THE much awaited preliminary round of the 2017 Keldwyth Cumbrian Young Musicians Award is held at Kendal Town Hall on Monday, July 17. Starting at 10am, ten gifted young performers between the ages of 16 and 22, who have reached the minimum entry qualification of grade 8 in their chosen musical discipline, will be vying for one of four places in the finals, staged at the Victoria Hall, Grange over Sands on September 1. The panel of distinguished judges will be chaired by Mary Powney.