HAZEL GROVE MUSICAL FESTIVAL COMMITTEE President Simon Bottomley Chairman Gordon Nightingale General Secretary Susan Mather Treasurer Janet Nightingale Competitors' Secretaries: Speech & Drama Corinne Lawrence Instrumental Eileen Rigg Vocal Carolyn Watson Choral Ruth Wells Syllabus & Programme Mark Rigg Results Co-ordinator Kath Penney House Managers Alan Briggs & Barclay Jackson Chief Stewards Donald & Bobbie Sykes Trophy Secretary Brenda Moseley Catering Brenda Moseley Subscriptions Secretary Gwyneth Robinson The Committee thanks the many members and volunteers who provide assistance and advice throughout the year, including Trevor Moseley, Elaine Godfrey, Barry Watson and Maurice Hargreaves ADJUDICATORS AND ACCOMPANISTS Music Marilynne Davies, BA, MEd, LRAM, PGCE, FRSA Philip Dewhurst, BA(Hons), PGCE Graeme Humphrey, ARAM Maria Jagusz, GRNCM Kathryn Page, LRAM, ARCM, DipRCM Angela Rowley, BA(Hons), ARCM, PGCE, MISM Speech and Drama Mia Ball, BA(Hons), LGSM, PGVS, PGCA Stephen R. Owen, BA(Hons), BA(Ed), MA MEd, PGDip(Ed), FRSA, FESB,FLCM, LGSM(Perf), LTCL(Perf), LLCM(TD), LLAM(Hons), ATCL Cert Ed(Drama) Accompanists Stewart Death, BSc(Hons), PPRNCM Catherine Hall-Smith, GBSM, PGRNCM Tim Kennedy, MA, FRC 1 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN Welcome to the 93rd Hazel Grove Musical Festival. Firstly, my thanks must go to the dedicated committee and all the many other volunteers who help in bringing this event together, whether behind the scenes, stewarding, serving teas or baking amazing cakes. This creates the basis for the professional and friendly atmosphere that we pride ourselves on in supporting competitors to perform their talents. If you feel you could help in any way we always welcome new volunteers to join our happy band; please speak to myself or any member of the Committee. I look forward to my second year as Chairman and wish you all a very enjoyable Festival. Gordon Nightingale SPONSORS AND FRIENDS OF HAZEL GROVE MUSICAL FESTIVAL We greatly appreciate the support of our sponsors and friends, some of whom may have been too late for inclusion in the programme FRIENDS Margaret Adshead Barbara Lister Margaret and Ralph Ashling Brenda and Trevor Moseley Pat Baldwin (in memory of Lily Bray) Simon Mei Eric Coates Kate Oldfield Ann Cliffe Margaret Rutherford Muriel Ferns Patricia Sharpe Francis Fletcher Brenda Taylor Muriel Gray Janet Vockings Margaret Greenup Margaret White Eileen Halsall Margaret Whittingham Maurice Hargreaves Janet & Gordon Nightingale Katie Huddie C. Zoe Huang SPONSORS OF CLASSES Irene Agnew (in memory of Joe Agnew) Class 400 Junior Choirs (under 12 yrs) Ian Chesters Class 267 Solo Descant or Treble Recorder Glazier Family (in memory of Laurence & Christine Glazier) Class 405 Choral Recital Pat Hunt Class 206 Pianoforte Solo (under 10 yrs) Sylvia Meade Class 369 Vocal Solo (over 21 yrs) Glenda Miller Class 357 Folk Song Open Stella Molton Class 367 Oratorio Solo Any Voice Open Sheila Mycock Class 205 Pianoforte Solo (8 yrs and under) Monica Pickles Class 200 Pianoforte Solo Prep Test Margaret Roberts Class 313 Folk Song (18 yrs & under) Gwyn Robinson Class 362 Vocal Duet Open Carolyn & Barry Watson (in memory of John Riches) Class 405 Choral Recital John Stimpfig (in memory) Class 239 Pianoforte Concerto & Championship Eileen Rigg Class 301 British Composer (under 10 yrs) The Committee also wish to thank the following for their generous donations to the Festival: The Smithy Belles Choir Waitrose of Poynton Round Table 2 NOTICES TO ALL FESTIVAL ATTENDEES - Child Protection, Data Protection and Safer Festivals Policies are available on the Hazel Grove Musical Festival website (www.hazelgrovemusicalfestival.org.uk) and in the entrance lobby at each venue. - Video/audio recording or photography is not allowed during the Festival. - Please note that there is limited parking available at Wesley Street, and there are parking restrictions on streets adjacent to the Festival sites. Competitors and audience members are advised to allow sufficient time to access the classes on time. - Light refreshments (hot and cold drinks, crisps and cakes) will be available, but competitors, volunteers and audience members are invited to bring their own lunches and snacks. Hazel Grove has a number of shops and coffee lounges where sandwiches and hot snacks can be purchased. These include Asda, Sainsbury’s, Aldi, M&S Simply Food, Parry’s Bakery, McDonalds, the Wilfred Wood (Wetherspoons) and O’Hares. WINNERS’ CONCERT Competitors may be asked to participate in the Winners’ Concert which will be held on Saturday 07 March 2020 at 7pm at Hazel Grove Methodist Church. Tickets: Adults £5.00; Children £1.00 (inc refreshments). Proceeds from the concert will go to the Hazel Grove Musical Festival. COPYRIGHT and PHOTOCOPYING 1. The Music Publishers' Association Code of Practice on Photocopying Copyright Works makes the following concession for copying own choice pieces from volumes only for the use of the adjudicator at a festival, provided that the entrant or participant has already purchased his/her own copy and that the copy made is retained and destroyed by the Administrator of the festival immediately after the event. 2. The Hazel Grove Festival is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. This means that the entrants do not have to seek copyright permission for any poetry, prose or solo dramatic items (*) performed, to a time limit of 10 minutes. Performers and teachers will be delighted to know that their participation in the festival means that authors will be reimbursed directly as a consequence of their work being performed at this festival. Duologues and group dramatic activity are not covered by this agreement, and copyright for these items should be sought by performers at the time of entry. (*) Solo dramatic items must be announced with title and author at the time of performance to qualify for copyright indemnity, and the performer must not change the words or gender of the character. DESCRIPTORS FOR GRADING PERFORMANCES The festival uses the marks system: 90+ or OUTSTANDING An exceptional performance, both technically and artistically 87-89 or DISTINCTION An excellent performance technically and artistically 84-86 or COMMENDED A convincing performance technically and artistically 81-83 or MERIT A capable performance showing some artistic appreciation and/or technical ability 78-80 or MODERATE A performance showing development of technique and/or communication 75-77 or FAIR A performance limited in its communication 3 NATIONAL CURRICULUM YEAR GROUPS The school year runs from 1st September to 31st August; where National Curriculum (NC) Year Groups apply corresponding ages are as follows NC Rec Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Age achieved 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 during year NC Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13 Age achieved 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 during year TROPHY AND MEDAL POLICY All certificates, medals, trophies and plaques are awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator and the Festival Committee. First, Second, and Third Prize certificates will be awarded in all Music and Speech and Drama classes where sufficient merit is shown. In junior classes a keepsake Medal will be awarded to winners in the younger age groups, an enhanced First Prize Certificate will be awarded in the older age groups. In Adult Classes an enhanced First Prize Certificate will be awarded to the winner of the class. A Trophy/Shield may be awarded to certain Adult Championship classes featuring Pianoforte, Vocal and Choral performances. Any such award will be for a period of up to a year and be returnable to the festival at the end of this period. The winner will bear the cost of any engraving. 4 SPEECH & DRAMA ADJUDICATORS MIA BALL BA(Hons), LGSM, PGVS, PGCA Mia has been involved with drama since the age of nine. She studied for her LGSM while reading for an Honours degree in English, and then worked for BBC Radio drama. Having a family encouraged her to go into teaching and she has taught “A” Level and GCSE Drama, directed plays, and prepared students for grade examinations in several independent schools. She holds the MA in Voice Studies from the Central School and now works for LAMDA, examining, running workshops and teachers’ courses in the UK and across the world, including Hong Kong, as well as preparing students for the LAMDA Teachers’ Diploma. She is also an adjudicator member of the British Federation of Festivals. This will be Mia’s first visit to the Hazel Grove Festival, and she is looking forward to being entertained by all the competitors. STEPHEN R OWEN BA(Hons), BA(Ed), MA, MEd, PGDip(Ed), FRSA, FESB, FLCM, LRAM, LGSM(Perf) LTCL(Perf), LLCM(TD), LLAM (Hons), ATCL, Cert Ed(Drama) Stephen trained as a teacher of Drama, Speech and Movement at Trinity and All Saints’ College, University of Leeds. After qualifying, he then studied for a number of years with Eliner Rutherford, gaining specialist teaching and performance diplomas in all aspects of Speech and Drama studies. As well as being responsible for the drama curriculum in the schools where he worked, he also taught pupils of all ages and abilities privately, from complete beginners to Licentiate (RAM) and Fellowship (LCM) level. He became an examiner for The English Speaking Board and The Poetry Society and has adjudicated at many Festivals throughout the country. In 1985 he was appointed to the headship of a primary school in Derbyshire, an experience he thoroughly enjoyed for the next twenty-two years. It was during this period that he became a Religious Education inspector for the Roman Catholic diocese of Hallam. After retiring from school in 2007 he was appointed as an examiner for The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and also resumed his work as an adjudicator for The British and International Federation of Festivals.