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Vocal Classes

Saturday, 22 March 2025 - Sunday, 23 March 2025

Venue: Delrow Community Hall, Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Watford, WD25 8DJ

Adjudicators: 

Kristy Swift

Kristy Swift 


Kristy trained as a pianist and singer in Australia, and relocated to the United Kingdom after winning Australia’s largest and most prestigious award for opera singers, the Herald Sun Aria. She began teaching in 1994 at the Encore Music School in Brisbane, Australia, and has since taught singing and piano privately and in several secondary schools in Australia and the United Kingdom.

As an opera singer, Kristy has performed solo roles with numerous companies and orchestras, including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the London Symphony Orchestra, the MDR Orchestra at the Leipzig Gewandhaus, and for the Wexford, Buxton and Iford festivals, among many others. Her solo vocals are also on the soundtrack of the Hollywood remake of “The Magnificent Seven”.

When not performing and teaching, Kristy is a freelance adjudicator, and an examiner for the ABRSM.

 

VOCAL SECTION
  • A very warm welcome to the Vocal section- Please don't hestitate to get in touch if you have any questions – fiona@watfordfestival.co.uk
  • Most classes are for children up to the age of 18. There are Open classes for adults and children aged 16+

Vocal solo 'classical' type, accompanied song
  • Please be sure to sing the correct songs for your class(es). Classical style accompanied pieces for classes B1-B6. Musical theatre or film for classes B7-12 etc. There are no classes for Pop songs.
B1 Vocal solo - School Year 3 and under 3 mins £13.00
B2 Vocal solo - School Year 4 and 5 3 mins £13.00
B3 Vocal solo - School Year 6 and 7 4 mins £14.00
B4 Vocal solo - School Year 8 and 9 4 mins £14.00
B5 Vocal solo - School Year 10 and 11 5 mins £15.00
B6 Vocal solo - School Year 12 and 13 5 mins £15.00
B7 Song from a Music Theatre Show or Film - School Year 2 and under 3 mins £13.00
B8 Song from a Music Theatre Show or Film - School Year 3 and 4 4 mins £14.00
B9 Song from a Music Theatre Show or Film - School Year 5 and 6 5 mins £15.00
B10 Song from a Music Theatre Show or Film - School Year 7 and 8 5 mins £15.00
B11 Song from a Music Theatre Show or Film - School Year 9 and 10 5 mins £15.00
B12 Song from a Music Theatre Show or Film - School Year 11, 12 and 13 5 mins £15.00
B13 Unaccompanied Folksong (any language) age 16 and under 4 mins £14.00
B14 Song with Religious Text - School Year 8 and under 4 mins £14.00
B15 Song with Religious Text - School Year 9-13 5 mins £15.00
B16 Vocal Duet - age 16 and under 5 mins £15.00
B17 Set Piece Class - The Path to the Moon - Eric Thiman 3 mins £13.00

OPEN CLASSES - For adults and children aged 16+
  • Please time your songs carefully and make sure you do not exceed the time limit. When there is a time limit specified your performance will be judged only to that point and may be terminated.
  • Please bring 2 copies of the music on the day. One MUST be an original copy, the other may be a photocopy that is destroyed after the performance. The accompanist and the adjudicator both need a copy of the music.
  • Any questions most welcome - please get in touch: fiona@watfordfestival.co.uk
B18 Open - Vocal Duet Class 5 mins £17.00
B19 Open - Classical Song by a British composer 5 mins £15.00
B20 Open - Classical Class (May include: Lieder/French Song/ Opera/Oratorio) 5 mins £15.00
B21 Open - Musical Theatre Show or Film 5 mins £15.00
B22 Open - Recital Class (Up to 4 pieces , to create suitable recital) 15 mins £28.00