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Please take
the time to read the rules of the 2008 Rotary Burlington Music
Festival. Failure to comply could result in disqualification. Rules
are
reviewed and amended annually.
To view the entire Festival Syllabus which represents the curriculum . To view a particular section of the syllabus, click on one of the following:
Click on a subject to read the rules and regulations
The Rotary Burlington Music Festival is a member of the
OMFA, Ontario Music Festivals Association and the FCMF, the Federation
of Canadian Music Festivals. We are entitled to send participants
to compete at the provincial level. Our adjudicators recommend students
from those they hear during festival weeks. Participants may represent
only one local festival for each discipline per year.
General
- The name of this Festival is ROTARY BURLINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL.
- The Festival proceedings are the responsibility of the Board
of Directors.
- All matters not dealt with in these Rules and Regulations will
be referred to the Board. Their decision will be final and binding.
- The Festival reserves the right to refuse any entry or cancel
any class. Excepting the above, entry fees will not be refunded.
- The Festival reserves the right to divide or combine classes.
- In age limit classes, age will be determined as of Dec 31 of
the current year. Proof of age may be requested.
- All classes are open to amateurs. An amateur shall be defined
as: “any person whose principal means of livelihood is not
derived from the profession of music”.
- PLEASE NOTE The Festival runs from Monday
to Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Participants are expected
to play at their scheduled time. Absolutely no changes will be
made once the programme has been printed.
Entries
- All entries must be received by September 30 and accompanied
by the correct fee stated for each class. Late entries will not
be accepted.
- No receipts will be issued, and entry fees will not be refunded.
- Cheques should be made payable to Rotary Burlington Music Festival
and mailed to:
Rotary Burlington Music Festival
PO Box 91524
Roseland Plaza Postal Outlet
Burlington ON L7R 4L6
Att’n : Festival Coordinator
- The teacher is responsible for ensuring that the entry form
information is correct. The teacher will be called if an entry
form is incomplete or illegible. The entry will be held pending
receipt of a $10.00 reprocessing fee.
- A piece may not be used in more than one class.
- Participants may not use a selection that they have performed
in a previous Rotary Burlington Music Festival.
- Participants are limited to one entry per class, unless otherwise
noted.
- Participants must enter at their current grade level of study.
However, they may enter one class at a higher level.
- For all duet, duo, trio and ensemble classes, only one participant
must register and pay the class fee. Please remember to list all
duet, duo, and trio partners.
- Participants’ schedules showing dates of competition
will be forwarded to the student and the teacher. These schedules
must be shown to any Festival Official when requested.
Adjudication
- Adjudicators’ decisions are final.
- Adjudicators may not evaluate their own students.
- Participants may be required to certify that the Festival rules
have been followed. If an infringement occurs, adjudication may
be given, but no mark will be awarded.
- Minimum mark to receive a gold medal in competitive classes
is 80.
- The adjudicator will discuss the performance of each participant
but only the marks of the medal winners will be publicly announced.
All participants will receive the adjudicators’ written
comments.
- Questions should be directed to the secretary or the festival
coordinator, not the adjudicator.
- Our adjudicators may recommend participants from the Rotary
Burlington Music Festival to compete in the Ontario Provincial
Music Festival, which is held in June.
Awards
- The adjudicators will choose recipients of awards.
- Every participant will receive a token and a written adjudication.
Marks will be assigned and medals presented for solos, duets,
duos, trios and quartets in competitive classes. A minimum mark
of 80 must be achieved in order to receive a gold medal.
- To be eligible for an individual scholarship, participants
must enter and compete in a minimum of two solo classes. Recipients
of scholarships must have one mark of 85 or more.
- To be eligible for a scholarship, choirs must have a mark of
85 or more.
- Winners of scholarships will be chosen by the adjudicators
and need not necessarily be Gold Medal winners, but may be participants
who, in the opinion of the adjudicators, show the greatest potential
talent.
- Scholarships will be presented at the Grand Festival Concert
scheduled for Friday, November 28, 2008.
- Adjudicators will recommend students to perform at the Grand
Festival Concert.
- Two new adjudicators will be present at the Grand Festival
Concert to select recipients of the Mark Irish Memorial Scholarships for The Most Promising Student and runner-up, the Robert E. Elstone Memorial Scholarship and The Most Promising
Young Performer scholarship. Winners of these scholarships
are not eligible to receive the same award in the following year.
Performance
- RCM stands for the Royal Conservatory of Music. CC stands for
Conservatory Canada.
- The most recent Conservatory Syllabus edition must be used. Either the 2001 edition or the 2008 edition of the Royal Conservatory Syllabus may be used.
- All pieces must be performed from memory. The use of music
will result in adjudication only, with no mark given. Exceptions:
Duets, Duos, Trios, Ensembles, Organ, String Sonatas, Winds, Choral,
Prose Reading and Bible Reading.
- Unless otherwise specified, all instrumental test pieces must
be played without repeats. Da Capos and Dal Segnos must be observed.
- Time limits, where specified, will be strictly enforced.
- Instrumental and vocal participants must provide their own
accompanist. No taped accompaniment will be accepted.
- All participants must supply an original copy of their music
for the adjudicator and accompanist.
- Absolutely no photocopies of copyrighted music will be allowed.
The use of photocopies will result in disqualification.
- The use of cameras or video recorders is not allowed during
performance or adjudication. This practice can prove distracting
for participants, adjudicators and spectators.
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