The 2026 Junior Music Festival Chippendale will be held on Sunday October 18, at the Chippen Street Theatre, Level 1, 45 Chippen Street, Chippendale NSW 2008.

Junior Music Festivals offer young music students the opportunity to perform in a friendly, relaxed and encouraging environment. They are held in various locations throughout Sydney and also Newcastle and Wollongong. They are open to students of both members and non-members of the MTA.

Instead of being divided into age groups, Junior Music Festivals are divided into sections by the grade/ability of the performer. This means that all participants have a chance to shine and even win prizes, even late beginners. Any recognised Exam board grading system is acceptable.

Trophy prizes are awarded in all sections, with all participants receiving a Certificate of Participation and a report from the adjudicator.  Entrants must be aged 18 years and under as at 31 July. They may enter for more than one venue. (See Junior Music Festival Terms & Conditions for further details).

Entries now open through https://www.trybooking.com/DJETC

Closing date for entries is Sunday, 11 October.

Chippendale program will be available here Monday, 12 October

Adjudicator

Amos Kuniadi M.Mus; A.MusA; M.B.M.Sc; B.Sc (Anatomy & Neuroscience); MMTA

Amos Kurniadi is a Sydney based répétiteur, adjudicator and piano teacher with special interest is in music physiology. Amos collaborates closely with organizations promoting alternative sized pianos and has performed alongside prominent pianists such as Barbara Lister-Sink and Simon Tedeschi at Stretto Piano Festival and events, promoting ergonomic sized keyboards.

Aside from maintaining his busy studio, Amos was frequently appointed by the Indonesian Consulate General to direct Indonesian Instrument, Angklung as part of a cultural exposure program and currently holds the position of Consultant for Australian Music Examinations Board for Indonesia. Collaboratively, Amos has held a choral conductor and accompanist position for the Presbyterian Church and worked as a freelance accompanist. Currently his interests in opera have led him to engage collaboratively as a répétiteur for Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company and Rockdale Opera for several projects.