Today at the Guild

2023 - THIS YEAR AT THE GUILD

December 31, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

We look back at the 2023 Manx Music Festival - The Guild - with a selection of class-winning performances. As you might imagine, there's music (and conversations) with Penny Lavery and Debbie Gooding - winners of the Sheffield Plate and Cleveland Medal respectively, as well as song, spoken word and instrumental music from : Gareth Moore, Rushen Silver Band with soloist Ellie Matthews, Peel Clothworkers Community Choir, Finn Franklin, Richard Corlett, Yo Yo Li, Manx Voices, Sarah Qualtrough,...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - FOR THE LAST TIME IN 2023

May 12, 2023 10:23 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

In this final programme for the 2023 Manx Music, Speech and Dance Festival, we ask - why do we call it The Guild? Teacher Kristene Sutcliffe takes us along the road from syllabus to actually standing on the stage, and adds a few wise words about the value of the Guild for young people; Adjudicator Luise Horrocks shares some thoughts on what she looks for in a successful performer; 'then and now' compares performances from William Shooter - when he won the Sheffield Plate in 2015, an...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - FRIDAY 28 APRIL 2023

May 08, 2023 18:41 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

This podcast features : Hannah Clinton, winner of Songs from the Shows (Adult Class) singing Astonishing from Little Women Richard Corlett, winner of the Music Hall or Comic Song singing The Isle of Man Danielle Bridson, winner of the Popular Song Class (Adult) singing I Have Nothing. Danielle accompanies herself on piano. Winner of The 2023 Sheffield Plate - Penny Lavery singing Shiny accompanied by Madeline ~Kelly Penny Lavery's winning performance in the Poem by a Manx Author Class. ...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - WEDNESDAY 26 APRIL 2023

May 08, 2023 17:58 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MB

This podcast features :- Class JS11 - Songs from the Musicals for 14-18 year olds Maddie Wood - Gimme Gimme from Cabaret Eve Puzzar - Maybe This Time from Cabaret William Shooter - Tell My Father from The Civil War Class D24 - Spoken Word The Cats Protection League - Finn Franklin's class-winning performance of Roger McGough's poem Class SG5 Winners - The Shimmerelles - You'll Never Walk Alone Class SG6 Winner - The Shimmers - A Thousand Years Qualifiers for the Cleveland Medal T...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - TUESDAY 25 APRIL 2023

April 26, 2023 18:57 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MB

Today at The Guild - Tuesday 25 April 2023 features the following performances :- Manx Concert Brass - For the Love of a Princess (from Braveheart) - part of their concert performance in Class B10 Cara Rowles - winner of Girls Solo Years 3 & 4 - Class JS5 Lowenna Joughin - winner of Girls Solo Years 5 & 6 - Class JS6 Kath Blackburn and Wendy McDowell - Winners of the Adult Piano Duet Class Helen Furner and Nicola O'Connor - Winners of the Ladies Voice Duet Class SG1 singing Shenandoah S...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - MONDAY 24 APRIL 2023

April 25, 2023 18:54 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

Featured in the programme broadcast at 9pm on Monday 24 April :- Gareth Moore (winner of the Advanced Organ Class) plays the British Legion March on the organ at St Thomas' Church, Douglas Coraaghyn Vannin (Manx Voices) sing 'What a Wonderful World' - winners of the adult Vocal Ensemble Class SG10 - Conductor Angela Stewart Rushen Silver Band with soloist James Kinley play Stardust - part of their winning performance in the Brass Band Concert Class Hannah Clinton sings 'Johnny' from Britt...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - SUNDAY 23 APRIL 2023

April 24, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

News and winning performances from the opening weekend of the Manx Music Festival - Saturday and Sunday 22 and 23 April 2023 In this podcast you can hear :- Terry Qualtrough - winner of the Folk Song (Adult) class F1 Sarah Qualtrough - 2nd in the Folk Song (Adult) class F1 Aelan Morgans - winner of Brass Solo Class B1 (up to year 6) Benjamin Wells - winner of Brass Solo Class B2a (Year 7 and 8) Ramsey Grammar School PEP Band - part of their winning performance - Class B6 - Brass Ensembl...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - THE FINALS PART TWO

May 02, 2022 08:22 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB

In this final report from the 2022 Manx Music Festival, you can hear the following Cleveland Medal finalists : Baritone Neil Taverner singing Silent Noon by Vaughan Williams, accompanied by Patricia Cullen Soprano Karen Elliott singing Voi Lo Sapete from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni, accompanied by Madeline Kelly Bass Paul Costain singing Aria from Don Giovanni by Mozart, accompanied by Graham Kirkland and Paul was selected to receive the Cleveland Medal for 2022. Paul is trained by...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - THE FINALS PART ONE

May 02, 2022 07:52 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

Our final report from the 2022 Manx Music Festival - in PART ONE you can hear the children who won their individual solo singing classes, and in so doing earned a place in the Sheffield Plate competition - the Festival's highest award for the most promising young voice. They are: Penny Lavery - winner of the solo class for age 10 & 11 singing The Jaguar, accompanied by Madeline Kelly Zac Colligon - winner of the solo class for age 12 - 14 singing The Wizard, accompanied by Frank Woolley T...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - EXTRA

April 30, 2022 15:38 - 7 minutes - 6.91 MB

When John Owen-Jones was taken ill and couldn't travel to the Island, we were at a loss! But the wonderful Ben Forster stepped in to take his place, at 24 hours notice - not only to sing on Cleveland night, but also to run a musical theatre masterclass the following day! Huge thanks to this star of musical theatre, and listen as he talks on Manx Radio with Christy De Haven about his first impressions of the Island - and our Manx Music Festival.

TODAY AT THE GUILD - 29 APRIL 2022

April 30, 2022 15:30 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB

Featured in this edition of TODAY AT THE GUILD are: ALEX MAXWELL - Winner - Songs from the Shows LIZ DIXON - 2nd in Songs from the Shows and winner of the additional award for the Most Entertaining Performance REBEKAH TRAYNOR - Winner of Spoken Word by a Manx Author - Four Seasons by R.J. Fell BALLACOTTIER SCHOOL JUNIOR CHOIR - conducted by Katie Lawrence - Winner of Mixed Choirs Years 3 - 6 singing 'Can You Hear Me?' By Bob Chilcott AUTUMN RYLES plays Auldyn River - winner of...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - 28 APRIL 2022

April 30, 2022 15:28 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Featured in this edition of TODAY AT THE GUILD are : JUAN WRIGHT - Solo Brass Instrumental Class winner - playing 'Shout' on Trombone - accompanied by Naomi Longhurst NEIL TAVERNER singing Silent Noon by Vaughan Williams accompanied by Patricia Cullen - part of Neil's performance which earned him 91 marks and a place in the Cleveland Medal Test PAUL COSTAIN singing Aria from Mozart's Don Giovanni accompanied by Graham Kirkland - part of Paul's performance which earned him 92 marks a...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - 27 APRIL 2022

April 30, 2022 15:25 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

FEATURED IN THIS PROGRAMME : AMY GRAVESTOCK singing All Falls Down from Chaplin - winner of the Songs from the Musicals for ages 14 - 18 - Class JS11 EMILY BRIDSON singing Somebody To Love - winner of Popular Song Class JS12 - 14 to 18 years old CAELI PLUMBLEY - winner of Girls Solo class JS9 for ages 16 - 18 singing The Birds Lament accompanied by Wendy McDowell JACK McLEAN - winner of Piano Solo from Memory Class P19b - Jack plays from the work of DEBUSSY - Arabesque No 1 CAR...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - 26 APRIL 2022

April 27, 2022 23:50 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

Featured in this edition of TODAY AT THE GUILD are : Ramsey Grammar School PEP Band - part of their winning performance in the Brass Ensemble Open Class B6 Cristl Stitt and Lowenna Joughin - winners of Duet Class JSG2 Jane Corkill and Nici Fletcher-Causer - winners of Ladies Voice Duet Class SG1 Simon Fletcher and Richard Solomon as Laurel and Hardy - winners of Male Voice Duet Class SG2 Marilyn Cannell with her own song, written specially for Graham Crowe to sing, in the Composition cla...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - 25 APRIL 2022

April 27, 2022 23:10 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

Featured in this edition of TODAY AT THE GUILD are : Manx Concert Brass - The Great Gate of Kiev, from Pictures at an Exhibition - one piece from the band's winning performance in the Concert Class B10 - Musical Director is Mr Ian Clague Rushen Silver Band - From Newlyn to Niarbyl - composed by the Band's Musical Director, John Kinley, for the Band's visit to the Inter Celtic Festival in L'Orient Onchan Silver Band, featuring their Principle Cornet, Sian Karran - winner of this year's Be...

TODAY AT THE GUILD - 24 APRIL 2022

April 27, 2022 22:40 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

TODAY AT THE GUILD brings you some of the winning performances from the opening weekend of The Manx Music Festival - now in its 130th year. Included in this programme are : Ben Wells - winner of Brass Solo Class B1 Aelan Morgans - 2nd in Brass Solo Class B1 Cristl Stitt - winner of Folk Song Class F3 Anna Tamarova - 2nd in Folk Song Class F3 Zac Colligon - winner of Folk Song Class F2 Arthur Cowley - winner of Adult Folk Song Class F1 Manx Voices - 2nd in the new class Anything Goes ...

Today at The Guild - 5 May 2019 PART THREE

May 04, 2019 23:10 - 37 minutes - 52 MB

Erin Loach (Winner - Manx Solo for ages 16 to 18 yrs) singing The Smuggler's Lullaby: Adult Concert Class Winners Meadowside Choral Society singing You Raise Me Up conducted by Gareth Moore, accompanied by Jennifer Bird: Graham Crowe - winner of the first-ever Stand Up Comedy Class - talking about the class, followed by part of his first-placed performance: The Xenakis Singers - winners of Concert Class for up to 18 year olds - singing Goldfinger by John Barry followed by The Bluebird by Sta...

Today at The Guild - 5 May 2019 PART TWO

May 04, 2019 23:05 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MB

Highlights of the 2019 Cleveland Medal Test - Winner Baritone Matthew Quinn accompanied by Graham Kirkland singing Arie des Emireno by Handel and Lavender Pond by Michael Head, followed by an interview with Matthew - then the other contenders for the medal: Special Mezzo Soprano - Linda Corkish singing A Green Cornfield by Michael Head, accompanied by Patricia Cullen: Bass - Paul Costain singing Hugh's Song of the Road by Vaughan-Williams, accompanied by Gareth Moore: Soprano - Ruth Tick...

Today at The Guild - 5 May 2019 PART ONE

May 04, 2019 23:00 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MB

Winner of the Pat Corrin Memorial Trophy - Joseph Long - singing Reviewing The Situation from Oliver, accompanied by Frank Woolley (Winner - Boys Solo for 15 - 18 year olds): The 2019 Sheffield Plate competition in full - solo singers Isaac Kreisy (acc Julian Power) Lucy Morris (acc Graham Kirkland) Ethan Whyley (acc Gareth Moore) Anna Tamarova (acc Graham Kirkland) William Shooter (acc Frank Woolley) Kendra Metcalfe (acc Gareth Moore) Megan Boardman (acc Jill Cowlings) and the winner - ac...

Today at The Guild - 3 May 2019

May 02, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

In this podcast you can hear: 2019 Sheffield Plate winner Evie Skillicorn - Whistle Down The Wind - accompanied by Frank Woolley Winners of Billown Rose Bowl - Vocal Duets - Graham Crowe and Neil Crowe - Ave Verum by Karl Jenkins - accompanied by Mary Frankwick Maddie Wood - Winner - Spoken Word for Year 5 - Entering A Castle Music Hall and Comic Song Class - 2nd place - Marilyn Cannell accompanied by Gareth Moore - When Father Papered The Parlour Mandy Griffin - Winner - Songs from the...

Today at The Guild - 2 May 2019

May 01, 2019 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

In this Guild highlights podcast you can hear - Megan Boardman (Winner - Girls Solo 14 & 15 year olds singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow): Peter Cringle (Winner - Victorian/Edwardian Ballad singing Parted): Mandy Griffin (Winner - Operatic Solo singing I Was A Constant Faithful Wife from The Bear): Cronk y Berry School Boys' Choir (Winners - Boys' Choir singing The Moddey Dhoo by Lin March and Try Everything by Fuller): Evie Skillicorn (Winner - Girls Solo 12 & 13 year olds singing Whistle ...

Today at The Guild - 1 May 2019

April 30, 2019 23:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

In this podcast you can hear - John Qualtrough (2nd in Folk song - The Wild Rover): Erin Loach (Winner - Girls Solo - Show Me from My Fair Lady): Jasmine Colligon (Alone - Winner of Popular Song Class): Lucy Gilmore (Stringed instrument class winner playing Lever Harp): Matthew Quinn (One of the 2019 Cleveland Medal finalists - Lavender Pond by Michael Head): Ruth Tickle (One of Cleveland Medal finalists - I know that my Redeemer liveth - Handel): Olivia Landels (Winner - Song by British Comp...

Today at The Guild - 30 April 2019

April 29, 2019 23:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MB

More great performances from the 2019 Manx Music Festival - Erin Loach (runner up, Folk Song Class for up to age 18): John Qualtrough (Winner - Lieder Class): Kendra Metcalfe and Joshua Mooney (Winners of the NEW Duet Class for 8 - 11 year olds): Lucy Morris (Winner - Girls Solo Singing Class JS4 for 5 and 6 year olds): All the girls of Class JS4 singing together: Deborah Taubman (Winner - Adult Folk Song Class - 'Fare Thee Well'): Jack McLean (Winner - Piano playing from memory): John Riley ...

Today at The Guild - 29 April 2019

April 28, 2019 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

Winning performances from Manx Concert Brass (Stingray): Douglas Town Band (Castell Caerfilli): Ramsey Town Band (Little Red Bird): Manx Youth Band feat soloist James Kewley (Misty): Castletown Metropolitan Silver Band (Love Divine): Megan Boardman (Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again): Meisie Germishuys (Your Daddy's Son): Manx Concert Brass featuring Best Soloist Stephen Maddocks (Yesterday): Zen Perez (Piano Solo - Baroque Prelude):Arwen Hoile (Piano Solo - Film Noir): Isaak Kreisky (Let's...