Guelph Spring Festival
The Guelph Spring Festival (GSF) was an annual music festival held during the months of April and May in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1968 by the Edward Johnson Music Foundation. The festival presented concerts and opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...s to the public, and also includes master classes, seminars, and music competitions for professional musicians. After the 2006 festival, the GSF ceased following the bankruptcy of the Edward Johnson Music Foundation in the fall of 2006. References

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Music Festival
A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or holiday. Music festivals are generally organized by individuals or organizations within networks of music production, typically music scenes, the music industries, or institutions of music education. The music festival is the largest and one of the most important performance institutions in music life, a place for experiencing where the culture is at. Music festivals are commonly held outdoors, with tents or roofed temporary stages for the performers. Often music festivals host other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, dance, crafts, performance art, and social or cultural activities. Many festivals are annual, or repeat at some other interval, while some are held only once. Some festivals are organized as for-profit concerts ...
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