BMAF GRANT & AWARDS
Special Announcement – New Grant and awards
BMAF Young Musician Grant
BMAF is a registered charity dedicated to the advancement and education of the public in the Arts, and in particular the Arts of Music, Speech, Drama, and Creative Writing.
In honour of our 60th year, in 2024 we launched a grant to further support this aim.
A new annual financial award of up to £500 will be available by application to solo entrants of BMAF who live within a 20 mile radius of the centre of Basingstoke.
Additional criteria:
- Applicants must be aged 18 years or under and in full time education (Year 13 and below)
- Achieve a minimum score of 87 marks at BMAF 2025
- Not previously been awarded the grant
- Winners will be chosen by an independent panel
Money awarded must be used to further the applicants musical / artistic education for example; instrument purchase, auditions, residential course, lessons with a specialist tutor.
Applications should be made via the below link by 1st May 2025 and winners will be notified by 1st June 2025
https://forms.gle/MSUkD1AFp3ToKmWd8
Successful applicants may be featured on social media / future BMAF publications and will also receive an invitation to perform at the following years Gala Concert.
New Overall winner awards
In addition to our new grant, from 2024, Overall section award winners (Highest mark in section and Adjudicator’s choice) will receive a financial award of £30 to be used towards furthering their art.
MARKS AND CERTIFICATES – New BIFF marking scheme from 2025
EXCEPTIONAL – 95+ – A superlative performance, displaying exceptional artistic individuality (with medal, solo classes only)
OUTSTANDING ~ 90+ ~ An impressive performance technically and artistically, displaying spontaneity & clear individuality
DISTINCTION ~ 85-89 ~ An excellent performance, demonstrating fluent technical and artistic skills with emerging individuality
COMMENDED ~ 80-84 ~ A convincing performance both technically and artistically, with increasing stylistic & communication skills
MERIT ~ 75-79 ~ A competent performance showing some artist awareness and/or technical ability
PROGRESSING ~ 70-74 ~ A performance showing development of technique and/or communication and commitment
DEVELOPING ~ 65-69 ~ A performance demonstrating an awareness of technical skills, requiring more consistence and artistry
OVERALL TROPHIES AND AWARDS
Each section of our festival has 2 overall awards with the first cup being awarded for the Highest Mark achieved across the weekend of competition. The second award will be the ‘Adjudicators choice’ and this would usually be presented to an entrant who has consistently performed well across a number of classes in the section or who shows the greatest potential.
In addition to our new grant, from 2024, Overall section award winners (Highest mark in section and Adjudicator’s choice) will receive a financial award of £30 to be used towards furthering their art.
All awards are given at the adjudicators discretion and correspondence will not be entered into.
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Section |
Highest Mark
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Adjudicators Choice
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Bands, Choirs, and Ensembles |
The Charles Chute Cup |
The Douglas Shield |
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Brass |
Steadman Cup
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David James Cup
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Creative Writing |
Sara Turner Saunders Award |
Callum James Shield |
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Pianoforte |
Summerbrook Student Shield
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James Lisney Award
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Singing |
Alexandra Cassidy Memorial Trophy |
Ashley Rose Bowl |
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Speech and Drama |
Roger Morris Cup |
Basingstoke Theatre Trust Trophy |
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Strings |
Phillip Brown Violins Award |
Roger Tapping Shield |
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Woodwind |
Ovation Award
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Woodwind Cup |
BOROUGH OF BASINGSTOKE CUP – The Borough of Basingstoke Adult Award is awarded to the highest number of Outstanding Certificates gained by any adult competitor in Music, Drama or Creative Writing classes. The recipient must reside or work in the Borough of Basingstoke.
Other trophies and awards are listed in the Schedule of Classes.
Responsibility for the engraving and safe-keeping of trophies rests with the winners or their parents. All trophies remain the property of the Festival and must be returned to the appropriate Section Secretary by the designated date.