MORE silverware for the trophy cabinet of the Petersfield Area Schools’ String Orchestra (PASSO) was earned at the Chichester Festival for Music.
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The young musicians played a programme of music including Fizzy Pop Suite by local composer Andrew Richardson.
In his summing up, adjudicator Christopher King particularly praised the cellos and second violins of the “lovely” orchestra. PASSO?won a trophy last month in a Portsmouth competition too.