- INSPIRATION THROUGH PERFORMANCE
COULSDON & PURLEY FESTIVAL
The Coulsdon and Purley Festival is affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech.
Registered Charity No: 1037897 The Coulsdon and Purley Festival aims to provide opportunities to advance, promote and encourage generally and by means of competition, a platform for public performances encompassing all ages. PRESIDENT Russell Keable BA MMus |
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CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
Greetings and Salutations, The green light is on, and the 2026 Festival is now open for accepting entries. In fact a few have already arrived. Take a look at our website, and at the wide choice of classes across all the sections. The venues are outstanding, and we have engaged some fine and highly regarded adjudicators. Send in your entries now and beat the rush! We are aiming for another record number of entries, and to further enhance our position as one of the finest festivals in the area. We look forward to seeing you all in March. |
2026 SYLLABUS AVAILABLE FROM HERE
ENTRIES INTO THE 2026 FESTIVAL ARE NOW CLOSED.
We look forward to seeing you at the Festival in March
ENTRIES INTO THE 2026 FESTIVAL ARE NOW CLOSED.
We look forward to seeing you at the Festival in March
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UPCOMING FESTIVAL EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY Eden Agranat Meged, winner of the 2024 Piano Concerto Class, will be playing with the Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Dominic Grier on Sunday 7th June 2026 at 3pm in the Worthing Assembly Hall. He will be playing Variations Symphoniques by C Franck and Piano Concerto No 27 in B-flat major by W A Mozart Sherri Lunn, winner of the 2025 Piano Concerto Class, will be playing with the Orchestra of St John's with John Lubbock conducting on 19th September at 7pm at
Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire She will be playing Schumann Concerto in A minor op.54 ACCOMPANIST NEWS
We sadly say goodbye to Melanie Jones, who has been the instrumental accompanist for the Coulsdon and Purley Festival for many years. We wish her every success in her continuing studies and future career, and offer our heartfelt thanks for her superb accompanying, her encouraging support to our musicians and unfailing commitment to the Festival. We are pleased to welcome Hara Kostogianni, Jonathan Musgrave and Sophie Warwick, who will join Annabel Thwaite as the official Festival Accompanists for the upcoming Festival. The Coulsdon and Purley Festival is most fortunate to benefit from the expertise and professionalism of these four highly experienced musicians. 
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To view this short Video about the work of BIFF (The British and International Federation of Festivals) click on the link above.
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