NVMTA Bach Festival
February 15, 2025

Bach/Baroque Festival and Competition
February 15, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pm|
$28Application
Requirements     your teacher must register at new.mtfest.com. & pay student's entrance fee 

Levels and Time Limits

Piano:

FESTIVAL
Grades K-4                        four minutes performance time allowed
Grades 5-8                        7 minutes
Grades 9-adult                 10 minutes

COMPETITION
Little Preludes and Two-Part Inventions  4 minutes
Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias),mvt. from French or English Suite/Partitas     7 minutes
Prelude and Fugue                  10 minutes


Repertoire RequirementsFestivalPiano:

1. 1. Format: In-person. Students play the first round in recital format. Judges write critiques.
   2. Repertoire: Play 2 pieces, one by J. S. Bach and a second piece by J. S. Bach or another Baroque composer. Any piece with a BWV number, including transcriptions, and all pieces in the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook, is acceptable as the first piece.
   3. In Festival, memory is optional for all players.

CompetitionPiano:

• Format: In-person, 2 rounds and an Honors Recital. Students play the first round in recital format. Judges write critiques. Students play the second round in a private audition.
• Repertoire: Play 2 memorized pieces. Choose the first piece (by J S Bach) from the following list:
  1. A Little Prelude (BWV 899-900, 902, 924-928, 930-931, 933-941, 943, 999, 902a); 4 minutes total playing time
  2. A 2-part Invention.
  3. A 3-part Invention (Sinfonia).
  4. A movement from a French or English Suite or from a Partita
  5. One Prelude and Fugue set (both with the same BWV number) from either volume of WTC
  6. In categories 1 through 4, the 2nd piece may be by any Baroque composer or J.S. Bach. The 2nd piece may be any piece with a BWV number, including transcriptions, except pieces from the Anna Magdalena Bach collection.
  7. In category 5, no additional piece is needed.

EligibilityFestival or Competition

• Columbia Baptist Church hosts this year’s competition.
• Open to pre-college students grades K through 12.
• A student who is chosen for the Honors Recital one year cannot participate in the Competition the next year. The student may participate in the Festival and then return to the competition the following year.
• Students who are not present and ready to perform at their assigned time may play for comments only, and only if time permits.

AwardsFestival and CompetitionCertificate of Participation: sent to participating teachers as a digital file for teachers to print and distribute.
Trophies awarded at the 3rd year of participation. Awards at the 6th and 9th of years of participation TBD.
Honors RecitalA select number of students from the 2nd round will be chosen to perform in the Honors Recital on February 16, 2025 at Columbia Baptist Church.
Student GuidelinesStudents should check-in at the front desk 15 minutes before their performance time. Check-in desk is in the lobby directly in front of the entrance nearest the parking lot.
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Details
Date:
February 15, 2025
Time:
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Cost:
$28
Registration:
Please register at new.mtfest.com

Registration Deadline:
January, 16, 2025

Columbia Baptist Church
103 W Columbia St, Falls ChurchGoogle Map



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J. S. Bach