b'Oswestry Youth Music Festival hits all the right notes!It was another exceptional outing for current and former Ellesmere College students as they turned in solid performances at the Oswestry Youth Music Festival 2022 - competing in 34 of the 74 classes, winning 19 and achieving 59 out of 84 1st, 2nd or 3rd places.The College traditionally performs particularly well in the Vocal classes and this year won the 12 and Under, 15 and Under, and 18 and Under classes as well as the 16 and Under, and 21 and Under Youth Choir classes with the Lower School Choir and Chapel Choir. Students from across all age ranges did particularly well in both the vocal and instrumental classes, as well as the ensembles and choirs, with the Old Ellesmerians picking up a number of first places too.Singers Charlie Wood and Huw Lloyd took first and second place in the 18 and Under class with Lewis Reardon and Amy Storey-Gibbons taking joint third place.In the 15 and Under class, Noah Fisher gained first place with Your Song by Elton John and Duarte Gomez came in third when he became the first rapper in the Festivals history. Isobel Philbin won both the Own Choice and Musical Theatre 12&U classes with You Raise Me Up and On My Own, respectively.In the 18 and Under class Musical Theatre, Old Ellesmerian Kizzy Lumley-Edwards took first place with Jakob Fradley taking 1st place in the 21&U class and then going on to win the Oswestry Town Council Cup with a brilliant performance of The Green Eyed Dragon.The Lower School Choir performed with huge energy as they sang The Bare Necessities and Im a Believer, and the Chapel Choirs performance of Mr Blue Sky was electrifying, ensuring wins for both choirs.Likewise when the Ellesmere College students picked up their instruments, they also impressed in the various brass, strings and drums classes.The Lower School Band brought the Festival to life with their performance of Shake It Off by Taylor Swift and the Senior Orchestra performed a medley from Les Miserables, both securing wins in their classes.Ellesmere College Director of Music Tony Coupe said: Ellesmere has performed outstandingly well at this years Oswestry Youth Music Festival, achieving a very high level of first, second and third places at individual level as well as unforgettable performances from our ensembles.We competed in 34 classes and achieved first place in 19. In Sundays final, I was very proud that 6 of the 14 finalists were from Ellesmere. We achieved a fantastic set of results from a very strong field and I am proud of each and every one of our participants.It has been a delight to hear live music once again and my thanks go to Sue Turner and the stewards for organising the Festival.For a full report and list of results visit: Ellesmere College OYMF 2022Ellesmere College Newsletter Spring/Summer 202211'