The sound of music has filled one school after a successful Mrs Sunderland competition.

Musical Rastrick High School pupils entered several sections of the top music festival, held at Huddersfield Town Hall and tasted many successes.

Alison Pryce Jones directed the Junior Choir where pupils gave an energetic performance of the Russian folk song Kalinka followed by ‘We can be kind’ and received praise from the adjudicator Sam Dunkley.

The Chamber choir were placed first for their performance of ‘Two Traditional Love Songs’ followed by an unaccompanied arrangement of ‘Holding out for a Hero’ and were awarded a special trophy for the best performance in any choir class during the day.

The Senior choir gave an accomplished performance of ‘Prayer of the Children’ followed by an energetic arrangement of ‘What shall we do’, based on the well known sea shanty, and came third.

Several Rastrick students also gave solo performances - Gaia Hinchliffe in the Girls Solo (School Years 10 & 11) section, Jake Adams in the Young Men’s Solo (Broken voice) and Charlotte Town in the Girls Solo (School Years 8 & 9). In the Junior Music Theatre section, Georgia Collier also took first place with her rendition of a song from ‘Annie’. There were wonderful performances from other vocalists including Charlotte Reason, Grace King, Annabel Collier, Hettie Bowers, Rebecca Carr, Jake Adams, Rhian Cairns, Gaia Hinchliffe, Georgia Collier, Alice King, Ellie Salmon, Charlotte Town and Andrew Featherstone.

Cornet player Bethan Plant gained a first placing in the Brass Solo Trumpet/Cornet Solo section playing her own choice of a Slow Melody while Lydia Wyatt gained first place for both Piano Solo (Sonata) and also Piano Solo (Chopin) and also a first on Flute in the Woodwind/Recorder section.

FESTIVAL RESULTS

Solo instrumentalists’ challenge: 1) Freya Smith 2) Jordan Earnshaw

Woodwind/ recorder solo open: 1) Freya Smith 2) Lucinder Rimmer 3) Lydia Wyatt

Percussion solo school year 6 and under: 1) Oliver Bamforth

Percussion solo school year 11 and under: 1) Adam Finchett

Drum kit solo school year 6 and under: 1) Christie Smith

Drum kit solo school year 11 and under: 1) Adam Finchett 2) James Howard

Tuned percussion solo open: 1)Adam Finchett

Two instruments or instruments and voice school year 13 and under: 1) Jenny O’Sullivan 2) Angela Wang

Guitar solo school year six and under: 1) Mads Smith 2) Alexander Philokyprou 3) James Fitzsimons

Guitar solo school year 11 and under: 1) Louis Maguire

Woodwind/recorder solo school year 6 and under: 1) Jake Hewison 2) Emily Watson 3) Brooke Jessop and Angela Wang

Small choir 8-20 voices: 1) Friday Voices 2) Opus 44

Ladies choir 21 voices and over: 1) Marsh Ladie Choir 2) Nelson Civic Ladies Choir 3) Denby Dale Ladies Choir

Mixed voice choir 21 voices and over: 1) Choros Amici 2) Holme Valley Singers

Adult choir novice class 8 voices and over: 1) Denby Dale Ladies Choir 2) Ladybrook Singers 3) Ocho

Male voice choir 21 voices and over: 1) Colne Valley Male Voice Choir 2) Gledholt Male Voice Choir 3) Bolsterstone Male Voice Choir

Choir programme open to performers in classes 87-91: 1) Choros Amici 2) Colne Valley Male Voice Choir 3) Nelson Civic Ladies Choir

Choir winners challenge winner of the Jesse Jameson baton: Colne Valley Male Voice Choir

Winner of the Huddersfield centenary trophy, choir singing the best single piece in the adult choir section: Choros Amici

Small instrumental ensemble school year 9 and under: 1) Abi Hutson and Adam Page 2) Colne Valley High School Ensemble 3) North Riding Brass and Edwin & Ainslee Farrer

Large instrumental ensemble school year 9 and under: 1) Huddersfield Youth Brass Ensemble

Large instrumental ensemble school year 10 and over: 1) Kirklees Music School String Orchestra 2) Kirklees Music School Holme Valley Senior Guitars 3) Scissett Youth Band and Hill House School Wind Ensemble

Ukulele Group open: Friends of Beaumont Park Ukulele Group

Woodwind/recorder solo - school year 9 and under: 1) Imogen Davey 2) Isabelle Haley-Porteous and Abi Hewison £) Hannah Quinn

Woodwind/ recorder solo school year 11 and under: 1) Lydia Wyatt 2) Imogen Daley 3) Lucinder Rimmer

Woodwind/recorder solo school year 6 and under: 1) Jake Hewison 2) Emily Watson 3) Brooke Jessop and Angela Wang

Poetry writing school years 2,3 and 4: 1) Noah Bentley, Wooldale Junior School 2) Chloe Mills, Wooldale Junior School

Poetry writing school years 5 and 6: 1) Mads Smith, Wooldale Junior School 2) Ella Shaw, Wakefield Girls’ High School Junior School

Poetry writing open: Eleanor Devney

Kirklees Young Musician of the Year: 1) Florence Tompkins, tenor trombone 2) Megan Jowitt , viola