Welcome to our 85th Year!

The Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music

Festival Dates: April 3-13, 2017
Festival of Stars Award Night: Monday, April 24, 2017

Congratulations to all our 2017 Award Winners!

We thank everyone who participated in the 2017 Festival! As always, we were impressed by the level of talent in our area!

Ontario Music Festivals Association (OMFA) Provincials: May 27 to June 3, 2017

The Class Schedule

The Class Schedule is now available!

To Browse the Participant Class List:

1. Click on the Class Schedule tab at the top of this page.

2. Click on the Participant Class List tab in the top ribbon of the Calendar Page.

3. You can search by Participant name, Account Holder's name, or Class number.The name fields will work with all, or part of the name. If you're looking for a group, simply type the group name into the Entrant field.

4. Click the "VIEW REPORT" button.

5. The report can be exported to a pdf file, Word document, or an Excel report.

 

To Browse the Class Schedule:

1. Click on the Class Schedule tab at the top of this page.

2. Click on the Class Schedule tab in the top ribbon of the Calendar Page.

3. You can search by Class number, Venue location, Adjudicator name, or by Category of interest (Ex. Ensemble).

4. Then click the "SEARCH" button.

5. You can set the Page Size to 10-200. You can view the report in the default grid view, or switch to Calendar view.

 

NEW FOR 2017

We have a new venue for Senior Piano! Harmony Centre has kindly offered us their beautiful space, complete with the Symphony's Grand Piano, for our 2017 festival.

Three new awards for 2017. A Sweetwater Music Festival Award for Violin, an Orchestra North String Scholarship, and a Southampton Summer Music Scholarship.

We have simplified our online registration system, to make it easier to register.

We now have a printable Syllabus! Go to our Rules Page to download your syllabus.

All participants will still be competing for Gold, Silver or Bronze awards, but they will also receive their corresponding mark. See our News page for more information.

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Browsing the Online Syllabus

1. Select your Parent Group (ex. Piano)

2. Choose your Category of interest (ex. Ensemble)

3. Click the Search button.

You will notice that a number of Types will be displayed. (Ex.Duets, Duos, Double Duos, Mentor Duets, etc). When you click on a Type link, all classes associated will be displayed.

A printable Syllabus is also available for you to browse.

ALL REGISTRATIONS AND PAYMENTS ARE TO BE COMPLETED ONLINE.

NOTE: You do NOT need a PayPal account in order to pay online!
Just click the 'pay by credit card' option.

 

Set Pieces for 2017

Piano Set Pieces for 2017

Concert Band: Our festival no longer provides set pieces for Concert Band. We have provided our old list, to help with your selection. As our list is outdated, you may choose an alternate graded piece. Perform TWO contrasting selections at the same level.
Suggested Graded Concert Band Selections

 

Enjoy the Festival!

 

Festival Coordinator: Karen Kyle
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