2017 Competitions Results

Kapi-Mana Music Festival Competitions 2017 Results

Most outstanding string performer:  Benjamin Sneyd-Utting
Most outstanding string performer (under 3 years tuition):  Laie Vatuvei
Most outstanding pianist:  Benjamin Carter
Most promising string performer:  Toloa Faraimo
Most promising pianist:  Angelica Clarke
Most promising ensemble:  Virtuoso Strings Octet

Senior (Secondary school)
Most outstanding Senior musician  Benjamin Sneyd-Utting
Most promising Senior musician  Jonny Bourne

Senior String solo (restricted)  1^st Fay Nafatali; 2^nd  Avia Lemisio;  3^rd EJ Roebeck
Senior Piano solo, under Grade 4  1^st Sanjeet Palukuri, 2^nd Elisaia Kasiano,  3^rd Katelin Cheung
Senior, piano solo Grades 4-6 incl  1^st Jonny Bourne; 2^nd Emma Peirce;  3^rd Sarah Armitage
Senior, string solo  1^st Benjamin Sneyd-Utting; 2^nd Jessica Jenkins;   3^rd Toloa Faraimo
Senior, vocal solo  1^st Kitty Sneyd-Utting; 2^nd Natalie Ingram
Senior duet/duo  1^st Angelica Clarke & Emma Peirce

Senior, Wind solo  1^st Amos Manktelow; 2^nd Natalie Ingram; 3^rd Taylor Robinson

Senior, Jazzy piece  1^st Virtuoso Strings Quartet (Toloa Faraimo, Avril Stil, François Tamaiva, James Pese Akerise); 2^nd Virtuoso Strings Quartet (Avril Stil, Ataahua Pakaurangi, Avia Lemisio, EJ Roebeck); 3^rd Joseph Sison

Senior, piano solo, grade 7 and above  1^st Benjamin Sneyd-Utting; 2^nd William Berry;  3^rd Ben Kennedy

Senior Ensemble  1^st Virtuoso Strings Ensemble (Avril Stil, Erana Tamaiva, Kitty Sneyd-Utting, Daniel Sneyd-Utting, Benjamin Sneyd-Utting, Tiare Tamaiva, James Pese Akerise);  2^nd Virtuoso Strings Quintet;  3^rd Sneyd-Utting Trio

Intermediate (school years 6-8)
Most outstanding Intermediate musician  Benjamin Carter
Most promising Intermediate musician  Perry Xie
Intermediate Strings solo (restricted)  1^st Tiffany Kenyon; 2^nd Xavier Ngaro; 3^rd Lotoalofa Filo
Intermediate Piano solo, Grade 3 and above  1^st Benjamin Carter; 2^nd Perry Xie;  3^rd Chee Cheng Law
Intermediate String solo  1^st Cordelia Waldron; 2^nd  Jillian Tupuse;  3^rd Rochelle Pese Akerise
Intermediate Wind solo  Hannah Francis
Intermediate Duet/Duo  1^st Andrew Cheng & Chee Cheng Law (piano duet); 2^nd Jillian Tupuse& Veititi Alapati (violins); 3^rd Imogen Waldron (cello) & Cordelia Waldron (piano)
Intermediate Jazzy piece  1^st Rochelle Pese Akerise & Annie Baxter; 2^nd Jillian Tupuse & Claudia Suailua; 3^rd Tuhina Sambhus
Intermediate Ensemble  1st Rochelle Pese Akerise, Jillian Tupuse & Veititi Alapati;    2^nd Lina Tamaiva, Edward Sneyd-Utting & Suia Faraimo

Junior (School years 1-5)
Most outstanding Junior musician  Yasha Potanin
Most promising Junior musician  Imogen Waldron
Junior Piano solo (restricted)  1^st Dylan Gao; 2^nd Xiangyi Liang; 3^rd Imogen Waldron
Junior Strings solo (restricted)  1^st Oceana Takao; 2^nd  Laie Vatuvei; 3^rd Suia Faraimo
Junior Piano solo  1^st Yasha Potanin; 2^nd Tamara Nguyen; 3^rd Edward Sneyd-Utting
Junior Strings solo  1^st Anjali Chu; 2^nd Edward Sneyd-Utting; 3^rd Imogen Waldron
Junior Brass solo  1^st Hugo Carter

Test Pieces
Piano test ‘The Swan’  1^st Molly Zhou;  2^nd Makaela Cheung; 3^rd Elisaia Kasiano
Strings test ‘The Swan’  1^st Benjamin Carter; 2^nd Rochelle Pese Akerise;  3^rd François Tamaiva
Winds test ‘The Swan’  1^st Hannah Francis; 2^nd Natalie Ingram
Vocal Test ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’  1^st Kitty Sneyd-Utting; 2^nd Natalie Ingram
Test above Grade 5 – ‘Meditation by Massenet’  1^st Benjamin Sneyd-Utting; Toloa Faraimo; 3^rd Daniel Sneyd-Utting;   VHC  William Berry