Dyce Academy

The Royal Marines Band Service worked with ACMS today and put on a short concert this afternoon in the MPA.  Some members of ACMS will be playing with the Band of HM Royal Marines at the Music Hall on Thursday evening.  Great sound coming out of the MPA this afternoon!

A huge congratulations to the ACMS pupils who won their classes at the Aberdeen and North East Scotland Music Festival in Aberdeen last week.

Wins were –

• Scottish Traditional Group won the Open Class with an outstanding
• Bethan Taylor – Flute solo Under 15
• Lina Murray – 18 and under composition and Piano Solo Open (then invited to compete for the Challenge trophy)
• Patrick Shand – open composition (then invited to perform his composition at the Challenge Concert)
• Moray Jones – Double Bass 14 and 16 and under
• Anna Geddes – Bach Solo 14 and under
• Veronika Levcuka – 14 and under repertoire class
• William Gray – Chopin Solo 18 and under and Open
• William Gray and Graeme Waterhouse – 18 and under Piano duet
• Zoe Hodi – Violin Solo 13 and under
• Elise Smith 18 and under and Open classical guitar solo
• Nathan Fenwick – 16 and under Violin solo.

This is a great achievement.  Well done everyone.

Mrs Sonia Scaife
Director
Aberdeen City Music School