The Cariboo Festival is fast approaching and we would like to invite anyone interested in hearing some excellent local talent to mark the dates in their calendars.
The festival will kick off with the instrumental portion on April 11 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church on Carson Drive.
You may look forward to hearing all levels of talent in classes such as family, contemporary, reel and strings. A highlight each year is the performance given by the Cariboo Chilcotin Youth Fiddle Society.
Day two of the festival features the band portion, which includes performances by our school tour, senior, jazz and honour bands as well as the Williams Lake Community Band. This event takes place April 12 at the Lake City Secondary School.
The adjudicator for band and instrumental is Calvin Dyck.
The festival will continue with Speech Arts April 13, 14 and 15 at the Williams Lake Evangelical Free Church on 11th Ave. Children between the ages of five and 17 will recite humorous, lyric, Canadian and original poetry.
A highlight will be Shakespearean solo scenes by senior students.
There will be choral speech performances by students in Williams Lake, 150 Mile House, Big Lake and Horsefly.
This portion of the festival will be adjudicated by Catherine McCarthy.
Week two of the festival begins on April 18 which includes our vocal and choral portion of the festival which will be held on April 18, 19 and 20 at the Evangelical Free Church on 11th Avenue.
Local children will perform folk, contemporary, minstrel and Christian songs as well as musical theatre.
There will also be adult performances by local community choirs.
Some of the performances will be featured in a choir evening that will be held on April 18 starting at 7 p.m. at the Williams Lake Evangelical Free Church on 11th Avenue.
The vocal/choral portion of the festival will be adjudicated by Melanie Nicol.
The final category of the festival is piano which will be held April 21 to 23 at the Calvary Church on Carson Drive.
Talented local pianists will perform classical, Canadian, modern, rock, jazz and blues compositions. The adjudicator for this event is Cynthia Goddard.
Admission is by donation. Festival memberships may also be purchased at the door which allows entrance into all events as well as providing support for the festival. We encourage your attendance at the performances as well as the adjudications. A schedule is available at cariboofestival.ca.