Bach Festival

Southern California Junior Bach Festival (SCJBF) Website
www.scjbf.org
2019–2020
Chair: Lisa Iwaki
949-439-5623 • arioso.notes@gmail.com

Co-Chair: Itoe Akimoto
949-951-1677 • akimoto@cox.net

Region V Chair: Julie Nakamura
949-748-0722 • juri.naka@gmail.com

SCJBF General Chair: Pam Worcester
​949-581-1467 • pocky@cox.net

Hospitality: Jin Cho
949-380-9687

MTACOOC participates in the Southern California Junior Bach Festival, which is a project to encourage the study of the music of J.S. Bach. Branch Festivals are held annually, from which outstanding students are chosen to perform in the Regional Festivals and possibly the Complete Works Audition finals round. Student applications are available online from November 1 at www.scjbf.org. Contributory members must enter the Bach Branch Festival in their primary (home) Branch, unless that Branch does not hold a Bach Festival.

Branch Bach Festival
Date: March 7, 2020 (Saturday)
Venue: Geneva Presbyterian Church • Map
Time: TBA (all day)
​Application Form (www.scjbf.org)
Application Deadline: February 7, 2020 (Friday)

Branch Festival Registration Fees Payment Portal
Payment ONLINE Deadline: February 7, 2020 (Friday)

Branch Festival Teacher Postage Fees Submission Link
Payment ONLINE Deadline: March 7, 2020 (Saturday)

Bach Region V Festival
Date: May 17, 2020 (Sunday)
Venue: Saddleback College • Map
Time: TBA (all day)
Payment ONLINE Deadline: TBA

Region V Festival Registration Fees Payment Portal
​Payment ONLINE Deadline: March 31, 2020 (Tuesday)
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Bach Branch Festival Guidelines & Instructions
  • Open to all keyboard and organ students.
  • There are no age categories and no limit on the number of student entries per teacher.
    The Bach Festival has its own performer age requirements:
    • Piano: up to 19th birthday
    • Organ: up to 22nd birthday
    • Voice: up to 25th birthday
  • ​Teachers should not enter students in the Bach Festival who are performing the following works:
    • Works from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook, BWV Anh. 113–132
      • Students who are performing works from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook or by other Baroque composers should enter the MTACOCC Baroque Festival instead.
    • Transcriptions other than those made by J.S. Bach from his own works
    • Works by other Baroque composers.
  • ​More specific application information will be posted in the MTACOCC Branch newsletter.