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Welcome to the Wensleydale Tournament of Music and Speech
Our competitive Festival of music and the spoken word was founded in Leyburn, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire in 1898, by the Hon. Lucien Orde-Powlett, son of Lord Bolton.
The Festival has been held in March or April each year with the objective of encouraging the study, performance and appreciation of good music and literature and to afford competitors the opportunity of having their performance marked by professional adjudicators.
Our adjudicators are all accredited by the British and International Federation of Festivals and have many years of experience from festivals across the country and beyond, and often comment on the relaxed friendly atmosphere and high standard of performance throughout our Festival.
Young competitors from Aysgarth School
The Hon. Lucien Orde-Powlett
Even if you can’t perform in one of our classes, you are more than welcome to be part of the audience – parents, grandparents, friends, neighbours and anyone else who enjoys seeing talented performers taking to the stage, will be entertained and delighted at the talentthe local area has to offer. Please do come along and support our Festivalso we can carry on giving performance opportunitiesto future generations.
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