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INSPIRATION THROUGH PERFORMANCE

​    COULSDON & PURLEY FESTIVAL  ​

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      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 to all our Friends and Supporters,
The curtain has now come down on the Coulsdon and Purley Festival for another year. We can look back on a most successful event, with a near-record number of participants, and a wonderfully high standard of performance across all sections. The prize-winners concert was a great advertisement for the Festival, with a programme both of great variety and high quality. Congratulations to all involved.  
Now, we on the committee can draw breath, and begin planning for our 82nd Festival next year. We look forward to seeing you all then, and in the meantime, do keep in touch with us through this website, and our usual social media platforms. And always remember...... 

Nothing beats live performance!! 



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2025 AWARDS

2025 GALLERY



UPCOMING FESTIVAL EVENTS
​FOR YOUR DIARY


​Julian Chan - winner of the 2022 Piano Concerto Class will play the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1  with the Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra by kind invitation of their conductor, Dominic Grier on ​          Saturday 7th June 2025 7:30pm

CONGRATULATIONS ON A VERY FINE

PERFORMANCE!



​Firoze Madon 
- winner of the 2023 Piano Concerto Class - will play the Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Russell Keable 
and the Kensington Symphony Orchestra at Cadogan Hall on ​                     Monday 30th June 2025 7:30pm
https://kso.org.uk/event/concert-at-cadogan-hall-copy/ 

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FRIDAY 10th October 2025 1:15pm
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Lunchtime Recital at
St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street EC4Y 8AU
​given by the winners of the 2025 Festival Advanced Recital classes in the Strings and Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, Ensemble sections.


Nirvana Che-Lai - violin
Verity Burcombe - bassoon
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THE

​MINOLA KIRBY CUP
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2025 award winners,
Amy and Andrew Yick,
​with Roy Ng who won the same award with his brother in 1983! 


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THE COULSDON AND PURLEY CUP FOR SPEECH AND DRAMA - Write a Poem WINNER
AISHWARYA KOTA
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Winning Poems in the Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 Write a Poem Classes
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https://youtu.be/Z9adJF4CRhM   
To view this short Video about the work of BIFF (The British and International Federation of Festivals) click on the link above.



HOW YOU CAN

HELP THE

FESTIVAL TO

CONTINUE ITS

SUCCESS AND

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  • VOLUNTEERING - help with stewarding and catering - we would be grateful for help even if it is for one session of approximately 3 hours.                                                                Contact [email protected]

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