STOP PRESS (May 17, 2009): Photos from the 2009 Festival
are now available on this website.
About the Festival
Does a member of your family sing, play an instrument, or act? The
Woodley Festival of Music & Arts provides a warm and friendly environment to
perform before a professional adjudicator and a supportive audience.
The festival is open to all –
children and adults – individually, or with others.
Classes are at
beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
There are
sections for: Instrumental, Organ, Piano, VerseandProse, and Vocal.
Although a competitive festival, we aim to
emphasise the enjoyment of performance and appreciation of others’
efforts.
The play within a play
from Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Crossfield Kites'
group acting at the 2008 Finale concert
The Abbey Schools winning lower junior choir
4,600 people visited the Festival last
year (see our
archive), breaking all records. 1,500
of these were performers and there were 760 performances. Well over 50 volunteers are involved in running the
Festival, co-coordinated by a small committee.
We all look
forward to welcoming you to the next Woodley Festival.
Child Protection
Policy
Click here for the Festival's policy on the protection of children.
The 2009 Festival was held over
the weekends of 28th Feb/1st March, 7/8th March and 14/15th March
with the Festival Finale Concert on Sunday 26th April.
Click here
for an an archive of the 2009 festival.
The programme for the 2010 Festival
will be available later in 2009
There is a growing pool of volunteers who help
during the Festival, but it cannot run without planning and
preparation – tasks largely, but not necessarily, undertaken by
committee members. Click here to find
out how you can help.
We are deeply indebted
to MANNINGUK
Limited for their generous, and continuing, support as our official
main sponsor.
If you like to sponsor any part of the festival or place an advertisement in
the Festival Programme and this website? Please
contact
the Festival Secretary before 17th January 2009 for
further details.
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