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The 2012 Alderley Edge Festival

WILL BE HELD FROM WEDNESDAY MAY 9th to SATURDAY MAY 12th 2012

 

THE NEW 2012 SYLLABUS IS NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE - GO TO

FESTIVAL DOCUMENTS

THIS YEAR WE HAVE INCLUDED THEMED, MUSIC AND SPEECH CLASSES TO CELEBRATE BOTH THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE AND THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS  

THE 2012 MASTERCLASS

 

On SUNDAY 1st JULY 2012 at the ALDERLEY EDGE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, the Alderley Edge Festival will hold a 'vocal' masterclass. This masterclass is sponsored by the Alderley Edge Festival, facilitated by The Halle, with individual coaching in the morning and group classes in the afternoon. Specially selected 'vocal' winners and other improving vocalists will be invited to attend this masterclass, with members of The Halle as the teachers. This will be an exciting and excellent opportunity for young vocalists to experience coaching from the experts.

 

FESTIVAL CENTENARY 2011 COMPETITION WINNERS

 

CENTENARY Fanfare winner was BENJAMIN CLARKE -

see the performance on YouTube at

AEF CENTENARY FANFARE BY BENJAMIN CLARKE

CENTENARY Poetry winner was EMILY USHER of The Alderley Edge Community Primary School

CENTENARY Limerick winner was CAMERON SHIELDS of Pownall Hall School

CENTENARY Pin Badge winner was PAUL ROBINSON of The Alderley Edge Community Primary School

     

PRE-FESTIVAL CONCERTaeffrontpage

 

Was held on SATURDAY 7TH MAY 2011, at THE ALDERLEY EDGE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

Featuring past winners of the Festival:

   

Rosy Williams (Violin), Felicity Orme (Harp), Paul Exton-McGuinness (Trombone), Helen Meadmore (Drama) and Just Midnight (Choir)

 

 

 

THE 2012 REGULATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE

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THE 2012 ADJUDICATOR PROFILES ARE NOW AVAILABLE  

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THE 2011 MUSIC TIMETABLE IS STILL AVAILABLE

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THE 2011 SPEECH & DRAMA TIMETABLE IS STILL AVAILABLE

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PURPOSE AND FUNCTION OF THE FESTIVAL

 

The objects of the Festival are educational and non-profit making and comprise of holding the Festival and any other events of an educational nature complementary to the Festival.

The Festival provides a platform for amateur performances with an educational element provided by professional adjudicators.

Our Vision is to encourage and provide a conduit through public performances for young children to express themselves through music, speech and drama and to showcase and nurture this talent in the performing arts.

We still believe in the ideal that the youth of today are talented in the arts and will always have something to offer. This talent is in all of us, and if, as a Society, we can nurture even a small amount of that talent, then we are making a difference. It is this difference that keeps us working so hard to make the Festival what it is.

CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE 2012

2011 was a very special Festival - the Centenary of the existence of a Festival Society in Alderley Edge - a milestone only reached by a minority of existing Festivals.  Tnewshe British & International Federation of Festivals has over 300 affiliated Festivals, of which only a few have achieved this incredible landmark.

It is a testament to the belief in our youth that we have sustained this wonderful Festival for a hundred years, just as it is a testament to the entrants' pursuit of attaining their own perfection in their own performance. 

I would like to say a big thank you to everyone concerned in the running of the Centenary Festival, it was done with precision and showed a massive commitment, but at the same time we had enormous fun.............

Keith's full statement is available here.


Apply Online
Apply Online

ON-LINE ENTRY TO THE ALDERLEY EDGE FESTIVAL IN MAY 2012 IS NOW AVAILABLE.

THE LAST DATE FOR ENTRY WILL BE TUESDAY 21st FEBRUARY.

Please click On-Line Entry on how to apply online.

Please click Instructions on how to apply online.

Our Sponsors and Partners
Our Sponsors and Partners

The festival is grateful to our loyal sponsors and partners without whom the Festival wouldn't be possible! You can see our list here.

Contact us
Contact us

If you wish to contact us regarding the festival please get in touch! Perhaps you would like to sponsor the 2012 Alderley Edge festival, become a friend of the festival or even suggest ways we can do things better. Click here to go to our contact page.

Blast from the past!
Blast from the past!

Step back in time and take a look at how we did things in the early 1900's. You can choose to view documents from as early as 1909!

1909 Documents

1914 Location map