The 2024 Festival
Welcome to the 2024 Mrs Sunderland Festival.
It is with great delight and excitement that we launch our Performing Arts Festival for 2024. On this webpage you will find details of dates, classes, workshops, concerts, Young Musician of the Year and showcases together with all the information you will need to enter and prepare for the festival with points of contact, festival rules and much more.
Please take a few minutes to scroll down this page and have a look at what is on offer this year. You will find all your favourites; workshops for adult singers, junior age performers, toddlers, special needs schools and the tea dance; the Young Musician of the Year competition, the dance showcase and four wonderful evening concerts; the adult singing workshop, the junior concert, youth choirs (the normal classes and adjudication but ticketed through the box office) and the last night of the festival concert.
We have added two new classes this year; a Stephen Sondheim Class (age 17 and over) and a new class for adult/mixed age choirs based in Kirklees. In its inaugural year for this local choir class there will be an impact on the choir challenge class during the evening concert - please read the class description and the festival rules carefully.
We continue to promote our two new musical theatre group classes too - take a look at classes 53 and 80 for information.
Due to the support of a generous donor who wishes to remain anonymous, we have been able to add a second and third cash prize to the Young Musician of the Year competition. First Prize - £1000, Second Prize - £500, Third Prize - £300.
In these tough financial times, we are experiencing cost increases as other organisations are. We are a registered charity run entirely by unpaid volunteers and in order to cover our costs we have had to raise our cost of class entry by £1. We hope to keep other charges to those of 2023.
Any comments or queries please get in touch with me directly (details below).
I look forward to welcoming you to 2024 festival in February
Class entries close at midday on Saturday November 4 2023.
Best wishes
Ann Talboys
Festival Administrator
Festival DATES 2024
Sunday 4 February and Wednesday 14 to Saturday 24 February 2024
Sunday 4 February
Adult Choral Workshop and Concert
Wednesday 14 February
Piano and Speech and Drama classes
Thursday 15 February
Piano and Speech and Drama classes
Friday 16 February
Instrumentalists and ensemble classes
Saturday 17 February
Vocal classes
Sunday 18 February
Vocal classes
Young Musician of the Year 2024
Monday 19 February
Toddler Workshop
Dance Festival Showcase
Tuesday 20 February
Reach for the Stars - Special Needs Event
Music for the Brain tea dance.
Thursday 22 February
Key Stage 2 workshop and concert
Friday 23 February
Junior and Youth Choirs
Saturday 24 February
Adult Choirs
The Last Night at the Festival Concert
Workshops
Classes
Class 1 Piano solo school year 3 and under
One piece from Roundabout by Alan Haughton (ABRSM) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 2 Piano solo school year 4 and under
One piece from the 23/24 ABRSM piano syllabus. Grade 1, No 1, 2 or 3 from list A, B or C. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 3 Piano solo school year 5 and under
One piece from the 23/24 ABRSM piano syllabus. Grade 2 or grade 3 No 1, 2 or 3 from list A, B or C Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 4 Piano solo school year 6 and under
One piece from the 23/24 ABRSM piano syllabus. Grade 3 or grade 4, No 1, 2 or 3 from list A,B or C Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 5 Piano solo school year 8 and under
One own choice piece of grade 5 standard and above
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 6 Piano solo -school year 10 and under
One own choice piece of grade 6 standard and above
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 7 Piano solo -school year 12 and under
One own choice piece of grade 7 standard and above
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 8 Piano solo Sonatina - school year 9 and under
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 9 Piano Recital school year 11 and under
A recital of three own choice pieces of at least grade 5 standard in contrasting styles, with credit being given for a balanced programme. The progamme must not include any pieces played in other classes during this year's festival.
Maximum Performance Duration: 15 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £13
Class 10 Piano solo open
One own choice piece of grade 8 standard or above. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in the solo instrumentalist's challenge later in the festival.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 11 Piano solo Music Theatre and Film open
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 12 Piano solo Sonata open
One movement from a classical sonata e.g. Schubert, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Clementi or similar which must be of grade 8 standard or above.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 13 Piano solo Chopin open
One piece from any work by Chopin which must be of grade 8 standard or above
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 14 Piano solo 20th Century or 21st Century open
One piece from any work written no earlier than 1900 which must be of grade 8 standard or above.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 15 Piano Recital open
A recital of a minimum of two pieces of at least grade 8 standard in contrasting styles with credit being given for a balanced programme. The progamme must not include any pieces played in other classes during this year's festival.
Maximum Performance Duration: 15 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £13
Class 16 Piano Duet school year 6 and under
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 17 Piano Duet school year 9 and under
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 18 Family Piano Duet - any ages
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 19 String solo school year 6 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 3 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 20 String solo school year 9 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 21 String solo school year 11 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 22 String solo open
One own choice piece of grade 8 standard or above. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in the solo instrumentalists' challenge later in the festival.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 23 Guitar solo - school year 11 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £8
Class 24 Woodwind/Recorder solo school year 6 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 3 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 25 Woodwind/Recorder solo school year 9 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 26 Woodwind/Recorder solo school year 11 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 27 Woodwind/recorder solo open
One own choice piece of grade 8 standard or above. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in the Solo instrumentalists' Challenge later in the festival. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 28 Brass solo school year 6 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 3 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 29 Brass solo school year 11 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 30 - Brass solo open
One own choice piece of grade 8 standard or above. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in the Solo instrumentalists' Challenge later in the festival. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 31 Solo instrumentalists' Challenge
Qualifying winners of classes 10, 22, 27 and 30 will play their winning pieces
Entries Closed
Fee: £0
Class 32 Two Instruments or Instrument and Voice
Two own choice pieces. These may be two pieces for different solo instruments or one instrumental piece and one vocal piece (in all cases with or without accompaniment). Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 33 Small Instrumental Ensemble school year 11 and under
Own choice piece(s) - any combination of instruments. (2 to 10 players) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £15
Class 34 Small Instrumental Ensemble - all ages
Own choice piece(s) - any combination of instruments (2-10 players). Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £15
Class 35 Large Instrumental Ensemble - all ages
Own choice piece(s) - any combination of instruments (11 and over players). Please read the festival rules relevant to this class .
Maximum Performance Duration: 12 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £19
Class 36 Ukulele Group all ages
Own choice programme. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 12 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £19
Class 37 solo school year 5 and under
Either: The Cobbler and the Crow - Trad American (Sing together:100 songs for unison singing) OR: My Father's Garden Trad. Words Frederick Fowler (Sing together: 100 songs for unison singing) The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in the Junior Singers' Challenge. (Class 40). Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 3 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 38 solo school year 6 and 7
Either: Omens of Spring - W H Anderson (ABRSM Songbook1) OR: Ma Bella Bimba - Trad Italian Arr.Heidi Pegaler (The best of singing 1-3) (low/high) (Italian/English)The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in the Junior Singers' Challenge. (Class 40). Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 39 solo school year 8 and 9
Either: Clock -a - clay R R Bennett (ABRSM Songbook 4) OR: The Dormouse Carol (ABRSM Songboook 4) OR: Heidenroselein - Schubert (The Art of Song 1-3) (High, Med/low) The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in the Junior Singers' Challenge. (Class 40). Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 40 Junior Singers' Challenge
Qualifying winners of classes 37, 38 and 39 will sing their winning pieces
Entries Closed
Fee: £0
Class 41 solo school year 10 and 11
Either: Sonntag - Brahms (The Art of Song Grade 6), (Low, Medium or High) (To be sung in German) OR: Gaelic Blessing - J Rutter (ABRSM Songbook 5 Plus) OR: The Birds Lament - R R Bennett (ABRSM Songbook 5) The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Huddersfield Choral Society Rose Bowl for young singers. (Class 44). Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 42 solo school year 12 and 13
One own choice song. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Huddersfield Choral Society Rose Bowl for young singers. (Class 44). Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 43 Young Singers English Song school year 13 and under
One own choice song (not originating from an opera) by Purcell, Dowland, Boyce or Arne.The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Huddersfield Choral Society Rose Bowl for young singers. (Class 44). Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 44 Young Singers' Rosebowl
Qualifying winners of classes 41, 42 and 43 will sing their winning pieces
Entries Closed
Fee: £0
Class 45 The Magic of Walt Disney school year 4 and under
Either: Zip a Dee Doo Dah (Song of the South) (Kids Musical Theatre Collection Vol 2) OR: With a Smile and a Song (Snow White) (Kids Musical Theatre Collection Volume 2) OR: Whistle While you Work Snow White) (The Best of Children's Songs Ever) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 3 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 46 The Magic of Walt Disney school year 5
Either: I've got no strings (Pinocchio) (Kids Musical Theatre Collection Vol 2) OR: Little April Showers -( Bambi) (The Best of Children's Songs Ever) OR: Cruella De Ville (101 Dalmations) (Kids Musical Theatre Collection Volume 1) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class..
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 47 The Magic of Walt Disney school year 6
Either: Chim Chim Cher ee (Mary Poppins) (The Best of singing 1-3 (Low/high) OR: A Whole New World (Aladdin) (Contemporary Disney: 50 favourite Songs) OR: Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid) (ABRSM Singing for Musical Theatre Book 2) (Omitting verse 2 and bars 68-85) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 48 The Magic of Walt Disney school year 7
Either: How Far I'll Go (Moanna) (Music Notes Movie Version - Key of E major) OR: When you Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio) (Kids Musical Theatre Collection Vol 1) OR: Feed the Birds (Mary Poppins) (Kids Musical Theatre Collection Vol 1) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 49 The Magic of Walt Disney - school year 8
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 50 The Magic of Walt Disney - school year 9
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 51 The Magic of Walt Disney - school year 10 and 11
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 52 The Magic of Walt Disney - school years 12 and 13
One own choice piece . Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 53 Group Musical Theatre year 6 and under
A group excerpt/showpiece from any Musical Theatre or operetta. Maximum 20 people. To be held in the main hall using the stage. All libretti/scripts must be suitable content to cause no offence to a mixed audience which may contain children. Each group should provide own accompanist or backing track. Hand props may be used with limited costume if essential to the piece. Please note that there are no suitable changing room facilities available.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £19
Class 54 Music Theatre school year 5 and under
Either: My Favourite Things (The Sound of Music) (Rogers and Hammerstein collection) or Kids Musical Collection volume 2 OR: Where is Love (Oliver) (ABRSM Songbook 1) or Kids Musical Collection volume 2 OR: The Candy Man Can (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) (Kids Musical Theatre Collection 1) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 3 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 55 Music Theatre school year 6 and 7
Either: I Whistle a Happy Tune (The King and I) (Rodgers and Hammerstein Collection) OR: If only You Would Listen ( School of Rock) (ABRSM Singing for Musical Theatre Book 2) OR: Naughty - (Matilda) (ABRSM Songbook Plus 4) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 56 Music Theatre school year 8
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 57 Music Theatre school year 9
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 58 Music Theatre school year 10
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 59 Music Theatre school year 11
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 60 Music Theatre - school year 12 and 13
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 61 Unaccompanied Folk Song- school year 11 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 62 - Pop Ballad - age between 14 and 17 inclusive
One own choice piece which may be self accompanied, may be accompanied by the festival accompanist or may use a backing track. Backing tracks using phones will require an adaptor to connect to the town hall systems. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 63 Young Singers' Vocal Recital - school years 10 to 13
Recital of one 17th or 18th century song or aria, sung in the original language, one English art Song from the 20th century and one own choice song or aria. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 12 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £13
* NEW CLASS Class 64 Stephen Sondheim
17 years and over . One own choice song with music written by Stephen Sondheim. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 65 Soprano solo
One own choice song in any language. This should not be a solo from a choral or stage work. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Rose Bowl Challenge. (Class 73) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 66 Mezzo-soprano or Alto solo
One own choice song in any language. This should not be a solo from a choral or stage work. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Rose Bowl Challenge. (Class 73) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 67 Tenor solo
One own choice song in any language. This should not be a solo from a choral or stage work. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Rose Bowl Challenge. (Class 73) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 68 Baritone or Bass solo
One own choice song in any language. This should not be a solo from a choral or stage work. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Rose Bowl Challenge. (Class 73) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 69 Oratorio or Sacred Work solo - age 17 and over
One own choice piece which must be in the original key. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Rose Bowl Challenge. (Class 73) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 6 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 70 Operatic solo - age 17 years and over
One own choice piece which must be in the original key. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Rose Bowl Challenge. (Class 73) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 6 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 71 British Composer solo - age 17 years and over
One own choice piece from any 20th or 21st century British composer. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Rose Bowl Challenge (Class 73) Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 6 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 72 French Melodie or German Lieder - age 17 years and over
One own choice piece from the French repertoire sung in the original language OR one own choice piece from the Lieder repertoire sung in the original language. The winner gaining a B grade or above will be invited to compete in The Rose Bowl Challenge (Class 73). Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 6 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 73 The Rose Bowl
Qualifying winners of classes 65 to 72 will sing their winning pieces
Entries Closed
Fee: £0
Class 74 The Magic of Walt Disney - age 17 years and over
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 6 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 75 Pop Ballad - age 17 years and over
One own choice piece which may be self accompanied, may be accompanied by the festival accompanist or may use a backing track. Backing tracks using phones will require an adaptor to connect to the town hall systems. This class excludes performers from class 62. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 6 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 76 Vocal Duet -age 17 years and over
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 6 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 77 Music Theatre - age 17 years and over
One own choice song from any musical written between 1950 and the present day which must be sung as a concert item. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 6 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 78 Light Opera - age 17 years and over
One own choice song from any light opera or musical written before 1950 which must be sung as a concert item. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 6 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 79 Vocal Recital - age 17 years and over
A recital of three contrasting own choice songs or arias. To enter this class you must have performed in at least one other class in the festival. You cannot sing any piece performed in any other class. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 12 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £13
Class 80 Group Music Theatre
A group excerpt/showpiece from any Musical Theatre or operetta. Maximum 20 people. To be held in the main hall using the stage. All libretti/scripts must be suitable content to cause no offence to a mixed audience which may contain children. Each group should provide own accompanist or backing track. Hand props may be used with limited costume if essential to the piece. Please note that there are no suitable changing room facilities available.
Maximum Performance Duration: 18 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £21
Class 81 KS2 workshop performance
One of the songs performed at the Key Stage Two workshop. Maximum 50 voices. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £21
Class 82 Junior Choir Hymns and Sacred Songs school year 6 and under
Two contrasting own choice sacred pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £21
Class 83 Junior Choir Previous non-winners - school year 6 and under
Two contrasting own choice pieces for any junior choir which has not entered the festival more than three times and has not won a class at the festival in the past five years. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £21
Class 84 Junior Choir- Christmas/Festive school year 6 and under
Two contrasting Christmas/Festive pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £21
Class 85 Junior Choir Open to all - school year 6 and under
Two contrasting own choice pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £21
Class 86 Young Peoples Choir school year 9 and under
Two contrasting own choice pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £21
Class 87 Young Peoples Choir school year 11 and under
Two contrasting own choice pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £21
Class 88 Young People Choir 21 years and under
Two contrasting own choice pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £21
*NEW CLASS Class 89 Local Choirs. Open to any adult/mixed choir which is based in Kirklees.
Two contrasting own choice pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £23
Class 90 Adult/Mixed Age Choir - Christmas/Festive
Two contrasting Christmas/Festive pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £23
Class 91 Adult/Mixed Age Choir
Two contrasting own choice pieces. Open to any choir which has not been placed first in a class at the festival over the last five years. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £23
Class 92 Adult/Mixed Age Small Choir up to 20 voices
Two contrasting own choice pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £23
Class 93 Adult/Mixed Aged Female Voice Choir 21 voices and over
Two contrasting own choice pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £23
Class 94 Adult/Mixed Aged Male Voice Choir 21 voices and over
Two contrasting own choice pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £23
Class 95 Adult/Mixed Aged Mixed Voice Choir 21 voices and over
Two contrasting own choice pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £23
Class 96 Choir Programme open to choirs in classes 89 to 95
A balanced programme of up to three pieces. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class.
Maximum Performance Duration: 12 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £23
Class 97 Choir Challenge
The winners of classes 89, 93, 94, 95 and 96 will be asked to perform in the Last Night of the Festival Concert on Saturday evening February 24 2024. If a choir is the winner of more than one of these classes they will perform only once in the evening. Pieces may be specially prepared for this class or those sung in previous classes. No adjudicator copies are required.
Entries Closed
Fee: £0
Class 98 verse speaking school year 4 and under
Own choice verse from memory. You must bring a copy of own choice pieces for the adjudicator on the day marked clearly with your name and the place of the piece if in a volume.
Maximum Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 99 Verse Speaking school year 6 and under
Own choice verse from memory. You must bring a copy of own choice pieces for the adjudicator on the day marked clearly with your name and the place of the piece if in a volume.
Maximum Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 100 Verse Speaking school year 9 and under
Own choice verse from memory. You must bring a copy of own choice pieces for the adjudicator on the day marked clearly with your name and the place of the piece if in a volume.
Maximum Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 101 Humorous Verse Speaking - school year 4 and under
Own choice verse from memory. You must bring a copy of own choice pieces for the adjudicator on the day marked clearly with your name and the place of the piece if in a volume.
Maximum Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 102 Humorous Verse Speaking school year 6 and under
Own choice verse from memory. You must bring a copy of own choice pieces for the adjudicator on the day marked clearly with your name and the place of the piece if in a volume.
Maximum Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 103 Humorous Verse Speaking school year 9 and under
Own choice verse from memory. You must bring a copy of own choice pieces for the adjudicator on the day marked clearly with your name and the place of the piece if in a volume.
Maximum Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 104 Prepared reading school year 4 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 105 Prepared reading school year 6 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 106 Prepared reading school year 9 and under
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 107 Sight reading school year 6 and under
You will be given a few minutes to read through a piece of prose before reading to the adjudicator. Each performer will be given the same conditions.
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 108 Bible reading school year 6 and under
The reading must be from the King James Version of the Bible. Either Psalm 8 vs 1-9 The Majesty of God OR Matthew 6 vs 6-15 The Lord#39;s Prayer
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 109 Story telling school years 7 to 10
Each performer will be provided with an OBJECT around which a story must be built. A spontaneous response is required. Story must have suitable content to cause no offence to a mixed audience which may include children. You will have 5 minute preparation time before the performance
Maximum Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 110 solo Acting school year 6 and under
One own choice speech from any play excluding Shakespeare or from a monologue to be performed from memory. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 111 solo Acting school year 9 and under
One own choice speech from any play excluding Shakespeare or from a monologue to be performed from memory.Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 112 solo Acting school year 11 and under
One own choice speech from any play excluding Shakespeare or from a monologue to be performed from memory. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 113 solo Acting - Shakespeare school year 11 and under
One own choice speech from a Shakespeare play to be performed from memory. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 114 solo Mime - school year 6 and under
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 115 solo Mime - school years 7 to 9
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 116 solo Mime - school year 10 to 13
Entries Closed
Fee: £9
Class 117 Bible reading open (excluding performers in Class 100)
The reading must be from the King James Version of the Bible. Either Ruth 1 vs 8-18 Naomi and Ruth OR Matthew 1 vs 18-23 The birth of Jesus Christ.
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 118 Prepared reading open
One own choice piece. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 3 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 119 Prepared poetry reading - open
Any poem written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson not from memory. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 120 Sight reading open
You will be given a few minutes to read through a piece of prose before reading to the adjudicator. Each performer will be given the same conditions.
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 121 Story telling - open
Each performer will be provided with an OBJECT around which a story must be built. A spontaneous response is required. Story must have suitable content to cause no offence to a mixed audience which may include children. You will have 5 minute preparation time before the performance
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 122 solo acting - open
One own choice speech from any play excluding Shakespeare or from a monologue to be performed from memory. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 123 Dramatic solo - Shakespeare open
One own choice speech from any Shakespeare time includes any introduction, to be performed from memory. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 4 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 124 Dialect speaking open
One own choice piece. Performers are reminded that the material should exercise dialect speaking rather than just regional accent. Please read the festival rules relevant to this class in the menu on the bottom left hand side of the main website.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 125 Poetry Writing open
The piece must be no longer than 5 minutes in speaking.
Maximum Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 126 Dialect Prose Writing open
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
Class 127 Dialect Poetry Writing
Entries Closed
Fee: £10
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YOUNG Musician Of The Year
The Young Musician of the Year contest is intended for young musicians of a high standard (at least grade 8 or equivalent), including those aiming towards or just beginning a professional career in music. Instrumentalists or singers are welcome. The prize money should be used for their musical development.
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