Young Musician Gala Concert 2016

This  year’s event is rapidly approaching  and is on Sunday  April 24^th  and once  again is at the Robert Ludlam Theatre Derby  commencing at 19.00 :

Tickets are now on sale , however due to the expansion of the District and limited capacity of the theatre  it’s no longer practical to distribute to clubs on ‘sale or return. For the first time they’re being sold to order  on a ‘first come first served’ basis ,so to buy for your club, please contact John Hall ( Amber Valley) preferably by email at jehall@talktalk.net  or by phone on 01773 540001

Performer Nominations : As the date rapidly approaches we need your nominations as  quickly as possible  which need to be on the  nomination form you can find  together with any other information you may need  on the website at   YOUNG MUSICIAN NOMINATION FORM . If  though your club is still in the process  of selection it will  help in planning if you could advise Terry  Clay (Melbourne)  accordingly that a nomination  is  pending . Contact him at clay42@btinternet.com  or on 01509 672057

Stop Press! Performing on the evening as a guest  will be Benammi Swift who enthralled  last year’s audience with his stunning versatility  on the  melodeon . This year’s performance  comes just 4 days before Benammi  appears at the annual BBC Folk Awards  held at the Royal  Albert  Hall  on Wed April 27^th . Benammi has been nominated as a finalist in the category ‘BBC Radio Young Folk Award’ .Broadcast live on the night  on both BBC iPlayer and Red Button  plus on Radio 2 , Benammi will perform live during the interval with the other three nominees in his category and we  wish him all the luck that his talent deserves