Festival Details

Huddersfield Mrs Sunderland Festival

About

The Huddersfield Mrs Sunderland Festival, being one of the most prestigious in the North of England, attracts performers from all parts of the United Kingdom, eager to have their talent adjudicated and encouraged by specialist adjudicators. Workshops for specialist groups are complemented by over 120 classes for vocals, instrumentals, choirs, speech and drama. The venue for the event is Huddersfield Town Hall, with many classes being held in its magnificent Concert Hall. Indeed it is in this wonderful setting that the Last Night Concert is held on the final evening, when we are entertained by some of the best talent from the whole festival.
The festival hosts a national young musician of the year contest with prizes of £1000,£500 and £300 and this attracts brilliant performers from all over the country. It is heavily oversubscribed.
In addition to giving the opportunity to perform, the Festival each year incorporates themed Workshops where invited experts lead workshops for special needs children, key stage two children, adult singers and music for the brain. These Workshops are often the culmination of work undertaken prior to the Festival. The recently introduced Toddler Workshop and Festival Dance Showcase truly allows us to describe our festival as a Performing Arts Festival.