Bursaries

The Festival supports the European Youth Summer Music School which is held each summer at
Haileybury College in Hertfordshire.
Bursaries have been provided to promising young festival performers through the generosity of
Music:Link as well as one funded directly by the Festival.

We also provide a Festival Bursary to enable one of our young Speech and Drama performers
to attend a summer school at Uppingham.

Festival Bursary winners are selected by the relevant committee and
the Music Committee recommends further performers for consideration by
Music:Link for their bursaries.
Winners are announced at the Festival Concert.

Marking System

Festival Adjudicators follow the marking system recommended by the
British and International Federation of Festivals:

       75-77        Fair.                       A performance limited in its communication
       78-80        Moderate.               A performance showing development of technique and/or communication
       81-83        Merit.                     A capable performance showing some artistic appreciation and/or technical ability
       84-86        Commended.           A convincing performance technically and artistically
       87-89        Distinction.             An excellent performance technically and artistically
       90+          Outstanding.           An exceptional performance both technically and artistically

Certificates are awarded for first, second and third placed performers achieving
a minimum of 81 marks in each class

Where trophies are assigned to classes, they will only be awarded where the winning
mark is at least 84.