Schedule of Events (2010)
All events are open to the general public and will be in the Mesa State College Moss Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, March 25, 1:00 P.M. (optional attendance for festival participants)
Dr. Arthur Johnson, pianist, will present an interactive lecture/demonstration. Topic will be classical ornamentation and improvisation. Time permitting, Dr. Johnson will also share his step-by-step tips on how to teach composition.
Thursday, March 25, 7:30 P.M. (attendance at this program, or the Friday evening program, is mandatory for participants)
Admission: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors & $5 for students; call MSC Box Office (970.248.1604) for advance tickets.
• Kick-off Concert: Mesa State College Wind Symphony and Jazz Band (program TBA) with pianist John Salmon.
An eclectic mix of classical and jazz selections.
Friday, March 26, 7:30 P.M. (attendance at this program, or the Thursday program, is mandatory for participants)
Suggested donation, at the door:
$10 for adults, $8 for seniors & $5 for students.
• Judges and director (program TBA; eclectic mix of classical and jazz selections).
Saturday, March 27, 7:30 P.M. (mandatory attendance by festival participants)
Suggested donation, at the door:
$10 for adults, $8 for seniors & $5 for students.
• Winners Recital and Awards Ceremony (see notes below).
Teachers & Students Please Note:
Prize winners will be announced on Saturday, March 28th, at approximately 4:30 P.M. Each First Prize winner will be asked to perform one or more selections (of the judge's choosing) at the Winners Recital on Saturday, 7:30 P.M.
The Winners Recital will be to HONOR the winners only - it will NOT affect the judge's prize decisions, which will have already been determined. We hope that by doing it this way students will feel a minimum of counterproductive nervous tension for this gala public performance.
IMPORTANT: Students MUST be present at the Awards Ceremony (Saturday, approx. 8:30 P.M.) to receive their First Prize awards, Honorable Mention prizes, and festival participation certificates.
Students not in attendance at the Winners' Recital and Awards Ceremony (or those who failed to attend at least one evening concert on Thursday or Friday) automatically forfeit their prizes, participant certificates and/or other free items that may be given out.
Exception: Some students who could not fulfill these requirements may, at the discretion of the Director, be eligible for Honorable Mention prizes.
Adjudications:
All adjudications are open to the general public. There will be a nominal fee of $5 per adjudication session (excluding contestants' own adjudications).
Alternatively, a flat $20 fee will entitle any individual to attend every adjudication session throughout the festival - or a flat $25 fee will entitle all members of the same family to attend every adjudication.
Fees are payable in advance or at the door and will be waived for festival volunteers (e.g., those who help by being door monitors, taking festival pictures, providing refreshments, etc.).
Please do not enter while students and recitalists are performing.
Also please remember to turn off cell phones and pagers and be sensitive in the use of cameras and videos.
Detailed adjudication schedule will be available approximately one week before the festival.