The Piano and Song Festival takes place at Christchurch on the Grove in Ilkley LS29 9LW begining on Tuesday, the 16th of October at 9:30 AM.

On Tuesday, the 16th of October, starting at 9:30 AM and will be running piano classes all day until 9 PM.

On Wednesday 17th of October, starting at 11 AM and running piano classes again through until 9 PM.

On Thursday, the 18th of October we begin with vocal classes at noon and they will run until 9 PM.

We will be holding our celebration concert at the same venue...

Report on 112^th  May Festival: Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts, Ilkley   

Another busy Wharfedale week concluded at the Craiglands last week with the ‘Music Makers’ class for children with special needs from all over the area, playing instruments and performing for an audience. Run by YAMSEN, this morning gave the opportunity for them to treat the listeners to pieces prepared in school over the previous months and to take a well earned bow. The ensuing picnic ensured a very positive end to a lovely morning.

The event had been foreshadowed the previous week by a drama morning for young adults...

Poetry and Short Story Writing Competition Results

P1. Year 4 & under: Fledgling Cup- Matthew Moscrop
P2. Year 7 & under: Thorpe Trophy- Jackson Whewell
P7. Original Poem, no age limit: Pennant Roberts trophy- Maria Stephenson
P8. Dialect Poem, no age limit: Maria Stephenson
P10. Poem in traditional form, no age limit: Douglas Young Trophy- Kevin Flaherty
P11. Poem ‘Truth and Lies’, no age limit- Alf Spencer
P12. Humorous Poem, no age limit- Angela Cunningham
S13. Short story year 4 & under- Rafferty Bannister
S14. Short story, year 6 & under-Zach Richards
S16. Short story, no age limit- Kim Bridges

Congratulations to all entrants.

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Dance Championship Syllabus 2018

Closing date for entries is 15th September 2018 (Dance Championship).

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Piano & Song Syllabus 2018

Closing date for entries was 17th August 2018 (Piano & Song Festival) and has now passed, thank you.

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The date for the Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts Dance Championship Miss Dance of Great Britain will be Sunday 4th November 2018, entry fee will be £9 per person. The Syllabus for the Dance Championship is now available as a download.