PMTA Keystone Concerto Festival

The Keystone Concerto Festival will take place on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. A reminder that minor children at PMTA student events must be accompanied by at least one parent or legal guardian.  The teacher is responsible for registering students on the site, and for informing the students and parents of the rules, date, time etc. This applies to the Sutton Festival at both the local and state levels, and equally to the Competitions and Concerto Festival, which occurs only at the state level.

1 Online registration will open at 8:00 AM on Monday, October 9, and close at 11:59 PM on Friday, October 20.

2. The registration period runs from October 9 until 11:59 PM on October 20. Late registrations cannot be accepted.

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3. To complete your registrations, you will need your students’ names, birthdates, contact information, and repertoire information. Students are to be registered to play only the one piece selected by judges as their best piece.

4. Teachers log in with the email address that they use for their PMTA registration. Teachers who do not remember their password should click “Request New Password” and then check their email immediately for a link that will allow them to update their password. A string of six or more failed attempts to log in will block access to the system for 12 hours. If that happens, wait 12 hours and then repeat the “Request New Password” process.

5. Teachers who need assistance can send an email to DSPFchair@gmail.com.  The DSPF Chair handles registration for the Concerto Festival as well as the Sutton Festival

The PMTA Keystone Concerto Festival (CF) will be held this year on Saturday, November 4, 2023, in conjunction with the DSPF Solo and Ensemble Showcase Recitals. Students performing for the CF will receive a certificate and a critique. Performers are not in competition with one another and will be rated Very Good, Excellent, or Superior. Those rated Superior at this performance will receive a gold medal.


ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:  OPEN TO PIANISTS AND INSTRUMENTAL SOLOISTS!

Teacher: 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 online.

Student: Any piano or instrumental student (unlimited age, college included) of a PMTA member in good standing is eligible to participate in this festival.

FEES & PAYMENTS 

Fees are $20.00 per entry and must be paid with PayPal or credit card during the online registration process. Note: credit cards are processed via the PayPal site. All student entry fees are non-refundable. 

CONCERTO FESTIVAL REPERTOIRE 

Any single movement of a standard concerto or youth concerto, memorized.  See below regarding “performance time.”

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 lengthy 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 

A copy of the complete music (piano reduction or full score, not just the solo part) must be provided for the judge.  NOTE: CD sheet music is permissible.

ACCOMPANISTS 

The student must provide his/her own accompanist, which may be the teacher. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PERFORM WITHOUT LIVE, IN-PERSON ACCOMPANIMENT.

NOTE: Students entering the state level of the MTNA Competitions are encouraged to enter the Concerto Festival.

CONTACT INFORMATION 

PMTA State Concerto Festival Chair
Steven Smith
814-238-5964
shs1@psu.edu