A volunteer-based organization, the Lakehead Festival of Music and the Arts (LFMA) organizes an annual event for young people wishing to demonstrate their progress in their respective fields. We are grateful to our business and individual patrons and subscribers.

 

The Lakehead Festival of Music and the Arts Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at the Farrand Street Bible Chapel, 246 Farrand Street, beginning at 1:30 p.m.  All are welcome!

 

Piano, Strings, Guitar, Brass, Woodwinds, Band, Choral, Voice, Ensembles, Dance and Speech Arts are the major categories in which children participate. For more information regarding the fields listed, please visit our syllabus page.  A Percussion class is now available.

Dawn Sebesta is the current Festival Coordinator responsible for yearly planning and activities. She is supported by a variety of liason individuals who bring a wealth of expertise to the arts as follows:  Ron Venor, Evelyne Reid, Trevor Lewis, Pam Lewis, Marg Cupello, Bernice Cranton, Olga Medvedeva, Dean Jobin-Bevans, Bea Petruk and Karen Leon.

 

The 2010 Festival season dates are as follows: Instrumental - March 24 - March 31, 2010; Dance - April 6-10, 2010.  Registration deadline for instrumental entries is January 9, 2010 and for dance entries is January 16, 2010.  The entry forms are available for download as well as the current syllabus updates.

 

The Lakehead Festival of Music and the Arts Executive is looking foward to a very exciting year with some amazing adjudicators.  Information regarding the 2010 Adjudicators will be available in the Fall.