THE 2024 FESTIVAL IS NOW OVER!!

 This year's festival was very successful with over 1300 school-age students performing in over 150 classes across more than 29 different categories, covering all ages from 4 to 19 (with a few older adults too!!).

The Young Musician of the Festival winner was flautist Alannah Saphir who was awarded the Chairman's Trophy and £250 generously donated for the purpose by the Finzi Trust (www.geraldfinzi.org). The Trust has supported the Festival over the last three years and we are very grateful for that support.

The winner of the Speech & Drama Championship was Isabella Withy. She was awarded the Festival Speech & Drama Trophy and £250 funded by the Festival itself.

Planning for 2025 has already begun. Congratulations to everyone who took part this year and a big THANK YOU to all the volunteers and donors who generously give of their time and money to keep this very valuable local festival going. It wouldn't happen without you.

We always need more volunteers and donors. Please contact me for more details.

Alan Connell

Treasurer (treasurer@hcfmsd.co.uk)

The 2024 Programme

 At long last the 2024 Programme is now available for purchase at Music House , Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate. Or you can get a hard copy from the Treasurer at treasurer@hcfmsd.co.uk for £4.00 + £1.95 postage. Please supply a postal address. Payment should be made via PayPal to Harrogate Competitive Festival for Music, Speech & Drama

’Harrogate Competitive Festival 

    for 

Music, Speech and Drama

 

PROGRAMME 2024

March 1^st-3rd,

9^th&10^th,

16^th&17^th 

 

Harrogate High School

Ainsty Road,

Harrogate

HG1 4AP 

 

Harrogate Competitive Festival for Music, Speech and Drama,

 Registered Charity 510706, was established in 1936. 

Affiliated to the 

British and International Federation of Festivals  

Programme £4.00  

www.hcfmsd.co.uk 

 #HCFMSD

 HCFMSD

Schedule for the 2024 Festival

Alan and I are working through the schedule. 

The first draft is out to the committee and the section leaders for review and for any adjustments / corrections. We hope to finalise this by the end of the weekend (28th January), so that next week we can send correspondents their personalised schedule. 

Please bear with us. 

Kind regards 

Alan & Derek

Alan Connell & Derek Starling
Festival Secretaries (Temporary and Volunteers)

PS If you think you could do the Festival Secretary role, we'd be very happy to hear from you.