Instrumental Programme
PIANO AND INSTRUMENTAL SECTION
FRIDAY 18th OCTOBER 2025
VENUE : HAZEL GROVE METHODIST CHURCH ROOM: M2.
Adjudicator: Joan Foster Accompanist: Stewart Death
9.30 am CLASS 200 Pianoforte Solo, Prep Test
Own Choice Piece from ABRSM Prep Test or Similar
| 1 William Monument | Hale | Those Creepy Crawly Things | Klose |
| 2 Eden Chan | Stockport | Swans and Ducks | Waterman |
| 3 Veronica Lennon | Chorley | Patterns | Wohlfahrt |
| 4 Emiliana Garratt | Hazel Grove | Yawning All Morning | Watts |
9.50am CLASS 201 Pianoforte Solo, Grades I & II
Own Choice Piece from current Examination Syllabuses
| 1 Jade Bentham | Chorley | Tarantella | Lasko |
| 2 Jesmond Luk | Hazel Grove | Mozzie | Milne |
| 3 Austen Chiu | Timperley | Sunlight through the Trees | Armstrong |
| 4 Marina Huang | Manchester | Daydream | Arakelyan |
| 5 Dawn Lei | Manchester | Railroad Blue | Blackwell |
| 6 Amelia Jing | Wilmslow | Tango 2 - Habanera | Seiber |
| 7 Isobel Massie | Birch Vale | Tarantella | Lasko |
| 8 Benjamin Monument | Hale | Sunlight Through the Trees | Armstrong |
| 9 Skye Lei | Manchester | Daydream | Arakelyan |
| 10 Arathana Christopher | Chorley | A Morning Sunbeam | Price |
| 11 Aadhya Gokul | Chorley | Minuet in C | Reinagle |
| 12 Anya Brown | Chorley | Sneaky Business | Mier |
| 13 Alexander Phin | Wilmslow | Funfair Blues | Yandel |
10.35am CLASS 202 Pianoforte Solo, Grades III & IV
Own Choice Piece from current Examination Syllabuses
| 1 Sharon Hu | Timperley | The Song of Twilight | Nakada |
| 2 Zach Kapoor | Wilmslow | At the Smithy | Maikapar |
| 3 Zhaoting William Qu | Didsbury | Ninette’s Musette | Nevada |
| 4 Derrick Ou | Timperley | Rondo in F | Mozart |
| 5 Jacob Sebastian | Timperley | She Moved Through the Fair | arr. Hall |
| 6 Louis Adu. | Timperley | At the Smithy | Maikapar |
| 7 Marquis Chan | Stockport | Hansel and Gretel | Gasteniec |
| 8 Tanmay Gokul | Chorley | Once upon a Frozen Winter | Hammond |
| 9 Laurence Glazier | Manchester | Sunsets in Savannah | Hartsell |
| 10 Esme Powell | Chorley | The Spanish Guitar | Gillock |
| 11 Oliver Sheehan | Handforth | Etude No. 23 | Lemoine |
11.20 - 11.35 Break
11.35am CLASS 240 String Instrument Solo, 9 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 3 minutes
| 1 Jade Bentham | Chorley | Concertino in D, 3rd mov. | Kuchler |
| 2 Marina Huang | Manchester | Ragtime Annie | Trad. American |
| 3 Chloe Chan | Sale | Wild West | Blackwell |
| 4 William Jing | Wilmslow | Sonata in G, 1st movement | Paxton |
| 5 Yong Xi Lucius Xu | Alsager | La Campanella | Paganini |
12.00pm CLASS 254 String Instrument Solo, Grades III & IV
Own Choice Piece from current Examination Syllabuses
| 1 Chloe Chan | Sale | Habanera | Bizet |
| 2 Yong Xi Lucius Xu | Alsager | Danse Espagnole | Lagye |
| 3 Jade Bentham | Chorley | Ashokan Farewell | Ungar |
| 4 Makayla Zhang-Ng | Worsley | Adagio from Concerto in G | Seitz |
| 5 Marina Huang | Manchester | Butterfly | Iwan |
Lunch
2.00pm CLASS 241 String Instrument Solo, 11 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 5 minutes
| 1 Lucian Lingze Kong | Sale | Sonata in G minor, Allegro | Handel |
| 2 Leon Kesiak | Chorley | Rondeau | Purcell |
2.10pm CLASS 242 String Instrument Solo, 14 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 6 minutes
| 1 Christina Wong | Hazel Grove | Tambourin Chinois | Kreisler |
| 2 Laura Kesiak | Chorley | Polish Caprice | Bacewicz |
2.25pm STRING PERFORMANCE CLASS. Combined Single Entry Class
| Class 244
1. Christina Wong |
String Instrument Solo, Open
Hazel Grove Sonata No. 3, 1st movement |
Grieg |
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| Class 252
1. Agnes Coyle |
Guitar Solo, Open
Northwich |
Prelude No. 1 |
Villa-Lobos |
| Class 253
1. William Jing |
String Instrument Solo, Grades 1 & 2
Wilmslow Minuet |
Cares |
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| Class 255
1. Tsz Ching Kama Tsui |
String instrument Solo, Grades V & VI
Manchester A Town with an Ocean View |
Hisaishi |
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2.55pm WIND INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE CLASS. Combined Single Entry Class
Class 261 Recorder Solo, 11 years and under
| 1. | Lydia Garratt | Hazel Grove | The Devil in the Bush | Anon. |
| Class 268 Recorder Duet, 11 years and under | ||||
| 1. | Jude Fitton | Hazel Grove | Two Bourrees | Boismortier |
| Nathanael Bennett | Hazel Grove | |||
| Class 269 Recorder Duet, Open | ||||
| 1. | Oliver Sheehan | Handforth | Canon Sonata No.1 | Telemann |
| Rosemary Thomason | Handforth | |||
| Class 272 Wind Instrument Solo, 14 years and under | ||||
| 1. | Martha Stanier | Chapel-en-le-Frith | Introduction et Allegro | Tansman |
3.20-3.30 Break
3.30pm CLASS 270 Wind Instrument Solo, 11 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 3 minutes
| 1 | Wilhelmina Shackleford | Macclesfield | Mr. Benn | Lamont |
| 2 | Lydia Garratt | Hazel Grove | We’re off to See the Wizard | Arlen |
| 3 | Johnny Bourn | Bramhall | Kin | Barber |
3.50pm CLASS 260 Recorder Solo, 9 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 3 minutes
| 1 Jude Fitton | Hazel Grove | Theme from Vltava | Smetana |
| 2 Nathanael Bennett | Hazel Grove | Roses from the South | Strauss |
4.05pm CLASS 262 Recorder Solo, 14 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 5 minutes
| 1 Oliver Sheehan | Handforth | Concerto in D | Baston |
| 2 Charlotte Cwiklinska | Heald Green | Aubade | Turner |
4.20pm CLASS 266 Recorder Solo, 16 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 7 minutes
| 1 Charlotte Cwiklinska | Heald Green | Sonata in F | Handel |
| 2 Oliver Sheehan | Handforth | Three Airs | Milford |
| 4.40pm | CLASS 267 | Recorder Solo, Open | Own Choice Piece Time Limit 10 minutes | |
| 1 | Ian Bennett | Stockport | Sonatina in F | Milford |
| 2 | Oliver Sheehan | Handforth | Sonata in C | Handel |
5.10pm CLASS 281. Ensemble, Open, 3-12 players
A programme of one or more pieces Time Limit 15 minutes
| 1 | Buxton Recorder Consort | Buxton | Air | Lane |
| Adagio | Telemann | |||
| Dona Nobis Pacem | Beethoven | |||
| Mock Baroque Suite | Carey | |||
PIANO SECTION
FRIDAY 18th OCTOBER 2024
Venue: 1 Windsor Road Adjudicator: John Foster
9.30am CLASS 203 Pianoforte Solo, Grades V and VI
Own Choice Piece from current Examination Boards’ Syllabuses
| 1 Nelson Huang | Manchester | Honey | Dett |
| 2 Makayla Zhang-Ng | Worsley | Indigo Moon | Milne |
| 3 Andi Deng | Cheadle Hulme | Wind in the Willows | Marmion |
| 4 Jessica Soo | Timperley | A Walk in the Park | Lane |
| 5 Amy Ning | Timperley | In the Groove | Cornick |
| 6 Dylan Zhang-Ng | Worsley | Jazz Exercise No.2 | Peterson |
| 7 Neil Randev | Lymm | Indigo Moon | Milne |
| 8 Alan Ning | Timperley | Honey | Dett |
| 9 Charlotte Cwiklinska | Heald Green | Spanish Polylogarhythms | Vicari |
| 10 Alexander Le | Timperley | Arabesque Sentimental | Gillock |
| 11 Emily Burrows | Chorley | Impromptu | Farrenc |
10.30am CLASS 204 Pianoforte Solo, Grades VII and VIII
Own Choice Piece from current Examination Boards’ Syllabuses
| 1 Chloe Yang | Sale | Butterfly | Grieg |
| 2 Stephania De Felice | Manchester | Toccata | Khachaturian |
| 3 Agnes Coyle | Northwich | Reverie | Debussy |
| 4 Anqing Deng | Cheadle Hulme | Tempo di Minuetto | Martinez |
| 5 Emma Ji | Heald Green | Allegro from Sonata in F | Mozart |
| 6 Peter Fedotov | Sale | Les Cyclopes | Rameau |
| 7 Eileen Gazi | Timperley | Consolation in E | Liszt |
| 8 Jessica Bentham | Chorley | Mazurka in F minor | Lyadov |
| 9 Davinia Lea | Cheadle Hulme | Rumores de la Caleta | Albeniz |
11.30am CLASS 208 Pianoforte Solo, 14 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 6 minutes
| 1 Sophia Sutherley | Wigan | Nocturne in C sharp minor | Chopin |
| 2 Ling Zhu | Manchester | Fantasie Impromptu | Chopin |
| 3 Agnes Coyle | Northwich | Mazurka in A minor | Chopin |
| 4 Peter Fedotov | Sale | Prelude in C sharp minor | Rachmaninov |
| 5 Melody Zhao | Heywood | Etudes Op. 10, nos. 3 & 5 | Chopin |
| 6 Eileen Gazi | Timperley | The Little Shepherd | Debussy |
| 7 Oliver Sheehan | Handforth | Allegretto from Sonata in G | Kuhlau |
| 8 Laura Kesiak | Chorley | The Beauty of the Bride | Onac |
| 9 Charlotte Cwiklinska | Heald Green | Nocturne in B flat minor | Chopin |
| 10 Priscilla Weng | Salford | Sonata No. 8 in A minor | Mozart |
Lunch
2.00pm CLASS 205 Pianoforte Solo, 8 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 3 minutes
| 1 Masha Fedotova | Sale | Waltz in A minor | Chopin |
| 2 Marina Huang | Manchester | Kangding Love Song | Yip |
| 3 Andi Deng | Cheadle Hulme | Toccata, Op.60 | Kabalevsky |
| 4 Laurence O’Connor | Bramhall | Sonatina in C, 1st movement | Clementi |
| 5 Amelia Jing | Wilmslow | Minuet KV7 | Mozart |
| 6 Henry Guo | Chorley | Sneaky Business | Mier |
2.25pm CLASS 206 Pianoforte Solo, 10 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 4 minutes
| 1 Isobel Massie | Birch Vale | The Mad Hatter’s Funeral March | Wedgwood |
| 2 Tamara Daou Kolonitskaya | Sale | Waltz in E minor | Chopin |
| 3 Zach Kapoor | Wilmslow | Andante | Mendelssohn |
| 4 Nelson Huang | Manchester | Solfeggietto | C.P.E. Bach |
| 5 Davinia Lea | Cheadle Hulme | Mazurka in A minor | Chopin |
| 6 Chloe Yang | Sale | Waltz in E minor | Chopin |
| 7 Alexander Phin | Wilmslow | In the Eyes of a Tiger | Wedgwood |
| 8 Makayla Zhang-Ng | Worsley | Allegro | Kuhlau |
| 9 Esme Powell | Chorley | Maybe Tomorrow | Hammond |
| 10 Zhaoting William Qu | Didsbury | Waltz in A minor | Chopin |
| 11 Samuel Liu | Stockport | Sonatina No. 1, 3rd mov. | Kabalevsky |
3.15pm CLASS 207 Pianoforte Solo, 12 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 5 minutes
| 1 | Ling Zhu | Manchester | Etude, Op.25 no.2 | Chopin |
| 2 | Samuel Liu | Stockport | Sonatina in D, 1st movement | Clementi |
| 3 | Dylan Zhang-Ng | Worsley | Moment Musical No. 3 | Schubert |
| 4 | Sophia Sutherley | Wigan | Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum | Debussy |
| 5 | Anqing Deng | Cheadle Hulme | Tarantella, Op.75 no. 6 | Moszkowski |
| 6 | Emma Ji | Heald Green | Tarantella, Op. 43 | Chopin |
| 7 | Jessica Bentham | Chorley | Blumenlied, Op.39 | Lange |
| 8 | Artem Fedotov | Sale | Minute Waltz, Op.64 no.1 | Chopin |
| 9 | Amy Ning | Timperley | Study in E minor | Heller |
4.00pm CLASS 209 Pianoforte Solo, 16 years and under
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 7 minutes
| 1 Lingcheng Kong | Sale | Merry Go Round of Life | Hisaishi |
| 2 Sophia Sutherley | Wigan | Sonatina, Op.13 no. 1 | Kabalevsky |
| 3 Melody Zhao | Heywood | Prelude, Minuet & Reel | Pitfield |
| 4 Stephania De Felice | Manchester | Arabesque No. 1 | Debussy |
| 5 Alan Ning | Timperley | Solfeggietto | C.P.E. Bach |
| 6 Neil Randev | Lymm | I Wish I Knew | Taylor |
| 7 Kavitha Gnanalingham | Timperley | Il Porco Rosso | Hisaishi |
| 8 Brian Liu | Stockport | Etude, Op.10 no. 5 | Chopin |
5.00pm PIANO FINAL Winners of Classes 205, 206, 207, 208 & 209
PIANO SECTION
SATURDAY 19th OCTOBER 2024
VENUE : HAZEL GROVE METHODIST CHURCH
ROOM : M2 Adjudicator : John Foster
9.30am CLASS 235 Pianoforte Solo, French Composer, Open
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 10 minutes
| 1 | Maisie Wanxin Ni | Altrincham | Minuet from Sonatine | Ravel |
| 2 | Ian Roy | Nuneaton | Jeux d’Eau | Ravel |
| 3 | Nathan Monk | Mellor | Sarabande | Debussy |
| 4 | Jiayue Yu | Sale | La Cathédrale Engloutie | Debussy |
| 5 | Hannah Dunton | Timperley | Pavane pour une Infante Défunte | Ravel |
| 6 | Artem Fedotov | Sale | Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum | Debussy |
| 7 | Leo Wei | Timperley | Arabesque No. 2 | Debussy |
| 8 | Melody Zhao | Heywood | Sonatine | Ravel |
| 9 | Faith Thompson | Wigan | Melancolie, FP105 | Poulenc |
11.00am CLASS 234 Pianoforte Solo, Chopin, Liszt, Open
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 10 minutes
| 1 Tamara Daou Kolonitskaya | Sale | Study Op.10 no. 5 | Chopin |
| 2 Sam Lord | Heywood | Waldesrauschen | Liszt |
| 3 Artem Fedotov | Sale | Waltz in C sharp minor | Chopin |
| 4 David Zhang | Salford | Fantasie Impromptu | Chopin |
| 5 Melody Zhao | Heywood | Au Bord d’une Source | Liszt |
| 6 Brian Liu | Stockport | Etude Op.10 no. 3 | Chopin |
| 7 Priscilla Weng | Salford | Etudes Op.10, nos. 3&4 | Chopin |
| 8 Ian Roy | Nuneaton | Sonata No.3, 1st movement | Chopin |
| 9 Thomas Halstead | Lancaster | Fantasie Impromptu | Chopin |
Lunch
2.00pm CLASS 237 Pianoforte Solo, Own Choice Composer, Open
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 10 minutes
| 1 | Priscilla Weng | Salford | Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14 | Mendelssohn |
| 2 | Melody Zhao | Heywood | Sonatina | Wendell Keeney |
| 3 | Ryan Soo | Timperley | Brave Shine | Aimer, arr. |
| 4 | Julie Zhang | Salford | Fanfare-Toccata | Stephen Hough |
| 5 | Ian Roy | Nuneaton | The Rocks of Ush-Kosh | Bortkiewcz |
| 6 | Thomas Golley | Poynton | Homeless, Op.102 no.1 | Mendelssohn |
| 7 | Xuanrui Ren | Sale | Over the Bars | J.P.Johnson |
| 8 | Natalia Mei | Poynton | Paganini Jazz | Fazil Say |
| 9 | Brian Liu | Stockport | Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm | Bartok |
3.15pm CLASS 236 Pianoforte Solo, Russian Composer, Open
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 10 minutes
| 1 Ian Roy | Nuneaton | Etude-Tableaux Nos. 2 & 8 | Rachmaninov |
| 2 Artem Fedotov | Sale | October & April - The Seasons | Tchaikovsky |
| 3 Stephania De Felice | Manchester | June Barcarolle | Tchaikovsky |
| 4 Thomas Golley | Poynton | Reverie du Soir, Op.19 no.1 | Tchaikovsky |
| 5 Nathan Monk | Mellor | Toccata | Khachaturian |
4.00pm CLASS 233 Pianoforte Solo, Brahms, Schumann, Open
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 10 minutes
| 1 | Sam Lord | Heywood | Rhapsody Op.79 no.2 | Brahms |
| 2 | Xuanrui Ren | Sale | Ballade in D minor, Op.10 no.1 | Brahms |
| 3 | Jacob McDonald | Congleton | Rhapsody Op.79 no.2 | Brahms |
| 4 | Ian Roy | Nuneaton | Rhapsody Op.79 no.1 | Brahms |
Piano Section
Saturday 19th October
VENUE : 1 WINDSOR ROAD. Adjudicator : Joan Foster
9.30 am CLASS 231 Pianoforte Solo, Haydn, Mozart, Open
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 10 minutes
| 1 Melody Zhao | Heywood | Sonata in C, Hob XV1, 50 | Haydn |
| 2 Peter Fedotov | Sale | Sonata No.11, variations 1-6 | Mozart |
| 3 Thomas Halstead | Lancaster | Sonata in F | Haydn |
| 4 Jacob McDonald | Congleton | Sonata in E minor, 1st movement | Haydn |
| 5 Priscilla Weng | Salford | Sonata in A minor, K310 | Mozart |
| 6 Stephania De Felice | Manchester | Sonata in D, 1st movement | Haydn |
| 7 Ling Zhu | Manchester | Sonata in F, 1st movement | Haydn |
| 8 Ian Roy | Nuneaton | Sonata K576, 1st movement | Mozart |
| 9 David Zhang | Salford | Sonata in F, 3rd movement | Haydn |
10.45 am CLASS 230 Pianoforte Solo, Bach, Scarlatti, Open
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 10 minutes
| 1 Ian Roy | Nuneaton | Sonatas, K141 & K380 | Scarlatti |
| 2 Priscilla Weng | Salford | Sonatas, K426 & K427 | Scarlatti |
| 3 Thomas Halstead | Lancaster | French Suite V | Bach |
| 4 Ling Zhu | Manchester | French Suite no. 3 in G | Bach |
| 5 Nathan Monk | Mellor | Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 | Bach |
| 6 Tamara Daou Kolonitskaya | Sale | Italian Concerto, Part 1 | Bach |
| 7 Sam Lord | Heywood | Toccata No. 7, BWV 916 | Bach |
11.45 am CLASS 238 Pianoforte Duet, Open
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 10 minutes
| 1 Maisie Wanxin Ni Jiayue Yu | Altrincham Sale | Slavonic Dance in E minor | Dvorak |
| 2 Ryan Soo Leo Wei | Timperley Timperley | En Bateau | Debussy |
| 3 Peter Fedotov Artem Fedotov | Sale Sale | Slavonic Dance No. 2 | Dvorak |
| 4 Masha Fedotova Tamara Daou Kolonitskaya | Sale Sale | Anitra’s Dance from Peer Gynt | Grieg |
Lunch
2.00pm CLASS 232 Pianoforte Solo, Beethoven, Schubert, Open
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 10 minutes
| 1 | Ian Roy | Nuneaton | Sonata No. 27, 2nd movement | Beethoven |
| 2 | Thomas Golley | Poynton | Moments Musicaux Op.94 no.3 | Schubert |
| 3 | Xuanrui Ren | Sale | Impromptu in A, Op.142 no.2 | Schubert |
| 4 | Brian Liu | Stockport | Sonata Op.13, 1st movement | Beethoven |
| 5 | Peter Fedotov | Sale | Sonata No.17, 3rd movement | Beethoven |
| 6 | Sam Lord | Heywood | Sonata Op.13, 1st movement | Beethoven |
| 7 | Jiang Chang | Stockport | Für Elise | Beethoven |
| 8 | Nathan Monk | Mellor | Impromptu in A flat | Schubert |
3.15pm CLASS 239 Piano Concerto, Open
First Prize £50, John Stimpfig Award
Own Choice Piece Time Limit 25 minutes
| 1 | Sam Lord | Heywood | Concerto No.2, Op.102, Allegro | Shostakovich |
| 2 | Ling Zhu | Manchester | Concerto K173 no. 5 in D | Mozart |
| 3 | Ian Roy | Nuneaton | Concerto No.3, 2nd & 3rd movts. | Rachmaninov |
| 4 | Melody Zhao | Heywood | Concerto No.27, 3rd movement | Mozart |
| 5 | Priscilla Weng | Salford | Concerto No.1, 1st movement | Mendelssohn |
5.00pm PIANOFORTE CHAMPIONSHIP
The first prizewinners of Classes 230, 231, 232, 234, 235, 236 & 237
will compete for the Championship Trophy and John Stimpfig Award £100.