Young musicians hit the right notes with competition judges

The competition, which was launched by the Rotary Club of Comber in 1993, also saw third place go to another Wallace High School student Julie Piggott.

Flautist Jake played ‘Bali Moods’ by Anne Boyd and ‘Presto’ by Enesco, and Julie’s choice was a set of Romanian Folk Dances by Bartók.

This year produced the first family double as Jake’s brother Ross won the title in 2018.

The adjudicator for the heats was clarinettist Gillian McCutcheon who performs as soloist and chamber musician. Gillian has also travelled the world as an examiner for Trinity College London.

The adjudicator for the final was Richard Yarr, Senior Producer, Arts and Music with BBC Northern Ireland. He also presents BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday evening request programme ‘Sounds Sacred’.

Comber Rotary wish to thank Holywood Parish Church and Campbell College for hosting the heats and final respectively, accompanist Michael Harrison, and principal sponsors The Kerr Henderson Group and Dalriada Trustees.