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Have you recently posted as a BIFF festival, adjudicator, or festival participant?

We are now inviting our followers to add us as collaborators, meaning that your post will be shown to our community — allowing more people to celebrate your fantastic achievements!

You can do this by editing your posts and adding us as a collaborator. This will then send us an invite to accept! by @federationoffestivals

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4 months ago

Are you taking part in a festival in the next few weeks or months?

We love to see photographs and videos from our festivals — please tag us in your posts that that we can see what you've been up to!

We will put these up on our stories so that we can show our followers our fantastic participants.

Just make sure that you have the permission of the subjects and photographer before you post📸 by @federationoffestivals

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8 months ago

We are delighted to announce that Vivienne Redford will take over from Rebecca Vines as the new Speech & Drama Chair.

Having served on the Adjudicators' Council since 2017, Vivienne will bring both her wealth of knowledge and commitment to BIFF to the role and we look forward to continuing to work closely with her. by @federationoffestivals

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12 hours ago

Check out the next part of our chat with Tom Haydney, the Marketing and Product Manager at @kawaipianosuk. Here he discusses the importance of the partnership between Kawai and BIFF!

"Supporting live performance opportunities is a priority for Kawai, and given the cuts in school budgets for music, these opportunities are more precious than ever for young musicians.

As BIFF’s official piano partner, Kawai is delighted to be able to offer member festivals support towards sourcing quality pianos for their events.

Kawai understand the needs of each festival can vary, so they try to find bespoke packages to offer support where required. Festivals can get in touch with us directly to discuss their needs."

Are you a festival interested in Kawai support? Let us know at info@federationoffestivals.org.uk! by @federationoffestivals

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a day ago

Do you have some good news? We would love to hear it!

If you have some content that you would like featured in our newsletter and on the 'News & Events' section of our website, then let us know by emailing us at info@federationoffestivals.org.uk, putting 'News' in the subject line.

Please make sure you have permission from the photographer and subject(s) before sending us any photographs. by @federationoffestivals

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4 days ago

Please join us in welcoming Ros Taylor as the new Speech and Drama Representative on the Adjudicators' Council. Ros replaces Rebecca Vines who has stepped down from the AC to take up her position on the Board of Trustees.

A BIFF adjudicator since 2018, Ros brings with her extensive experience as an educator working across diverse learning demographics and a deep understanding of how Speech and Drama can empower individuals, strengthen communities and elevate artistic standards.

Ros is excited about the opportunity to work closely with the BIFF community, support her colleagues and to contribute to the continued advancement of the Federation’s mission, ensuring that our shared standards remain strong, progressive, and inclusive. by @federationoffestivals

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5 days ago

With festival season coming up once again, it's time to add your festival to our website, so that people can find it on our Events Calendar!

You can do this by going to the Member Dashboard, selecting 'Add upcoming event', and adding all of the details before hitting 'Save'. by @federationoffestivals

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6 days ago

Not long to go until Conference now — check out some highlights of the upcoming weekend below!

- Discipline-specific breakout and performance sessions in Music, Dance and Speech & Drama

- Reaching out to bridge the gap – how festival outreach can increase festival engagement and increase inclusion

- An update on Child Licensing at festivals by Ed Magee, the Licensing Team Manager from the London Borough of Camden and Chair of the NNCEE

- Storytelling in Dance: A look at Narrative Dance at Festivals

- ‘Are you sitting comfortably?’ - Alexander Technique with Jonathon Heather by @federationoffestivals

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7 days ago

We were lucky enough to have a chat with Tom Haydney, the Marketing and Product Manager at @kawaipianosuk. Check out the first in a series of posts about Kawai and its partnership with BIFF!

"Kawai has specialised in piano craft since it was founded in 1927, making 2027 a very exciting milestone!

As Kawai remain a family led company, its founder’s objectives of building the worlds finest pianos shapes Kawai’s approach of using revolutionary new materials and features.

With Kawai’s expertise in acoustic pianos, specialist technicians went on to design and build Kawai’s highly realistic digital and hybrid pianos based on decades of traditional acoustic experience and artist feedback.

Like Kawai’s acoustic pianos, these all centre around what matters most to the pianist, touch and tone." by @federationoffestivals

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8 days ago

We are delighted to welcome a new accompanist member to BIFF, Arnaldo Cogorno!

Arnaldo is a pianist and music teacher from Venezuela. He brings over eight years of experience performing solo and ensemble music, teaching, coaching, and conducting in different institutions in the UK.

To learn more about him and get in touch, visit the 'Adjudicator & Accompanist Directory' on our website! by @federationoffestivals

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11 days ago

It's two weeks to go until the deadline for this round of Adjudicator Applications!

Please note that fully completed applications and references must be received before 1st October to be considered.

Visit 'Join Us' on our website for more information. by @federationoffestivals

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13 days ago

It's less than one month to go until Conference, and the BIFF team are busy making the last preparations for what will be a fantastic event!

Still haven't booked your place? Don't worry, it's not too late! But don't delay, as bookings won't be open for much longer!

You can book your place by visiting the 'News' section of our website. by @federationoffestivals

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13 days ago