The deadline for registration at the Guyana Musical Arts Festival is April 5; the festival will be held from April 29 to May 4.
A release from the festival office said that under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, the Guyana Music Teachers Association, the Woodside Choirs International and the Lutheran Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, the festival will allow participants of all ages to compete in over 40 categories to showcase their talent.
The competition will include vocal solos, duets and choirs, verse speaking, dramatic poetry, musical instruments solos and duets. Music will include classical, gospel, soul, folk pieces and songs from shows.
The adjudicators will be Donald Ryan, Marilynda Lynch of the USA and Dr Joyce Jonas.
The first festival was held in 1952 and it was on an annual schedule until 1975 when it was replaced by Guyfesta. It was resuscitated by the Woodside Choir in 1992 as part of its 40th anniversary observances.
Prospective participants in this year’s festival must uplift entry forms and register with the festival office, at 221 Charlotte Street, between Oronoque and New Garden Streets, Bourda.
For further information they can contact the Guyana Musical Arts Festival office on telephone numbers 226-3052 or 223-1069.
