2009 Syllabus
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Welcome
The Thanet Music and Drama Festival was founded as a charity in 1921, and each year offers a platform for hundreds of amateur musicians, actors and dancers in and around the Thanet area to perform in front of an audience and gain expert critical advice.
The festival consists of five sections (Instrumental, Speech & Drama, Piano, Dance, Vocal & Choral) and is held in February to March every year, culminating in an Award Ceremony & Gala Concert featuring some of the best performances from all sections.
Friends, relations and the "general public" also benefit be being able to come and watch... not only are there hours of quality performances, but many of the adjudications amount to something akin to a Masterclass, all for a very modest entrance fee for each event... or why not become a Friend of the Festival and get a pass for EVERYTHING (approximately 100 hours / 1500 performances), for just £15 per person!
Next Festival: February-March 2010
The dates and venues for the 2010 festival are as shown below (the 'map' links also offer directi ons for finding the shortest route to each venue):
| Instrumental | February 27th | Clarendon House Grammar School Arts Centre, Ramsgate | map |
| Dance | March 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th & 21st | Birchington Village Centre | map |
| Piano | March 6th | Canterbury Christ Church Unive rsity | map |
| Vocal & Choral | March 11th-13th | St Philip's Church, Cliftonville | map |
| Speech & Drama | March 16th-19th | Broadstairs Pavilion | map |
| Prizegiving / Concert | March 26th - TBC | Sarah Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone College, Broadstairs | map |
Please note earlier closing date for entries: December 1st 2009
Those seeking ideas for Class 117 (Prose Reading: Fiction in Translation) should check the follow ing websites:
Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature
