StrathFest 2025

Monday 24th February to 1st March 2025

The dates & venues for StathFest 2025 are as follows -

INSTRUMENTAL (NON-TRADITIONAL)
Monday 24th February 2025 - 9.30am
YM Community Cinema, High Street, Grantown on Spey

PIANOFORTE
Tuesday 25th February 2025 - 9.30 am
Parish Church, High Street, Kingussie

SINGING MORNING:  SOLO/ CHOIRS / DUET
Wednesday 26th February 2025 - 9.30am
Venue - Aviemore, tbc

GAELIC AFTERNOON
Wednesday 26th February 2025 - 1.30pm
Venue - Newtonmore, tbc

TRADITIONAL MUSIC – Incl. Piping
Thursday 27th February 2025 - 9.30am
YM Community Cinema, High Street, Grantown on Spey

End of Festival Showcase Concert
Saturday 1st March, 2025 - 6.30pm
YM Community Cinema, High Street, Grantown on Spey

THE SYLLABUS

INSTRUMENTAL (NON-TRADITIONAL)
Monday 24th February 2025 - 9.30am
Venue - YM Community Cinema, High Street, Grantown on Spey
Adjudicator - Norman Bolton

Please Note:
For all classes in this category piano accompaniment may be used.

Acoustic Guitar Solo

Class 1                   Primary Own Choice*
Class 2                   Secondary                                                                                                   Own Choice*

Violin/Viola/Cello/Double Bass

For classes 4 - 7 the one piece entered must be drawn from the current or past lists of an appropriate grade syllabus from either Trinity College London or Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).  For Class 3 any early beginner repertoire is permitted.  There are no age restrictions.

Class 3                   Pre-Grade 1                                                                                Own Choice*
Class 4                   Grade 1 & 2                                                                                 Own Choice*
Class 5                   Grade 3 & 4                                                                                 Own Choice*
Class 6                   Grade 5 & 6                                                                                 Own Choice*
Class 7                   Grade 7 & 8                                                                                 Own Choice*

Woodwind

For classes 9 - 11 the one piece entered must be drawn from the current or past lists of an appropriate grade syllabus from either Trinity College London or Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).  For Class 8 any early beginner repertoire is permitted.  There are no age restrictions.

Class 8                                   Beginners                                                                                     Own Choice*
Class 9                                   Grade 3 & 4                                                                                 Own Choice*
Class 10                                  Grade 5 & 6                                                                                 Own Choice*
Class 11                                  Grade 7 & 8                                                                                 Own Choice*

Brass

For class 13   the one piece entered must be drawn from the current or past lists of any grade syllabus from either Trinity College London or Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).  For Class 12 any early beginner repertoire is permitted.

Class 12                Beginners (any age) Own Choice*
Class 13                Grade 3 and above (any age)                                                           Own Choice*

Percussion

Entries may include performances on non-tuned percussion with or without a backing track, and on tuned percussion without a backing track but with or without piano accompaniment.  One piece is to be played.

Class 14a                               Primary Own Choice*
Class 14b                               Secondary                                                                                   Own Choice*

Recorder (Any size of recorder may be played)

Class 15a                               Primary Own Choice*
Class 15b                               Secondary                                                                                   Own Choice*

Group Music Making

Class 16                Primary Own Choice*
Class 17                Secondary                                                                                                     Own Choice*

*Please note a copy of all “Own Choice” pieces must be submitted with your entry form.  Failure to do so may result in disqualification
Composite classes can be entered in the class corresponding with the age of the majority of the students.
Trophies may be awarded for many of these classes, but not all.

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PIANOFORTE
Tuesday 25th February 2025 - 9.30 am
Venue - Parish Church, High Street, Kingussie
Adjudicator - Norman Bolton

Piano Solo

For classes 19 - 22 the one piece entered must be drawn from the current or past lists of an appropriate grade syllabus from either Trinity College London or Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).  For Class 18 any early beginner repertoire is permitted.  There are no age restrictions.

Class 18                Pre-Grade 1                                                                                Own Choice*

Class 19                Grade 1 & 2                                                                                 Own Choice*

Class 20                Grade 3 & 4                                                                                 Own Choice*

Class 21                Grade 5 & 6                                                                                 Own Choice*

Class 22                Grade 7 & 8                                                                                 Own Choice*

Pianoforte Duet
These classes may include any single piece of duet repertoire for four hands at one piano.  Both performers must be of school-age.

Class 23                Primary Own Choice*

Class 24                Secondary                                                                                                   Own Choice*

Class 25 Mixed     Own Choice*
(one performer must be primary aged, the other secondary)

Electronic Keyboard may be used in classes 18 - 25.  Performers must supply their own keyboard.

*Please note a copy of all “Own Choice” pieces must be submitted with your entry form.  Failure to do so may result in disqualification.
Trophies may be awarded for many of these classes but not all.

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SINGING MORNING:  SOLO/ CHOIRS / DUET
Wednesday 26th February 2025 - 9.30am
Venue - (Aviemore) tbc
Adjudicator - Marie-Louise Napier

Vocal Solo
Class 26                                Solo Age 8 / 9                                Own Choice*
Class 27                                Solo Age 10 / 11                           Own Choice*
Class 28                                Solo Age 12 - 14                           Own Choice*
Class 29                                Solo Age 15 – 18                          Own Choice*
Class 30 Duet Primary Own Choice*
Class 31                                Duet Secondary                           Own Choice*
Class 32                                Choir Primary                                Two songs of Own Choice*
Class 33                                Choir Secondary                         Two songs of Own Choice*

*Please note a copy of all “Own Choice” pieces must be submitted with your entry form.  Failure to do so may result in disqualification
Trophies may be awarded for many of these classes but not all.

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GAELIC AFTERNOON
Wednesday 26th February 2025 - 1.30pm
Venue - Newtonmore) tbc
Adjudicator - tbc


Gaelic Song
These classes are open to Non-Gaelic speakers, but all content must be in Gaelic.
Class 34                              Gaelic Song Solo Primary                                                   Own Choice*
Class 35                              Gaelic Song Solo Secondary                                             Own Choice*
Class 36                              Action Song Nursery                                                              Own Choice*
Class 37                              Action Song Primary                                                              Own Choice*
Class 38                              Waulking the Cloth                                                                 Own Choice*
Class 39                              Group singing / duet / choir (any age)                            Own Choice*

*Please note a copy of all “Own Choice” pieces must be handed in to the clerk on the day of the competition.  Failure to do so may result in disqualification

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TRADITIONAL MUSIC – Incl. Piping
Thursday 27th February 2025 - 9.30am
Venue - YM Community Cinema, YM Community Centre, Grantown on Spey
Adjudicator - Marie-Louise Napier
(except piping ; piping adjudicator tbc)

Please Note:                  Traditional competitions are to be unaccompanied

Traditional Fiddle

Class 40            Beginners Primary                                                       Own Choice*

Class 41            Intermediate Primary                                                 Own Choice*

Class 42            Slow Air - Primary   Own Choice*
Class 43            Slow Air - Secondary Own Choice*
Class 44            March, Strathspey & Reel - Primary Own Choice*
Class 45            March, Strathspey & Reel - Secondary Own Choice*

Traditional Instrument Solo

Class 46            Primary                                                 Own Choice*
Class 47            Secondary                                            Own Choice*

Traditional Instrument - Piping

Class 48                Primary                                                           Own Choice*
Class 49                Secondary                                                     Own Choice*

Please note that entries on more than one traditional instrument are welcome but different music must be submitted and performed for each instrument, along with an entry fee per instrument.

Traditional Group

Class 50            Primary                                                 Own Choice*
Class 51            Secondary                                            Own Choice*

*Please note a copy of all “Own Choice” pieces must be handed in to the clerk on the day of the competition.  Failure to do so may result in disqualification.

The syllabus can also be viewed here - strathfest_25_pdf.
Closing date for entry is 31 January 2025.

Entries can be completed online (below) or print the PDF version here - strathfest_entry_2025.pdf

Entry Fees 2025
£5 PER ENTRY
Payment
BACS:  Sort code: 80-05-40, Account 00174972 - please reference competitor’s name.
Cheques:  should be made payable to: Badenoch & Strathspey Music Festival Association

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