woking music festival

www.wokingmusicfestival.org.uk 1

Registered Charity No. 287647

(Affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance & Speech)

President: Jonathan Willcocks Chairman: Mrs Christine Loosemore

Syllabus The annual Woking Music Festival is a celebration of the vitality of the performing arts in Woking and the surrounding area. The Festival welcomes people of all ages and abilities, who can derive and give pleasure in participating, whatever their tastes or performing standard.

Founded by Nancy Leigh in 1926, the Festival is now one of the largest of its kind in Surrey with about 1,000 people taking part each year. Respected teachers and performers act as adjudicators, giving valuable advice and guidance to all participants.

There are also trophies to be won (more than 90 in all, including the prestigious Most Promising Young Singer Award and the Woking Junior Musicians of the Year). A selection of outstanding participants aged 14-20 years has the opportunity to compete for the coveted title of Woking Young Musician of the Year on 5th February, 2022.

We would especially like to invite you as a lover of the arts to support the Festival by becoming a Friend. A Friend’s valuable donation contributes towards the considerable costs of running both the Festival and the Young Musician Competition and helps to give us a secure, basic income. Any donation is welcome but for £48.00 or more per person you can become a Friend of the Festival which entitles you to: -

a complimentary ticket to all Festival sessions in November or ticket for the Young Musician competition in February

your name in the programme

advance copy of the programme

If you would like to become a Friend of the Festival, please send your name, address and telephone number together with your donation to -

Mrs Pat Sellers, Crestover, Horsell Rise, Woking, Surrey GU21 4BA. Tel: 01483 770559 E-mail: [email protected]

You may wish to use the form on page 39 for this purpose.

Tickets for entry to individual festival sessions and rover tickets will be available on the door. Day ticket: £4.00 Rover ticket (gives admittance to all Festival sessions): £12.00

Piano: Dennis Lee, BMus, MMusRCM, LRSM, ARCM

Vocal, Choral: Belinda Mikhaïl, BMus(Hons), PgDipRCM, ARCM, EMT

Instrumental: James Kirby, GRSM, ARAM

Speech and Drama: Jenny Thornton, AGSM, ALAM, CertEd, CDE, LISTD


Vocal & Choral

5th November 4.00-10.00pm Christ Church 12th November 4.00-10.00pm Christ Church 18th November 3.30-10.00pm (incl choirs) St John’s Church, West Byfleet Instrumental (incl. composition)

8th November 4.00-10.00pm Christ Church 10th November 4.00-10.00pm Christ Church 11th November 4.00-10.00pm Christ Church 19th November 4.00-10.00pm Christ Church Piano

6th November 9.00am-4.30pm Christ Church 15th November 4.00-10.00pm Christ Church 17th November 4.00-10.00pm Christ Church 21st November 1.00-4.30pm Christ Church 22nd November 4.00-10.00pm Christ Church Speech and Drama

13th November 9.30am-4.30pm St Andrew’s School* 20th November 9.30am-4.30pm St Andrew’s School*

* NB, this is St Andrew’s School in Horsell, not St Andrew’s Church on Goldsworth Park, where speech and drama classes have been held in recent years.

We cannot give information regarding the date and time of individual classes until the programme is finalised in mid-October. Entrants will be notified by e-mail with details of time and place.

Please read the information on page 6 regarding the coronavirus pandemic.

Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WokingMusicFestival

Closing date for all entries, online and hard copy:

Sunday, 3rd October, 2021


This annual event is organised under the auspices of the Woking Music Festival.

The aim of the competition is to provide young people, aged 14-20 years, who are selected on the basis of their performance in solo classes in the Woking Music Festival, with an opportunity to compete in concert conditions.

The 2022 competition will be held on Saturday, 5th February, 2022 at 7.00pm in

Woking and will include performances by the winners of the Most Promising Young Singer, the Woking Junior Musicians of the Year, the Chamber Music and the Most Promising Young Actor Awards.

Adjudicator: Simon de Souza

Prizes 1st Prize £300 and the Gordon Brown Trophy

2nd Prize £250 and the Yorkshire Building Society Trophy

3rd Prize £200 and the H R Taylor Charitable Trust Trophy

All other competitors receive a cash prize of £100.

Performers in the 2022 Woking Young Musician Competition may also be given the opportunity to play with the Woking Symphony Orchestra in their future concert series.


All the performers who are invited to compete in the Young Musician of the Year and the winner of the Most Promising Young Singer award have the opportunity to apply for the Woking Music Festival Summer School Bursary. This is a contribution towards the costs of attending a music summer school. The awarding committee meets before the competition and its decision is not, therefore, based on the competitors’ performance at that event but on the merits of the application received.

The Most Promising Young Singer Award is open to all singers aged 16-25 years who enter any vocal class in the Festival. The winner will be chosen by the committee after recommendations from the adjudicator, notified in December and required to sing at the prestigious Young Musician Competition concert in February, when a cheque for £200 will be awarded, together with the Wendy Cane Memorial Prize: a trophy presented by the Cane family in memory of Wendy.

Please note: there are no special entry requirements — just enter your chosen class(es) in the usual way.

In order to recognise the outstanding talents of many of our younger musicians we are pleased to present these major awards.

The recipients are chosen from performers 14 years and under by the committee on the recommendation of the adjudicators. They will be notified in December and required to perform at the Young Musician Competition concert in February when they will be presented with the awards.

The Most Promising Young Actor Award is open to all performers under 19 years of age who enter any speech and drama class in the Festival. The winner will be chosen by the committee after recommendations from the adjudicator, notified in December and required to perform at the prestigious Young Musician Competition Concert in February, when he/she will be presented with the award.

The Chamber Music Award will be chosen by the committee after recommendations from the adjudicator for the best performance of chamber music. The winning ensemble will be notified in December and required to perform at the Young Musician competition in February.


The Grace Wright Memorial Rose Bowl will be awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator and committee for the best overall performance in the choral section. The winning choir will be notified in December and required to perform at the Young Musician Competition Concert in February, when the award will be presented.

Former Woking resident Dame Ethyl Smyth was prominent in the suffragette movement and the foremost British woman composer of her generation. In recognition of her eminence in music, Woking Borough Council donated a trophy to the Festival. It is awarded to the best performance in a particular section of a work by a female composer. In 2021, it will be awarded in the instrumental section.

This will be awarded to the most memorable performance of the festival. The winner will be chosen by the committee, notified in December and invited to attend the Young Musician Competition concert in February, when the trophy, donated by Chris Bedford in memory of Sandra, a former Woking Music Festival chairman, will be presented.

Wherever possible, performers are encouraged to provide their own accompanist. If this is not possible, the following is a list of accompanists who can be contacted with an indication of the dates they expect to be available (correct at the time of publication):

Linda Marley 07789 996335 [email protected]

David Perkins 07956 943240 [email protected]

Suzy Raffles (text) 07813 901361 [email protected]

Margaret Roberts 07960 170006 [email protected]

Rachael Thomas (text) 07780 868886 [email protected]

The accompanist is entitled to charge an appropriate professional fee. Copies of ‘own choice’ items must be sent to the accompanist at least a fortnight before the opening of the Festival.

We are now able to accept entries and payment online. The online entry form and a guide on completing it are available under the 2021 Festival tab


We are planning to hold a physical festival in 2021 and the committee will take every action required to follow the protocols in place at the time and the requirements of our venues. However, we are very aware that there is a possibility that this could change at short notice. In the event that public performances have to be cancelled due to a further outbreak of coronavirus, we will run the festival online in the same way as in 2020. We would send out details of how to submit videos to all participants and further information would be available on our website, wokingmusicfestival.org.uk. If you are unable, or do not want, to submit a virtual entry, then please email your section secretary after you receive details of how to submit an online performance. We regret that cups and trophies mentioned in the syllabus will not be awarded if there is a virtual festival, but marksheets and certificates will be emailed after adjudication at the end of November.

Details of the Woking Music Festival’s composition classes can be found in the choral section as class A10 (page 8) and in the instrumental section as classes D56 and D57 (page 27).


The age of performers is reckoned as on 1st September.

A copy of the score must be produced for the adjudicator in all classes.

Any choirs using a pre-recorded backing track (to which they have public performing rights) should provide their own playback equipment, which should be a single unit. The track must not include vocals. The time needed to set the equipment up should be included in the overall timing. Microphones may not be used. Please inform the section secretary at the time of entry if a backing track is to be used.

The committee may sub-divide any of the school choir classes should entries exceed a manageable number.

Where ‘parts’ or ‘unison’ are specified, this must be observed.

In schools’ classes no child may exceed the age specified for the class entered.

Time limits must be adhered to in fairness to all — we do not wish to stop

performers so please do not choose pieces that extend beyond the time limit.

Entries can now be made online or should be sent, together with the entry fee, to:

Mr John Loosemore The Coach House, 4 Alison Close Horsell, Woking, Surrey GU21 4BT

Tel: 01483 768336 E-mail: [email protected]

A1a Schools Choirs – Key Stage 1 (non-competitive) Fee: £18.00 Own choice of two contrasting unison songs. Time limit: 6 minutes

A1b Schools Choirs – under 9yrs Fee: £18.00 Own choice of two contrasting unison songs. Time limit: 6 minutes The Keswick Cup

A2 School Choirs – under 11yrs Fee: £18.00 Own choice of two contrasting songs: a) unison b) two-part.

Time limit: 6 minutes

The Millennium Shield

A3 School Choirs – under 13yrs Fee: £18.00 Own choice of two contrasting two-part songs. Time limit: 8 minutes The Oakfield Shield

A4 School Choirs – under 15yrs Fee: £18.00 Own choice of two contrasting songs in two or more parts. Time limit: 8 minutes The Swallow Shield

A5 School Choirs – under 17yrs Fee: £20.00 Own choice of two contrasting songs: a) two or more parts b) three or more parts.


The Page Cup


A6 School and College Choirs – under 19yrs Fee: £20.00 Own choice of two contrasting songs: a) three or more parts unaccompanied b) three or more parts accompanied.


The Ford North Cup

A7 Madrigal Class – schools Fee: £12.00 Minimum 3 voices, maximum 12 voices. Own choice of two contrasting madrigals.


The Du Bochet Shield

A8 Chamber Choir – under 15yrs Fee: £15.00 Maximum 20 voices Own choice of two contrasting songs.


The Thompson Cup for the best perfomance of A8 and A9

A9 Chamber Choir – 15yrs and over Fee: £15.00 Maximum 20 voices. Own choice of two contrasting songs.


The Thompson Cup for the best perfomance of A8 and A9

A10 Carol Composition Fee: £12.00 Words and melody written by pupil(s) of the school and sung by the school choir.


The Roberts Cup

A11 Church Choirs and Music Groups Fee: £15.00 Own choice: a) hymn or worship song b) one other sacred work.


The Russell Cup

A12 Youth Choirs – under 19yrs (excluding schools) Fee: £18.00 Own choice of programme. Time limit: 10 minutes The Margaret Walker Cup

A13 Adult Choirs – open Fee: £18.00 Own choice of programme. Time limit: 10 minutes The Radbone Cup for the best performance of A13, A14 and A15

A14 Ladies’ Choirs – open Fee: £18.00 Own choice of programme. Time limit: 10 minutes The Radbone Cup for the best performance of A13, A14 and A15

A15 Men’s Choirs – open Fee: £18.00 Own choice of programme. Time limit: 10 minutes The Radbone Cup for the best performance of A13, A14 and A15

A16 Adult Madrigal Fee: £15.00 Minimum 3 voices, maximum 12 voices. Own choice of two contrasting madrigals – any combination of parts.


A17 Barbershop Choirs Fee: £18.00 Own choice of programme. Time limit: 10 minutes The Merrow Chimes Shield for the best perfomance of A17 and A18


A18 Barbershop Quartet Fee: £12.00 Own choice of programme. Time limit: 10 minutes The Merrow Chimes Shield for the best perfomance of A17 and A18

A19 Community Choir – open (non-competitive) Fee: £18.00 Own choice of programme. Time limit: 10 minutes

A20 Gospel Choir – open Fee: £18.00 Own choice of programme. Time limit: 10 minutes

Details of musical theatre classes can be found on page 30.


A copy of the score must be produced for the adjudicator in all classes.

Any singers using a pre-recorded backing track (to which they have public performing rights) should provide their own playback equipment, which should be a single unit. The track must not include vocals. The time needed to set the equipment up should be included in the overall timing. Microphones may not be used.

Singers are advised to give careful consideration to the key in which they perform their pieces. They are permitted, indeed encouraged, to perform them in whatever key will enable them to give of their best and they will not be penalised if this differs from the original.




Mrs Susan Nichols The Acorns, 4 Dene Place, Woking, Surrey GU21 3DX


B1a Boys and Girls (non-competitive) – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice Time limit: 4 minutes

B1b Boys and Girls (non-competitive) – under 13yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice Time limit: 4 minutes

B1c Boys and Girls (non-competitive) – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice Time limit: 4 minutes

No performer may enter more than one of classes B2 to B4.

B2 Boys and Girls – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice excluding musicals and sacred works Time limit: 4 minutes The Rush Cup


B3 Boys and Girls – under 13yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice excluding musicals and sacred works Time limit: 4 minutes The Constance Shacklock Cup

B4 Boys and Girls – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice excluding musicals and sacred works Time limit: 4 minutes The Mansfield Cup

B5a Junior Folk Song – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of a folk song from any country Time limit: 4 minutes Unaccompanied or accompanied by an instrument other than the piano.

Festival Medal

B5b Junior Folk Song – under 13yrs Fee: £6.00 B5c Junior Folk Song – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of a folk song from any country Time limit: 4 minutes Unaccompanied or accompanied by an instrument other than the piano.

The Grace Wright Cup for the best performance of B5b and B5c

Please see B19 and B20 for folk song classes for older singers.

B6a Musical (before 1970) – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of song from any stage or film musical from before 1970.


Festival Medal

B6b Musical (before 1970) – under 13yrs Fee: £6.00 B6c Musical (before 1970) – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of song from any stage or film musical from before 1970.


The Nancy Leigh Cup for the best performance of B6b, B6c, B7b and B7c

B7a Musical (after 1970) – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of song from any stage or film musical from after 1970.


Festival Medal

B7b Musical (after 1970) – under 13yrs Fee: £6.00 B7c Musical (after 1970) – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of song from any stage or film musica musical from after 1970.


The Nancy Leigh Cup for the best performance of B6b, B6c, B7b and B7c

Please see B25 to B28 for musical classes for older singers.

Musical theatre classes are available in the speech and drama section (page 30).

B8a Chorister – Boys & Girls – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 One sacred song, anthem or excerpt from a sacred cantata or oratorio.


Festival Medal

B8b Chorister – Boys & Girls – under 13yrs Fee: £6.00 B8c Chorister – Boys & Girls – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00 One sacred song, anthem or excerpt from a sacred cantata or oratorio.



B9a Christmas Song or Carol – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes Festival Medal

B9b Christmas Song or Carol – under 13yrs Fee: £6.00 B9c Christmas Song or Carol – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

B10 Junior English Art Song and Speech – under 19yrs Fee: £8.00 Own choice of English art song. The composer need not be English but the song must have original English words (not a translation). The singer must present a substantial introduction to the song. Speech and singing are adjudicated equally.


B11 Solo – under 19yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes The Hilliger Memorial Cup

B12 Lied Fee: £7.00 Own choice to be sung in German. Time limit: 4 minutes The Gordon Maxwell Cup

B13 Women’s Challenge Fee: £7.00 Own choice – excluding opera or oratorio. Time limit: 5 minutes The Byfleet Cup

B14 Men’s Challenge Fee: £7.00 Own choice – excluding opera or oratorio. Time limit: 5 minutes The Driver Cup

B15 French Art Song – under 19yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice of song by any French composer sung in French. Time limit: 4 minutes

B16 French Art Song – 19yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice of song by any French composer sung in French. Time limit: 5 minutes

B17 English Art Song – under 19yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice of song by any British composer. Time limit: 4 minutes The Borrell Cup for the best performance of B17 and B18

B18 English Art Song – 19yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice of song by any British composer. Time limit: 5 minutes The Borrell Cup for the best performance of B17 and B18

B19 Folk Song – under 19yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice of a folk song from any country Time limit: 4 minutes Unaccompanied or accompanied by an instrument other than the piano. The Newman Cup for the best performance of B19 and B20

B20 Folk Song – 19yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice of a folk song from any country Time limit: 5 minutes Unaccompanied or accompanied by an instrument other than the piano. The Newman Cup for the best performance of B19 and B20

B21 Oratorio – under 19yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice from any oratorio, cantata or passion. Time limit: 4 minutes The Timbury Cup for the best performance of B21 and B22


B22 Oratorio – 19yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice from any oratorio, cantata or passion. Time limit: 5 minutes The Timbury Cup for the best performance of B21 and B22

B23 Opera – under 19yrs Fee: £7.00 B24 Opera – 19yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice sung in the original language or English. Time limit: 5 minutes The Halsey Cup for the best performance of B23 and B24

B25 Musical (before 1970) – under 19yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice of song from any stage or film musical from before 1970.


The Ryde Cup for the best performance of B25, B26, B27 and B28

B26 Musical (before 1970) – 19yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice of song from any stage or film musical from before 1970.



B27 Musical (after 1970) – under 19yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice of song from any stage or film musical from after 1970.



B28 Musical (after 1970) – 19yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice of song from any stage or film musical from after 1970.



Musical theatre classes are available in the speech and drama section (page 35).

B29 Light Opera – any age Fee: £7.00 Own choice (including Gilbert and Sullivan). Time limit: 5 minutes

B30 Vocal Ensemble – under 19yrs Fee: £10.00 B31 Vocal Ensemble – any age Fee: £10.00 Own choice (three to eight voices). Time limit: 5 minutes The Beecham Cup for the best performance of B30 and B31

Madrigal groups should enter class A15 and barbershop quartets class A17.

B32 Recital – Open Fee: £15.00 Own choice of two or three songs or arias contrasting in style and period. The singer should give a suitable short introduction to each one.


B33a Vocal Duet – under 13yrs Fee: £8.00 B33b Vocal Duet – under 19yrs Fee: £8.00 B33c Vocal Duet – 19yrs and over Fee: £8.00 Own choice of any style. Time limit: 5 minutes

B34a Pop/Jazz – under 13yrs Fee: £8.00 B34b Pop/Jazz – under 19yrs Fee: £8.00 B34c Pop/Jazz – 19yrs and over Fee: £8.00 Own choice of popular song. Time limit: 6 minutes


B35 Music Students and Professionals – 18yrs and over Fee: £20.00 Own choice. This class is open to professionals and students in full-time music education. Please see the general regulations for guidance or contact the section secretary. Performers are asked to present a programme of 15-20 minutes to which they are expected to give a spoken introduction. Performers may not enter any other class in this section apart from open classes.


Please state your choice of piece on the entry form.

A copy of all parts, including examination class pieces, must be produced for the adjudicator in all classes.




Mrs Christine Loosemore The Coach House, 4 Alison Close Horsell, Woking, Surrey GU21 4BT


Guide To All Solo Classes

Preliminary: approx Grade 1 standard

Primary: approx Grade 2 standard

Junior: approx Grade 3 standard

Intermediate: approx Grades 4 and 5 standard

Advanced: approx Grades 6 and 7 standard

Senior: approx Grade 8 standard and over

These grades relate to the standard of music rather than a grade examination that has been passed or is being prepared. It is important that performers enter the appropriate class according to their standard.

C1a Piano (non competitive) – under 7yrs Fee: £6.00

C1b Piano (non competitive) – under 11yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice Time limit: 2 minutes

C1c Piano (non competitive) – under 17yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

C1d Piano (non competitive) – 17yrs and over Fee: £7.00 C1e Piano (non competitive) – 50yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 8 minutes


In classes C2 to C12, a festival medal will be presented to winners under 12 years of age.

Performers may only enter one of classes C2 to C9

C2 Piano – Grade 1 Fee: £6.00 Any one or two pieces from a current Grade 1 examination syllabus.





C7 Piano – Grade 6 Fee: £6.00 Any one piece from a current Grade 6 examination syllabus.



C10a Piano – beginners – under 8yrs Fee: £6.00 C10b Piano – beginners – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. For pianists with not more than 4 terms’ tuition on 1 November.


C11a Piano – beginners – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00 C11b Piano – beginners – under 21yrs Fee: £6.00 C11c Piano – beginners – 21yrs and over Fee: £6.00 Own choice. For pianists with not more than 4 terms’ tuition on 1 November.


Performers may only enter one of classes C12 to C17

C12 Piano – preliminary Fee: £6.00 Own choice (approx Grade 1 standard of music) Time limit: 3 minutes

C13 Piano – primary Fee: £6.00 Own choice (approx Grade 2 standard of music) Time limit: 3 minutes The Kathleen Grainger Cup

C14 Piano – junior Fee: £6.00 Own choice (approx Grade 3 standard of music) Time limit: 4 minutes The Meredith Cup

C15 Piano – intermediate Fee: £6.00 Own choice (approx Grades 4 and 5 standard of music) Time limit: 4 minutes The Cheung Cup


C16 Piano – advanced Fee: £7.00 Own choice (approx Grades 6 and 7 standard of music) Time limit: 8 minutes The Croft Shield

C17 Piano – senior Fee: £7.00 Own choice (approx Grade 8 standard and over of music) Time limit: 8 minutes The Olive Croft Memorial Trophy

C18 Sonatina – under 14yrs Fee: £6.00 C19 Sonatina – under 17yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of one movement from any sonatina. Time limit: 5 minutes The Peter Newman Cup for the best performance of C18, C19 and C20

C20 Sonatina – 17yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice of one movement from any sonatina. Time limit: 5 minutes The Peter Newman Cup for the best performance of C18, C19 and C20

C21a Bach – under 13yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of item by J S Bach. Time limit: 4 minutes The Oliver Atkins Cup

C21b Bach – under 17yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of item by J S Bach. Time limit: 6 minutes The Ena Margaret Churchill Cup

C21c Bach – open Fee: £8.00 Own choice of item(s) by J S Bach. Time limit: 10 minutes The Surrey Music Store Trophy

C22 Chopin – open Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes The Laredo Trophy

C23a Modern – under 17yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice of item by 20th or 21st century composer. Time limit: 6 minutes

C23b Modern – open Fee: £8.00 Own choice of item by 20th or 21st century composer. Time limit: 10 minutes

C24 50yrs and over – open Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes The Delta Cup

In classes C25 to C29 performers must submit works of sufficiently high merit and standard of difficulty.

C25 Piano – Challenge – under 11yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice – at least Grade 2 standard. Time limit: 5 minutes The Lomax Cup

C26 Piano – Challenge – under 14yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice – at least Grade 5 standard. Time limit: 7 minutes The Barber Cup

C27 Piano – Challenge – under 17yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes The Woking Opinion Cup


C28 Piano – Challenge – under 20yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes The Fedder Cup

C29 Piano – Challenge – open Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes The Askew Bowl

C30a Piano Recital – under 14yrs Fee: £10.00 Own choice of two or three pieces from different periods and in contrasting styles.


The Buzzard Cup

C30b Piano Recital – under 18yrs Fee: £12.00 Own choice of two or three pieces from different periods and in contrasting styles.


The Penny Bazire Memorial Cup

C30c Piano Recital – under 20yrs Fee: £15.00 Own choice of two or three pieces from different periods and in contrasting styles. The performer should give a short spoken introduction to each one.


The Cavenham Cup for the best performance of 30c and 30d

C30d Piano Recital – open Fee: £15.00 Own choice of two or three pieces from different periods and in contrasting styles. The performer should give a short spoken introduction to each one.


The Cavenham Cup for the best performance of 30c and 30d

C31 Sonata – under 19yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. One movement of a sonata. Time limit: 10 minutes The Hilda Spencer Cup

C32 Sonata – open Fee: £8.00 Own choice. One movement of a sonata. Time limit: 10 minutes The Mongor Cup

In duet classes C33–C36 and C38b both performers must comply with the set age limit.

C33 Piano Duet – under 12yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of one or two pieces. Time limit: 3 minutes The Allenby Silver Jubilee Cup

C34 Piano Duet – under 14yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of one or two pieces . Time limit: 4 minutes

C35 Piano Duet – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00

C36 Piano Duet – under 19yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 5 minutes

C37 Piano Duet – open Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes The Primo Secondo Award presented by Margaret Bolt.


C38a Piano Duet – family, adult and child under 16yrs Fee: £7.00 C38b Piano Duet – family, under 16yrs Fee: £7.00 C38c Piano Duet – family, any age Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 5 minutes The Kirkman Cup for the best performance of C38a, C38b and C38c

C39a Piano Duet – teacher and own pupil – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of two contrasting pieces. (N.B. A teacher may play with more than one pupil.)


Festival medal

C39b Piano Duet – teacher and own pupil – under 17yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice of two contrasting pieces. (N.B. A teacher may play with more than one pupil.)


C39c Piano Duet – teacher and own pupil – 17yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice of two contrasting pieces. (N.B. A teacher may play with more than one pupil.)


C40 Six hands at one piano – any age Fee: £7.50 Own choice. Time limit: 5 minutes

C41 Christmas Class – any age Fee: £6.00 Own choice of piece relating to Christmas. Solo, duet or trio.


C42 Humour Class – any age Fee: £6.00 Own choice of piece containing humour. Solo, duet or trio.


No performer may enter more than one of classes C43a, C43b or C43c

C43a Jazz/Pop – junior Fee: £6.00 Any one piece (approx Grade 3 standard of music) Time limit: 4 minutes

C43b Jazz/Pop – intermediate Fee: £6.00 Any one piece (approx Grades 4 and 5 standard of music) Time limit: 4 minutes

C43c Jazz/Pop – advanced Fee: £7.00 Own choice (approx Grades 6 and 7 standard of music) Time limit: 6 minutes

C44 Jazz – improvisation Fee: £7.00 Own choice Time limit: 6 minutes

C45a French Class – intermediate Fee: £6.00 Any one or two pieces by a French composer from any period (approx Grades 4 and 5 standard of music)


C45b French Class – advanced Fee: £7.00 Any one or two pieces by a French composer from any period (approx Grades 6 and 7 standard of music)

Time limit :8 minutes

C45c French Class – open Fee: £10.00 Any one or two pieces by a French composer from any period. Time limit: 10 minutes

C46a English Class – intermediate Fee: £6.00 Any one or two pieces by an English composer from any period (approx Grades 4 and 5 standard of music)



C46b English Class – advanced Fee: £7.00 Any one or two pieces by an English composer from any period (approx Grades 6 and 7 standard of music)


C46c English Class – open Fee: £10.00 Any one or two pieces by an English composer from any period. Time limit: 10 minutes

C47 Music Students and Professionals – 18yrs and over Fee: £20.00 Own choice. This class is open to professionals and students in full-time music education. Please see the general regulations for guidance or contact the section secretary. Performers are asked to present a programme of 15-20 minutes to which they are expected to give a spoken introduction. Performers may not enter any other class in this section apart from open classes.


Music stands are not provided for groups and ensembles.

Please note: a FULL SCORE, NOT just the instrumental part, is required for the adjudicator’s use.




Mr Alan Rapley, 58 Beechwood Road, Knaphill

Woking, Surrey GU21 2DB Tel: 01483 853321

Email: [email protected]

Guide To All Solo Classes

Preliminary: approx Grade 1 standard

Primary: approx Grade 2 standard

Junior: approx Grade 3 standard

Intermediate: approx Grades 4 and 5 standard

Advanced: approx Grades 6 and 7 standard

Senior: approx Grade 8 standard and over

These grades relate to the standard of music rather than a grade examination that has been passed or is being prepared. It is important that performers enter the appropriate class according to their standard.


String classes are open to violin, viola, cello, double bass. For harp, see classes D44 to D50.

D1a Strings (non competitive) – under 11yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 2 minutes

D1b Strings (non competitive) – under 17yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D1c Strings (non competitive) – 17yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D2a Strings – beginners – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. For players with not more than 4 terms’ tuition on 1 November.


Festival Medal

D2b Strings – beginners – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00 D2c Strings – beginners – under 21yrs Fee: £6.00

D2d Strings – beginners – 21yrs and over Fee: £6.00 Own choice. For players with not more than 4 terms’ tuition on 1 November.


Performers may only enter one of classes D3 to D8.

D3 Strings – preliminary Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D4 Strings – primary Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D5 Strings – junior Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes The Hewlins Cup

D6 Strings – intermediate Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes The Acklima Cup

D7 Strings – advanced Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes The Mora Ker Quaich

D8 Strings – senior Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 8 minutes The Readings Cup

D9 Sonata for stringed instrument and piano – open Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes The Karin Polak Cup

D10 Strings – unaccompanied Bach – open Fee: £7.00 Any piece or pieces by J S Bach (not arrangements). Time limit: 6 minutes


D11a String Recital – under 14yrs Fee: £10.00 Any stringed instrument. Own choice of two or three pieces from different periods and in contrasting styles.


D11b String Recital – under 18yrs Fee: £12.00 Any stringed instrument. Own choice of two or three pieces from different periods and in contrasting styles.


Please see classes D51-D54 for humour, Christmas, 18yrs and over recital, concerto open, and professional/student entries.

D12a Woodwind/Brass (non competitive) – under 11yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 2 minutes

D12b Woodwind/Brass (non competitive) – under 17yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D12c Woodwind/Brass (non competitive) – 17yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D13a Windwind/Brass – beginners – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. For players with not more than 4 terms’ tuition on 1 November.


Festival Medal

D13b Windwind/Brass – beginners – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00 D13c Windwind/Brass – beginners – under 21yrs Fee: £6.00

D13d Windwind/Brass – beginners – 21yrs and over Fee: £6.00 Own choice. For players with not more than 4 terms’ tuition on 1 November.



D14 Woodwind – preliminary Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D15 Woodwind – primary Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D16 Woodwind – junior Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D17 Woodwind – intermediate Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D18 Woodwind – advanced Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes

D19 Woodwind – senior Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 8 minutes The Unwin Cup



D20 Brass – preliminary Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D21 Brass – primary Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D22 Brass – junior Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D23 Brass – intermediate Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D24 Brass – advanced Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes

D25 Brass – senior Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 8 minutes The Rotan Cup

D26 Sonata for brass/wind instrument and piano – open Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes The Crane Cup

D27a Woodwind/Brass Recital – under 14yrs Fee: £10.00 Own choice of two or three pieces from different periods and in contrasting styles.


D27b Woodwind/Brass Recital – under 18yrs Fee: £12.00 Own choice of two or three pieces from different periods and in contrasting styles.



D28 Recorder – under 12yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Minimum of one minute.


Festival Medal

D29 Recorder – under 17yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes

D30 Recorder – 17yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 8 minutes

D31 Recorder Groups – under 12yrs Fee: £7.00 Two or more players. Own choice.


The Pauline Brown Shield

D32 Recorder Groups – under 17yrs Fee: £7.00 Two or more players. Own choice.



D33 Recorder Groups – any age Fee: £8.00 Two or more players. Own choice.



Performers may only enter one of classes D34 to D39

D34a Guitar* – beginners – under 14yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. For players with not more than 4 terms’ tuition on 1 November.


D34b Guitar* – beginners – under 21yrs Fee: £6.00

D34c Guitar* – beginners – 21yrs and over Fee: £6.00 Own choice. For players with not more than 4 terms’ tuition on 1 November.


D35 Guitar* – primary Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D36 Guitar* – junior Fee: £6.00

D37 Guitar* – intermediate Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D38 Guitar* – advanced Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes

D39 Guitar* – senior Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 8 minutes

D40 Guitar Ensembles* – under 15yrs Fee: £7.00

D41 Guitar Ensembles* – any age Fee: £8.00 Two or more players. Own choice.


* Classical and electric guitars will be adjudicated separately. Please indicate on the entry form which is being played.

Please see classes D51-D55 for humour, Christmas, 18ys and over recital, concerto open, and professional/student entries.

D42 Percussion – solo/multiple – preliminary/elementary Fee: £6.00

D43 Percussion – solo/multiple – intermediate/advanced Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 5 minutes

Performers may only enter one of classes D44 to D49

D44a Harp – beginners – under 10yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. For players with not more than 4 terms’ tuition on 1 November.


Festival Medal

D44b Harp – beginners – under 16yrs Fee: £6.00

D44c Harp – beginners – under 21yrs Fee: £6.00


D44d Harp – beginners – 21yrs and over Fee: £6.00 Own choice. For players with not more than 4 terms’ tuition on 1 November.


D45 Harp – primary Fee: £6.00 D46 Harp – junior Fee: £6.00 D47 Harp – intermediate Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 4 minutes

D48 Harp – advanced Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes

D49 Harp – senior Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 8 minutes

D50a Harp Ensemble – intermediate Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Two or more players. Up to Grade 5


D50b Harp Ensemble – advanced Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Two or more players. Grade 6 and over.


D51 Christmas – any age Fee: £6.00 Own choice of piece relating to Christmas. Any instrument except piano. Solo, duet or trio.


D52 Humour – any age Fee: £6.00 Own choice of piece containing humour. Any instrument except piano. Solo, duet or trio.


D53 Concerto – open Fee: £18.00 Own choice of one movement from any concerto. Orchestral part to be played on the piano.

The Ackroyd Cup

D54 Recital – 18yrs and over Fee: £15.00 Any orchestral instrument. Own choice of two or three pieces from different periods and in contrasting styles. The performer should give a short spoken introduction to each one.


D55 Music Students and Professionals – 18yrs and over Fee: £20.00 Own choice. This class is open to professionals and students in full-time music education. Please see the general regulations for guidance or contact the section secretary. Performers are asked to present a programme of 15-20 minutes to which they are expected to give a spoken introduction. Performers may not enter any other class in this section apart from open classes.


Composition classes. An original work for any combination of voices or instruments up to

a maximum of twelve, including solos. The composer should normally supply the performers but a recording or computer generated "performance" may be considered in exceptional circumstances with the prior agreement of the section secretary and adjudicator. A copy manuscript must be sent to the section secretary by 12th October to be forwarded to the adjudicator for his/her perusal. Fees include adjudicator fees.

D56a Composition – under 11yrs Fee: £12.00 D56b Composition – under 13yrs Fee: £12.00 D56c Composition – under 15yrs Fee: £12.00 D56d Composition – under 17yrs Fee: £12.00 D56e Composition – under 19yrs Fee: £12.00 Time limit: 5 minutes

D57 Composition – any age Fee: £15.00 Time limit: 5 minutes

Group music making may include recorders, percussion, tuned percussion, voices, piano, keyboard, electric guitar etc. Any combination of instruments is allowed but there should be no pre-recorded music.

E1 Group Music Making – under 13 yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. (N.B. A teacher may accompany this class.)


E2 Group Music Making – under 17yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 5 minutes

E3 Group Music Making – 17yrs and over Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes

E4 Group Music Making – any age Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Mixed ages allowed. Any group not covered in any other ensemble class. Entries at the discretion of the committee.


The Kingdon Cup for best performance in classes E1 to E4

E5 Family Group Music Making Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes The Burch Cup

In classes E6 and E7 there should be no piano accompaniment.

E6a Instrumental Duo – under 13yrs Fee: £6.00

E6b Instrumental Duo – under 15yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice – not sonatas. Both players will be adjudicated.


E7 Instrumental Duo – 15yrs and over Fee: £7.00 Own choice – not sonatas. Both players will be adjudicated.



E8a Instrumental Duo and Piano – under 13yrs Fee: £7.00

E8b Instrumental Duo and Piano – under 15yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. The pianist will not be adjudicated.


E9 Instrumental Duo and Piano – 15yrs and over Fee: £8.00 Own choice. The pianist will not be adjudicated.


E10a Chamber Ensembles – under 13yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Three or more instruments, one player per part


The Woking Herald Shield for the best performance of E10a and E10b

E10b Chamber Ensembles – under 17yrs Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Three or more instruments, one player per part.


The Woking Herald Shield for the best performance of E10a and E10b

E11a Chamber Ensembles – under 20yrs Fee: £8.00 E11b Chamber Ensembles – 20yrs and over Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Three or more instruments, one player per part.


The Balfour Cup for the best performance of E11a and E11b

E12 Chamber Ensembles – any age Fee: £10.00 Own choice. Three or more instruments, one player per part.


Bands should not include strings. Orchestras should include strings. Music stands are NOT provided. Maximum number 50. This must be strictly adhered to. All members of school bands and orchestras must be bona fide pupils of the school. No general amplification is allowed but may be used where required with electric guitar or other electronic instrument, e.g. keyboard.

E13 School Orchestra – under 12 yrs Fee: £18.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes The A G Walker Cup

E14 School Orchestra – under 14yrs Fee: £18.00 E15 School Orchestra – under 19yrs Fee: £20.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes The Burch Cup for the best performance of E14 and E15

E16 School Band – under 12yrs Fee: £18.00

E17 School Band – under 14yrs Fee: £18.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes

E18 Symphonic Wind Band – under 17yrs Fee: £20.00

E19 Symphonic Wind Band – under 19yrs Fee: £20.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes

E20 Orchestras/Bands from other organisations – open Fee: £20.00 Own choice. Time limit: 10 minutes



Performers should speak from memory except in ‘reading’ classes.

Any singers using a pre-recorded backing track (to which they have public performing rights) should provide their own playback equipment, which should be a single unit. The track must not include vocals. The time needed to set the equipment up should be included in the overall timing. Microphones may not be used.




Mrs Maggie Guilfoyle 13 Acacia Drive, Woodham,

Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3SH Tel: 01932 347834

E-mail: [email protected]

In all own choice classes, neat clean copies must be provided for the adjudicator. Suitability of choice will be taken into account. (See regulation 6.)

Junior English Art Song and Speech Class: under 19yrs Speech and Drama entrants may wish to enter this class where both singing and the spoken word are adjudicated. See Class B10 in vocal section for details.

The sources for the set pieces are as follows:

(1) The Works chosen by Paul Cookson, pub Macmillan (9781447273493) (2) Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, https://clpe.org.uk (3) Read Me Out Loud, chosen by Nick Toczek and Paul Cookson, pub

Macmillan (9780330446211) (4) Fantastic First Poems, ed June Crebbin, pub Puffin (9780141308982) (5) A Very First Poetry Book, pub OUP (9780199160501)

S1 Verse Speaking – under 7yrs Fee: £6.00 One from: Tiger – Mary Ann Hoberman (4) Playground Song – Paul Cookson (1) Welly Boots (Jelly Boots Smelly Boots) – Michael Rosen (2) Festival Medal

S2 Verse Speaking – 7yrs Fee: £6.00 One from: Firework Poem (Zim Zam Zoom) – (2) Into the Blue (Blue Balloons and Rabbit Ears) – Hilda Ofen (2) Farewell Pete – Roger Stevens (3) Festival Medal


S3 Verse Speaking – 8yrs Fee: £6.00 One from: Look at the Train (The Dragon with a Big Nose) – Kathy Henderson (2) In the Tree’s Defence (Things You Find in a Poet’s Beard) – A F Harrold (2) Our Cats – Wes Magee (5) Festival Medal S4 Verse Speaking – 9yrs Fee: £6.00 One from: Easter Eggs (Bookside Down) – Joanne Limburg (2) The Flying Machine (Blue Balloons and Rabbit Ears) – Hilda Ofen (2) Tell Me, Mama (Dancing in the Rain) – John Lyons (2) The Othon Polak Cup

S5 Verse Speaking – 10-11yrs Fee: £6.00 One from: Billy McCool – Aoife Mannix (2) Lost (A Great Big Cuddle) – Michael Rosen (2) Why Must We Go to School? (Collected Poems) – Allan Ahlberg (2) Festival Medal

S6 Verse Speaking – 12-13yrs Fee: £6.00

S7 Verse Speaking – 14-15yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 2 minutes

S8 Verse Speaking – 16-18yrs Fee: £7.00

Own choice. Time limit: 3 minutes

S9 Verse Speaking – over 18yrs Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 3 minutes

S10 Sonnet – 13-18yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice.

S11a Humorous Verse Speaking – 8-9yrs Fee: £6.00 S11b Humorous Verse Speaking – 10-11yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice Time limit: 2 minutes Festival Medal

S12a Humorous Verse Speaking – 12-13yrs Fee: £6.00 S12b Humorous Verse Speaking – 14-15yrs Fee: £6.00 Own choice. Time limit: 2 minutes The Bradly Cup for the best performance of S12a-d

S12c Humorous Verse Speaking – 16-18yrs Fee: £7.00 S12d Humorous Verse Speaking – over 18yrs Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 3 minutes The Bradly Cup for the best performance of S12a-d

S13 Prose Reading – 10-12yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Excluding drama.


The Boroughs Cup


S14 Prose Reading – 13-15yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Excluding drama.


S15 Prose Reading – 16-18yrs Fee: £8.00

S16 Prose Reading – over 18yrs Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Excluding drama.


S17a Solo Acting – 7-9yrs Fee: £7.00 S17b Solo Acting – 10-11yrs Fee: £7.00 Perform a speech from a play (except Shakespeare) or dramatisation from a novel of own choice. Selections must be scripted scenes taken from published works.


Festival Medal

S18a Solo Acting – 12-14yrs Fee: £8.00 S18b Solo Acting – 15-16yrs Fee: £8.00 S18c Solo Acting – 17-18yrs Fee: £8.00 Perform a speech from a play (except Shakespeare) or dramatisation from a novel of own choice. Selections must be scripted scenes taken from published works.


S19 Solo Acting – over 18yrs Fee: £8.00 Perform a speech from a play (except Shakespeare) or dramatisation from a novel of own choice. Selections must be scripted scenes taken from published works.


S20a Solo Acting – Shakespeare – under 18yrs Fee: £8.00

S20b Solo Acting – Shakespeare – 18yrs and over Fee: £8.00

Own choice of speech or scene for one character only. Time limit: 6 minutes

S21 Poetry Reading – 13-17yrs Fee: £7.00

S22 Poetry Reading – 18yrs and over Fee: £8.00

Own choice, excluding drama. Time limit: 3 minutes

S23 Dramatic Reading – 13-18yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice excluding Shakespeare. A speech for ONE character only as a dramatic reading. NOT memorised nor acted.


S24 Bible Reading – 11-12yrs Fee: £7.00

S25 Bible Reading – 13-14yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice from King James’ or Revised Standard Version or Jerusalem Bible.


S26 Bible Reading – 15-17yrs Fee: £8.00

S27 Bible Reading – 18yrs and over Fee: £8.00

Own choice from King James’ or Revised Standard Version or Jerusalem Bible.


NB: A performer may only appear once within any one particular class, duologue, group speaking etc. where age limits overlap.


S28a Group or Choral Speaking – 6-9yrs Fee: £15.00 S28b Group or Choral Speaking – 9-14yrs Fee: £15.00 S29 Group or Choral Speaking – 14-18yrs Fee: £15.00 No fewer than four nor more than thirty in the group. Own choice poetry or prose.


The St Teresa Cup for the best performance of S28a, S28b and S29

S30a Group Drama – 6-9yrs Fee: £15.00 S30b Group Drama – 9-14yrs Fee: £15.00 S30c Group Drama – 14-18yrs Fee: £15.00 Own choice including Shakespeare. Selections must be scripted scenes from published works or rehearsed scences from improvised work devised in class. No scenery, minimum make-up and limited costume and hand props may be used.


The Mansfield Speech and Drama Cup for the best performance of S30a, S30b and S30c

S31a Duologues – 8-10yrs Fee: £10.00 A small table and chairs will be provided. Appropriate costumes may be worn, but only hand props are allowed. Selections must be scripted scenes taken from published works.


Festival Medal

S31b Duologues – 10-14yrs Fee: £10.00 S31c Duologues – 14-17yrs Fee: £10.00 S31d Duologues – 18yrs and over Fee: £10.00 A small table and chairs will be provided. Appropriate costumes may be worn, but only hand props are allowed. Selections must be scripted scenes taken from published works.


The Speech and Drama Duologue Shield for the best performance of S31b, S31c and S31d

S32a Public Speaking – 9-11yrs Fee: £8.00 A talk on any subject of own choice. Notes may be used, but not a full script. No visual aids.


Festival Medal

S32b Public Speaking – 12-14yrs Fee: £8.00 S32c Public Speaking – 15-16yrs Fee: £8.00 A talk on any subject of own choice. Notes may be used, but not a full script. No visual aids.


S33a Public Speaking – 17-18yrs Fee: £10.00 S33b Public Speaking – 19yrs and over Fee: £10.00 A talk on any subject of own choice. Notes may be used, but not a full script. No visual aids.


Improvisation classes. The adjudicator will announce the subject for each class

approximately 10 minutes before it begins. The group must be present for this announcement and then they may leave the room to discuss the theme.

S34a Improvisation Duologue – 10-14 yrs Fee: £10.00 S34b Improvisation Duologue – 14-17 yrs Fee: £10.00 S34c Improvisation Duologue – 17yrs and over Fee: £10.00 S34d Improvisation Duologue – any age Fee: £10.00 Time limit: 5 minutes


S35a Group Improvisation – 10-14yrs Fee: £15.00 S35b Group Improvisation – 14-17yrs Fee: £15.00 S35c Group Improvisation – 17yrs and over Fee: £15.00 S35d Group Improvisation – any age Fee: £15.00 Time limit: 5 minutes

Musical theatre classes. Performances should be a musical scene. These should

be chosen from a published work of musical theatre and should include a balance between song, movement and dialogue. Please provide a copy of the music / script for the adjudicator. Competitors may use their own accompanist or a backing track, which should not include vocals, to be played on their own machine.

S36a Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – under 8yrs Fee: £7.00 S36b Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 8-11yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 5 minutes Festival Medal

S36c Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 12-17yrs Fee: £8.00 S36d Musical Theatre Solo (before 1970) – 18yrs and over Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes

S37a Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – under 8yrs Fee: £7.00 S37b Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 8-11yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice. Time limit: 5 minutes Festival Medal

S37c Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 12-17yrs Fee: £8.00 S37d Musical Theatre Solo (after 1970) – 18yrs and over Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes

S38a Musical Theatre Duet (before 1970) – under 8yrs Fee: £7.00 S38b Musical Theatre Duet (before 1970) – 8-11yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice Time limit: 5 minutes Festival Medal

S38c Musical Theatre Duet (before 1970) – 12-17yrs Fee: £8.00 S38d Musical Theatre Duet (before 1970) – 18yrs and over Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes

S39a Musical Theatre Duet (after 1970) – under 8yrs Fee: £7.00 S39b Musical Theatre Duet (after 1970) – 8-11yrs Fee: £7.00 Own choice Time limit: 5 minutes Festival Medal

S39c Musical Theatre Duet (after 1970) – 12-17yrs Fee: £8.00 S39d Musical Theatre Duet (after 1970) – 18yrs and over Fee: £8.00 Own choice. Time limit: 6 minutes

S40a Musical Theatre Group – under 8yrs Fee: £10.00 S40b Musical Theatre Group – 8-11yrs Fee: £10.00 Own choice. Time limit: 8 minutes

S40c Musical Theatre Group – 12-17yrs Fee: £15.00 S40d Musical Theatre Group – 18yrs and over Fee: £15.00 Own choice. Time limit: 12 minutes


Please read carefully

1. PERFORMERS The Festival is open in general to amateurs, but professionals (teachers or performers) may take part in ‘open’ classes, as conductors or accompanists and in classes B37, C47 and D55. ‘Open’ classes are for any performer, amateur or professional, with no age or status restrictions. However, the committee reserves the right to refuse entry to an ‘open class’ where the performer’s experience may be insufficient. Professionals may also sing as individual members of a choir or play in an ensemble so long as no fee is received for so doing. An amateur is someone who does not derive his/her livelihood from the branch of performance defined by the class title, in which he/she seeks to enter the Festival. In any ensemble all members must adhere to this principle. Other than as conductor or accompanist, holders of recognised music diplomas and degrees may only compete in open classes, B37, C47 and D55. If in doubt, please consult the section secretary.

2. AGE The age of all performers is reckoned as on 1st September of the year of the festival. Infringement of this regulation will result in disqualification.

3. ENTRIES On-line entries The on-line entry form should be completed in full. The committee reserves the right not to accept entries which are incomplete without refund. On-line entrants will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of their entry shortly after submitting it. Entries on paper The official entry form must be used. Entry forms should be completed in block capitals. Title and exact timing of ‘own choice’ items must be shown. Where there is choice of items in set piece classes, please state your choice on the entry form. ENTRIES WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS, MAY BE REJECTED AND NO LATE

ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Completed entry forms, together with a cheque, made payable to Woking Music Festival, should be sent to the appropriate section secretary. No receipt will be issued and no entry fees will be refunded. Please feel free to photocopy entry forms if you wish.

Further forms can be downloaded from the festival web-site.

4. NOTICE Notice of the time and date of all classes for every performer will be emailed not later than one week before the Festival. If, by then, no notice has been received, enquiry should be made of the section secretary concerned.

5. AWARDS Performances will be awarded grades as recommended by the British & International Federation of Festivals — full details will be published in the programme. Certificates, mark sheets and trophies will be presented at the end of each class. Trophies and awards will not normally be presented unless a sufficiently high standard of performance is achieved.


6. PERFORMANCE ITEMS A full score/script of the selected piece MUST be provided for the adjudicator at the time of performing. Performers failing to do this may be disqualified. Music and scripts should NOT be sent to the section secretary except for entries in the composition classes. Items chosen for ‘own choice’ classes are subject to the approval of the committee and suitability will be taken into account by the adjudicator in awarding grades. No piece from a set piece class may be performed in an ‘own choice’ class. No ‘own choice’ piece may be performed in more than one class.

N.B. It is illegal to make copies of copyright material without the written authority of the composer author, publisher and printer. Performers using such material must have this authority with them. The committee will not accept responsibility for any infringement.

However, a photocopy of the item to be performed will be allowed for the adjudicator’s use only providing the competitor brings his/her own copy to the Festival. The photocopy will be destroyed by the Festival committee after the performance.

7. CHANGES Any change to ‘own choice’ music, poetry and prose, or change of ‘set piece’ choice must be notified to the section secretary at least one week before the date of the performance at the Festival. Failure to do so may incur disqualification.

8. TIME LIMITS These are shown beside each class. PLEASE CHECK THE TIMING OF YOUR PERFORMANCE VERY CAREFULLY. Performers exceeding their allotted time may be stopped. Please note that this rule will be enforced in fairness to all performers and to allow time for good adjudication.

9. CUPS AND TROPHIES These are held for one year only and MUST be returned, carriage paid, and in clean condition by 1st October. Trophies presented at The Young Musician Competition must be returned by 1st December. Winners may have the trophies engraved with their name at their own expense. N.B. The Festival cannot cover the cost of insuring trophies. Winners are therefore asked to check that such items are covered by their household policies as they will be held responsible for any loss or damage. Trophies and awards may be withdrawn or moved to a class other than the one listed in the syllabus and/or programme.

10. PHOTOGRAPHY No photography or recordings of any kind will be allowed during performance or adjudication. This is for copyright and child protection reasons and for the benefit of all performers and audience.

11. DATA/CHILD PROTECTION POLICIES The Woking Music Festival holds data solely for the purpose of running the Festival. Its Safeguarding Policy is available upon request and from the Festival website.

12. SAFETY It is necessary for teachers and parents to be aware of their responsibilities in entering any performer with limited physical capabilities or special needs, bearing in mind the limitations imposed by stage and surrounding environment. It is also necessary for the teacher or parent to pass on to the adjudicator, via the organiser, any such information that would affect the adjudicator’s work.


13. COMPLAINTS Anyone wishing to lodge a complaint can do so by phoning any committee member whose number is in the programme or syllabus or by e-mailing the chairman at [email protected] or by talking to any committee member or volunteer steward at any of our events or activities.

14. OTHER The Festival committee reserves the right to: a) move any entry to a more suitable class if considered necessary b) cancel any class for appropriate reasons c) sub-divide any class if considered necessary d) disqualify or take other appropriate action if any regulation is contravened e) refuse entry to the Festival if it so decides f) change from a physical festival to a virtual festival if required by current guidelines.


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