29th Balaklava Eisteddfod 2025
Program Outline

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Click 2025 PROGRAM OUTLINE for a printable pdf copy

Click 2025 BALAKLAVA EISTEDDFOD PROGRAM for a pdf copy

Copies will be available for $5.00 at all venues, including the Eisteddfod Office on Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd August 2024 and beforehand at the Balaklava Post Office and the Balaklava Community Library & other local outlets.

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FRIDAY 1st AUGUST 2025 PROGRAM

(For full Friday details click HERE)

BAND – CONCERT & STAGE (10+ members) – HORIZON CENTRE

9.00am Senior Concert Band

1.00pm Senior Stage Band

3.40pm Open Band (concert or stage)

ANNOUNCE BAND CHAMPION at the conclusion of this Discipline

INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE (4-9 instruments) – BALAKLAVA CHURCH OF CHRIST

9.30am Senior ‘A’ Instrumental Ensemble

11.10am Senior ‘B’ Instrumental Ensemble

12.20pm Intermediate Instrumental Ensemble

ANNOUNCE INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE CHAMPION and

ROCK BAND (4-9 performers) – BALAKLAVA TOWN HALL

9.15am Junior Rock Band

10.15am Intermediate Rock Band

1.00pm Senior ‘A’ Rock Band

3.00pm Senior ‘B’ Rock Band

ANNOUNCE ROCK BAND CHAMPION at the conclusion of this Discipline

CHORAL (10+ voices) – BALAKLAVA UNITING CHURCH

9.40am Senior ‘A’ Choir

10.50am Intermediate Choir

11.00am Senior ‘B’ Choir

12.00pm Choral Workshop (non-competitive)

1.00pm Junior Choir

ANNOUNCE CHOIR CHAMPION at the conclusion of the competitive sections of this Discipline

VOCAL ENSEMBLE (4-9 voices) – ST PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

12.00pm – Intermediate Ensemble (includes 1x junior ensemble)

1.00pm – Senior Vocal Ensemble

ANNOUNCE VOCAL ENSEMBLE CHAMPION (BILL HEWETT MEMORIAL AWARD) and

ANNOUNCE SA COUNTRY CHORAL ASSOCIATION ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD at the conclusion of this Discipline

SATURDAY 2nd AUGUST 2025 PROGRAMME

(For full Saturday details see the pdf version of the printed program)

CONTEMPORARY VOCAL – BALAKLAVA CHURCH OF CHRIST

9.30am Senior Contemporary Vocal Solo

10.35am Open Contemporary Vocal Solo

11.10am Junior Contemporary Vocal Solo

1.00pm Intermediate ‘A’ Contemporary Vocal Solo

2.10pm Intermediate ‘B’ Contemporary Vocal Solo

ANNOUNCE CONTEMPORARY VOCAL SOLO CHAMPION

3.40pm Contemporary Vocal Ensemble (2-4 voices) – Open

ANNOUNCE CONTEMPORARY VOCAL ENSEMBLE CHAMPION

MUSICAL THEATRE – BALAKLAVA TOWN HALL

9.00am Intermediate ‘A’ Musical Theatre Solo

10.15am Intermediate ‘B’ Musical Theatre Solo (Des Ross AM & Joyce Ross AM Memorial Award)

11.30am Open Musical Theatre Solo

1.00pm Junior Musical Theatre Solo

2.15pm Senior Musical Theatre Solo

ANNOUNCE MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO CHAMPION and ROGER MANUEL MEMORIAL AWARD

3.30pm Musical Theatre Ensemble (2-4 voices) – Junior

3.55pm Musical Theatre Ensemble (2-4 voices) – Open

ANNOUNCE MUSICAL THEATRE ENSEMBLE CHAMPION

VOCAL & VOCAL SCHOLARSHIP – BALAKLAVA UNITING CHURCH

9.45am Junior Vocal Solo (either classical or non-classical)

10.15am Senior Vocal Solo – Classical

10.35am Intermediate Vocal Solo – Classical

11.05am Intermediate ‘A’ Vocal Solo – Non-classical

11.50am Intermediate ‘B’ Vocal Solo – Non-classical

1.40pm Senior Vocal Solo – Non-classical

2.05pm Open Vocal Solo – Non-classical

2.40pm Open Vocal Solo – Classical

ANNOUNCE RALPH. K. HATCHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

ANNOUNCE VOCAL SOLO CHAMPION and ROGER MANUEL MEMORIAL AWARD

3.20pm – Adelaide Plains Male Voice Choir Vocal Scholarship

ANNOUNCE APMVC VOCAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

4.25pm Vocal Ensemble (2-4 voices) – Open

ANNOUNCE VOCAL ENSEMBLE CHAMPION

INSTRUMENTAL – ST PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

10.00am Junior Instrumental Solo

10.35am Novice Instrumental Solo

11.00am Intermediate Instrumental Solo

11.45am Senior Instrumental Solo

1.25pm Instrumental Ensemble (2-4 instruments) – Open

ANNOUNCE INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE CHAMPION

3.00pm Open Instrumental Solo

ANNOUNCE INSTRUMENTAL SOLO CHAMPION and

AUSTA AWARD FOR THE MOST OUTSTANDING STRING PLAYER

PIANO – BALAKLAVA HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

10.15am Novice Piano Solo

10.55am Junior Piano Solo

11.30am Intermediate Piano Solo

1.15pm Senior Piano Solo

2.10pm Piano Duet & Trio – Junior

2.30pm Piano Duet & Trio – Open

ANNOUNCE PIANO DUET & TRIO CHAMPION

GRACE ANDERS MEMORIAL AWARD

3.40pm Open Piano Solo

ANNOUNCE PIANO SOLO CHAMPION

ANNOUNCE MERIEL & ANDREW LANE ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

SPEECH & DRAMA – HORIZON CENTRE – CANCELLED