Baroque Festival

2019–2020
Chair: Susan Wong
310-529-5875 • frauwong@hotmail.com
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Co-Chair: Ana de Vries
949-499-1065 • anaherb93@gmail.com

Co-Chair: Maurita Eberly Hanford
540-209-4185 • mauritamusic@gmail.com

Co-Chair: Laura Rowe
626-347-4688 • meilaurar@gmail.com

Hospitality: Diana Chu
805-448-5298 • shiowchi@gmail.com

​Date: February 2, 2020 (Sunday)
Time: TBA
Venue: Saddleback College • Map
Application ONLINE Deadline: January 2, 2020 (Thursday)
Maximum of eight (8) students per teacher
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Application Form • will open by December 2, 2019
Application Form • will open by December 2, 2019

Teacher Postage Fees Submission Portal (click here)
will open by December 2, 2019

Baroque Guidelines & Instructions
  • The Baroque Festival is open to all levels of piano, instrumental, and solo students, both solos and ensembles..
    • However, students may enter either the Baroque Festival or the Bach Festival, but not both.
    • Two pianos are available only with the combination of one grand piano and one upright piano. 
  • Repertoire Guidelines ​
    • Students are not allowed to enter two festivals with the same piece. 
    • No keyboard concerti are allowed. 
    • Music should be in its original form for its original instrument, and NOT simplified or transcribed. (Only transcriptions allowed for Certificate of Merit will be accepted.)
    • There is a five minute time limit per performer. Pieces longer than five minutes will be ended by the presider.
    • A maximum of two pieces per student are allowed only if they are by the same composer and from the same collection. Each piece must be under two minutes in length.
    • All music must be memorized with the exception of duets, ensembles, and accompaniments.
  • Entry Rules and Other Information
    • Entry Fees:
      • $30 per solo performer
      • $45 per duet team
    • Students are separated into the following age categories:
      • 11 and under
      • ages 12–14
      • ages 15–18
      • adult
    • Students will receive awards of medals, ribbons, and certificates based entirely on the adjudicators’ decisions.
      • The top 25% of students in each age category receive 1st Place Medals.
      • The next 25% of students in each category receive 2nd Place Blue Ribbons.
      • The next 25% of students receive Honorable Mention Red Ribbons.
      • The next 25% receive a Yellow Participation Ribbon. 
    • Teachers are limited to 8 students each. However, this limit does not apply to the adult student category.
    • Contributory Members may NOT enter students.
    • Each student must actually study with the teacher who is entering him/her in the festival, and should have studied with the teacher for six months prior to the festival, unless permission is given by the previous teacher, or the teacher change was necessary because of a geographic move.
    • Teachers are expected to work at the festivals in which they have entered students; failure to do so may result in a monetary fine or other penalties.
    • Teachers may not accompany their own students. 
    • Grounds for festival disqualification include:
      • Failure to bring music for the judges
      • Bringing photocopied music
      • Performance of a piece other than the piece entered
      • Incomplete or inaccurate entry applications
      • Accompanists may not use photocopied music except to facilitate a page turn.
    • Parents may only videotape their son or daughter’s performance.
  • After the registration deadline:
    • ​Participating teachers will receive information on students’ performance time, teachers working schedule, and map/direction via email.
  • On Baroque Festival Day:
    • Make sure that each student knows the rules for recital etiquette, dresses appropriately, and brings a copy of the music (NO PHOTOCOPIES) with measures numbered. If the score has a foreign title, please pencil in its English translation.
  • Within a few days of the festival:
    • ​The Medal winners and Blue Ribbon winners will be posted on this webpage by student numbers.
    • Certificates, evaluation sheets, medals, and ribbons may be picked up at the February 2019 Branch Meeting.
      • If you know you cannot attend this meeting and wish to have the result packet mailed back to you, please submit $7.35 for postage (USPS Priority Mail flat rate) at this link: Baroque Festival Teacher Postage Fees Submission Portal
        • ​Deadline to submit Teacher Postage Fees: TBA
        • Please note that the postage for flat rate envelopes has increased from $7.35. Thank you.​​​