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Double winner on opening morning of 88th Arbroath music festival

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2020 Arbroath Musical Festival at the Webster Theatre, Arbroath.
Finlay Simpson from Monifieth High School who won both the Elementary Timpani and Elimentary Snare Drum sections
....Pic Paul Reid
CR0018342 2020 Arbroath Musical Festival at the Webster Theatre, Arbroath. Finlay Simpson from Monifieth High School who won both the Elementary Timpani and Elimentary Snare Drum sections ....Pic Paul Reid

One of the first winners in the 88th Arbroath and District music festival has spoken about his pride after victory in two categories on the opening morning of the competition.

Drummer Finlay Simpson took first prize in elementary snare drum and elementary timpani as the week-long competition got under way in the town’s Webster Memorial Theatre.

The 12-year-old said: “I put in quite a lot of practice. I just like playing the drums really – they’re fun.

Proud Dad Craig Simpson, from Dundee, said both Finlay and sister Gracie, who is in primary 5, had got a lot out of competing on the opening morning.

“Music is a great part of their lives so it’s a great experience to prepare for something like this with a little bit of pressure and to help them deal with nerves.

“It is a fantastic experience for them and the organisers do such a great job here.”

The young percussionist scored 90 out of 100 in elementary snare drum – qualifying him for the competition’s top prize, the blue riband.

Violin Solo Grade 5+ winner Elanor Leydecker scored 92, and second place Sasha Clement scored 90 in their category, putting both into contention also.

Adjudicator Glynn Forrest, a Glasgow-based percussionist, said he had been impressed by what he had seen and heard so far.

“I have been doing the festival for eight or nine years and the standard is very high. The entrants in the elementary category seem to be getting younger and younger each year.”

The week-long competitive music festival is open to pre-school, primary, secondary school and adult choirs, solo singing, percussion, brass, piano, woodwind, guitars and verse.

For the first time the festival also includes a category for electric guitar.

 

Monday results.

 

Elementary Snare Drum

1st Finlay Simpson           90

2nd Harley Douglas          89

3rd Libby May                   88

 

Elementary Timpani

1st Finlay Simpson           89

2nd Libby May                  87

3rd Franki Durston           84

3rd Summer Hainsworth 84

 

Elementary Tuned Percussion

1st Libby May     87          1st

2nd Franki Durston          86

3rd Summer Hainsworth 83

 

Violin Solo Grade 1-2

1st Antoine Hoffet           87

2nd Isla Cavill      86

2nd Jasmine Higgins         86

2nd Abigail Owen             86

 

Violin Solo Grade 3-4

1st Isla Fairburn 86

2nd Sarah Campbell 85

2nd Grace Clark  85

 

Viola Solo Grade 1-2

1st Eva Richardson          86

 

Viola Solo Grade 3-4

1st Tia Douglas   85

 

Violin Solo Grade 5+

1st Elanor Leydecker       92

2nd Sasha Clement           90

3rd Ailsa Miller   89