Come share with several thousand South African and international competitors in the colour, music and excitement of the many competition sessions, interaction workshops and variety concerts of the biggest and best music and folk dance festival of its kind in Africa! Come and compete in the 9TH INTERNATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF SA 26 September - 5 October 1997 Roodepoort, Gauteng Province, South Africa The Eisteddfod attracts the world's best amateur performing groups and soloists. The youth as well as adults may participate in any of the following sections: Folk music and dance of older as well as contemporary traditions Mixed, male, female, sacred music and chamber choirs; Vocal and instrumental classical music; Brass, percussion, symphonic wind, jazz and "any instrumentation" bands; There is a separate section for composers. Besides a trophy to be won in each category, there are gold, silver and bronze levels of achievement and a number of "outright best performance" prizes. Prospective candidates in the solo as well as group competitions have to submit auditioning cassettes. Write for an International Syllabus to: Eisteddfod '97 Secretariat, Box 738, Roodepoort 1725, Gauteng Province, South Africa Phone (011) 472-2820 or Fax (011) 472-1014. International callers, first dial +27 11 followed by the telephone and fax numbers given. E-mail address: iesa@infodoor.co.za