Today at the Guild

In this podcast you can hear : Henry Bloom Noble Year 6 Music Club perform The Brooding Brabbag (which they also composed); Georgia Duffus - winner of Girls Solo for 8-9 year olds - sings Monsters accompanied by Judith Christian; Evelyn Ravey-Salamanca - winnere of Girls Solo for 10 - 11 year olds - sings Ride Out The Storm, accompanied by Judith Christian; Samantha Winstanley - winner of the Girl...

In this podcast : Platform Seniors Vocal Ensemble with an Abba Medley; Piano Duet Class Winners Jo Callister and Chloe Woolley go Wassailling-By; Manx Voices Ensemble sing Calm The Tempests Of My Heart; winners of the Quartet Class, Blaa, sing their own arrangement of a Manx medley; Winners of the Any Voice Trio class, The Pina4rians sing 'Nevermind The Why and Wherefore' from HMS Pinafore by Gilb...

In this podcast you can hear : Adele Harris - So Easy (to fall in love) accompanied by Gareth Moore - Winner of Pop Song Class (Adult) Meadowside Choral Society - A Gaelic Blessing - conducted by Julian Power BEM and accompanied by Aaran Fleet IOM Primary Schools - One Moment in Time - Winners of Anything Goes Class - directed by Katie Lawrence, accompanied by Dave Holland Onchan Silver Band - Mus...

In this podcast you can hear : Sheffield Plate finalists Austin Pegg singing Blue Moon, Isla Taggart singing How Lucky You Are and Parker Kissack singing The Jones Boys - all accompanied by Naomi Cole Glenfayba Chorale - Musical Director Debbie Gooding, accompanied by John Riley - 2nd in Concert Class and Winners of Most Entertaining Performance - singing The Bare Necessities Lon Vane Ladies Choir...

Looking back over the last 20 years of reporting from The Guild - with some winning performances across just a few of the many classes that make this such an entertaining festival.

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 "E...

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!

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" (Sheffiel...

In this podcast of TODAY AT THE GUILD, first broadcast on Wednesday 30 April, you can hear Lon Dhoo Male Voice Choir (ensemble) "There is nothing like a dame" 2nd place in Vocal Ensemble class Kiare (Manx for 4!) Winners of Quartet class for any combination of voices, singing "Pokarekare Ana" (Chris and Ellen Sullivan, Tom Shirtliff and Angela Stewart) Debbie Gooding singing "Roses of Picardy" - w...

Another bite-sized Breakfast Show report from the 2025 Manx Music, Speech and Dance Festival 2025 - kazoos at the ready if you'd like to join in with this one!

In this podcast, broadcast at 9pm on Tuesday 29 April, you can hear : Chloe Woolley and Jo Callister playing the Overture from The Fairy Island - winners of adult piano duet class Jane Corkill and Paul Costain - winners of the Mixed Voice Duet class Lorcan O'Mahony and Simon Fletcher - winners of the Male Voice Duet class Debbie Gooding and Jane Murray - winners of the Ladies Duet Class (the above...

Another bite-sized report - including the names of the qualifiers for this year's Cleveland Medal test - and Graham Crowe explains why his song choice is particularly important to him.

Another quick round up of results from classes on Monday 28 April - and Trixie Landels is a little ray of sunshine!

In this podcast - broadcast at 9pm on Monday 28 April, you can hear :- Douglas Town Band - Napoli - from their winning Concert Class performance, featuring Best Soloist Ian Astill with conductor Robert Mitchell Boys Treble Solo (Years 1 to 4) Winner - Eben Kilgallon (now qualifies for the 2025 Sheffield Plate) Girls' Solo (Years 1 & 2) Winner - Eva Corkish (now qualifies for the 2025 Sheffield...

In this podcast, broadcast on SUNDAY 27 APRIL 2025 you can hear : Manx Concert Brass - Summertime - Class B6 winner The Sorcerer’s Apprentices - Joint 2nd - Class B6 - A Little Disney Alice Daykin - Winner - Class B1 - Strollin' by David Stowell Addien Morgans - Joint 2nd - Class B1 - Easy Winners by Scott Joplin Rishawn Vivian - Joint 2nd - Class B1 - Aria by Mozart Isla Thompson - Winner - Songs...