Performers of all ages and levels of experience are invited to take part in the ninety-sixth Glasgow Music Festival.  The two-week programme of events starts on Saturday 7 March 2009 and covers music, dance, speech and drama.  Some 7,000 performers from across Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom will be featured.  Bands, orchestras, ensembles and choirs, in addition to hundreds of soloists, will perform in public and be appraised by a team of leading professional adjudicators.  Events will be held in The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Woodside Halls and Renfield St Stephen's Church.

Please select events which suit the nature of your group or, for individual performers, your age and current skill level.  Every group or soloist taking part in the Festival will receive a Certificate of Performance.  In addition, performers who elect to receive marks may qualify for special certificates, bursaries and awards.  Details of these may be found on the Bursaries and awards page and in the Regulations. Each of the Syllabus extracts contains a complete copy of the regulations and also full details of the bursaries and awards in a printer-friendly format.

Festival Regulations are straightforward and many have been devised in response to performers' observations.  They are intended to ensure that every performer is treated fairly.  Each Regulation has a heading to assist you to identify the ones which are relevant to your particular event.  Please read them carefully.

Completed entry forms, together with the appropriate entry fees, must be sent to the correct address to arrive not later than Saturday 29 November 2008.  'Own Choice' music for the Official Accompanist must be submitted at the same time.

Performers will be advised of the date and time of each event about four weeks prior to the start of the Festival.  If you know at the time of entering that it will not be possible for you to perform on a particular date, it would be helpful if you would provide details along with the entry form.

The Festival is organised by Glasgow Music Festival Association.  Every effort is made to make the Festival enjoyable for performers and audiences alike.  The Festival organisers are always pleased to receive comments and proposals for new events.  Any constructive suggestions you may make will be carefully considered.