THE 107th annual Swindon Music Festival was brought to a close over the weekend with a rousing performance by some of those lucky enough to have been awarded prizes.

Yvonne Walker, of the festival, said: “The festival ended with a magnificent evening of performances by the winners of all the different classes.

“There was a huge array of talent and some exceptional performances.

“All Swindon folk should make a note in their diaries to come and hear the performers at next year’s festival which takes place from Friday, March 24 to Saturday, April 1, 2017.”

The final winners were: l Mature Class (over 50) The Doris James Memorial Trophy Mike Viret.

  • Any voice – Amateur or Professional The John Edwin Harwood Trophy Joseph Annetts.
  •  Contralto Solo The Joyce Cameron Trophy Caroline Pitt.
  •  Gillian Goddard, Ladies Voice age 17-21 inclusive The Gillian Goddard Trophy Olivia Tuck.
  •  Soprano & Mezzo Soprano Solo The Cynthia Webb Challenge Trophy Catherine Forty.
  •  Spiritual / Gospel Song The Cliff & Marie Cardis Trophy Caroline Pitt.
  •  20th Century British Composer The Audrey Hawkins Memorial Cup Robert Felstead.
  •  German Lieder/French Chanson The Janice Thompson Cup Cathy Gibbs.
  •  Recital – Time limit 15 minutes The Georgina Evenett Recital Rose Bowl Caroline Pitt.
  •  The Ken Exton Trophy Alexander Harris.
  •  The Beatrice Plaum Challenge Cup Zoe Tan.
  •  The Beatrice Plaum Rose Bowl TIED Tess Armstrong & Naomi Walker and Elizabeth & Timothy Lai.
  •  The Cyril Cripps Memorial Trophy Gillian Farkas-Blake l Senior Vocal Championship: The Free Church Council Challenge Cup Robert Felstead l Supereme Championship: The C S MacPherson Trophy; Robert Felstead