Ayrshire Music Festival
Established in 1912
87th Ayrshire Music Festival – 10th to 23rd March 2012
Affiliated to the British & International Federation of Festivals for Music Dance and Speech
Patron: Her Majesty The Queen
The Ayrshire Music Festival aims to
• Represent the range of performing arts locally
• Raise the quality of performance
• Create the performers and informed audiences of the future
The object is not to gain a prize, or defeat a rival; but to pace one another on the road to excellence.
Sir Walford Davies
Latest News
Out Now – Official Programme of the
2012 Ayrshire Music Festival!
The Official Programme of the 2012 Ayrshire Music Festival is now available to buy, priced £2.
You can purchase your copy from:
Ayr Professional
33 Sandgate
Ayr
KA7 1BG
The programme contains full details of the times, venues, competitors and prizes to be awarded for each competition.
2012 Festival Dates Announced
The 87th Ayrshire Music Festival will take place from Saturday 10th March – Friday 23rd March 2012.
| Competition | Dates | Venues |
|---|---|---|
| Music | 13th – 23rd March 2012 | Ayr Town Hall |
| Dance | 10th March 2012 | Walker Hall, Troon |
| Speech & Drama | 12th – 13th March 2012 | Ayr Baptist Church Centre |
| Piping | 10th March 2012 | Newton Wallacetown Church Halls |
2012 Festival Class Timetable (Music)
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2012 Festival Class Timetable (Speech & Drama)
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Syllabus Available Now
Click to view the Ayrshire Music Festival syllabus online.
James MacMillan CBE to Adjudicate Final Concert
The Ayrshire Music Festival is delighted to announce that one of today's most successful living composers, James MacMillan CBE, will be adjudicating the Final Concert of the 2012 Ayrshire Music Festival. James MacMillan was born in Kilwinning in 1959 and lived in Cumnock until 1977. As a pupil at Cumnock Academy, James MacMillan competed in the Ayrshire Music Festival in 1973.
New Classes for 2012
There are lots of new classes for 2012 – click here to find out more!
Ayrshire Music Festival on Facebook
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