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Recent AFYM News

AFYM 2025 Medal Winners 🎶✨

September 11th, 2025

View the Performance Schedule for AFYM 2025

January 14th, 2025

Rehearse with the Adjudicator: A Unique Musical Opportunity Returns to AFYM 2025

October 23rd, 2024

The AFYM 2025 Festival Syllabus is Now Live!

September 19th, 2024

Full List of Medal Winners For AFYM 2024

February 6th, 2024

Apply For AFYM 2024 Before the Deadline on December 19th

November 10th, 2023

The AFYM 2024 Festival Syllabus is Now Live

September 5th, 2023

Your Chance to Audition for “The Piano” on Channel 4 in Cardiff

August 17th, 2023

New “Rehearse With The Adjudicator” Class for AFYM 2024

August 4th, 2023

2 February – Last day for video submissions to the Online Festival

February 1st, 2023

AFYM Celebrates 30 years of music-making this weekend!

February 1st, 2023

Applications for 2023 bursaries are now welcomed!

February 1st, 2023

AFYM registration is now open!

November 3rd, 2022

Calling all adult performing musicians!

October 30th, 2022

2022 AFYM Annual General Meeting

October 30th, 2022

AFYM 2023 IS HERE!

September 4th, 2022

Thank you to all! – AFYM closes its Online Festival 2022

April 30th, 2022

See the Bursary Awards for 2022

April 24th, 2022

25th March – AFYM launches its Online Festival 2022

March 20th, 2022

COVID REGULATIONS for the Live Festival this weekend (as things stand currently)

February 10th, 2022

Online Festival Video Submission Window Open

December 31st, 2021

Essential Guide – How to make your video for the AFYM Online Festival

December 17th, 2021

Pam Wedgwood’s newly composed score is now available for class PW3 Piano Interpretation

December 12th, 2021

The 2022 Festival Syllabus is now Available

October 29th, 2021

Dear friends: Good News!

October 5th, 2021

2022 Festival Committee

October 5th, 2021

Sad news to announce

August 13th, 2020

Cancellation of Abertawe Festival for Young Musicians 2021

July 10th, 2020

BBC Workshop April/May 2020

April 6th, 2020

2020 Trophy Winners

March 19th, 2020

Cancellation of AFYM Concert 15th March 2020

March 11th, 2020

Workshops still to come

February 10th, 2020

25th Anniversary ‘Where are they now?’ Poster Exhibition

February 4th, 2020

AFYM Countdown!

January 24th, 2020

Happy Christmas to all

December 22nd, 2019

AFYM 2020 Programme

December 9th, 2019

The John Fussell award for Young Musicians, 2019

October 21st, 2019

BBC NOW Workshops changes

October 2nd, 2019

Applications NOW OPEN

August 30th, 2019

AFYM 2020 Update

July 22nd, 2019

Mayors Tea Party

June 28th, 2019
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Top Reasons To Perform At AFYM 2026

Improve your musical performance with expert feedback from world-class adjuicators

Improve your musical performance with expert feedback from world-class adjudicators.

Perform in a safe and encouraging space in front of a supportive live audience.

Perform in a safe and encouraging space in front of a supportive live audience.

Take part a wide range of exciting classes for musicians of every age and ability.

Take part in a wide range of exciting classes for musicians of every age and ability.