In this podcast of the programme first broadcast on Friday 2nd May you can hear :

Announcement of RUTH TICKLE as winner of the Cleveland Medal 2025 - singing one of her two test pieces - "Will there really be a morning" a poem by Emily Dickinson set to music by Ricky Ian Gordon. Ruth's accompanist is Graham Kirkland

Peel Clothworkers School - winners of the Open Choirs Class years 3 - 6 singing "Enjoy The Storm" and "Count On Me"

Deborah Taubman recites from the poems of T.E. Brown - taking first place in the class, with an extract from Betsy Lee

Skeealyn Vannin - conducted by Kristene Mary Wilson - winners of the Gaelic Choir class (up to year 13) singing two pieces - Ushag Veg Ruy - traditional, arranged by Frank Woolley and Ta'n Grine Veg Oarn composed by Katie Lawrence

"Losing my mind" - from Follies - sung by Maia Haddock - winner of Songs from the Musicals & Light Opera

Richard Corlett singing 'A Friend Like Me' from Disney's Aladdin - winner of the Most Entertaining Performance in Songs from the Musicals class

Rhiannon Mellor sings "Still Hurting" from the film The Last Five Years - second place in the Songs from the Musicals & Light Opera

Neil Taverner - winner of the Operatic Solo Class sings "Starbuck's Soliloquy" from Moby Dick by Jake Heggie - accompanied by Madeline Kelly. Neil also won the William Curphey Memorial Challenge Cup for the best baritone in this class.

In this podcast of results and winning performances broadcast on Thursday 1st May you can hear :

Boys Treble Class for school years 5 to 6 - winner Parker Kissack accompanied by Madeline Kelly singing "I'm learning to write" (Sheffield Plate finalist)

Lucy Morris - accompanied by Madeline Kelly - winner of the Girls Solo voice class for School years 7 and 8 singing "The Path to the Moon" (Sheffield Plate finalist)

Daniel Tickle accompanied by Madeline Kelly sings "Ching A Ring Ching" - winner of Boys Treble Solo for School years 7 to 9 (Sheffield Plate finalist)

Penny Lavery - winner of Girls Solo class for school years 9 & 10 - sings "Down By The Salley Gardens" accompanied by Madeline Kelly (Sheffield Plate finalist)

Enid Stubbs recites Bed In Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson - winner of Spoken Word class for 7 year olds

Orry Wilson - Winner of the Boys Solo Class for 15 to 18 year olds - sings The Woodcutters Song by Vaughan Williams - accompanied by Judith Christian

Kasia Ashton and Lowenna Joughin - winners of the Duet Class for school years 7 to 13 - singing "Flight" by Craig Carnelia

Myla Quaye - winner of Class R1 - playing "Smuggler's Lullaby" on the whistle (up to Year 6)

Winner of Adult Pop Song Class - Maia Haddock - "Creep" by Radiohead - accompanied by David Holland

More performances of distinction (ie 90 marks or more) from the Songs from the Musicals class for School Years 9 - 13 :

Emma Hill sings "Home" from The Wiz

Kendra Maddox sings "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime

Rosie Bullough sings "When It All Falls Down" from Chaplin the Musical

Amelie McCraith playing the Celtic Harp - winner of Class SC2c

Cara Rowles playing Violin - winner of Class SC2a

Another bite-sized Breakfast Show report from the 2025 Manx Music, Speech and Dance Festival 2025 - heading for the big one - the Cleveland Medal test is tonight!