INSPIRATION THROUGH PERFORMANCE
THE 78th
COULSDON & PURLEY FESTIVAL
2022
The Coulsdon and Purley Festival is affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech of which Her Majesty the Queen is patron.
Registered Charity No: 1037897
Registered Charity No: 1037897
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The Coulsdon and Purley Festival aims to provide opportunities to advance, promote and encourage generally, and by means of competition, the chance of public performances for all ages in all branches of music and speech. PRESIDENT Darrell Davison MA (Cantab) LRAM ARCM |
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Nathan Hempsey
Chairman
Coulsdon and Purley Festival
Chairman
Coulsdon and Purley Festival
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
The concert and prizegiving on the 23rd April marked the end of the 78th
Coulsdon and Purley Festival. It was such a relief to have face to face competitions and events after two years of virtual festivals. We were delighted to welcome Councilor (now Deputy Mayor) Lynne Hale to the Festival Concert and to present the prizes.
The Festival itself was a fantastic success with record numbers of entrants and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the committee members, section secretaries, clerks and stewards, all of whom are unpaid volunteers, for their incredible hard work in making the Festival a success.
I would also like to thank Caterham School for sponsoring us; all of the people and companies who paid to advertise in our programme; Trinity School; Sanderstead United Reformed Church; Shirley High School Performing Arts College; the people who paid the entry fee; the parents and guardians of all of the children and young people who entered; the people who bought programmes; the adjudicators; our official accompanists, Marion Lea and Melanie Jones; the Friends of the Festival; and last but not least all the performers themselves.
Even with the help of all of the above, the Festival barely breaks even. If anyone would like to become a Friend of the Festival it only costs £30 per year and you would be doing a great service to the community. You can find out the benefits and other details about being a Friend by following this link.
Once again thanks to everyone who made the Festival a success.
Planning for the 2023 Festival is now underway and we look forward to seeing you all again next March.
Warm Regards
Nathan
Chairman
The concert and prizegiving on the 23rd April marked the end of the 78th
Coulsdon and Purley Festival. It was such a relief to have face to face competitions and events after two years of virtual festivals. We were delighted to welcome Councilor (now Deputy Mayor) Lynne Hale to the Festival Concert and to present the prizes.
The Festival itself was a fantastic success with record numbers of entrants and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the committee members, section secretaries, clerks and stewards, all of whom are unpaid volunteers, for their incredible hard work in making the Festival a success.
I would also like to thank Caterham School for sponsoring us; all of the people and companies who paid to advertise in our programme; Trinity School; Sanderstead United Reformed Church; Shirley High School Performing Arts College; the people who paid the entry fee; the parents and guardians of all of the children and young people who entered; the people who bought programmes; the adjudicators; our official accompanists, Marion Lea and Melanie Jones; the Friends of the Festival; and last but not least all the performers themselves.
Even with the help of all of the above, the Festival barely breaks even. If anyone would like to become a Friend of the Festival it only costs £30 per year and you would be doing a great service to the community. You can find out the benefits and other details about being a Friend by following this link.
Once again thanks to everyone who made the Festival a success.
Planning for the 2023 Festival is now underway and we look forward to seeing you all again next March.
Warm Regards
Nathan
Chairman
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HOW YOU CAN
HELP THE FESTIVAL TO CONTINUE ITS SUCCESS AND GROWTH 
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WE WERE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME LYNNE HALE, (Sanderstead Ward Councillor and newly elected Deputy Mayor of Croydon) WHO PRESENTED THE AWARDS AT THE CONCERT AND PRIZEGIVING |
Lynne Hale - Sanderstead Ward Councillor and Deputy Mayor of Croydon with Nathan Hempsey (CPF Chairman) and winners of THE CHAIRMAN'S CUP, THE SHIELA KIRK MEMORIAL TROPHY and the COULSDON AND PURLEY FESTIVAL MEDAL.
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Lynne Hale - Sanderstead Ward Councillor and Deputy Mayor of Croydon with Nathan Hempsey (CPF Chairman) and children from Little Voices Choir and St Elphege's Choir presenting a 'THANK YOU' gift to Lynne
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FROM LYNNE'S SPEECH:
I was delighted to attend the Coulsdon & Purley Festival Concert and Prize Giving event held on Saturday 23rd April and to have the opportunity to present so many wonderful prizes to so many talented young people.
The joy which music and performance brings is immeasurable and we have certainly all missed the live experience over the past few years – although ‘hats off’ to the Coulsdon & Purley Festival for keeping going via Zoom and YouTube for 2020 and 2021.
All of which made the Coulsdon and Purley Festival this year particularly special and it was a real treat to be present and to be able to hand out dozens of cups and awards to so many local young people.
The event on Saturday was the culmination of many sessions hosted by the Festival since March across a number of local venues and featured some 1215 outstanding speech, drama and musical contributions.
As a Sanderstead councillor, along with my Ward colleagues, I have in recent years been delighted to support this wonderful charity which has been going since 1944 – that’s a very long time!
The rest of the speech can be found on Lynne's blog:
https://www.croydonconservatives.com/news/sanderstead-hosts-coulsdon-purley-festival-prize-giving
I was delighted to attend the Coulsdon & Purley Festival Concert and Prize Giving event held on Saturday 23rd April and to have the opportunity to present so many wonderful prizes to so many talented young people.
The joy which music and performance brings is immeasurable and we have certainly all missed the live experience over the past few years – although ‘hats off’ to the Coulsdon & Purley Festival for keeping going via Zoom and YouTube for 2020 and 2021.
All of which made the Coulsdon and Purley Festival this year particularly special and it was a real treat to be present and to be able to hand out dozens of cups and awards to so many local young people.
The event on Saturday was the culmination of many sessions hosted by the Festival since March across a number of local venues and featured some 1215 outstanding speech, drama and musical contributions.
As a Sanderstead councillor, along with my Ward colleagues, I have in recent years been delighted to support this wonderful charity which has been going since 1944 – that’s a very long time!
The rest of the speech can be found on Lynne's blog:
https://www.croydonconservatives.com/news/sanderstead-hosts-coulsdon-purley-festival-prize-giving
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AWARD WINNERS AT THE CONCERT AND PRIZEGIVING ON 23rd APRIL 2022
CHORAL SECTION AWARD WINNERS
STRINGS SECTION AWARD WINNERS
WOODWIND, BRASS AND ENSEMBLE SECTION WINNERS
LONG SERVICE AWARD PRESENTED TO MARION LEA - VOCAL ACCOMPANIST, pictured with Nathan Hempsey (Chairman) and Lucy Vine ( a regular Vocal entrant)
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VOCAL SECTION AWARD WINNERS
PIANOFORTE SECTION AWARD WINNERS
SPEECH AND DRAMA AWARD WINNERS
WINNER OF THE HERVEY ALAN CUP FOR OUTSTANDING MUSICIANSHIP PICTURED WITH ADJUDICATORS ADRIAN GOSS AND TOM ELLIOT
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MESSAGES FROM PARTICIPANTS:
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Of all the music festivals, Coulsdon and Purley is my absolute favourite. It is organised so well. All the staff are very welcoming and the atmosphere is so friendly and unintimidating. My pupils learn how to perform not just from the excellent adjudicators, but from watching each other. They get better every year - as does the Festival. 'A' enjoyed playing in front of such an encouraging audience. Thank you so much! Just to say a HUGE thank you for yesterday's concert and ceremony - it was so lovely to come and hear all the amazingly talented performers, and special for 'F' and 'L' to play a small part. A lot of work to put on - so thanks for all you do :-) Many thanks indeed for all your efforts with the woodwind/brass section this weekend. We all had a thoroughly enjoyable time watching the various performances and particularly the high calibre oboist, ‘VW’. What a treat! I thought the clarinettist was particularly good too. The overall quality of performances in the Pianoforte class of 8/9 year olds was phenomenal. With our sincere thanks to the adjudicator and your fellow volunteers for a very enjoyable, musical weekend! |
Thank you so much for giving 'L' the opportunity to play today. He loved it! It was wonderful! |
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