Application
Please see below for key information to help with your application. Click here to enter.
Please return your completed form to Matt (matt.firkins@walsall.gov.uk)
We have experienced some technical difficulties with our online application form which has now been replaced with a hard copy of the entry form as above. If you’ve entered over the past week and have not received confirmation from Matt (matt.firkins@walsall.gov.uk), please get in touch before the deadline on Thursday 12th February.
Please note the award grouping criteria below:
Up and coming award (Primary school age, performing a piece up to and including grade 3 standard)
Young Music Star award (Secondary school and any primary school student performing a piece at grade 4 standard or higher)
Heats
Walsall Arena and Arts Centre
W/C 2nd March 2026, likely from 4:30pm on Wednesday 4th March 2026 (and Tuesday 3rd March 2026, if needed)
If any candidate cannot make the live dates, online entries will still be accepted. Please contact Matt once you've submitted your application.
Please contact Matt (matt.firkins@walsall.gov.uk) if you have any questions.
Live Final
If successful, all entrants must be available in person for the Live Final on Thursday 26th March 2026 at 7:00pm