featuring young people (under the The adjudicators were Simon Ible, Director of
age of 17) who have a particular talent and Music at Peninsular Arts, Dr Tim Watson,
passion for performing. saxophonist and former Royal Marines musician,
plus Rebecca Smith, vocal soloist. The winner in
Three vocalists and four instrumentalists were the vocal section was Katherine Gregory (runner-
vying for a place in the regional final, to be held in up Cameron Mills), and the instrumentalist was
March. Fred Bareham (runner-up Jack Thomas).
The regional final will be at Queen’s College,
The singers chose music ranging from classical Taunton, on March 19.
Caccini to music theatre and jazz. Alice Blackler,
from Plymouth, showed wonderful stage presence
and poise in her musical theatre pieces, Katherine
Gregory (Truro) impressed with her fine tonal
quality and Cameron Mills (Hatherleigh) gave a
strong and convincing rendition of Feeling Good.
