The 51st Grantham Music Festival starts on Wednesday, March 6, with numerous classes featuring strings, piano, woodwind and vocals in a variety of musical forms including jazz and pop.
The competition continues until Wednesday, March 13, and the festival is concluded with a trophy winners’ concert on Saturday, March 16.
ChristChurch, Finkin Street, and The Priory Ruskin Academy will be the venues for the festival.
Festival chairman Jeff Troke said: “It is very encouraging that the resurgence in entry numbers we saw last year has been more than maintained in 2013.”
If you would like to become a patron of the festival go to www.granthammusicfestival.co.uk where you can find out more about the event.