Sidcot School - an 'excellent showcase for musical talent'.

MUSICALLY talented teenagers received a string of awards in memory of a Somerset schoolgirl who died during a family holiday.

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Catrine Basil, who was a pupil at Sidcot School near Winscombe, died after an accident in Greece in 2003.

Her memory lives on through an awards scheme set up in her name, which sees Sidcot recognise its most gifted musicians and vocalists.

The eighth annual awards evening took place on Saturday, organised by Catrine’s mother Malin and Sidcot’s music director Bev King.

Students performed in a range of categories, with clarinet player Verity Guest scooping top honours in the woodwind category, and James Fawcett taking first place in the brass section with his tuba.

Shirley Shen won a keenly-contested vocal class, while cellist Ben Winfield won a string section and Kaiva Gotham was victorious on piano.

Leila Fay and Adelise McDowel won prizes for their original compositions.

Sidcot’s incoming headteacher Iain Kilpatrick, who flew in from Scotland to attend, paid tribute to all the musicians.

He said: “I was most impressed with the quality of music at the awards competition. It was an excellent showcase for the musical talent at Sidcot.”

Mr Kilpatrick will be in Somerset tomorrow (Fri) when parents will have chance to meet him during a school open morning from 9.30am.