Entry Form and Syllabus is available to download at the bottom of page
Entry Procedures and Rules (as outlined in printed Syllabus)
1. All entries must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2024. No late entries will be accepted.
2. An entry form is attached to each syllabus and is available on the website. Please photocopy additional forms as required on the same size paper.
3. All entries by the same entrant in one discipline may be listed on one entry form. For instance, all your piano entries may be on one entry form; speech arts entries should be listed on a separate form, etc.
4. Entries are open to amateurs only, except for Own Composition classes.
5. In all classes in which an age limit is set, performers must not be over that prescribed age on January 1st of the current festival year. Date and year of birth must be shown on the entry form. There is no restriction as to a minimum age, except where stated.
6. Only one form is required for duet or ensemble classes, submitted complete with the total fee. Please use a separate entry form for solo entries and duet/ensemble entries.
7. Performers may not change any pieces listed on the entry form.
8. In all Own Choice classes, the Festival Committee will have the authority to determine whether the piece selected is of acceptable Festival quality. Standards of taste and suitability of selections will be considered by the adjudicator.
9. A competitor may not perform the same piece in two succeeding Festivals.
10. There is no restriction on the number of entries a performer may enter in any one discipline. Each selection in a Concert Group is considered one entry.
11. Level of performance:
a) School class entries are graded as follows:
Primary: K-3
Elementary: Grades 4-7
Junior Secondary: Grades 8-10
Senior Secondary: Grades 11-12
b) Duet, ensemble classes, etc. must enter at the highest grade level in the group. Performers may play above their music grade level, but not below it.
12. If a teacher performs equally with a student or students (not as accompanist), the entry must be for adjudication only.
13. Directors of groups who must catch return school buses should tell us of their needs beforehand, in the appropriate place on the entry form and we will try to accommodate.
14. MAIL ENTRIES TO:
Entry Secretary
Ms. Jana Epkens-Shaffer
2212 Colleymount Road
Francois Lake, BC
V0J 1E2
15. Make cheques payable to: Lakes District Festival Association.
16. The official entry form must be used and fully completed.
17. The Committee reserves the right to refuse any entry, in which case the entry fee will be returned.
18. Please do NOT address any enquiries to the Entry Secretary. She will receive your entry forms and fees ONLY. All enquiries are to be made to the Coordinators listed on page 2.
19. Any performer wishing to enter the Festival in any category not specifically listed in this Syllabus should contact the appropriate Discipline Coordinator (see page 2) as soon as possible. Every effort will be made to arrange for an appropriate class.
20. The Festival Committee reserves the right to combine, split or delete classes after the close of entries.
21. Performers will be advised of the Festival session(s) in which their entry or entries will be heard.
ENTRY FEES
1. The following fees will apply:
Solos up to Grade 7, per selection … $10.00
Solos Grade 8 and over ………………. $13.00
Piano Concerto ………………………… $19.00
Duets ……………………………………. $13.00
Ensembles (3-8 players)……………… $19.00
Classroom Groups…………………….. $31.00
Choirs and Bands …………………….. $38.00
Concert Groups...see the appropriate discipline
Recording Fee for Choirs and Bands $10.00
(Re: Recording Fee A choir that is eligible for the Provincials will be noted with an *. If that choir wishes to be considered for Provincial recommendation, the recording fee is mandatory. Otherwise it is optional.)
22. If the applicant cancels, entry fees will not be returned.
23. The entry fee entitles the entrant to perform at the Festival and to receive a copy of the adjudication.
2. An entry form is attached to each syllabus and is available on the website. Please photocopy additional forms as required on the same size paper.
3. All entries by the same entrant in one discipline may be listed on one entry form. For instance, all your piano entries may be on one entry form; speech arts entries should be listed on a separate form, etc.
4. Entries are open to amateurs only, except for Own Composition classes.
5. In all classes in which an age limit is set, performers must not be over that prescribed age on January 1st of the current festival year. Date and year of birth must be shown on the entry form. There is no restriction as to a minimum age, except where stated.
6. Only one form is required for duet or ensemble classes, submitted complete with the total fee. Please use a separate entry form for solo entries and duet/ensemble entries.
7. Performers may not change any pieces listed on the entry form.
8. In all Own Choice classes, the Festival Committee will have the authority to determine whether the piece selected is of acceptable Festival quality. Standards of taste and suitability of selections will be considered by the adjudicator.
9. A competitor may not perform the same piece in two succeeding Festivals.
10. There is no restriction on the number of entries a performer may enter in any one discipline. Each selection in a Concert Group is considered one entry.
11. Level of performance:
a) School class entries are graded as follows:
Primary: K-3
Elementary: Grades 4-7
Junior Secondary: Grades 8-10
Senior Secondary: Grades 11-12
b) Duet, ensemble classes, etc. must enter at the highest grade level in the group. Performers may play above their music grade level, but not below it.
12. If a teacher performs equally with a student or students (not as accompanist), the entry must be for adjudication only.
13. Directors of groups who must catch return school buses should tell us of their needs beforehand, in the appropriate place on the entry form and we will try to accommodate.
14. MAIL ENTRIES TO:
Entry Secretary
Ms. Jana Epkens-Shaffer
2212 Colleymount Road
Francois Lake, BC
V0J 1E2
15. Make cheques payable to: Lakes District Festival Association.
16. The official entry form must be used and fully completed.
17. The Committee reserves the right to refuse any entry, in which case the entry fee will be returned.
18. Please do NOT address any enquiries to the Entry Secretary. She will receive your entry forms and fees ONLY. All enquiries are to be made to the Coordinators listed on page 2.
19. Any performer wishing to enter the Festival in any category not specifically listed in this Syllabus should contact the appropriate Discipline Coordinator (see page 2) as soon as possible. Every effort will be made to arrange for an appropriate class.
20. The Festival Committee reserves the right to combine, split or delete classes after the close of entries.
21. Performers will be advised of the Festival session(s) in which their entry or entries will be heard.
ENTRY FEES
1. The following fees will apply:
Solos up to Grade 7, per selection … $10.00
Solos Grade 8 and over ………………. $13.00
Piano Concerto ………………………… $19.00
Duets ……………………………………. $13.00
Ensembles (3-8 players)……………… $19.00
Classroom Groups…………………….. $31.00
Choirs and Bands …………………….. $38.00
Concert Groups...see the appropriate discipline
Recording Fee for Choirs and Bands $10.00
(Re: Recording Fee A choir that is eligible for the Provincials will be noted with an *. If that choir wishes to be considered for Provincial recommendation, the recording fee is mandatory. Otherwise it is optional.)
22. If the applicant cancels, entry fees will not be returned.
23. The entry fee entitles the entrant to perform at the Festival and to receive a copy of the adjudication.
To print the entry form, click on the adobe symbol below the form to "download file".
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