Inter-schools Music Festival Wesley

INTER-SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL

WESLEY 4^TH/5^TH MARCH 2016

We congratulate the LIBERMANN CHOIR on winning the FRANK HUGHES CUP, for the 3^rd year in a row, at the Wesley Inter-Schools Music Festival last Friday evening.

The standard at this Festival, now in its 40^th year, is exceptional.  45 Blackrock entrants – Soloists (Voice and Instrument), Duets, Bands and Ensembles (Choirs, Orchestra and Jazz Band) – performed and were delighted to receive 21 AWARDS.

• Oisin McEnroe (5^th Year) won the Strings (O16).

1^st Class Honours was awarded to:

• Harry Kearns (4^th Year) in both the Classical Solo Singing and Piano (U16)

• Callum Byrne (2^nd Year) in the Wind and Brass (U14) 

• Stephen Ryan (4^th Year) in the Popular Solo Singing (U17)

• Both Gavin Jones (3^rd Year) and Declan O’Sullivan (6^th Year) in the Classical Acoustic Guitar (O15)

• Shane O’Connell (6^th Year) in the ‘Own Performed Song’ (O15)

• Harry Redmond (3^rd Year) in the Wind and Brass (U16)

• Shane Conlon (6^th Year) in the Classical Solo Singing (O17) 

• Harry Kearns and Alex D’Arcy (both 4^th Year) in Piano Duet (O15) 

Our Bands: ’Logical Reasoning’, ’Binary Sunset’ and ’Govinda’, our Orchestra and also the following were Highly Commended:

• Riley Dargan (5^th Year) in the Popular Solo Singing (O17)
• Mark O’Donohue (3^rd Year) in the Strings (U16)
• Both Jack Brown (5^th Year) and Conor Williams (4^th Year) in the Piano Solo (O16) and our Jazz Band.

Fantastic – well done to all of the above and indeed to all our participants.  Top-class!

I thank: Ms O’Connor, Mr Cavanagh and Mr Grumley-Traynor for their preparation and organisation of the boys.  It is a huge commitment which is sincerely appreciated by the boys, their parents and the College.