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MUSIC VOCAL Please refer to Music Rules on pages 49-51 V15 £9.50 ART SONG (15 years) 3½ mins V16 £7.00 JAZZ AND POP SONGS (15 years and under) 3½ mins excluding songs from Shows and Film NB: Entries for this class may be original and free-style. Words and melody (at least) must be provided for the Adjudicator. Competitors must provide their own accompaniment (eg CD backing track with own CD player) V17 £11.50 VOCAL RECITAL (15 years and under) 10 mins Own choice of two songs, one pre-20th century, one 20th /21st century Time limit includes spoken introduction. In order that details of your recital may be published in the programme, please ensure we have all information on the entry form Official Accompanist’s fee if required: £7.00 V18 £10.50 DUET OR TRIO (13 years and under) 3 mins Songs offered must be mainly in harmony V19 £10.50 DUET OR TRIO (15 years and under) 3 mins Songs offered must be mainly in harmony V20 £10.50 ENSEMBLE (max 8 voices) (15 years and under) 4 mins Songs offered must be mainly in harmony VC1 £11.00 OWN VOCAL COMPOSITION (15 years and under) 3 mins Up to GCSE standard; musical content and performance will both be taken into consideration. The composition may be for one or more voices with or without accompaniment but the piece must be composed by only one person. A copy for the adjudicator must be sent to the Entry Secretary by Saturday 25 February The fee includes a written analysis from the adjudicator 46 www.midsomersetfestival.org.uk
VOCAL Please refer to Music Rules on pages 49-51 YOUNG ADULT SECTION AGE 16 - 19 (age as on 01/03/17) MUSIC 1. The classes in this section will be held on Thursday 23 March 2. All songs must be sung from memory, except in Class V25 Oratorio 3. Competitors may not enter more than 5 classes 4. Official Accompanist fees (if required) for classes V22 – V25 &V28/29: £7.00, V27: £10.00 5. Competitors requiring the Official Accompanist must send copies of their music to the Entry Secretary by Monday 6 February. Please note, photocopies should be of sufficient quality that they are playable without difficulty e.g. with pages taped together in order, not stapled. Please include metronome marks It may be possible to arrange a rehearsal with the Official Accompanist, at a fee to be negotiated privately. Please consult the Vocal Entry Secretary 6. In folksong classes a copy of at least the words must be provided for the adjudicator on the day 7. An Art Song is defined as one which is composed as a single entity, inspired by good poetry Folksongs, arias from opera or sacred works, and “pop” style songs should not be offered 8. The MAY KING Award, a prize of £150, is awarded to the outstanding singer in this section To be eligible, competitors must enter classesV28 (Vocal Recital) and two others from V23-V25. 9. See Musical Theatre pages for further vocal classes Class Fee Time limit V21 £8.00 UNACCOMPANIED FOLKSONG 4½ mins V22 £8.00 SHOW SONG FROM MUSICAL OR FILM 4½ mins V23 £8.00 ART SONG 4½ mins V24 £8.00 OPERA OR OPERETTA 4½ mins V25 £8.00 ORATORIO OR OTHER SACRED WORK 5½ mins to include recitative where appropriate V26 £8.00 JAZZ AND POP SONGS 4½ mins excluding songs from Shows and Film NB: Entries for this class may be original and free-style Words and melody (at least) must be provided for the Adjudicator Competitors must provide their own accompaniment (eg CD backing track with own CD player) V27 £13.00 VOCAL RECITAL 12 mins Class V27 should be made up of your own choice of 3 songs, one of which should be in a language other than English. One song should be pre-1750, one 18th/19th century, and one 20th /21st century Construction and presentation of programme will be taken into account Time limit includes spoken introduction. In order that details of your recital may be published in the programme, please ensure we have all information on the entry form V28 £9.00 DUET/TRIO in harmony 4½ mins V29 £9.00 ENSEMBLE in harmony (max 8 voices) 4½ mins may take the form of barbershop quartet VC2 £12.00 OWN VOCAL COMPOSITION (16 and over) 4 mins Up to A/S or A2 standard; musical content and performance will both be taken into consideration. The composition may be for one or more voices with or without accompaniment but the piece must be composed by only one person. A copy for the adjudicator must be sent to the Entry Secretary by Saturday 25 February. The fee includes a written analysis from the adjudicator Principal Sponsor – ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST 47
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Page 3 and 4: Welcome to the Mid-Somerset Festiva
Page 5 and 6: GENERAL INFORMATION NAMES & ADDRESS
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Page 29 and 30: MUSICAL THEATRE RULES 1. COPYRIGHT
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Page 35 and 36: STRINGS Please refer to Music Rules
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