Result:
1st Rufus Edwards — Wrecsam
Adjudicators: Iwan Llewelyn-Jones, Chris Marshall, Elfair Grug, Elin Edwards, Gavin Saynor & Robert Codd
Prize:
Y Rhuban Glas a £150 (Ifan a Lilian Hughes a'r teulu, Ceiri Garage, Llanaelhaearn)
Competitions 61-66 lead to the Blue Riband and a scholarship worth £2,000 from the Leslie Wynne-Evans Scholarship (£1,500) and the Rachael Ann Thomas Scholarship (£500). The scholarship is open to any person born in Wales or one of whose parents were born in Wales, or any person who has lived or worked in Wales for the three years prior to 31 August 2023, or any person who can speak or write Welsh. This scholarship is held for a year and is to be used to further the winner’s career as a musician. The scholarship cannot be won more than once but you can compete more than once to win the prizes. The adjudication panel will choose four competitors from competitions 61-66 to compete on the pavilion stage. The same programme should be performed.
Soloists 16 and under 19
Programme of at least one piece. The full programme should not take more than 12 minutes. Each competitor is responsible for their own accompanist, and no official accompanist is supplied. Four competitors from those competing in competitions 61-66 will be chosen to compete for the Blue Riband. These competitions are held in the one centre following each other, before a panel of adjudicators