AFYM

The AFYM, (the Abertawe Festival for Young Musicians) is an annual musical festival in Swansea for young musicians (5-18 years). It consists of 6 days (at the end of January or start of February) of classes and competitions of varying age groups, with a finishing gala concert in the Taliesin theatre in March.

History

The Festival is the brainchild of two musicians and teachers who, frustrated by the lack of festivals in the Swansea locality, decided to start their own. And a month or two later the first AFYM was held. In that first year, 1993, the festival attracted 70 competitors, using one hall - the Taliesin Arts Centre at Swansea University - and employing one adjudicator. Since 1993, the festival has gone from strength to strength. From only one adjudicator and seventy competitors in 1993, the festival attracted 500 competitors, 6 adjudicators and over 67 classes covering three halls (Guild Hall Swansea since 2000).

External links

*AFYM Official Website: [http://www.afym-swansea.co.uk/]
*Competition Winners 2006: [http://www.afym-swansea.co.uk/new_page_1.htm]
*AFYM Rules: [http://www.afym-swansea.co.uk/rules.htm]
*Adjudicators: [http://www.afym-swansea.co.uk/adjudicators%202006.htm]
*List of Classes: [http://www.afym-swansea.co.uk/list_of_classes.htm]