The 2010 Alderley Edge Festival

FROM MAY 12th to MAY 15th 2010

Purpose and function of the organisation

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.

Stop Press! 2010 Syllabus is now available

The syllabus cover is available for download here.

The syllabus pages are available for download here.

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The Halle Masterclass

On Sunday July 4th at the Alderley Edge School for Girls, London Road, Alderley Edge, the Alderley Edge Festival will be holding a 'strings' 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 'strings' winners and other improving players will be invited to attend this masterclass, with members of The Halle Orchestra as the teachers. This will be an exciting and excellent opportunity for young string musicians to experience coaching from the experts.

93rd Festival

I have now completed three years as Chairman, and over that time I have had nothing but the utmost support form all the committee and all the helpers.  It is a privilege to be part of such a wonderful organisation, and I am proud and honoured to be the Chairman of a group of people that are friendly, helpful and committed to the cause, and who unstintingly give of their time to the support of the children and to the arts in particular.  We still have our annual quirks to deal with, but at no time do we let them become issues - only challenges - which we handle with a smile.  This is down to lots of hard work by lots of willing people - hard graft but great fun - and I thank you all for your support.

The four days of the last year's Festival were yet again capped by a wonderfully varied, but extremely talented Finalé.  At the same time, however, it was tinged with a certain amount of sadness as a result of Sarah Roache's untimely death.  It was therefore wonderful to see both Bill Roache and his daughter Verity attend the Finalé in such sad circumstances.  It showed the fortitude of them both.  In his own style, Bill paid his own compliment to the whole team of organisers for not just the Finalé, but to the way the four days seem to run so smoothly - to which I add my own thanks.

Keith's full statement is available here.