Dear Supporters of the Wadebridge Festival of Music and Speech.

 

I have pleasure in introducing the Syllabus for our 2027 Festival. We are delighted to welcome Katrina Mulvihill RBTC (Hons QTS), LRAM, AGSM, ALAM, IPA who will be making her first visit to our Festival and will be adjudicating our Speech classes. Katrina is bringing a wealth of experience to our festival including appearances at the Drury Lane Theatre in London and Saddlers Wells – see below for more details.

 

We are also very pleased to welcome back Roy Robinson MA, DIP Perf RCM, ARCM (P), ARCM (T), LRAM (T) to adjudicate our Music classes. Roy’s previous visits to our Festival have been received to great acclaim and he is hugely popular with entrants, both adults, children and audiences.

 

Entry fees remain as last year.

 

Please note the Section on page 5 headed Top Tips for a Successful Festival Entry. If you should have any query please contact our Entry Secretary Jo Norton or our General Secretary Morwenna Vernon whose contact details can also be found on page 5.

 

In the Speech classes please note that there are set pieces in classes 1 to 8 inclusive, also set topics in class 11 and set pieces in classes 20 to 24. In the Music section and the Vocal classes, there have been some slight amendments to the vocal championship classes, please see page 8 , also, a new development in the music section - performers may bring digital copies of their music, rather than photocopies. In the Brass Section, there is a new class 184 entitled Any Brass Instruments -Ensemble or Solo – non-competitive. We hope this may encourage first time or other entrants who’d like to perform on stage in a non competitive atmosphere. In this class, competitors will receive constructive comments, but not be marked. Our Friends of the Festival scheme has proved very popular, whereby for a minimum donation of £20 per person you can gain access to all Festival sessions. If you would like to become a friend please contact our treasurer Rachel Roach at racheljdaniel@icloud.com or look at our website for more details. www.wadebridgefestivalofmusicandspeech.com

 

Data Protection: Our Syllabus includes reference to our privacy policy (page 5), full details of which can be found on our website or obtained from the General Secretary. Please note that our entry forms require you to confirm that you are willing to give the necessary consent for this and our safeguarding policy. Parents or guardians need to do this for young people aged 18 or under. Alternatively, teachers can confirm that they have received the necessary consent for individual entries. We are grateful for your cooperation. Please note that if you do not wish the name of a performer to appear in our programme or the name of a winner to appear on our website or in the local press, you need to let us know at the time of entry. The deadline for entries is Sunday, 31 January 2027 so please do your best to get your entries to us on time. It is a complex task to prepare the programme and this can only be done when we know the nature and number of entries.

 

Details about how to enter including how to pay our fees can be found on page 3. Finally, I’d like to thank all those members of our committee and our volunteers who willingly give up their time to make our annual event such a success. Also my thanks to Wadebridge Town Council and the staff of the Wadebridge Town Hall for their considerable support.

 

This event provides a marvellous opportunity for local talent to excel and receive expert adjudication and public recognition.

 

I very much look forward to welcoming you to the festival.

 

Phil Blake (Chair).