by mark | Feb 7, 2022 | News
Back from lockdown for Jubilee of dance Young dancers will step out in competition for the first time in three years when our dance festival bounces back from lockdown on Platinum Jubilee weekend. Our annual Luther Greenwood dance festival had to skip two years after...
by mark | Dec 9, 2019 | News
Evonne’s triple triumph earns plenty of silver Singer Evonne Beardsworth went home with an armful of silverware from the Luther Greenwood song festival. Evonne, 33, from Foulridge, triumphed on home ground against competitors from all over the North West in the adult...
by mark | Nov 13, 2019 | News
Young singers in ‘Roses’ contest A Lancashire v Yorkshire contest is in prospect after young singers from across the border lined up to boost Colne’s annual Luther Greenwood music competition.Fifteen performers aged eight to 16, more than double last year’s total,...
by mark | Aug 18, 2019 | News
Festival stalwart Muriel dies at 96 We are saddened to report the death of retired teacher Mrs Muriel Waite, a mainstay of the Luther Greenwood Memorial Festival for many years, at the age of 96.As secretary to the festival’s music section and also secretary to the...
by mark | May 8, 2019 | News
Streamlined festival will be on song This year’s Luther Greenwood music festival will have a streamlined new look and a slightly different title, with all competitive classes held on one Saturday instead of two.It will be the Luther Greenwood ‘Festival of Song’...
by mark | Dec 8, 2018 | News
Their hundred best tunes Singers from all over the North came to Colne to compete in the adult music classes on the second weekend of this year’s music festival. The lion’s share of the honours went to newcomer Polly Sedman, an occupational therapist from Sheffield,...
by mark | Nov 28, 2018 | News
Singer Kate keeps trophy in the family Teenage singer Kate Overend followed her sister’s footsteps by winning one of the top trophies at our annual music festival at The Muni, Colne.Kate, aged 15, from Barrowford, carried off the coveted Silverman Shield, originally...
by mark | Nov 12, 2018 | News
High and low notes for music weekends Entries in junior music classes for under-18s have fallen to an all-time low for the opening Saturday of this year’s music competitions, but adult entries a week later are the highest in at least 20 years. In its heyday, the...
by mark | May 29, 2018 | News
Top dancer Kelly shares her skills Young dancers are leaping at the chance to enjoy a West End workshop session with a top teacher and judge at our annual dance competition. Kelly Hopkins, who runs her own dance school in Hampshire and teaches elite ballet at the...
by mark | Jan 31, 2018 | News
Trophy debut for Laurette A newcomer to our festival, Laurette Evans, went home to Bury with one of our most coveted prizes, the Diamond Jubilee Trophy. The trophy is awarded to the overall winner from competitors in our Oratorio, Operatic, Lieder and British Composer...
