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| Hastings Musical Festival | |
|---|---|
| Venue | White Rock Theatre |
| Location(s) | Hastings,East Sussex |
| Country | England |
| Website | http://www.hastingsmusicalfestival.co.uk |
Hastings Musical Festival is an annual festival of the performing arts held in theWhite Rock Theatre,Hastings, England.[1]
The Festival has been running since the early 1900s when Dr Herman Brearley organised a festival "for the encouragement of choral singing". Brearley was a local music teacher who lived at "Rosebank", Priory Avenue, where he taught piano, singing, organ, harmony, theory of music and composition and is one of the few (if not the only) Festival held in a theatre.
The festival normally occupies three weeks in early March and occupies the whole of the White Rock Theatre.
Petula Clark became the festival's president in 2010.[2]
There are four main categories for entries:
There is a prizewinners' concert toward the end of the Festival.
The Festival is a member of the Federation of Festivals and a qualifying Festival for theAll England Dance.
Every year the Hastings Musical Festival, which is a registered charity, distributes substantial sums to aspiring performers that meet the approval of the Judges and Executive committee and have applied for a grant. Funds for these awards come from the following trusts;
Judges often include household names in the performing arts.
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