2023 Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music
Our 91st Anniversary!
LIVE! FESTIVAL 2023
New DIAMOND Level (90+)
New MASTERCLASSES/WORKSHOPS!
New Provincial Recommendation Opportunities!
Festival Dates: April 17-28, 2023
Festival of Stars Awards Concert: May 9, 2023
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 11, 2023
Festival Rules: New for 2023!
We’ve tried to simplify our rules, by keeping the Festival’s GENERAL RULES with the Discipline-Specific rules.
Table of Contents is ‘clickable’ so you can quickly jump to any general rule, or to your discipline’s specific rules.
All participants must follow both the General Rules, plus their Discipline-Specific rules.
DOWNLOAD the 2023 RULES DOCUMENT HERE.
Syllabus 2023: New Disciplines & Classes for 2023!
COMPLETE SYLLABUS: Click here to download the COMPLETE 2023 SYLLABUS
or download your discipline-specific syllabus HERE:
- VOICE SYLLABUS (includes Classical Voice, Popular Voice, Self-Accompanied, Musical Theatre, Songs from the Screen, plus all Voice ENSEMBLES, and CHOIRS.)
- SPEECH ARTS
- PIANO (Includes Classical Piano, Popular Piano, plus all Piano ENSEMBLES).
- INSTRUMENTS (Includes Classical & Popular Guitar, Strings, ORCHESTRAS, Brass, Woodwinds, BANDS, plus all ENSEMBLES and CHAMBER GROUPS).
2023 will be a LIVE FESTIVAL again and we’re recruiting volunteers.
Come join us at the Festival!
You can sign up to volunteer, or email us to find out more about the Festival.
You can also fill out our Volunteer Sign-up sheet and email it to us.
Festival of Stars Awards Concert 2022
Download the Festival of Stars Program 2022
Visit our updated AWARDS Page!
Also! Check out the videos by Jennifer Knelman, the Intermediate Piano adjudicator!
For instructions on ‘Exporting Your Profile to Provincials’, click this link.
Thank you to our wonderful Adjudicators and Sponsors 2023!
| Special Thanks to PENELOPE MARTIN for her radio interview & live performance of her prize-winning 2021 entry.   |
Special Thanks to FINN MARRITT for the use of his prize-winning composition, ‘Days Go By’, in the Festival’s radio ads. |
“90 for 90” Fundraising Campaign
Celebrating our 90th Anniversary! (1932-2022)
The Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music is a Registered, Not-for-profit, Charitable Organization.
Donations can be sent to the Festival’s address at:
Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music
P.O. Box 456, Owen Sound, ON. N4K 5P7
(Charitable receipts are sent out in late December for all mailed/registration donations for the calendar year.)
or click the link below to receive an instant receipt through our official Canada Helps page.
2022 Community Scholarships & Awards:
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Plus recommendations for the 2022 Next Wave Showcase!
2023 OMFA PROVINCIALS: The Ontario Music Festivals Association (OMFA) Provincial is offering a Live/Virtual Festival mix in 2023 with new classes for self-accompanied popular voice, songs from the screen, and more. Visit their website to learn more and to find if your discipline/level will be live or virtual at the Provincials.
Festival of Stars Awards Concert 2021
Download Festival of Stars 2021 Program
