Newmarket Voice Festival

Syllabus 2026

28th Annual Newmarket Voice Festival Syllabus

Popular Voice Classes

Popular Voice - Ballad - Any Year
Entry Fee $35
Lyric content should be suitable for ALL ages and audiences.
Own choice of a commercial pop, country, or rock ballad cover – from any year. Acoustic accompaniment (piano, guitar, ukulele) or professional backtracks (with no background vocals) are permitted. A microphone and sound equipment will be provided.
NEW: Singers may enter this category multiple times with repertoire that has not previously been performed at the Festival, but a separate entry and fee is required.
Please note! If using recorded backtracks, please send in MP3 format to newmarketvoicefestival@gmail.com - backtrack must be received by January 27, 2026. Make sure there are no background voices on your track.
TIP: Visit www.karaoke-version.com – a great resource where you can customize your track (key, remove background vocals) before purchase.

Class	Description
PVB01	Any Voice – Open
PVB02	Any Voice - 21 years and under
PVB03	Any Voice – 18 years and under
PVB04	Any Voice – 16 years and under
PVB05	Any Voice – 14 years and under
PVB06	Any Voice – 12 years and under
PVB07	Any Voice – 10 years and under

Popular Voice - Up Tempo - Any Year
Entry Fee $35
Lyric content should be suitable for ALL ages and audiences.
Own choice of an up-tempo commercial pop, country or rock song cover – from any year. Acoustic accompaniment (piano, guitar, ukulele) or professional backtracks (with no background vocals) are permitted. A microphone and sound equipment will be provided.
NEW: Singers may enter this category multiple times with repertoire that has not previously been performed at the Festival, but a separate entry and fee is required.
Please note! If using recorded backtracks, please send in MP3 format to newmarketvoicefestival@gmail.com - backtrack must be received by January 27, 2026. Make sure there are no background voices on your track.
TIP: Visit www.karaoke-version.com – a great resource where you can customize your track (key, remove background vocals) before purchase.

Class	Description
PVUP01	Any Voice – Open
PVUP02	Any Voice - 21 years and under
PVUP03	Any Voice – 18 years and under
PVUP04	Any Voice – 16 years and under
PVUP05	Any Voice – 14 years and under
PVUP06	Any Voice – 12 years and under
PVUP07	Any Voice – 10 years and under

Popular Voice - Duets - Any Year
Entry Fee $45
Lyric content should be suitable for ALL ages and audiences.
Own choice of pop, country or rock duet cover from any year. Acoustic accompaniment (piano, guitar, ukulele) or professional backtracks (with no background vocals) are permitted. A microphone and sound equipment will be provided.
NEW: Singers may enter this category multiple times with repertoire that has not previously been performed at the Festival, but a separate entry and fee is required.
Please note! If using recorded backtracks, please send in MP3 format to newmarketvoicefestival@gmail.com - backtrack must be received by January 27, 2026. Make sure there are no background voices on your track.
TIP: Visit www.karaoke-version.com – a great resource where you can customize your track (key, remove background vocals) before purchase.

Class	Description
PVD01	Pop Duet - Any Voices – Open
PVD02	Pop Duet - Any Voices - 21 years and under
PVD03	Pop Duet - Any Voices – 18 years and under
PVD04	Pop Duet - Any Voices – 16 years and under
PVD05	Pop Duet - Any Voices – 14 years and under
PVD06	Pop Duet - Any Voices – 12 years and under
PVD07	Pop Duet - Any Voices – 10 years and under

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