the 2023 Festival
2023 A Wonderful Festival
We hope you enjoy looking at our new website where everything you need should be just a couple of clicks away!!
We have now added the whole festival timetable so that you can see when and where each class will be held, the names of the adjudicator and accompanist and the number of performers in each class.
Entries for the Adult singing workshop and the Toddler workshop are still open so why not sign up.
We are very excited to be presenting a Festival Dance Showcase concert on Monday 20 February which will showcase varied dance performances from local groups; this new showcase is a further contribution to the Kirklees Year of Music 2023 and we hope that it will lead the way to more dance performances in the festival from 2024 when we will truly be able to call ourselves The Performing Arts Festival.
We have taken the opportunity to update our rules, rubric and policies so please click on the links at the bottom of any of the website pages to review the changes. We have taken note of comments from last year and there are some major changes to some definitions in terms of age groups, amateur status, gender and mixed choirs.
Please read the class rules - in the festival rules section at the bottom left hand side of the web pages.
Entry has been made simpler - please just follow the instructions after you have pressed enter. We have a dedicated page to talk you through the process. I suggest that you use your email address for your user name too. If you have any problems please contact me on [email protected] and I will get back to you.
Looking forward to seeing you in February
Ann Talboys
Festival Administrator
Festival DATES
Sunday 5 February and Tuesday 14 to Saturday 25 February 2023
Sunday 5 February
Adult Choral Workshop and Concert
Wednesday 15 February
Piano and Speech and Drama classes
Thursday 16 February
Piano and Speech and Drama classes
Friday 17 February
Instrumentalists and ensemble classes
Musical Theatre group performances
Saturday 18 February
Vocal classes
Sunday 19 February
Vocal classes
Young Musician of the Year 2023
Monday 20 February
Toddler Workshop
Festival Dance Workshop
Tuesday 21 February
Reach for the Stars - Special Needs Event
Music for the Brain tea dance.
Thursday 23 February
Key Stage 2 workshop
Friday 24 February
Junior and Youth Choirs
Saturday 25 February
Adult Choirs
The Last Night at the Festival Concert
Winning Performers
Festival TIMETABLE 2023
| Sunday 5 February | Performers | |
| Concert Hall | Choral Workshop | |
| Wednesday 15 February | ||
| Concert Hall | Belinda Mikhail | |
| 9.30 am | Class 5 Piano solo - school year 8 and under | 12 |
| 10.40 am | Class 6 Piano solo - school year 10 and under | 7 |
| 11.15 am | Class 7 Piano solo school year 12 and under | 8 |
| 12.00 noon | Class 8 Piano solo Sonatina - school year 9 and under | 7 |
| Reception Room | Cally Foster | |
| 9.30 am | Class 115 Bible Reading open | 5 |
| 9.50 am | Class 116 Prepared reading open | 4 |
| 10.05 am | Class 117 Prepared poetry reading open | 2 |
| 10.15 am | Class 118 Sight reading open | 4 |
| 10.35 am | Class 120 Solo acting open | 3 |
| 10.55 am | Class 121 Dramatic solo Shakespeare open | 2 |
| 11.05 am | Class 122 Dialect speaking open | 7 |
| 11.55 am | Class 125 Dialect poetry writing | 1 |
| Concert Hall | Cally Foster | |
| 2.00pm | Class 96 Verse speaking year 4 and under | 1 |
| 2.00pm | Class 97 Verse speaking year 6 and under | 3 |
| 2.00pm | Class 98 Verse speaking year 9 and under | 3 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 99 Humorous verse school year 4 and under | 1 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 100 Humorous verse school year 6 and under | 3 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 101 Humorous verse school year 9 and under | 1 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 102 Prepared reading school year 4 and under | 1 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 103 Prepared reading school year 6 and under | 3 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 104 Prepared reading school year 9 and under | 3 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 105 Sight reading school year 6 and under | 1 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 106 Bible Reading school year 6 and under | 1 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 108 Solo acting school year 6 and under | 7 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 109 Solo acting school year 9 and under | 8 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 110 Solo acting school year 11 and under | 2 |
| 2.00pm | Class 111 Solo Acting Shakespeare school year 11 and under | 1 |
| Reception Room | Belinda Mikhail | |
| 2.00 pm | Class 16 Piano Duet school year 6 and under | 3 |
| 2.10 pm | Class 17 Piano Duet school year 9 and under | 4 |
| 2.30 pm | Class 18 Family Piano Duet any age | 4 |
| 3.00 pm | Class 1 Piano solo school year 3 and under | 14 |
| 3.30 pm | Class 2 Piano solo school year 4 and under | 14 |
| 4.00 pm | Class 3 Piano solo school year 5 and under | 7 |
| 4.20 pm | Class 4 Piano solo school year 6 and under | 12 |
| Concert Hall | Belinda Mikhail | |
| 6.30 pm | Class 9 Piano recital year 11 and under | 5 |
| 8.00pm | Class 10 Piano Solo Open | 7 |
| 8.50pm | Class 11 Piano Solo music theatre and film open | 2 |
| Thursday 16 February | ||
| Concert Hall | Belinda Mikhail | |
| 6.30 pm | Class 12 Piano Solo sonata open | 2 |
| 6.50 pm | Class 13 Piano Solo Chopin open | 3 |
| 7.20 pm | Class 14 Piano Solo 20/21st century | 2 |
| 7.40 pm | Class 15 Piano Recital open | 3 |
| Friday 17 February | ||
| Concert Hall | Belinda Mikhail with Jane Robertson | |
| 9.30 am | Class 19 String solo Yr 6 and under | 8 |
| 10.00 am | Class 20 String solo Yr 9 and under | 7 |
| 10.40 am | Class 21 String solo yr 13 and under | 3 |
| 11.00 am | Class 22 String solo open | 4 |
| 11.40 am | Class 24 Woodwind Yr 6 and under | 3 |
| 11.50am | Class 25 Woodwind Yr 9 and under | 3 |
| 12.10pm | Class 26 Woodwind Yr 13 and under | 4 |
| 12.25pm | Class 27 Woodwind Open | 2 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 28 Brass solo Yr 6 and under | 4 |
| 2.20 pm | Class 29 Brass solo year 13 and under | 3 |
| 2.40 pm | Class 30 Brass Solo open | 1 |
| 2.50 pm | Class 32 Two Instruments | 2 |
| 3.10 pm | Class 31 Solo Instrumentalists' Challenge | 4 |
| 6.30 pm | Class 33 Small Instrumental Ensemble Yr 11 and under | 4 |
| 7.10 pm | Class 34 Small Instrumental Ensemble | 1 |
| 7.20 pm | Class 35 Large Insrumental Ensemble | 1 |
| Saturday 18 February | ||
| Concert Hall | Belinda Mikhail with Jonathan Fisher | |
| 9.30 am | Class 51 Walt Disney Yr 10 and 11 | 15 |
| 10.45 am | Class 58 Music Theatre Yr 10 | 11 |
| 11.45 am | Class 59 Music Theatre Yr 11 | 7 |
| Reception Room | Marilynne Davies with Chris Pulleyn | |
| 9.30 am | Class 47 Walt Disney Yr 6 | 7 |
| 10.10 am | Class 48 Walt Disney Yr 7 | 8 |
| 10.55 am | Class 55 Music Theatre Yr 6 and 7 | 9 |
| Old Court Room | Philip Dewhurst with Jane Robertson | |
| 9.30 am | Class 45 Walt Disney Yr 4 and under | 1 |
| 9.30 am | Class 46 Walt Disney Yr 5 | 3 |
| 9.50 am | Class 54 Music Theatre Yr5 and under | 7 |
| 10.30 am | Class 49 Walt Disney Yr 8 | 9 |
| 11.20 am | Class 50 Walt Disney Yr 9 | 12 |
| Concert Hall | Belinda Mikhail with Jonathan Fisher | |
| 2.00 pm | Class 64 Soprano solo open | 6 |
| 2.40 pm | Class 65 Alto Solo open | 4 |
| 3.10 pm | Class 66 Tenor solo open | 1 |
| 3.20 pm | Class 68 Oratorio or sacred work | 8 |
| 4.20 pm | Class 69 Operatic Solo | 4 |
| Reception Room | Marilynne Davies with Chris Pulleyn | |
| 2.00 pm | Class 73 Walt Disney 17 and over | 3 |
| 2.25 pm | Class 75 Vocal duet 17 and over | 1 |
| 2.40 pm | Class 76 Music theatre 17 and over | 10 |
| 3.55 pm | Class 77 Light opera 17 and over | 6 |
| Old Court Room | Philip Dewhurst with Jane Robertson | |
| 2.00 pm | Class 56 Music Theatre Yr 8 | 13 |
| 3.10 pm | Class 57 Music Theatre Yr 9 | 13 |
| Concert Hall | Marilynne Davies with Jane Robertson | |
| 6.30 pm | Class 74 Pop Ballad 17 and over | 6 |
| 7.15 pm | Class 78 vocal recital 17 and over | 7 |
| Reception Room | Belinda Mikhail with Jonathan Fisher | |
| 6.30 pm | Class 70 British Composer 17 and over | 7 |
| 7.30 pm | Class 71 French Melodie or German Leider 17 and over | 9 |
| 8.40 pm | Class 72 The Rose Bowl (64 to 71) | 7 |
| Old Court Room | Philip Dewhurst with Chris Pulleyn | |
| 6.30 pm | Class 52 Walt Disney Yrs 12 and 13 | 9 |
| 7.20 pm | Class 60 Music Theatre Yrs 12 and 13 | 7 |
| Sunday 19 February | ||
| Concert Hall | Andrew Padmore with Jonathan Fisher | |
| 10.00 am | Young Musician of the year | 20 |
| Reception Room | Marilynne Davies with Chris Pulleyn | |
| 10.00 am | Class 41 Solo Yr 10 and 11 | 5 |
| 10.25 am | Class 42 Solo Yr 12 and 13 | 4 |
| 10.45 am | Class 43 English Song | 4 |
| 11.05 am | Class 44 Young Singers Rose Bowl | 3 |
| 11.15 am | Class 61 Unaccompanied Folk Song | 5 |
| Old Court Room | Philip Dewhurst with Jane Robertson | |
| 10.00 am | Class 37 Girls Solo Yr 5 and under | 4 |
| 10.20 am | Class 38 Girls Solo Yr 6 and 7 | 8 |
| 11.05 am | Class 39 Girls Solo Yr 8 and 9 | 14 |
| 12.15 pm | Class 40 Junior Singers' Challenge | 3 |
| Concert Hall | Andrew Padmore with Jonathan Fisher | |
| 2.30 pm | Young Musician of the Year | 20 |
| Reception Room | Marilynne Davies with Chris Pulleyn | |
| 2.30 pm | Class 62 Pop Ballad 14 to 17 yrs | 15 |
| 3.40 pm | Class 63 Young Singers' Recital | 6 |
| Monday 20 February | ||
| Concert Hall | ||
| Morning | Toddler Workshop | |
| Evening | Festival Dance Showcase | |
| Tuesday 21 February | ||
| Concert Hall | ||
| Morning | Reach for the Stars Workshop | |
| Aternoon | Tea-Dance | |
| Thursday 23 February | ||
| Morning | Key Stage 2 Workshop | |
| Evening | Key Stage 2 Concert | |
| Friday 24 February | Marilynne Davies | |
| 9.30 am | Class 81 Junior Choir -hymns or sacred song Yr 6 and under | 1 |
| 9.40 am | Class 82 Junior choir Yr 6 and under previous non winner | 6 |
| 10.50 am | Class 83 Junior Choir Y6 and under Festive | 3 |
| 11.30 am | Class 84 Junior choir Yr 6 and under | 5 |
| 6.30 pm | Class 85 Young People's Choir Yr 9 and under | 3 |
| 7.10 pm | Class 86 Young People's Choir Yr 11 and under | 3 |
| 7.50 pm | Class 87 Young people's choir 21 years and under | 6 |
| Saturday 25 February | Marilynne Davies | |
| 10.30 am | Class 88 Adult Choirs Christmas/Festive | 3 |
| 11.30 am | Class 90 Small choirs | 1 |
| 11.45 am | Class 91 Ladies Choirs | 2 |
| 1.30 pm | Class 92 Male Voice Choirs | 2 |
| 2.00 pm | Class 93 Mixed Choirs | 2 |
| 2.40 pm | Class 94 Choir Programme | 6 |
| 7.00 pm | Class 95 choir challenge | 4, 5 or 6 |
The 2023 Festival Report
I am delighted to report that the 134th Annual Performing Arts Festival has taken place over 11 days in Huddersfield Town Hall and it has been a delight. Never a festival to ‘rest on our laurels’ we have diversified again this year with new events covering toddlers so that our performers now range from two years old to over ninety years old and, with the introduction of our first Festival Dance Showcase, we can now properly describe ourselves as a Performing Arts Festival.
Forming the core of our long tradition are the 125 classes for piano, instrumental, young and adult vocals, junior, youth and adult choirs and speech and drama. This year we have introduced new classes for adult solo voices and adapted some of the previous speech and drama classes to incorporate solo acting across the age ranges. All classes are adjudicated by internationally renowned adjudicators who have provided support and encouragement to the performers as well as helpful hints for future improvements. All performers awarded a first place in a class receive a trophy and proud supporters take wonderful pictures. The number of performers has increased in all but the instrumental classes although we are yet to return to our pre-Covid numbers.
We have held five workshops;
- The adult singing workshop where 150 singers and over 100 musicians practiced and performed Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man. Images of war and its consequences were displayed on an enormous screen which filled the town hall stage and added to the excitement and pathos of the day and the performance.
- The Toddler workshop saw a group of two year olds and their parents/grandparents/carers enjoy a craft based session with singing and dancing; they all grew from being a tiny acorn to a large oak tree - and loved it.
- The Reach for the Stars workshop saw our local special needs school children learn techniques and perform with the excellent Dark Horse Theatre Company and then each school performed a prepared piece for everyone else; we ended the session as always with everyone; teachers, support workers, festival volunteers and of course the wonderful children singing and dancing to our theme tune of Reach for the Stars - complete with actions.
- After the Reach for the Stars workshop, festival and town hall staff work hard to transform the Concert Hall into a Tea Dance venue. Children from a local school sung for our guests who were dementia sufferers and their carers and then we had lots of tea and cakes, singing and dancing. The mayor of Kirklees came along - and served the tea!
- The Celebrate and Sing workshop for key stage 2 children filled the town hall with over 800 junior school children. The wonderful Tom Meredith from Musica Kirklees led the workshop; introducing the youth orchestra and their instruments and leading the singing. Schools had worked really hard to prepare the children for the morning and it was great to see and hear the well prepared songs they all sung.
- Our major competition which takes over the main concert hall for one day is the Young Musician of the Year - now open to any qualifying musician from across the country we had to close the entries early this year because it was so popular. We heard amazing young performers with a range of instruments and voice compete for the £1000 prize. This year the winner was a Percussionist; Tom Hall from the Royal Northern School of Music.
Four big evening concerts were held during the festival;
- The Armed Man - the culmination of the day’s workshop
- The Festival Dance Showcase - an amazing evening of talent from nine different and varied local dance groups. The festival’s first experience of Dance as part of the event and certainly not the last.
- The key stage 2 concert where some performers from the morning session came back so that parents and other supporters could see them.
- The Last Night of the Festival concert which sees the finals of the adult choirs, selected outstanding performers from throughout the festival and a performance by the Young Musician of the Year
Nearly 4000 performers and nearly 2500 audience members have been welcomed into the festival this year and none of this could happen without the unstinting work of the army of volunteers who make up our committee and band of helpers. They give their time, energy and support to the festival and we are very grateful to them.
Two long serving and very hard working members of the committee stepped down this year although they will continue in a helpers role. The festival awarded them Honorary Life membership and the Mayor of Kirklees awarded them their certificates at the Last Night of the Festival concert. Charmaine and Gareth Beaumont received their certificates from Councillor Masood Ahmed, Kirklees Mayor.
The 2023 Results
Showing class number, class description and first, second and third certificates
| 1 | Piano solo - school year 3 and under | Walton Gan | Novem Li | Marnie Taylor |
| 2 | Piano solo - school year 4 and under | Yuhan Feng | Novem Li | Walton Gan |
| 3 | Piano solo - school year 5 and under | Amara Owusu-Koduah | Yuhan Feng | Noah Fawcett and Walton Gan |
| 4 | Piano solo - school year 6 and under | Yuhan Feng | Ethan Plumptre | Oliver Plumptre |
| 5 | Piano solo - school year 8 and under | Oliver Plumptre | David Lin | James Michael |
| 6 | Piano solo -school year 10 and under | Oliver Plumptre | Yuxan Feng | Leon Zhuang |
| 7 | Piano solo -school year 12 and under | Harrison Pye | Yuxuan Feng | Oliver Plumptre |
| 8 | Piano solo Sonatina - school year 9 and under | Noah Fawcett | Yuxuan Feng | Walton Gan |
| 9 | Piano Recital - school year 11 and under | Patrick Hideomi Townsend | Yuxuan Feng | Sam Brophy |
| Best in Kirklees; David Cawthra Trophy | Patrick Hideomi Townsend | |||
| 10 | Piano solo - open | Patrick Hideomi Townsend | Rachel Zhuang | Morgan Still |
| 11 | Piano solo Music Theatre and Film - open | Esme Marper | ||
| 12 | Piano solo Sonata - open | Patrick Hideomi Townsend | ||
| 15 | Piano Recital - open | Patrick Hideomi Townsend | ||
| 16 | Piano Duet - school year 6 and under | Ethan Plumptre and Oliver Plumptre | Noah Fawcett and Brendon Trygstad AND Ada McArthy and Marnie Taylor | |
| 17 | Piano Duet - school year 9 and under | Yuhan Feng and Yuxuan Feng | Holly Armitage and Evelyn McAvinue AND Leo Asare Addo and Dexter Cheetham | |
| 18 | Family Piano Duet - any ages | Rachel Zhuang and Leon Zhuang | Yuhan Feng and Yuxan Feng | Ada McCarthy and Rowan McCarthy |
| Most Promising pianist Eileen Bass Trophy | Oliver Plumptre | |||
| 19 | String solo - school year 6 and under | Sophie Watkins | Stanley O'Sullivan | Edward Watkins and Gilda Melling |
| 20 | String solo - school year 9 and under | Esme Greenwood | Edward Hazelton | Eleanor Hanson |
| 21 | String solo - school year 13 and under | Isaac Cardow | Rose Trygstad | |
| 22 | String solo - open | Esme Greenwood | Isaac Cardow | Eleanor Hanson |
| 24 | Woodwind/Recorder solo school year 6 and under | Savannah Ashton | Amelia Sidall | |
| 25 | Woodwind/Recorder solo school year 9 and under | Savannah Ashton | ||
| 26 | Woodwind/Recorder solo school year 13 and under | Elly Cairns | Abbie Stephenson | |
| 27 | Woodwind/recorder solo open | Elly Cairns | ||
| 28 | Brass solo - school year 6 and under | Walton Gan | Jun Rong Wang | Turin Jones and Ying Xin Wang |
| 29 | Brass solo school year 13 and under | Yu Xin Wang | Kye Chan | |
| 30 | Brass solo open | Ben Haslam | ||
| 31 | Solo Instrumentalist challenge | Ben Haslam | ||
| 32 | Two Instruments or Instrument and Voice | Aron Mir | Oliver Plumptre | |
| 33 | Small Instrumental Ensemble - school year 11 and under | Hanson Arts String Quartet | Note Brass Ensemble | Hanson Arts Junior Strings |
| 34 | Small Instrumental Ensemble - all ages | Bootham School Senior Flute Trio | ||
| 35 | Large Instrumental Ensemble - all ages | Shelley Over 60s Ukelele Band | ||
| 37 | Solo - school year 5 and under | Hermione Hollinson | Pixie Pettigrew and Poppy Daley | Emilia McLean |
| 38 | Solo - school years 6 and 7 | Clementine Melling | Gabriella Hoyle | Mia Hopkins |
| 39 | Solo - school years 8 and 9 | Evie Rose Owen | Evie Donaldson | Mabel Blackwill |
| 40 | Junior Singers Challenge | Evie Rose Owen | ||
| Andrea Hampshire Trophy for most promising non-winner | Evie Donaldson | |||
| 41 | Solo - school years 10 and 11 | Madeleine North | Lucy Hanson | Emily Richmond |
| 42 | Solo - school years 12 and 13 | Georgie Lindley | Poppy Bazlinton | Ruby Lewin |
| 43 | Young Singers’ English Song - school year 13 and under | Madeleine North | Evie Rose Owen | Alice Simmon and Emily Richmond |
| 44 | Young Singers' Rosebowl | Madeleine North | ||
| Louise Hinchliffe Trophy for- the most promising non-winner | Evie Rose Owen | |||
| 45 | The Magic of Walt Disney - school year 4 and under | Pixie Pettigrew | ||
| 46 | The Magic of Walt Disney - school year 5 | Hermione Hollinson | Abigail Preece and Poppy Daley | |
| 47 | The Magic of Walt Disney - school year 6 | Freya Low | Agnes Holder | Jenson Pearson |
| 48 | The Magic of Walt Disney - school year 7 | Molly Moorhouse | Clementine Melling | |
| 49 | The Magic of Walt Disney - school year 8 | Libby Stirling | Eleanor Hanson | Isabelle Cowie |
| 50 | The Magic of Walt Disney - school year 9 | Evie Rose Owen | Evie Donaldson | Isla Jones and Aron Mir |
| 51 | The Magic of Walt Disney - school years 10 and 11 | Aurelia Grundy | Madeleine North | Sofia Iredale |
| 52 | The Magic of Walt Disney - school years 12 and 13 | Poppy Bazlinton | Georgie Lindley | Esme Harper and Ellie Smith |
| 54 | Music Theatre - school year 5 and under | Hermione Hollinson | Pixie Pettigrew | Gilda Melling |
| 55 | Music Theatre - school year 6 and 7 | Phoebe Hollinson | Mia Hopkins and Flora Bradley | Clementine Melling |
| 56 | Music Theatre - school year 8 | Olivia Parsons | Eleanor Hanoa | Isabelle Cowie |
| 57 | Music Theatre - school year 9 | Evie Rose Owen | Evie Donaldson | Bella Bradbury |
| 58 | Music Theatre - school year 10 | Lucy Hanson | Emily Richmond | Ellie Simpson and Aurelia Grundy |
| 59 | Music Theatre school year 11 | Madeleine North | Hannah Faith Stone | Ellie Klemm |
| 60 | Music Theatre - school years 12 and 13 | Poppy Bazlinton | Olivia Bottomley | Harley Cranfield and Amy Symonds |
| 61 | Unaccompanied Folk Song- school year 11 and under | Madeleine North | Emily Richmond | Abigail Webster |
| 62 | Pop Ballad - age between 14 and 17 inclusive | Madeleine North | Emily Richmond | Abigail Webster |
| 63 | Young Singers' Vocal Recital - school years 10 to 13 | Madeleine North | Emily Richmond | Poppy Bazlinton |
| 64 | Soprano solo - age 17 and over | Holly Lovell | Elodie Smth | Claire Helm |
| 65 | Mezzo-soprano or Alto solo - age 17 and over | Sophie Iliafar | Philippa Forbes | |
| 66 | Tenor solo - age 17 and over | Colin Shires | ||
| 67 | Brass solo - open | Ben Haslam | ||
| 68 | Oratorio or Sacred Work solo - age 17 and over | Elodie Smith | Claire Helm | Colin Shires |
| 69 | Operatic solo - age 17 years and over | Claire Hlem | Evie Edwards | Sophie Iliafar and Nina Morgan Young |
| 70 | British Composer solo - age 17 years and over | Evie Edwards | Colin Shires | Nina Morgan Young |
| 71 | French Melodie or German Lieder - age 17 years and over | Philippa Forbes | Colin Shires | Claire Helm |
| 72 | Rose Bowl | Philippa Forbes | ||
| 73 | The Magic of Walt Disney - age 17 years and over | Alexandra Goodall Munroe | Isobelle Goodall-Munroe | Emma Kershaw and Millie Furey |
| 74 | Pop Ballad - age 17 years and over | Alexandra Goodall-Munroe | Isobelle Goodall-Munroe | Georgie Lindley |
| 76 | Music Theatre - age 17 years and over | Emma Kershaw | Charlotte Town | Alexandra Goodall Munroe and Isobelle Goodall Munroe and Clare Helm |
| 77 | Light Opera - age 17 years and over | Claire Helm | Georgie Lindley | Emma Kershaw |
| 78 | Vocal Recital - age 17 years and over | Holly Lovell | Evie Edwards | Sophie Iliafar and Claire Helm |
| Young Musician of the Year 2023 | Tom Hall | Sinead Walsh | Joseph Mahun | |
| 80 | Junior choir KS2 workshop performance | |||
| 81 | Junior Choir - Hymns and Sacred Songs school year 6 and under | Lindley Junior School Choir | ||
| 82 | Junior Choir - Previous non-winners - school year 6 and under | This is Bradshaw | BradshawKS1Sing | Hillhouse Junior Choir and Bradshaw School Choir and St John's Golcar |
| 83 | Junior Choir- Christmas/Festive school year 6 and under | Lindley Junior School Choir | Bradshaw School Choir and Lindley Junior School Training Choir | |
| 84 | Junior Choir -Open to all - school year 6 and under | Lindley Junior School Choir | Lindley Sings | Bradshaw School Choir and Lindley Boys Choir and Lindley Junior School Training Choir |
| 85 | Young People’s Choir - school year 9 and under | Lindley Junior School Choir | Hudderfield Choral Youth Choir | Rastrick High school Junior Choir |
| 86 | Young People’s Choir - school year 11 and under | Huddersfield Choral Youth Choir | Rastrick High School Senior Choir | True Talent Theatre School |
| 87 | Young people's Choir 21 years and under | Huddersfield Choral Youth Choir | Hudderfield Choral Youth Choir Vocalise | Rastrick High School Chamber Choir |
| Arthur Rooke Trophy | Lindley Junior School Choir | |||
| 88 | Adult/Mixed age Choir - Christmas/Festive | Lindley Community Choir | Rodillian Singers | Svitoch Ukrainian Choir |
| 90 | Adult/Mixed age Small Choir - up to 20 voices | Svitoch Ukrainian Choir | ||
| 91 | Adult/Mixed Aged Female Voice Choir 21 voices and over | Peterborough Voices | Rodillian Singers | |
| 92 | Adult/Mixed Aged Male Voice Choir - 21 voices and over | Peterborough Male Voice Choir | Brythoniad Male Voice Choir | |
| 93 | Adult/Mixed Aged Mixed Voice Choir - 21 voices and over | Lindley Community Choir | Rainbow Connection Singers | |
| 94 | Choir Programme - open to choirs in classes 88 to 93 | Peterborough Male Voice Choir | Peterborough Voices | Brythoniad Male Voice Choir |
| 95 | Choir challenge | Peterborough Male Voice Choir | Peterborough Voices | Brythoniad Male Voice Choir |
| 96 | Verse speaking - school year 4 and under | Charlotte Hellmich | ||
| 97 | Verse Speaking - school year 6 and under | Georgi Konyk | ||
| 98 | Verse Speaking - school year 9 and under | Olivia Haines | Phoebe Garner | Callum Marshall |
| 99 | Humorous verse speaking - school year 4 and under | Hetty Bradley | ||
| 100 | Humorous Verse Speaking - school year 6 and under | Bridget Thomas | Kitty Edmonds | David Nazir |
| 101 | Humorous Verse Speaking - school year 9 and under | Ted Edmonds | ||
| 102 | Prepared reading - school year 4 and under | Charlotte Hellmich | ||
| 103 | Prepared reading - school year 6 and under | George Konyk | Zoha Khuram and David Nazir | |
| 104 | Prepared reading - school year 9 and under | Olivia Haines | Callum Marshall | Phoebe Garner |
| 106 | Bible reading school year 6 and under | Sukaynah Khuram | ||
| 108 | Solo Acting school year 6 and under | Bridget Thomas | Georgie Konyk | Kitty Edwards |
| 109 | Solo Acting school year 9 and under | Martha Shouell-Nicholas | Olivia Haines | Bella Bradbury |
| 110 | Solo Acting school year 11 and under | Karis Jacob | Scarlett Farr | |
| 111 | Solo Acting - Shakespeare school year 11 and under | Leah Hayden | ||
| 115 | Bible reading open (excluding performers in Class 106) | Julia Tim | Leah Hayden and Richard Barter | Ben Preece and Hilary Pollard |
| 116 | Prepared reading - open | Richard Barter | Abigail Lewis | Hilary Pollard |
| 117 | Prepared poetry reading - open | David Cullis | Richard Barter | |
| 118 | Sight reading - open | Hilary Pollard | Esme Marper and Leah Hayden | David Cullis |
| 119 | Story telling open | Carol Walker | Alan Walker | Christine Goodwin |
| 120 | Solo acting - open | Richard Barter | Abigail Lewis and David Cullis | |
| 121 | Dramatic solo - Shakespeare open | Richard Barter | David Cullis | |
| Dialect Poetry Writing | David Bailey | Christine Goodwin | ||
| Yorkshire Building Society Speech Challenge Trophy | Georgie Kanyk | |||
| The Scholes Trophy | Georgie Kanyk |