Hastings Musical Festival
JENNY GRIFFITHS
Calling all amateur dancers, musicians, singers and spoken word enthusiasts in Hastings for the 2024 Hastings Musical Festival.
Every year since 1908 there has been a performing arts festival in Hastings for people of all ages and abilities – and in 2024 we will be hosting another festival from February 26 through to March 16. But note: Entries Close 30 November 2023.
There are four sections in the Festival; Dance, Singing, Instrumental and Speech, Drama & Mime. There are opportunities to sing solos, duets or as part of a choir – ranging from show songs to opera; and to perform poetry or prose, on your own or with others in your school class or drama group, from Shakespearean monologues to poems for 5-year-olds. If you play any instrument: Drums, Keyboard, Guitar, Violin, Recorder – you name it, we have a section for it. Our local dance schools are already entering our dance section and at our Festival you can enter National, Greek, Lyrical, Character, Ballet and Song & Dance.
Although the festival will be held in Feb and March 2024, applications must be received before 30 November this year to enable classes to be organised. So make sure you don’t miss this opportunity to join us at The White Rock Theatre.
As well as entrants, the organisers are looking for volunteers to help out at the festival – it’s a great time of fun, friendship and community engagement with the satisfaction of helping to deliver another successful festival for 2024. We would particularly like young people to help with our social media and to act as runners during the Festival itself. We can offer certificates to go towards DofE or input into your personal statement for university as well as providing work experience for college students so please get in touch.
Rotary Hastings Club and Hastings Musical Festival will present Hastings heat of the Rotary Young Musician of the Year on Sunday 19 November in collaboration with Henry Ward Hall in Hastings. This will be an opportunity to hear some of the most talented singers and instrumentalists in Hastings. For more information please get in touch with us at: [email protected].
Jenny Griffiths is General Secretary of Hastings Musical Festival
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