Stage set for return of a very Inverness Music Festival with participants from across Highlands as 100th anniversary marked
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The annual Inverness Music Festival kicks off this weekend as organisers celebrate the event’s centenary.
With a full schedule of events between February 25-27 and March 4-6, spectators can enjoy a wide range of musical talent.
For the first time the event will take place at Merkinch Community Centre, with the welcome return of in-person gatherings after last year’s Covid measures forced the competition online.
Some events will still be held online though.
To mark the festival’s 100th anniversary a number of classes will take place acknowledging its origins including a performance of 1920s piano music.
The event starts today with a debating competition and weekend competitions will cover further speech and drama as well as Scottish dancing and Scottish traditional music.
The following weekend will be centred around contemporary and classical music.
Festival chairwoman Jean Slater said she was looking forward to this year’s outing even as Covid still posed a number of challenges for organisers and participants.
“The Inverness Music Festival has been in existence since 1922 in one form or another, making this year our centenary,” she said.
“We are very excited to be holding a blended festival to celebrate this milestone, continuing our ethos of being inclusive to all.
“This year we have not only moved venue but are holding all our live events over two weekends.
“The festival team are looking forward to welcoming participants, spectators and friends to Merkinch Community Centre’s excellent facility.”
