ONE of the oldest and most highly regarded events of its kind in the UK, Southampton Festival of Music and Drama 2014 will continue to hit the high notes this year.
The event, which first began in 1926, will get under way at Thornden Hall this weekend.
Hundreds of talented children and adults will be judged over the next ten days on performances in everything from bands to brass and pianos to percussion.
A host of schools will get involved in the choir contest and vocal, speech and drama, guitar and chairman’s classes also take place ahead of a spectacular concert finale for all the winners.
- All the winners from the first week of competition will be listed in next week’s Your Entertainment.
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