The Festival continues to attract more and more participants from outside the Birmingham area and this year we hope to have even more new entries.

We encourage a celebration of live performance and provide access to making music, held in a supportive, non-competitive environment with students learning from each other and sharing their musical experiences.

As well as all of the above the charity will become a registered centre for the Arts Award, so as well as taking part in the event, students will be able to use it as part of their bronze or silver Arts award.

Application forms for the 2009 festival will be available on line after Christmas.