The Aberdeen and NE Scotland Music festival is a week-long annual traditional music festival in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. The festival was created 1n 1909 by Professor Stanford Terry, to encourage music making and performance in the north east of Scotland. It was attended that year by well-known composer Sir
Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...
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The motto of the festival, "Not to gain a prize or defeat a rival but to pace one another on the road to excellence" continues to be relevant today.
The festival is entirely run by volunteers and relies on entry fees, legacies and sponsorship to continue to offer performance opportunities to musicians, singers and actors from the area. The festival includes both competitions and concerts.
["City music festival ends on a high note"]
. ''Press-Journal'', 14 June 2008.
The festival has taken place at several venues, including Cowdray Hall, Queen’s Cross Church,
Aberdeen Music Hall, The Citadel, St. Mark’s Church and the Boys' Brigade Hall.
"Aberdeen music festival hits right note".
''Press-Journal'', 6 November 2008.
2013
About 2400 people attended the 2013 festival.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.aberdeenmusicfestival.com/
Music festivals in Scotland
Culture in Aberdeen
Annual events in Scotland
1909 establishments in Scotland
Music festivals established in 1909