Saturday, March 25, 2023
The USU Piano area & Youth Conservatory are excited to announce this year's PianoFest, an educational and competitive event designed to give piano students the opportunity to set repertoire goals, to receive constructive feedback for their performances, and earn opportunities for prizes and other awards.
The event is open to students of all ages and abilities living in the Intermountain Area. In each division, students will play their piece for judges. Following the performance, students will receive written feedback. Students can register to compete in one or more divisions, and will be grouped into categories by age. This is an open competition, anybody is welcome to listen to students perform.
Between 11-2 pm families will gather in the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall for an Award Ceremony where a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize will be awarded and 1st place winners perform. Students selected as winners who are not in attendance will not be able to receive their award. Teachers, parents, siblings, etc. can not accept an award in place of PianoFest participants. All applicants will receive their room and time assignment one week before the event.
Registration deadline: March 1, 2023
Division | 1st Place Prize | Registration Fee | Information |
Baroque | $50 | $15 | Memorized piece composed between 1600-1750 |
Classical | $50 |
$15 |
Memorized piece composed between 1750-1830 |
Romantic | $50 |
$15 |
Memorized piece composed between 1830-1900 |
Impressionistic | $50 |
$15 |
Memorized piece composed between 1890-1925 |
Contemporary Classical | $50 |
$15 |
Classical piece composed between 1925-present. |
Contemporary Non-Classical | $50 |
$15 |
This can be an arrangement or original work by composers such as Vandall, Bober, Schmidt, Alexander, etc. |
Concerto | $50 |
$15 |
No accompanist necessary, all concertos should be performed as solos. Performances will be stopped after 20 minutes. |
Method Book | $50 |
$15 |
Any piece from a method book will qualify. Memorization not required. |
Rules
- Students must bring original music for the adjudicators
- Measures must be numbered
- Copies downloaded from sites like IMSLP.org should have the name of the website written on the copy
- Within each Division, students will be grouped by age. Playing times and room numbers will be sent by email 1 week before the event.
- Students selected as winners who are not in attendance will not be able to receive their award. Teachers, parents, siblings, etc. can not accept an award in place of PianoFest participants
- No refunds
All applications are due March 1
Registration Information
Registration Fee
The registration fee for one division is automatically covered for all YC students and Community All Access Pass Holders.
Registration fee is $15 per division. Payment is due March 1. No refunds.