SATURDAY 20TH AND SUNDAY 21ST MARCH 2021
All entries to be submitted through Run My Festival by JANUARY 21st 2021
Section Secretary: Alex Cassidy
23 Longleat Square,
Farnborough,
GU14 7EE
Email: singingbmaf@gmail.com
Phone: 07855647797
Adjudicator: Eileen Field ARAM, GRSM., LRAM, ARCM., PGCA.
JUNIOR CLASSES Own choice song with piano accompaniment or unaccompanied
S1 | Junior Accompanied Or Unaccompanied -7 years and under | 3 mins |
Award: GRACE POWERS CUP
S2 | Junior Accompanied Or Unaccompanied – 8 to 9 years | 3 mins |
Award: SARAH MARTIN CUP
S3 | Junior Accompanied Or Unaccompanied – 10 to 11 years | 3 mins |
Award: MARY GRACE CUP
S4 | Junior Accompanied Or Unaccompanied – 12 to 14 years | 3 mins |
Award: MICHAEL HOWARD CUP
S5 | Junior Accompanied Or Unaccompanied – 15 to 18 years | 4 mins |
Award: MARY GRACE CHALLENGE CUP
S6 | Sacred Solo Or Hymn – 13 years and under | 3 mins |
Award: MAYOR’S AWARD
S7 | Sacred Solo Or Hymn – 14 to 18 years | 4 mins |
Award: ST MICHAEL’S CUP
S8 | A Song From An Opera Or Operetta – 18 years and under | 4 mins |
Own Choice
S9 | Italian Song, Sung In Italian – 18 years and under | 4 mins |
Italian song with or without accompaniment. Excluding Opera and Oratorio.
Award: AGATHA VASSALLO MEMORIAL TROPHY
FOLK SONG SOLO Unaccompanied or self-accompanied on a folk instrument, not a piano.
S10 | 11 years and under | 3 mins |
Award: LOUIS GILVEAR CUP
S11 | 12-18 years | 3 mins |
Award: LOUIS GILVEAR CUP
S12 | 18 years and under
FOLK SONG SOLO – FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
4 mins |
Award: LIONS CUP
MUSICAL SHOW OR FILM Any song from a musical show or film
S13 | Musical Show Or Film Song | 3 mins |
8 years and under
Award: VICTRIS CUP
S14 | Musical Show Or Film Song | 3 mins |
9-11 years
Award: VICTRIS CUP
S15 | Musical Show Or Film Song | 4 mins |
12-14 years
Award: VICTRIS CUP
S16 | Musical Show Or Film Song | 4 mins |
15-18 years
Award: VICTRIS CUP
S17 | Character Song | 3 mins |
11 years and under
Costumes and props permitted
Award: DONALD CHICK MEMORIAL CUP
S18 | Character Song | 4 mins |
12-15 years
Costumes and props permitted
Award: DONALD CHICK MEMORIAL CUP
S19 | Character Song | 4 mins |
16-18 years
Costumes and props permitted
Award: DONALD CHICK MEMORIAL CUP
S20 | 20th Century English Art Song By Vaughan Williams, Head, Britten Etc. | 5 mins |
18 years and under
Speech and song: recite the text and sing the song. Both are of equal importance
JUNIOR RECITAL Own choice of two contrasting songs which may be from the Shows, but not pop songs
S21 | 18 years and under | 8 mins |
Award: ELIZABETH HURLEY CUP
POPULAR SONG Own choice of any popular song. Must not be a song originally written for a musical show. The performance will be terminated if a song contains offensive lyrics.
May be accompanied by CD, guitar or backing track.
S22 | 11 years and under | 3 mins |
S23 | 12-18 years | 4 mins |
VOCAL DUET, TRIO OR QUARTET
S24 | 18 years and under | 4 mins |
Minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 performers
Award: TATE CUP
ADULT CLASSES All classes are own choice of one item, except for the Song Recital class
S31 | Young Adult Solo | 4 mins |
19-25 years
S32 | Adult Female Solo | 4 mins |
Award: NICOLA SEYFRIED CUP
S33 | Adult Male Solo | 4 mins |
Award: HILDA PRICE CUP
S34 | Adult Oratorio | 4 mins |
Aria only, without recitative
Award: ST MICHAEL’S SENIOR CUP
S35 | Adult Light Opera, Including Gilbert & Sullivan | 4 mins |
Award: ARTHUR ATTWOOD CUP
S36 | Adult Humorous Song, not from a Musical Show | 4 mins |
S37 | Adult Song from a Musical Show or Film | 4 mins |
Award: VALERIE FAIRBAIRN CUP
S38 | Adult British Song Composed After 1850 | 4 mins |
Award: AUDREY VAILE CUP
S39 | Adult 17th or 18th Century Song | 4 mins |
Own Choice of German, Italian or English song of the period
Award: PHOEBE ADAMS CUP
S40 | Adult German Lied (1750 – 1900) | 4 mins |
Any suitable Lied to be sung in German
Award: LANSING BAGNALL CUP
S41 | Adult French or Italian Song, Sung in The Original Language | 4 mins |
Award: HUNT CUP
S42 | Adult Aria from any Opera | 5 mins |
Preferably to be sung in the original key
Award: FREDA BEVAN CUP
S43 | Adult Popular Song 1870 – 1945 | 4 mins |
May include a Victorian parlour song, music hall song, war-time ballad or jazz standard.
Award: HOTHAM CUP
S44 | Adult Character Song | 4 mins |
Costumes and props permitted
S45 | Novice Adult | 4 mins |
Open to any adult who has not previously won an adult solo singing class in this festival
Award: WORTHING CUP
S46 | Adult Folk Song | 4 mins |
Sung unaccompanied or self-accompanied by a folk instrument, not a piano.
Award: FORFAR CUP
S47 | Adult English Art Song | 6 mins |
Own Choice of 20th century art song by Vaughan Williams, Head, Britten etc.
Performers must sing the song and recite the text, both being of equal importance.
Award: FESTIVAL CUP
S48 | Adult Song Recital | 8 mins |
Own Choice of two contrasting songs. May include songs from the Shows, but pop songs are not acceptable.
Award: SONG RECITAL CHAMPIONSHIP CUP
S49 | Adult Vocal Duet, Trio Or Quartet | 4 mins |
Award: NOYCE CUP