We cordially invite you to join us at the Sonata Sonatina Festival, a prestigious adjudicated event designed specifically for piano students. This festival provides a unique platform for young musicians to showcase their talents by presenting a sonata or sonatina of their choice. It is an incredible opportunity for students to gain valuable performance experience and receive constructive feedback from esteemed adjudicators.
November 9, 2024
Wentz Fine Arts Center of North Central College
171 E Chicago Ave, Naperville, IL 60540
Registration deadline: October 10, 2024
Registration fee: $35 per student
The Festival is non-competitive. Students of all levels are welcome, from those playing beginner sonatinas up to advanced sonatas.
Festival participants will perform for one judge only, and each will receive an encouraging and constructive evaluation of their performance, as well as a numerical score. The judging rooms will be open only to the contestant, judge and monitor. No family members are allowed.
Repertoire Requirements
The students prepare 2 movements of a sonatina or 1 movement of a sonata, to be performed from memory. Judges must be provided with original scores, in the same edition as prepared by the student. All measures must be numbered. No photocopies are allowed. Scores purchased online must include proper documentation.
Students should be prepared to describe their pieces briefly (in one minute or less), including the following: for each movement: the title, the form, key, explanation of tempo marking and/or mood, the musical period of composition, one or two facts about the composer.
For example: “I will perform___(title)_______, by (composer). Movement I is (tempo/mood). It is in (key), in (form). Movement II is (tempo/mood) and is in (key). Its form is ____. (Composer’s name) was /is a (period) composer who lived/lives in (composer’s nationality). He/she (interesting fact/s).
The festival is a formal performance, and students should dress accordingly. (Jeans, T-shirts, flip flops, athletic shoes and other sports/casual attire are not appropriate.)
Bronze, Silver and Gold awards will be based on the following 100-point system:
95 - 100 for performances meriting gold trophies
87 - 94 for performances meriting silver trophies
80 - 86 for performances meriting bronze trophies
Students will receive a certificate of participation at the end of the festival. Judging scores will be emailed to teachers by the next day. Judging sheets will be available to teachers within two days after the Festival. Trophies will be prepared and made available for pick up by teachers within 3-4 weeks after the festival.