Saturday, March 20, 2027
USU PianoFest is an educational and competitive event offering piano students the opportunity to set repertoire goals, receive constructive performance feedback, and compete for prizes and awards.
PianoFest takes place in the Chase Fine Arts Center on the Utah State University campus and is open to students ages 5–18. Participants may register for one or more categories, with divisions organized by age, and each performer receives adjudicated feedback on their prepared repertoire. This is an open competition, and the public is welcome to attend performances.
An Awards Ceremony will be held at 1:00 PM in the Daines Concert Hall, where 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners are recognized and 1st place winners perform.
The registration deadline is March 1. Participants will receive their room and time assignments one week before the event.
New This Year: Results will be announced in real time as each division concludes, so participants and families won't have to wait until the Awards Ceremony to find out how they placed!
| Division | Registration Fee | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Baroque | $15 | Solo piece composed between 1600-1750 |
| Classical | $15 | Solo piece composed between 1750-1830 |
| Romantic/Impressionistic | $15 | Solo piece composed between 1830-1920 |
| Contemporary Classical | $15 | Solo piece composed between 1920-present |
| Contemporary Non-classical | $15 | Arrangement or original work by composers such as Vandall, Bober, Schmidt, Alexander, etc. |
Rules
- PianoFest is open to ages 5-18
- Playing from memory is encouraged but not required
- Students must bring original music for adjudicators
- Playing one movement from multi-movement works is acceptable
- Repeats are optional
- 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
- Registration fee is $15 per division, no refunds
- Pieces must be at least 8 measures long
All applications are due March 1
Registration Fee
Registration fee is $15 per division. Payment is due March 1. No refunds.
Registration Form
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