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Music

Minns Young Musician of the Year

Classes are available for soloists,
duettists and groups for piano, vocal,
brass instruments, percussion, jazz,
woodwind, stringed instruments,
accordion, recorder,choral,and
ensembles in all of the music sections
of the Syllabus.

In partnership with Minns of Poole, exceptional instrumentalists aged 18 or under may be nominated by an
adjudicator to enter a Recital Class in which they will compete in front of a panel of judges. Further details will be
published in the 2012 Syllabus. The winner will receive £250 worth of Minns Music Vouchers; £250 worth of
vouchers for his/her school and will also be invited to spend a day with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
and to take part in the Festival Concert on the morning of Sunday 17 June at the BNSS.

Each finalist in the Minns Recital Class will also receive £100 worth of Minns Vouchers for their school.

WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL FOR MINNS CONTINUING AND GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE FESTIVAL

Choir of the Year....

Open classes with no age restrictions
offering Music from the Shows,
Part-singing, Barbershop, Folk Songs,
Sacred Songs, Male Voice Choirs and
Spirituals.To be held on Saturday 16
June in the Pavilion Theatre. A very
popular day of singing.
Full details in the 2012 Syllabus

Youth Choir of the Year....

....will be held on in the Pavilion
Theatre and is open to School and
Youth Choirs under 20 years of
age. Further details can be found
in the Syllabus relating to all Youth
Choir Classes.

There is a Bursary for one young
vocalist or instrumentalist (excluding
any pianists) aged between 11 and
21 who has achieved Grade IV and
nominated by an adjudicatorto
attend the EYSM Summer School;.
Full details in the Syllabus.

The Vocal classes and most of the solo
Instrumental classes are held in the
Bournemouth Natural Science Society,
Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BH1 3NS.
Choral classes and some of the larger
ensemble classes take place in the
Pavilion Theatre BH1 2BX in the centre of
Bournemouth.
*The Festival Concert will be held in the
Pavilion Theatre BH1 2BX

European Youth Summer Music
School (2012)

Festival
General Rules

Bournemouth
Natural
Science
Society

Pavilion
Theatre

We are constantly under attack for the apparent unfairness of some classes which competitors enter and for which
they are, in fact, over-qualified, i.e. a Grade VI violinist entering a Grade IV class. This is especially a problem in duet
classes where it is not always easy to find two performers of equal standard. We have sought advice from the British
and International Federation of Festivals and their response leads us to suggest the following wording indicating the
Grade of class: (this example is given for Grade VI)

" This is a class for performers of any age who are preparing to take Grade VI or working on music at the standard set
for Grade VI by the ABRSM (or equivalent). Where other standards of pieces are presented, they will be adjudicated
but not marked. Please note the choice need not be a piece of music set for an examination".

From 2012, all the instrumental classes have been standardised into grades and time limits.

PRE GRADE 1; time 2 minutes
GRADES 1 & 2; time 2 minutes
GRADES 3 & 4; time 3 minutes
GRADES 5 & 6; time 5 minutes
GRADE 7; time 8 minutes
ADVANCED & RECITAL: time 8 - 12 minutes

RECORDER ENSEMBLES:
KEY STAGE 1 (Up to 2 minutes of Pre-Grade and Grades 1 & 2 combined)
KEY STAGE 2 (Combination of Key Stages 1 & 2 combined; up to 5 minutes of all grades up to Grade 6)
KEY STAGE 3 & ABOVE: (Up to 12 minutes for Grades 7 and above)

ALL DETAILS WILL BE SHOWN IN THE 2012 SYLLABUS

NOTE TO ALL INSTRUMENTALISTS AND TEACHERS

BOURNEMOUTH MUSIC COMPETITIONS FESTIVAL 2012

THE MINNS AND MAIN MUSIC RESULTS OF THE 2011 COMPETITION ARE SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

RESULTS OF THE MINNS COMPETITION AND THE MAIN MUSIC WINNERS IN
THE 2011 BOURNEMOUTH COMPETITION

MINNS Winner.....James Atkinson (Saxophone)
Finalists: Nathalie Green-Buckley (Viola), Forbes Anderson (Piano), Henry Kitchen (Trombone)

PIANIST OF THE YEAR...Bryan Crook

JUNIOR PIANIST OF THE YEAR...Forbes Anderson

SINGER OF THE YEAR...Denis Osment

JUNIOR SINGER OF THE YEAR...Huw Montague-Rendall

CHOIR OF THE YEAR...Wessex Harmony

YOUTH CHOIR OF THE YEAR...Funky Little Choir

SCHOOL CHOIR OF THE YEAR (Key Stage 3 & 4)...Westonbirt Main School Choir

SCHOOL CHOIR OF THE YEAR (Key Stage 1 & 2)...St. Thomas Garnet's School

The Festival Concert will be held in the Pavilion Theatre on Saturday 23rd June
Tickets are available from the Festival Office or from the Pavilion or BIC

Adults.......£8.00

Under 16....... £4.50

NEW MUSIC CLASSES FOR 2012

There will be a composition class for musicians of all ages using any instrument, to perform a piece of music which
they have written themselves.

We are also introducing a "Latecomers" class for any newcomer to instrument-playing over the age of 50 who
"fancies having a go at a Festival but has never plucked up the courage".

In the Vocal Section there will be a class for a Comedy Song other than Gilbert & Sullivan
which is covered in its own class.

The Anniversary class this year will be John Ireland (50th anniversary of his death) or
Edward German (150 anniversary of his birth).

The Victorian Parlour Song is to be renamed "Parlour Song" to allow songs up to 1914.

To avoid any confusion about short performances where we currently state that a performance is expected to last at
least 50% of the time limit; we will, in future, allow adjuducators to decide whether the performance was sufficiently
long to allow them to make a fair judgement. We are very sorry about the difficulty this caused last year and hope we
won't have this problem again.

In the Choral Section we are introducing a Choral Performance Class for both the Youth and Adult Choirs. This will be
called "Choral Performance in a Theatrical Style" and we hope that this will overcome the difficulty of judging static
and "performing" choirs together. Movement will be permitted although props and costumes are unnecessary and
will not be judged. We think that this will encourage groups of all standards to feel more relaxed and free to show off
their own thing!

In the past, we have made it difficult for members of junior choirs to participate in solo instrumental classes on the
same day but in a different location. If any competitor thinks they may be affected by this, please tell us on your Entry
Form and we will do out best to make sure you can take part in all your selected classes. This applies to all those
entering the Festival in any Section and we shall do our utmost when we work out the timing.

Details of all these classes will be in the Syllabus available from the Festival Office.

THE DOREEN MERRIFIELD SCHOLARSHIP

An additional bursary in memory of Doreen Merrifield will be awarded in
2012 again for a student aged between 11 and 17 years to attend the
European Youth Summer School at Haileybury College in Hertford
following the success of this award in 2011.
The Speech & Drama Summer course will not be taking place during 2012
and so the Committee are offering two places to receive this award. One
place will be for a vocalist and the other for an instrumentalist. The
course will take place between the 29 July and 4 August (but these dates
will need confirming) and the winning competitors will be selected by
the Adjudicator.