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INSTRUMENTAL Division updates! We have corrected the venue discrepancy for the afternoon session of March 14. The venue is Cornerstone Christian School in Emo. The program has now been corrected and posted to the website. As well, we have a new adjudicator for the Instrumental Division. We welcome Nathan Poole of Winnipeg to our Festival …

Due to the inclement weather the RRDFPA English Drama performances scheduled for the evening of Wednesday April 2 have been moved to the evening of Thursday April 3. We will still be starting at 6pm at the Knox United Church.

Also, due to the inclement weather and the cancellation of buses for Thursday April 3, …

Admission to the Festival competition performances is $3 per session for each person over the age of five. A session is a morning, afternoon, or evening performance group. This year, you have the option to pay the admission fee with your debit or credit card using our new Square Terminal. Of course, cash is always …

“Does is cost anything to attend the Festival to watch the performances?”
YES!! We do collect an Admission Fee at the door for each Festival session. The cost is $3 per session for each audience member aged 5 and up. A “session” is a group of performances in the morning, afternoon or evening. We frequently …

We are excited to introduce our 2025 Adjudicators to you. They include Alyssa Hildebrand (Vocal), Lee Houghton-Stewart (Piano), and Karen Barg (Instrumental) from Manitoba as well as locals Anne Carradice (French Drama and Speech Arts), Catherine Bruyere (English Drama and Speech Arts) and Robert Horton Gaa-aazhide-gikinoo’amaaged (Anishinaabemowin Drama and Speech Arts). Please see the full …

The 2025 programs are now available.  There is a separate program for each division of the festival – vocal, drama, instrumental and piano.  The programs list all the competitions in chronological order.  You can find them on the “Schedule” page.  The venue for each session is also listed on the Schedule page.  Results …

Please note that we are now hosting the Instrumental Division competition on Monday April 14. …

Don’t delay! Checkout our newly revised 2024 Syllabus and get your Festival Entries in by Friday March 1! You can submit electronic entry forms for soloists, duets, and even classroom groups or download and print the traditional (paper) forms. And don’t forget they we now accept EFT payments for all entries. See the details on …

We have updated our syllabus as of January 31 2024. Please use class names and numbers from this new syllabus and not from an old syllabus. All changes made were to reflect changes made in late 2023 to the AMAF Provincial syllabus. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!…

Please review this important addendum to our Syllabus regarding Vocal Accompaniment. We are attempting to make it easier to find accompaniment for young singers, while still being in compliance with the rules of the AMAF. Questions may be sent to our email account rrdist.festival@gmail.com…