TWO friends took a top prize at the Mrs Sunderland Music Festival – with a little help from Dad.
Violinists Katrina Lee and Catrin Pryce-Jones, both 17, won the instrumental ensemble class.
They performed Bach’s Violin Concerto accompanied by Catrin’s father John on piano.
Both young women attend Kirklees Music School and want to go to the Royal Scottish Academy.
Catrin, who studies at Huddersfield New College, said: "We’re really good friends and it was great to play together as we have the same ideas about music."
Katrina, from Birchencliffe, added: "It was really exciting to take part and it was good that we had a good range of ages in the class, including Meltham CE School."
The group, known as The Melodious Trio, won the class at Huddersfield Town Hall yesterday. Rebecca Moffat, Lydia Richardson and Nicola Runkee came second while the Saddleworth School Brass Ensemble were third.
Mrs Sunderland Music Festival results:
Class 29: Woodwind or recorder solo, school year 8 & under - 1 Lydia Wyatt, 2 Lydia Richardson, 3 Janie Bamforth
Class 30: Woodwind or recorder solo, school year 10 & under - 1 Freya Smith, 2 Lydia Wyatt, 3 Samantha Kay and Alexandra Shaw
Class 31: Woodwind or recorder solo, school year 12 & under - 1 Freya Smith, 2 Anastasia Blair
Class 32: Woodwind or recorder solo, open - 1 Rebecca Robinson, 2 Katie McLeish, 3 Ashley Francis-Roy
Class 36: Brass solo, school year 12 & under - 1 Aaron Ward, 2 Sam Barber, 3 Jay Jones and Charlotte Heaton
Class 37: Trumpet or cornet solo, slow melody, school year 12 & under - 1 Aaron Ward, 2 Rebecca Addy
Class 38: Brass solo, open - 1 Sam Barber, 2 Aaron Ward, 3 Charlotte Heaton
Class 47: Solo instrumentalists’ challenge - 1 Rebecca Robinson, 2 Katrina Lee
Class 48: Two instruments, school year 13 & under - 1 Freya Smith, 2 Hannah Wharton
Class 49: Junior duo, school year 11 & under - 1 Freya Smith and Andrew Robinson
