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THE 2012 FESTIVAL
2012 sees Grantham's 50th Music Festival and we intend to celebrate with special items. These include a CONCERT featuring some of the many past GMF performers who have gone on to become professional musicians.

Our guest adjudicator is Gillian Johnston. Gill has become well known to the GMF as she adjudicated for us in 2003 and 2008. See right for more information about Gill or look at the Musicale website.

Outline Timetable (all Classes are in the Church, ChristChurch on Finkin Street, unless indicated otherwise):
Wednesday 7th March
Afternoon: Primary Schools Music Making
Evening Class (at Priory Ruskin Academy)
Thursday 8th March Morning/Afternoon/Evening Classes
Friday 9th March Afternoon Class, Evening Class (Church Hall at rear)
Saturday 10th March Afternoon/Evening Classes
Sunday 11th March Afternoon: Festival Service
Monday 12th March Morning/Afternoon/Evening Classes
Tuesday 13th March Morning/Afternoon Classes
Saturday 17th MarchEvening: Trophy Presentations and Gala Concert

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Gill Johnston

GILLIAN JOHNSTON studied the Bassoon with Archie Camden and Roger Birnstingle at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. After a period of freelance playing at home and abroad she concentrated on a teaching career, before moving to Harpenden where together with her husband, David Johnston, she established her own Music School, Harpenden Musicale. From small beginnings, Musicale has grown into one of the largest institutions of its type in this country.

As well as the day-to-day running of the Music School, Gill arranges holiday music courses, competitions and the Harpenden Summer Music Festival. Gill is the founder and Musical Director, of the National Children's Wind Orchestra and associated groups. She is increasingly in demand as an adjudicator and very much enjoys the contact with the young musician and seeing lots of new places around the country!

She has four children, three of whom are musicians, including the cellist Guy, BBC Young Musician 2000, and 'Izzy' from the electric string quartet 'Escala'.