2026 Programme
N° 03 — Schedule

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September 2026 · The Rise, Maylands

Sixteen days of Festival Sessions across piano, strings, voice, instrumental, and speech and drama, followed by two Winners' Concerts in October. Here's where and when everything happens.

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A tenor mid-phrase during a Festival Session, warmly lit against a dark stage curtain.
Festival SessionsThe Rise, Maylands
A soprano takes her bow beside a grand piano during a Festival Session.
Festival Sessions

The Rise, Maylands

5–20 September 2026

Every category performs across the Sessions: piano, strings, voice, instrumental, and speech and drama, each adjudicated with qualified, personal feedback. The full running order for each day is printed in the official Festival Programme, not published online.

Venue
The Rise, Maylands
Dates
Saturday 5 – Sunday 20 September 2026
Categories
Piano, strings, voice, instrumental, speech & drama
An adjudicator presents a medallion and certificate to a junior entrant, fellow entrants waiting alongside.
Winners' Concerts

Wellington Room, Morley Recreation Centre

10–11 October 2026

The Festival closes with two Winners' Concerts, one for Juniors and one for Seniors, each on its own evening, where medallions, trophies and certificates are presented.

Juniors
Saturday 10 October 2026
Seniors
Sunday 11 October 2026
Venue
Wellington Room, Morley Recreation Centre
On Offer

Five categories,
one Festival.

Piano01
Strings02
Voice03
Instrumental04
Speech & Drama05
$5.00
Festival Programme

Print only, on the day

The complete running order for every session lives in the printed Festival Programme, sold at The Rise throughout the Festival Sessions. It isn't distributed online, so pick up a copy when you arrive.