Ryton and District Festival of Music Speech and Drama is upon us again.  Just a reminder, we are in our 75th year, and alumna/alumni include Wendy Craig and Sir Thomas Allen.  Please come and join us.  Here’s what’s on

FIRST SESSION
(sponsored by Harrison & Harrison Ltd., organ builders and tuners)
Saturday 17th February, 2.00pm  in Holy Cross Church, Ryton
Class O1 – Organ – Performers of any age up to & including grade 5 standard.
Class O2 – Organ – Performers of any age of grade 6 or 7 standard.
Class O4 – Organ Hymn Accompaniment – Performers of any age up to &
including grade 5 standard.
Class O3 – Organ – Performers of any age of grade 8 standard & above.
Class O5 – Organ Hymn Accompaniment – Performers of any age of grade 6
standard & above

SECOND SESSION Thursday 22nd February, 6.30pm in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class S2 – SOLO INSTRUMENT (STRINGS including Classical guitar) (16 years
and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 40 – PIANOFORTE DUET Open Class
Class B2 – SOLO INSTRUMENT (BRASS) (16 years and under on 31st August
2018)
Class D1 – INSTRUMENTAL DUO (not recorders) Open Class
Class 44 – PIANOFORTE SOLO Open Class
Class UB1 – UNACCOMPANIED BACH (  including Classical guitar)
(18 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class B1 – SOLO INSTRUMENT (BRASS) Open Class
Class S1 – SOLO INSTRUMENT (STRINGS including Classical guitar) Open Class

THIRD SESSION Friday 23rd February, 6.15pm in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class E2 – INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE (18 years and under on 31st August
2018
Class E3 – INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE (13 years and under on 31st August
2018)
Class E1 – INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE (Open class)
Class W2 – SOLO INSTRUMENT (WOODWIND) (not Recorders) (16 years and
under on 31st August 2018)
Class W1 – SOLO INSTRUMENT (WOODWIND) (including recorders) Open Class
 

FOURTH SESSION Saturday 24th February, 9.15a.m. in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class 47 – PIANOFORTE SOLO (grades 3 or 4 any age)
Class 48 – PIANOFORTE SOLO (grades 1 or 2 any age)
Class B3 – SOLO INSTRUMENT (BRASS) (12 years and under on 31st August
2018)
NC 1 – PIANOFORTE SOLO (10 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 42 – PIANOFORTE DUET (15 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class S3 – SOLO INSTRUMENT (STRINGS including Classical guitar) (12 years
and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 46 – PIANOFORTE SOLO (grades 5 or 6 any age)
 
FIFTH SESSION Saturday 24th February, 2.00pm in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class 39 – BOYS’ SOLO (11 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 37 – GIRLS’ SOLO (12 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 23 – ARIA FROM ORATORIO OR SACRED WORK (including Bach) Male
Voice – Open
Class 25 – PRIZEWINNERS’ CLASS (over 18 years of age).
Class 18 – OPERATIC ARIA Male Voice – Open

SIXTH SESSION Saturday 24th February, 6.30pm in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class 26 – BRITISH COMPOSER CLASS Any Voice – Open.
Class 22 –ARIA FROM ORATORIO OR SACRED WORK (including Bach) Female
Voice – Open
Class 17 – OPERATIC ARIA Female Voice – Open

SEVENTH SESSION Friday March 2nd at 6.00 pm in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class 68 – SOLO ACTING (16 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 56 – VERSE SPEAKING (16 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 61 – MIME (12 Years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 62 – MIME (16 Years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 74 – PUBLIC SPEAKING (16 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 75 – PUBLIC SPEAKING (18 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 58 – VERSE SPEAKING – Lakeland Poets Class (16 years and under on
31st August 2018
Class 72 – DUOLOGUES (16 years and under on 31st August 2018)

EIGHTH SESSION Saturday March 3rd at 9.30 am in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class 53 – VERSE SPEAKING (11 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class CS2 – CHORAL SPEAKING (11 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 51 – VERSE SPEAKING (9 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 67 – SOLO ACTING (12 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 80 – ORIGINAL VERSE (13 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 55 – VERSE SPEAKING (13 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 59 – SONNETS (16 years and under on 31st August 2018)
 
NINTH SESSION Saturday March 3rd at 2.00p.m in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class CA1 – CRANMER AWARDS (Between the ages of 11 & 14 years on 1st
February 2019)
Class 60 – SONNETS (Open Class)
Class SR3 – SIGHT READING (Open Class)
Class 57 – VERSE SPEAKING (Open Class)
Class 73 – DUOLOGUES (Open Class)
Class 78 A PREPARED READING (Open Class)
 

TENTH SESSION Saturday March 3rd at 6.30p.m  in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class 66 – BIBLE READING (Open Class)
Class 69 – SOLO ACTING (Open Class)
Class 77 – PLAYS (Open Class)
 
ELEVENTH SESSION Thursday 8th March, 6.00pm in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class 36 – GIRLS’ SOLO (15 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 35N – VOCAL SOLO Any Voice (18 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 14 – VOCAL DUET (18 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 35 – GIRLS’ SOLO (18 years and under on 31st August 2018)
Class 38 – BOYS’ SOLO Open Class
Cg 1 – CHOIR GIRL SOLO
Class 35MT – LIGHT OPERA Any Voice (18 years and under on 31st August
2018)

TWELFTH SESSION Friday 9th March, 1.15pm in St. Anne’s R.C. Church, Winlaton
Class 8 – JUNIOR CHILDREN’S CHOIRS. SONG class
Class 10 – JUNIOR CHILDREN’S CHOIRS. Hymn Singing Class
Class 7 – SENIOR CHILDREN’S CHOIRS. SONG class
Class 9 – SENIOR CHILDREN’S CHOIRS. Hymn Singing Class
 

THIRTEENTH SESSION Friday 9th March, 6.30pm in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class 16 – LIEDER
Class 27 – FRENCH COMPOSER CLASS Any Voice – Open
Class 28 – BRITISH FOLK SONG Any Voice – Open

FOURTEENTH SESSION Saturday 10th March, 10.00am in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
 Class 29 – SONG CLASS – Female Voice – Open
Class 12 – VOCAL TRIO OR QUARTET (any combination of voices).
Class 30 –SONG CLASS – Male Voice – Open
Class 13 – BARBERSHOP QUARTET
 
FIFTEENTH SESSION Saturday 10th March, 2.15pm in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
Class 15 – VOCAL DUET (any two voices) – Open
Class 11 – CHAMBER CHOIR
Class 19 – LIGHT OPERA Any Voice – Open
 
SIXTEENTH SESSION Saturday 10th March, 6.30pm in Emmaville Hall, Crawcrook
PERFORMANCES BY SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS
Class 20 – VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN PARLOUR SONG Any Voice – Open
CHAMPIONSHIP ORATORIO / OPERA CLASS
CHAMPIONSHIP SOLO SONG CLASS
PRESENTATION to RYTON FESTIVAL SINGER OF THE YEAR