THE second stage of Burnley Festival brought singers, choristers and keyboard players to the town to show off their talents.

St Peter's School and Church provided the venues for the classes and adjudicators from Manchester and Edinburgh were brought in to assess the skills.

Chairman of the music section Gerald Britnell said: "It went very, very well indeed and the standard of competitors was very high.

"We had a very good audience at the festival concert on Saturday night when the winners of the competitions presented their pieces and we had play-offs for some of the trophies." RESULTS:

Electronic keyboard: up to 10 years, 1. Bhavesh Patel, Burnley, 2. Richard Baldwin, Burnley, 3 joint. Aimee Hargreaves and Scott Sunderland, Burnley; up to 13 years, 1. Hannah Thompson, Burnley, 2. Hannah Swindells, Burnley; up to 15 years, 1. Millie Daw, Burnley, 2. Rowenna Baldwin, Burnley, 3. Gareth Jones, Burnley; open, 1. Helga Kay, Burnley. Keyboard trophy winner: Hannah Thompson.

Choir: children's up to 11 years, 1. Park Hill Convent School, Burnley; junior up to 14 years, 1. Park Hill Convent School, Burnley; junior up to 18 years, 1. Park High School, Colne; youth choir up to 25 years, 1. Park High School, Colne.

Instrumental solo: up to 10 years, 3. Simon Smith, Wiswell; up to 13 years, 1. Timothy Smith, Wiswell, flute, 3. Timothy Smith, Wiswell, recorder; up to 18 years, 3. Rosemary Thorpe, Clitheroe.

Madrigal group, 1. Park High School, Colne.

Instrumental groups: up to 12 years, 1. Towneley High School Training Band, Burnley, 3. Park Hill Convent School, Burnley; up to 18 years, 1. Towneley High School, Burnley, 2. Park High School, Colne, 3. Fisher More High School, Colne; up to 21 years, 2. Towneley High School, Burnley, 3. Fisher More High School, Colne; open, 1. Park High School, Colne, 2. Pendle Cellists and Friend, Colne.

Recorder groups: up to 18 years, 2. Park High School, Colne. Piano: up to 10 years, 1. Naomi Daley, Burnley, 2. Frances Perry, Burnley, 3. Katie Spencer, Burnley; up to 11 years, 1. Naomi Daley, Burnley, 2. Christopher McGuire, Nelson; up to 12 years, 2. Adam Bargh, Barnoldswick, 3. Sarah Anderson, Burnley; up to 13 years, 1. James Vintin, Burnley, 2. Kelly-Marie Jackson, Burnley, 3. Naomi Daley. Burnley; up to 15 years, 1. James Vintin, Burnley; up to 16 years, 2. James Vintin, Burnley, 3. Catherine Reynolds, Burnley. Piano trophy winner: James Vintin, Burnley.

Vocal solos: up to 12 years, 1. Evonne Beardsworth, Colne, 2. Beth Holden, Blackburn, 3 joint. Alison Ashworth, Waterfoot, Kara-Louise Dixon, Colne; up to 14 years, 1. Marika Metiuk, Rawtenstall, 2. Eleanor Smith, Rishton, 3. Kara-Louise Dixon, Colne; up to 15 years, 2. Alice Wilkinson, Colne, 3. Nula Mathers, Accrington; up to 17 years, 1. Jessica Roebuck, Rawtenstall, 2. Alice Wilkinson, Colne, 3. Nula Mathers, Accrington.

Girls solo: up to 18 years, 2. Jessica Roebuck, Rawtenstall, 3. Katie Fell, Newchurch; up to 21 years, 1. Katie Fell, Newchurch, 2. Nula Mather, Accrington.

Lieder, 2. Bill Ormerod, Nelson; oratorio solo, 3. Bill Ormerod, Nelson; light opera open, 1. Helen Edgar, Colne, 2. Sheila Doney, Burnley, 3. Katie Fell, Newchurch; modern musical ages 13 to 18, 1. Nula Mathers, Accrington, 3. Katie Fell, Newchurch.

Jazz piano solo, up to 12 years, 2. Christopher Storey, Nelson; piano duet, 1, James Vintin, Burnley, and Martin Watton, Burnley.

Novice, 1. Helen Edgar, Colne, 2. Sheila Stocks, Rossendale, 3. Sheila Doney, Burnley; folk song solo, 1. Bill Ormerod, Nelson, 3. Judith Addison, Accrington; vocal duet, 1. Katie Fell, Newchurch, and Nula Mathers, Accrington; British composers, 2. Katie Fell, Newchurch, 3. Bill Ormerod, Nelson.

Joseph Lucas Trophy: Helen Edgar, Colne; Gerald and Sally Britnell Award: Marika Metiuk, Rawtenstall.

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