At a recent meeting of the Feis Advisory Board the following new classes were approved for the 2018 Feis:

Chamber Choirs – Secondary Schools Choirs of up to 30 voices, to sing two contrasting songs, with or without accompaniment. Settings should be in a minimum of 2 Parts.

Group Musical Drama 18 Years and Under – For groups of up to 20 performers. Each group will present a scene from any published musical combining dialogue, song and movement with a time limit of 20 minutes (including setting up and striking). Dialogue must make up approximately 35% of the time limit. Groups must engage their own accompanist.

Solo Acting of a Poem: 8 Years and Under
Solo Acting of a Poem: 10 Years and Under
Performers to dramatize a poem of own choice in costume and with movement. Not to exceed 2.5 minutes.

Syllabus will be published in August.