Inverness Festival Association
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The Inverness Music Festival is run by a team of dedicated volunteers,
We are a charity registered in Scotland SC013357 These include:
. There is no paid staff.
There are competitive classes throughout the Festival, which cover a large number of disciplines. Vocal : This comprises both solo singing and choirs for, amongst others, Opera, Operetta, Art song, Barbershop, Hymns, Psalms and Folk Songs.
. Instrumental : All Brass, Woodwind, Keyboard, Piano, and Stringed Instruments, solo or ensemble. Also includes composition.
. Speech : This comprises both solo and choral classes for Prose reading, Poetry, Debating, Drama and Composition.
. Gaelic : All speech, solo singing and choir classes.
. Scottish : This includes poetry, speech, singing, dance, and all Scottish instrumentals. There are seventy five trophies, shields and cups awarded at various classes, as well as six levels of certificate. The competitive element of the Festival culminates with the prestigious Curtis Craig Competition, the winner of which receives the Curtis Craig Trophy; and the Elizabeth Davis competition with winner receiving Elizabeth Davis Trophy. All the classes throughout the Festival are open to the public. Membership of the Association is open to anyone interested in promoting the aims of the Festival and there is a committee to coordinate the Festival. An executive group of five core members carry out the organisation of the Festival. The Committee can call on a further sixty volunteers to act as stewards, chairmen etc during the run of the Festival. Usually about sixteen adjudicators are employed throughout the ten days of the festival. In order to meet the costs of running the Music Festival various grants are applied for, as well as class sponsorship, advertising revenue, competition entry fees, venue entrance fees, and membership.
📣 AGM/ FESTIVAL UPDATE 2026-2027 📣
Hi everyone,
I’m pleased to announce that tonight I was re-elected to the role of Chairperson of the Inverness Festival Association by a unanimous vote 🙂 I’m delighted the committee have placed their trust in me once again again to be continuing in this role and keep leading the festival going forward! 🤩
Also, pleased to announce all of our other roles tonight, some of which are new roles created to continue strengthening what we do:
Chair/assistant Festival Organiser: Jason McClurg
Vice-chair/Festival Organiser: Samara Hodi
Treasurer: Angus Bethune, nominated in absentia but tbc at next committee meeting
Secretary: Munro Ross
Trophies Secretary: Amanda James
Friends Secretary and Committee Contact: Mary Dormer
Volunteers Secretaries: Moira Leslie and Mhairi Ross
Facilities Secretary: Nellie McClurg
🔉New roles created tonight:
Contracts Secretary: Mhairi Ross
Church Representatives/Ambassadors: Andy Bryer, Janet Bryer, Irene McCulloch or any other designated member of the church leadership team
Festival Materials Organiser: Carolyn Edees
New committee member: Trish Robertson, unanimous vote to accept by all committee. 🎵
All members above are committee members, automatically making them friends of the festival and all have voting rights in line with our constitution/guidelines. 🙂
What happens next? The planning for 2027 is already well underway!
🗓️ Tonight we provisionally set the dates for the 2027 Festival, but these will be shared once they have been fully confirmed/finalised
💰 Funding applications have been written and will be submitted by the end of the month
📝 The syllabus will start being written and completed in the next couple of months
I will do my best to keep this page updated as we go forward!
Here’s to the next year! 🎵🎭🎼🎤🎬🏆
Jason 😃
16/07/2026
AGM ZOOM LINK
I have popped the link below for anyone wanting to join our AGM starting at 7pm ☺️
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85239384638?pwd=1TCNxIBJxzFH3wfHMDWGqtUy41CPrn.1
Alternatively you can use the details below as well:
Meeting ID: 852 3938 4638
Passcode: 586034
Jason 🙂
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15/07/2026
AGM TOMORROW NIGHT
Just a reminder that we will be holding our postponed AGM on zoom tomorrow night starting at 7pm.
I will share the link here shortly before, if you would like to request the link privately, please just get in touch using the festival gmail ☺️
Also, if you’d like to come and join our committee we would love to see some new faces! Feel free to give me a message on this page if you’d be interested!
The agenda for the AGM is below:
1. Welcome and Apologies
2. Minutes of last AGM
3. Chairpersons report
4. Treasurers report
5. Election of office bearers
6. Date of next AGM
Following the AGM there will be a short committee meeting to review the 2026 festival and begin planning for 2027.
Many thanks,
Jason ☺️🎵
11/06/2026
🔈AGM TONIGHT CANCELLED 🔈
Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel our AGM that was due to take place tonight. ☹️
We will reschedule it to either be held on Zoom or in person before the end of August. I will post details of this on Facebook once we finalise a date. Apologies for any inconvenience this may chase.
Jason ☺️
10/05/2026
🎼 GOLSPIE MÒD 🎼
Sharing on behalf of one of our wonderful adjudicators from this year’s festival! If you would like to enter the Golspie Mòd, please see the details and links below! 🎶
The Caithness & Sutherland local Mòd will be held in Golspie High School on June 6th.
Here is the syllabus. Please remember entries and spectating are free - so encourage everyone to come and enjoy themselves:
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0b5nHFbEHb9bqe4GV23zuRZiw
The Online entry form is here:
https://forms.gle/xRrnLikf4UUATRGq7
If you would prefer to enter via email or post, please see all info on the syllabus. Thanks
Golspie Mòd 2026 Entry Form Mὸd Ionadail Ghallaibh is Chataibh Caithness & Sutherland local Mòd, Golspie Saturday 6th June 2026
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