Three Choirs Festival for enthusiasts to actively participate in support for the Three Choirs Festival. The festival is funded by ticket sales, donations and sponsorships. In 2010, the Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir was formed. Made up of singers aged 16–25, it has performed at every festival since then, under a variety of conductors. In 2012 in Hereford the Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir premiered "Centuries of Meditation", a setting by Dobrinka Tabakova of words by Thomas Traherne. The Philharmonia Orchestra began a rolling three-year formal residency at the festival in 2012. Three Choirs Festival The Three Choirs Festival is a music festival
The Daffodil Festival (Gloucester, VA) parade, and other contests and events. People from anywhere can come enjoy this two-day event that takes place in Gloucester Courthouse. Approximately 8,000 people attend the festival every year. (Daffodil Festival. (n.d.). Retrieved February 25, 2015, from http://festivalnet.com/16583/Gloucester-Virginia/Festivals/Daffodil-Festival ) The Daffodil Festival was created because of the rich history of the daffodil in Gloucester County, Virginia. The rich history begins in 1651 when Gloucester County was formed from part of York County. The soil was perfect for daffodils and this flower began to grow around the county. Gloucester County earned the title of "Daffodil Capitol of America" in the 1930s