2025 Edinburgh Music Competition Festival
Dates and Entry
The Syllabus is now available online as well as in music shops round the city:
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2025 Festival Syllabus [PDF, 9.3 Mb]
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Online entry
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Online entry for the main Festival is now open. For all classes apart from the Concerto Class, we use the RunMyFestival system. To enter, look up the class you want to enter in the Syllabus above and make a note of the class number. Then, search for the class to enter and pay:
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Online entry for the Concerto Class is has a seperate form - please note we suggest you complete this by 16 November. Due to the increasing popularity of this class, online the first 50 received and approved entries will be accepted.
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Key dates
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Closing date for entries: 30 November 2024​
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Concerto Class First Round: Friday, 17 and Saturday, 18 January 2025​
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Main Festival: Tuesday, 4 to Sunday, 16 March 2025​
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Choir Day: Thursday, 6 March 2025​
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Final Evening "Highlights" Concert and Concerto Final: Sunday, 16 March 2025​
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St Giles' at Six Recital: Sunday, 6 April 2025
About the Festival
The Festival is an annual event for amateur musicians of all ages. We offer competitive and non-competitive classes for instrumentalists, singers and ensembles to perform their pieces in a friendly environment. All our classes are overseen by a specialist adjudicator who provides supportive feedback on the performance.
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