PMTA STATE CONCERTO FESTIVAL
2009
State Level Festival Only
The PMTA State Concerto Festival (CF) will be held this year on Sunday, November 8, 2009 in conjunction with the DSPF Solo and Ensemble Showcase Recitals at Slippery Rock University. Students, parents and friends are welcome and encouraged to attend. All scheduling of the CF will be done through this website. Students performing at the CF will receive a certificate and a critique. Those rated Superior at this performance will receive a gold medal at the end of the day, distributed to their teachers. No specific time requests can be honored.
Online registration deadline for the Concerto Festival is no later than October 14, 2009.
State Chair will communicate directly with
participating teachers regarding specific
performance times.
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Concerto Performance Schedule
Certificates, medals, and comment sheets will be
available after the event concludes. Event
begins at
1:00 p.m. in the Band Room in the following
order:
1. Katie Hetz//Linda Kobler
2. Devin Shah//Linda Kobler
3. Alice Lin//Esther Lu
4. Alexander Zhang//Joy Kiszely
5. Daniel Xu//Joy Kiszely
6. Daniel Espie//Steven Smith
7. Katie Ahrens//Linda Kobler
8. Ian Duh//Steven Smith
9. Christopher Orzech//Steven Smith
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TEACHER AND STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
In order to enter students into the CF, the teacher must have paid both local and state dues prior to the deadline for submitting applications on line. Any piano or instrumental student (unlimited age, college included) of a PMTA member in good standing is eligible to participate in this festival.
DEADLINES, DATES, AND FEES.
STATE: Teachers entering students for CF must submit information via the website by the stated deadline. Fees will be mailed separately by each teacher to the state chairperson. State level enrollment fee checks should be made payable to: PMTA-DSPF $20.00. Please make a note on the memo line: Concerto Festival. ALL STUDENT ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
PMTA State Concerto Festival Chair:
Steven H. Smith
School of Music, Penn State
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-4401 (PSU studio)
shs1@psu.edu
CONCERTO FESTIVAL REPERTOIRE: Any single movement of a standard concerto or youth concerto, memorized.
There is no theory requirement for this event.
PERFORMANCE TIME: Single movements of standard concertos, with cadenza, may be performed without cuts (though the accompanist is encouraged to omit some tutti material). If a single-movement concerto or other standard work for solo and orchestra is chosen (e.g. Liszt A Major, Prokofiev I, Rachmaninoff Rhapsody), an excerpt of no more than 15 minutes should be performed.
Musical Scores: One original copy of the music must be provided for the judges. Photocopies are strictly prohibited, unless there is express written permission from the publisher. NOTE: CD sheet music is permissible.
Accompanists: The student must provide his own accompanist, which may be his/her teacher. Accompanists must have original music, but may photocopy pages for turning purposes, as long as he/she has the original music.
Note: Students entering the state level of the MTNA Competitions are encouraged to enter the Concerto Festival.
