Hastings Musical Festival is an annual festival of the performing arts held in the White Rock Theatre, Hastings, England.
Brearley was a local music teacher who lived at "Rosebank", Priory Avenue, where he taught piano, singing, organ, harmony, theory of music and composition and is one of the few (if not the only) Festival held in a theatre.
[2] There are four main categories for entries: There is a prizewinners' concert toward the end of the Festival.
Every year the Hastings Musical Festival, which is a registered charity, distributes substantial sums to aspiring performers that meet the approval of the Judges and Executive committee and have applied for a grant.
Funds for these awards come from the following trusts; Judges often include household names in the performing arts.