Registration closes Feb. 15 for the upcoming Kiwanis Kelowna Music Festival, which has announced exciting new changes this year.
The festival, to take place in May, has added a classical guitar festival, with recording artist, radio personality, and guitar virtuoso Alan Rinehart as the adjudicator.
Other changes include the expansion of the popular voice festival, with new classes such as the self-accompanied song class where performers can accompany themselves on piano or guitar.
The composition festival this year includes contemporary and classical voice compositions.
“We’ve had great support from the incredible music teachers in Kelowna and beyond in rewriting the syllabus and we hope the festival will continue to grow and adapt into the future,” said Vernon musician Marv Machura, who is the Kiwanis festival’s executive director. “This year’s syllabus revision is all about making the festival more current and relevant, exciting and fun.”
This will be the 89th consecutive year for the festival, which is open to all amateur performers. All festival concerts and recitals are free and open to the public, with the exception of the gala concert May 14.
The 2015 syllabus is available as a free PDF download from the festival website, www.kelownakiwanisfestival.com, and in paper form at select locations across Kelowna and the Okanagan.
Registration must be done online through the festival website.
For more information, contact Machura at the festival office at 250-860-5033 or e-mail kmfest@telus.net.
