EALING FESTIVAL
Registered charity no. 280124
Pianoforte
9/10 and 16/17 May
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Section leader: Gill Rowley
Email: glrowley@gmail.com​​
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Entry deadline: 21 March 2026
Venue: St Mary's Church, Perivale Lane, UB6 8SS.
It is close to Western Avenue (A40), near the Hoover Building, but on the opposite side of the road.
The church is at the end of Perivale Lane, off Argyle Road, on the right-hand side of the road, opposite the Premier Inn, about 70 yards down a cycle path.
There is ample free parking on Perivale Lane, or, in case of difficulty, in the Golf Club car park at the end of the Lane.
The church is a 10-minute walk from Perivale tube station (Central line), via a footbridge over Western Avenue. Buses to the church include nos. 95 (along Western Avenue), and 297 and E5 (along Argyle Road).
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Adjudicator 2026:
Anthony Williams MMus GRSM DipRAM ARAM (9/10 May) and Graeme Humphries ARAM (16/17 May)
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Accompanist: There is no official accompanist.
Competitors who require an accompanist should make their own arrangements
How to Enter
Entry forms are now available on Google: https://forms.gle/4DLZPqgFiN4YDdR46.
Note that there is a special form for use by piano teachers: https://forms.gle/LpWpzimfbBAtf3Vb6
Once the form is completed, you have ‘sent’ it to the Festival. A copy will be automatically generated and sent to the email address provided.
Pay the entry fee online by bank transfer, stating surname of entrant and section entered (Piano) in the reference.
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Bank transfers can be made to Ealing Festival, Lloyds Bank, Account no 03767002, Sort code 30 9282, using competitor’s surname and section name as reference: e.g. SmithPiano
Cheques/postal orders should be made payable to EALING FESTIVAL and sent with the entry form to the section leader.
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PLEASE CONTACT SECTION LEADER AT EMAIL ADDRESS IN SYLLABUS IF YOUR ENTRY IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED WITHIN A WEEK.
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​Please send a separate payment for each section (Piano, Instrumental) entered.
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Concerto award:
Ealing Festival, working with Ealing Symphony Orchestra, presents an annual Concerto Award for which concerto class winners from the Pianoforte and Instrumental sections compete.
The winner performs a concerto with Ealing Symphony Orchestra in its next season.
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If you are new to Ealing Festival…
Teachers, parents and performers, please take note of the following.
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Read the festival regulations at the front of the Syllabus and the start of your section, and also the Child Protection Policy at the back
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Notifications of class dates and times are sent out by email 2–3 weeks prior to the festival
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Check your venue in advance: different sections are held at different locations
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Plan to arrive 10 minutes before the start of the class in which you are due to play. If you go to the wrong venue you could miss your class. Also, latecomers disrupt the classes and disturb the adjudicators
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With the exception of performers and anyone in charge of a large group of performers, audience members need to buy an entry ticket on the day. Programmes listing all performers are available at each venue for a small charge
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Please provide a copy of the music for the adjudicator
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Note that no photography, recording or filming is allowed during festival sessions
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Stay until the end of your class and listen to the adjudication. The adjudicator will advise on how performances could be improved, sometimes with demonstrations, and present medals and awards as appropriate
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Pick up your certificate, mark sheet and music after your class – they cannot be posted on afterwards
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If you win a trophy, the performer or a parent/guardian must sign a receipt for it and the trophy must be returned in good time for the following year’s festival (see syllabus regulations at the start of each section).
Piano Section Regulations
1 Entries must be made on the official entry forms and submitted with the appropriate fee. No entry will be accepted without full payment of fees.
2 Competitors are required to provide copies of ‘own choice’ pieces for the Adjudicator (photocopies are allowed for this purpose only and are destroyed after the day’s sessions).
3 Competitors must observe stated time limits.
4 In Concerto, Exhibition and Bach sections competitors may enter only one class in each section.
5 No entrant may perform the same piece in more than one class.
6 Unless otherwise stated (as, for example, in Exhibition classes) only one piece may be played in each class.
7 In the event of any class being over-subscribed, it may at the Section Leader’s discretion be split into two and the two classes run consecutively.