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There’s a new (free!) Music Festival event in September. All teachers, with their pupils along with parents and children are warmly invited to a Piano Afternoon at Trinity Methodist Church on Saturday 9th September. There will be a series of … Continue reading →

We have the wording of some of the classes slightly wrong… Just to be clear…  All of the non-competitive classes (Classes 521 – 532) are open to solo performers as well as to duets/trios or small ensembles. The price structure … Continue reading →

The date for the 2023 Festival is getting nearer and nearer… The Syllabus is now published. You’ll find that here The online booking system is ready and available – entries are beginning to come in! The deadline is 14th January … Continue reading →

As they almost used to say, That was a Week, That Was! We had an amazing week of performance in Christ Church … it was crowned with a fabulous concert in the Town Hall.  That was only the third time … Continue reading →

Ticket sales are forging ahead for our Centenary Concert with Jess Gillam! Jess will be playing alongside several of the emerging stars who will have been entertaining us during the week-long Festival in Christ Church, Skipton during the previous week. … Continue reading →

The Festival Syllabus for our Centenary Year is now published and the booking system is live (though you cannot actually complete a booking before 31st October) We look forward to seeing a bumper crop of entries in this, our Centenary … Continue reading →

We’ve just about got our beans in a row for 2022… The first big news is that, with support from the Arts Council, we have arranged for Jess Gillam to headline our Centenary Concert. Jess is an internationally acclaimed saxophonist, … Continue reading →

We are proud to introduce a new competition for 2021.  As we were unable to hold the usual week’s Festival in March, we have developed a drawing and essay event for all children, from Primary School upwards.  They will be … Continue reading →

Our Facebook page (at facebook.com/SkiptonMusicFestival) is filling up! Online at the moment, there are some pen-portraits of our leavers this year.  Chris and Jacob are up there at the moment – there are more to come! Scroll down a little…  … Continue reading →

It will come as no surprise… Your Festival Committee met on 29th December to discuss the 2021 Festival.  With the gloomy news that day that COVID-19 cases had increased by a record number and with the near-certainty of new restrictions, … Continue reading →