by mark | Nov 28, 2018 | News
Singer Kate keeps trophy in the family Teenage singer Kate Overend followed her sister’s footsteps by winning one of the top trophies at our annual music festival at The Muni, Colne.Kate, aged 15, from Barrowford, carried off the coveted Silverman Shield, originally...
by mark | Nov 12, 2018 | News
High and low notes for music weekends Entries in junior music classes for under-18s have fallen to an all-time low for the opening Saturday of this year’s music competitions, but adult entries a week later are the highest in at least 20 years. In its heyday, the...
by mark | May 29, 2018 | News
Top dancer Kelly shares her skills Young dancers are leaping at the chance to enjoy a West End workshop session with a top teacher and judge at our annual dance competition. Kelly Hopkins, who runs her own dance school in Hampshire and teaches elite ballet at the...
by mark | Jan 31, 2018 | News
Trophy debut for Laurette A newcomer to our festival, Laurette Evans, went home to Bury with one of our most coveted prizes, the Diamond Jubilee Trophy. The trophy is awarded to the overall winner from competitors in our Oratorio, Operatic, Lieder and British Composer...
by mark | Nov 29, 2017 | News
Ladies on song for a ‘Roses’ victory Nelson Ladies Choir beat Yorkshire opponents in a singing ‘War of the Roses’ at the 2017 Luther Greenwood Memorial music festival. Conducted by John Garrett, the 40-strong choir beat rivals Penistone Ladies’ Choir by just one point...
by mark | Nov 15, 2017 | News
Where are our missing cups? Winners from our now-defunct speech and drama competition are being urged to return their trophies to the organisers. A lack of volunteers forced the festival committee to suspend our speech and drama section indefinitely, and the last...
