Music, Dance, Speech and Drama Welcome to the site for the Herefordshire Performing Arts Festival You will find all the information you need using the navigation menu on the left hand side of each page and any breaking news you will find on this home page. CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: MONDAY 31st JANUARY 2011 ALL ENTRIES MUST BE MADE BY POST TO: Festival Organiser, Herefordshire Community Council, PO Box 181, Hereford. HR2 9YN Cheques should be made payable to: Herefordshire Festival FESTIVAL TELEPHONE & FAX NO: 01981 250899

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NEWS (Please scroll down for all information)

February 24, 2011

**** The Speech and Drama timetable has been updated. **** Please take note here

February 16, 2011

Timatables have been published HERE

November 8, 2010

2011 Syllabus published Click Here

2011 Entry Form published Click Here

2011 Provisional Timetable Click Here

October 27, 2009

Provisional timetable has now been posted (HERE)

October 26, 2009

The website has been updated to show preliminary details of the 2010 festival.

 

SPECIAL AWARDS winners will be announced at the Festival Concert OONAGH DUFFIELD MEMORIAL CUP for the most promising poetry speaker in classes 183 - 189 MAYOR OF HEREFORD’S ACTED SCENE TROPHY ERIC SANDERS MEMORIAL PRIZE - £20 This award rotates through all disciplines of the Festival and is given to a very promising performer – the prize must be spent on the winner’s art form - this year the recipient will be from the STRING section YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR - £75 YOUNG SPEECH & DRAMA PERFORMER OF THE YEAR - £75 CHOIR OF THE YEAR - £50 ELGAR IN HEREFORD YOUNG MUSICIANS AWARD   We look forward to presenting the above awards and the 85 Trophies, medals and certificates which will be awarded during the week

 

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THE HEREFORDSHIRE FESTIVAL is self-financing. It has been organised for its 77 years by Herefordshire Community Council, a registered charity and a voluntary organisation, which receives no core funding. The organising committee are all volunteers and acknowledge with gratitude the grant aid given local sponsors.

If you, or somebody you know, would like to sponsor a class, it would be greatly appreciated and your name would appear in our programme.

If you are interested in stewarding during Festival week, we would be pleased to hear from you..

Please make contact with the Festival Organiser - 01981 250899

 

MISSION STATEMENT
To promote work to the general good of the Community,
to advance education and to develop work in connection with the arts.
To give a platform for participants to perform their
art form and to receive a professional adjudication.