Application Information and Form (2011)
Applications are now being accepted.
IMPORTANT: By participating in the festival, all contestants give tacit permission to be photographed and/or recorded for purposes of education and publicity (e.g., postings on this website) or fundraising.
Please read all information on this entire page carefully before going to our online application form.
Due to our limit of 20 participants, early applications are strongly encouraged. Early applications need not indicate repertory (repertory will be requested later); the non-refundable application fee will secure a place in the festival.
March 1, 2011 is the postmarked deadline (earlier if enrollment has peaked). Later applications will be accepted if space permits, with a $30 late fee ($90 application fee total).
To qualify for First Prizes, all students must attend the Saturday evening Winners Recital and one or both of the two preceding evening concerts. In addition, all students must attend a minimum of 3 adjudications (in addition to their own).
Complete Applications Include
Application fee
Headshot photograph
Online application
Application fees are $60 and NON-REFUNDABLE (unless student cannot be accepted into the festival). Please make check or money order, payable to Mesa State College Department of Music. IMPORTANT: Please indicate "piano festival" in the memo portion of check or money order.
Application fee should be made out to Mesa State College Department of Music as indicated above and sent through regular mail to:
Dr. Arthur Houle
Piano festival application
Mesa State College Music Department
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Applications posted after the deadline (March 1, 2011) should include a $30 late fee (in addition to the $60 application fee) and are subject to space availability.
All first time applicants must submit a headshot photo of themselves. Photos may be sent electronically or via regular mail.
Submit application form online, please. (DO NOT send this information via regular mail).
Online Application Form Available Here
Don't forget to read the requirements
Earliest applications will receive priority. Enrollment will be capped at 20; applicants after that point can, by request, be put on a waiting list in the event of cancelations. No application will be considered complete and valid until the application form is completely and accurately filled out and submitted, the application fee is paid, and the application, photo, and fee are received and acknowledged.
We are not responsible for applications/fees lost in the mail. Applicants are advised to send early and confirm arrival of applications/fees. Upon receipt of applications, applicants will be notified promptly about their acceptance status.
Additional Information
To qualify for First Prizes, all participants who are accepted into the festival must:
• Be available to be adjudicated on one of the festival days. Reasonable requests for special times will be considered but cannot be guaranteed. In addition, all students must attend a minimum of 3 adjudications (in addition to their own).
• Attend the Saturday evening Winners Recital and one or both of the two preceding evening concerts.
* Students who cannot meet attendance requirements may, at the discretion of the Director, qualify for honorable mention prizes. Contact Dr. Houle.
Please wear suitable formal or semiformal attire. Long dresses and tuxedos are optional, not required.