General Information

About the Leamington Spa Competitive Festival

The aims of the Festival are to help, promote, and encourage the study and practice of the Arts of Music, Dance, and Speech and Drama in all their branches.

The Festival is a registered Charity with registered number 204777.

The Festival is organised by a Committee, the members of which are Trustees for the purposes of the Charities Acts, comprising the following.

Syllabus
Entry Form

Festival Officers

Contact details for our festival officers.

President

The Worshipful the Town Mayor of Royal Leamington Spa

Chairman

Cate Bower

Vice Chairman

Kathryn Heathcote

Hon. Secretary

Isabelle Mathews

Hon. Treasurer

Laurie Grove

Section Secretaries

Contact details for our Section Secretaries.

Classical Guitar

Colleen Billington

Harp

Emily Hopper

Pianoforte

Jo-Ann Fowler & Michael Rose

Pipe Organ

Adrian Moore

Schools

Vacant

Speech & Drama

Helena Duncan

Stage Dancing - 1

Fliss Rothery

Stage Dancing - 2

Nikki Collins

Strings

Kathryn Heathcote

Vocal

Cate Bower

Woodwind and Brass

Bethany Toulson

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To view the full syllabus, or download and print an entry-form the old-fashioned way. Please click below.

Entry Form
Syllabus

News & Updates

Welcome from our Chairman

Welcome to the syllabus for the 2024 festival - as the new chairman, I’m very excited for it to be released and get entries for another fabulous year of music.

New prizes for 2024

Many thanks to the ABRSM, who are sponsoring some of the festival classes this year by providing vouchers to spend at Presto Classical.

Website not currently open for entries

The website will open again for entries in January 2025

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