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NAO Area Festivals, UK Championships, 2016 - UKby Anna Bodell, Past NAO Chairperson |
The NAO Area Festival season 2015/2016 continues its season with a busy time in February with three qualifying competitions for the NAO UK Championships 2016. Dates are: 7th February, the NAO Thames Area (London) festival; 20th February, the NAO Northern Ireland Festival will be held in Larne, Northern Ireland; 27th February, the NAO West of Scotland Festival will be held in Glasgow, Scotland; NAO Area Festivals will also be held in March in the North West (Manchester) and East Anglia (Colchester). The 2016 NAO UK Championships will be held 22nd – 24th April again at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool. As well as the National Finals, the NAO UK Championships will host International Solo categories in both classical and variety and an International Orchestral Category. Download rules and regulations: 2016NAO-UK.pdf Entry closing date: 28th February 2016 NAO Chairperson and CIA President Raymond Bodell (picture right) states “That the NAO Area Festivals continue to attract a good number of entries and I am sure the UK Championships will attract great support from all over the UK as well as international participation” For full details of the Area Festival season and the UK Championships, see the website: National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom (NAO) or the Email: naouk@btinternet.com |