2023
Competition

The 2023 competition was held on Saturday 18th November

Congratulations to the following winners of the daytime competitions who were selected to compete in the grand final in the evening.

Young Singer of the Year finalists (Senior)

Gabriella Mackay

Zoe Leparoux

Dylan Pryer

Primary Young Musician of the Year finalists

Piano - Jaya Yearley

Brass - Murray Ovenstone

Strings - Finlay Campbell

Woodwind - Anne Marie Macleod

Junior Young Musician of the Year finalists

Piano - Eva Nicole Morrison

Brass - Colin Clark

Strings - Alice Reid

Woodwind - Darren Campbell

Senior Young Musician of the Year finalists

Piano - Elizabeth Greenstock

Brass - Luc Smith

Strings - Danielle van Niekerk

Woodwind - Hannah MacLennan

Western Isles Young Piper of the Year

Senior - Innes Begg

Junior - Katie MacRae

Western Isles Young Singer of the Year

Senior - Zoe Leparoux

Primary - Lydia Morrison

Western Isles Young Musician of the Year

Primary - Finlay Campbell

Junior - Darren Campbell

Senior - Danielle van Niekerk

(l-r) Finlay Campbell, Danielle van Niekerk, Innes Begg, Zoe Leparoux, Darren Campbell, Lidia Morrison

Thank you to our adjudicators Mae Murray & Phil Macgregor and to Mr Calum Watt for presenting the trophies

Danielle van Niekerk was selected to represent the Western Isles at the national Scottish Young Musicians event which took place in May 2024.

More information on this event can be found here