About RNKMD
Our History
Since the festival was founded in 1975, the Rochester and North Kent Music and Drama Festival, formerly known as the Medway Festival of Music, Speech and Drama has provided an annual showcase for amateur talent from across the Medway area and further afield. The Festival features a wide variety of performance styles in music, speech, and drama, with classes to suit all age groups and levels of ability.
Entrants
Entrants to the competition will receive sound advice on their performances from professional adjudicators, who have been trained for this task in accordance with the standards set by the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance, and Speech.
Adjudicators
The adjudicators will provide a written adjudication of each performance, giving valuable advice and suggestions for improvement.
Please note that three non-competitive classes have been added to the syllabus: V24A for Junior Choirs; V34 for Junior Singers; V23 for Adult Singers. In these classes feedback and advice will be given, but no marks.
The rest of the festival remains competitive, and trophies can be won in many classes. Every entrant will receive a certificate.”
Performers will be able to meet and enjoy the performances of others in their class or in different classes, as well as bringing along their family and friends to support them.
Affiliation
The Festival is affiliated to The British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance, and Speech.
“RNKMD provides an annual showcase for amateur talent from across the Medway”
RNKMD, 2022