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Festival Weekend 2022

2022 Recital and Non-Recital Award Winners

Class 7 - Junior Recital 13 - 15 years
1st Francesca Lea
2nd Madeleine North

Class 8 - Intermediate Recital 16 - 18 years
1st Mindouli Vithanage
2nd Anna Jellinek

Class 9 - Open Recital 19 years and over
Molly O'Toole

Who We Are

Dr David Clover
1930 - 1979

MA, DMus, GTCL, FTCL, LTCL

Dr David CloverDavid was born in Fressingfield, Suffolk in 1930. He was educated at Southend High School for Boys and Huntingdon Grammar School. He went on to study at Trinity College of Music, London, gaining graduate status. He then studied for the Master of Arts degree from London University. He was a member of The Royal College of Organists

Singers' Platform Comments

Singers’ Platform 2022 - Singer comments

  • The atmosphere was very friendly and made it easier for me to perform. The festival pianists were a huge part of this and we communicated very well about the music
  • The people are lovely. The accompanists are wonderful
  • It works well having the whole competition in a church with a fantastic acoustic
  • Lovely helpers.

Festival Comments

Festival Weekend 2022 - Singer comments

  • Fabulous adjudicator who gave wonderful, detached comments
  • Thoughtful adjudication and useful pointers
  • Staff/volunteers were very kind and pleasant and the atmosphere was supportive
  • How supportive the crowd, the singers and basically everyone is
  • The venue was lovely to sing in
  • I enjoyed meeting singers who have previously sung at the festival
  • It was the first time that x had sung in public or entered a singing competition and she was very nervous but the organisers were very

David Clover Festival Friends

The David Clover Festival continues to be an event of high standing and credibility in the eyes of discerning musicians in and around the City of Sheffield and nationally. It has also proved itself a worthy vehicle of encouragement and support for young singers; internationally famed singers and teachers have associated themselves with this festival. However, the organisation and administration of this event is increasingly difficult to finance and the City of Sheffield Teachers' Choir is looking towards other musically interested people for help and support.

Sponsorship

For almost the first two decades, the Festival was indebted to the Collegiate Montessori School, Sheffield, for its unreserved and generous sponsorship. The school and its associates gave loyal and encouraging support to the young singers of those early days, and the Competition expresses its thanks for the happy association it enjoyed with the Collegiate Montesssori Nursery School.