Music Honours

Wirral Festival of Music

• College Concert Band – First and Second place

Classics by Candlelight – (February)

Chester Music Festival

• College Concert Band – open wind section – First place
• Saxophone Ensemble – Wind ensemble section – Second place
• Woodwind instrumental section – Megan Roberts

Events

• Gone with the Winds Concert – College hall – (May)
• Duke of Lancaster Band Concert (with concert band) – (February)

Chester Music Festival

• Concert band – Open wind band section – First place
• Concert band – Open wind band section – Hilda Cathedral Trophy
• Chamber Choir – Open choir – Second place
• Woodwind instrumental – Abi Quinn – First place
• Woodwind instrumental – Alex McNally – First place
• Saxophone ensemble – Second place
• Other successes – two second places, and three third places

Southport Music Festival

• Concert Band – Youth and school band section – First place
• Chamber Choir -School choir section – Second place
• Liverpool Archdiocese Catholic Choir Competition – Runner up
• Christmas Concert – “Christmas Fanfare” (December)
• Liverpool Archdiocesan Catholic Choir Competition – Runners up

Events

• Christmas Concert – “Christmas Fanfare” – (December)
• Concert Band Music Tour to Ypres to commemorate the Centenary of the Armistice – (September)
• Beckfest summer Festival – (July)
• Queens University College, Belfast combined concert – (May)
• Liverpool University Music Society combined concert with Archbishop Beck concert band – (April)
• College Commission -‘In Flanders Field’ by John Holland

Wirral Music Festival

• College Concert Band – Large instrumental ensemble section – First place
• College Concert Band – School orchestra section – First place
• Saxophone ensemble – Small ensemble section – First place
• Chamber Choir – Open choir section – second place

Events

• Nutcracker a Christmas Tale Concert – College atrium – (December)
• Chamber Choir sing at ‘Blue Planet II’ BBC Series Concert, Liverpool Echo Arena – (November)
• Duke of Lancaster Army band Concert (with concert band) – College Atrium – (October)
• Archbishop Beck Rhythm and Blues Band performance (ABRABO) – Cavern Club – (Septembe)
• Summer Serenade Concert – College atrium – (July)
• Friendship Concert with Maghull Wind Orchestra – College Atrium – (March)

Chester Performing Arts Festival

• Grace Jones – Open instrument – First place – Open instrument solo section
• Chamber Choir – First place – Youth choir section
• Concert Band – first place – Wind band section

Events

• Chamber Choir – Dickensian Christmas Concert – Metropolitan Cathedral – (December)
• Countdown to Christmas – College Atrium – (December)
• Chamber Choir performed on “Christmas Nationwide” National TV – (December)
• Christmas Fanfare with Liverpool Concert Hope Band – (December)

Wirral Music Festival

• Senior Concert Band – Large ensemble section -First place
• Senior Concert Band – U18 School Orchestra – First place
• Senior Concert Band – Anthony Ridley Orchestral Award
• U17 Brass section – Sean Sweeney – First place
• U17 Brass section Elspeth Fury – Third place

Events

• Concert Band took part in the Cornerstone Festival at Liverpool Hope University – (November)
• College Chamber Choir performed at World Mental Health Day event – (October)
• Last Night of the Proms – College Hall – (July)

Wirral Music Festival

• Senior Concert Band – First place with Distinction – The Eva Cann Trophy
• Senior Concert Band – First place with Distinction – Anthony Ridley Orchestra Award
• Saxophone Ensemble – Jazz Combo. – First place with Distinction – The Flora Cann Trophy
  Chamber Choir – First place with Outstanding – Open Choral Bebington Cup

Other honours gained by individual college students:

• Brass solo (17 years and under) – Sean (Trumpet) First place
• Woodwind solo (13 years and under) – Emma (Clarinet) Third place
• Woodwind solo (13 years and under) – Sally (Saxophone) Second place
• Brass solo (17 years and under) – Elspeth (Trumpet) Third place
• Woodwind solo (13 years and under) – Jack (Clarinet) Fourth place
• Brass solo (17 years and under) – Lewis (Tuba) Fourth place

Events

• Last Night of the Proms – College Sports Hall (July)
• Christmas Concert – New College Hall and Atrium (December)

Wirral Music Festival

• Chamber Choir – First place – Open Choir
• Senior Concert Band – First place – School Band Section

Events

• Last Night of the Proms – College Sports Hall (July)
• Music Tour – Spain, Barcelona (May)
• Action for Children Concert – Anglican Cathedral (December)
• Christmas Fanfare – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (December)

Wirral Music Festival

• Senior Concert Band – First place – School Band Section
• Saxophone Ensemble – First place – Large Ensemble Section

Woodland Hospice Choir of the Year

• Chamber Choir – First place

College Music Commission

• ‘A Ship of Sorrows’ (Titanic) – Premiere Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Southport Festival of Band and Music

• Chamber Choir – First place – Youth and Vocal Ensemble Section
• Brass Ensemble – First place – Brass Section
• Saxophone Ensemble – First place – Jazz Section
• Flute Ensemble – First place – Woodwind Section

Liverpool Performing Arts Festival

• Senior Concert Band – Gold medal – Open Concert Group
• Junior Concert Band – Gold medal – Junior Band Section
• Chamber Choir – Gold medal – School Choir
• Senior Guitar Ensemble – Gold medal – Guitar Section
• Junior Guitar Ensemble – Silver medal – Guitar Section
• Senior Woodwind Ensemble – Bronze medal
• Junior Woodwind Ensemble – Bronze medal
• Beth Mawdsley – Silver medal – Instrumental Class Woodwind
• Grace Jones – Silver medal – Instrumental Class Woodwind
• Lee Hartles – Silver medal – Instrumental Brass
• Beverly Borbon – Gold medal – Instrumental Brass

Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir

• Rachael Patterson – Member of the choir

Crosby Music Festival

• Woodwind Ensembles – first, second and third place
• Including the Crosby Orchestral Society Trophy

Liverpool Performing Arts Festival

• Senior Concert Band – Gold medal – Open Concert Group
• Senior Concert Band – Winner of the Rotary Shield
• Clarinet Ensemble – Gold medal – Rushworth Music Bowl Trophy – Wind Section
• Radha Ramkalawon – Gold medal – Junior Concerto Class
• Other success – Four Silver medals and three Bronze medals

Southport Festival of Band and Music

• Senior Concert Band – First place – Youth Ensemble Section
• Senior Concert Band – Winner of the Hornabrook Trophy

Liverpool Performing Arts Festival

• Senior Concert Band – Gold medal – School Band Section
• Junior Concert Band – Gold medal – Junior School Band Section
• Saxophone Ensemble – Bronze medal – Jazz Section
• Clarinet Ensemble – Gold medal – Wind Section
• Emma Houghton – Bronze medal – Vocal Solo
• Emma Houghton – Bronze medal – Clarinet Solo
• James Garcia – Bronze medal – Woodwind Solo
• Radha Ramkalawon – Silver medal – Woodwind Solo

Southport Festival of Band and Music

• Senior Concert Band – First place – Youth Ensemble Section
• Helen Goldsmith – First place – Open Woodwind
• Bethany Mawdsley – Second place – Open Woodwind
• Radha Ramkalawon – First place – U16 Woodwind
• Sarah Goldsmith – Second place – U16 Woodwind
• Katy Hartles – Third place – U14 Woodwind