CONNECTICUT STATE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FAIRFIELD CHAPTER
ELEVENTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL AUDITION

















Festival Date: Sunday, December 15th, 2024, 1-5 pm

Registration Deadline: Saturday, November 30, 2024
 

Checks and applications should be sent to Andrew Gordon, 23 Sullivan Drive, Redding, CT, 06896

Location:
Westport Suzuki School
246 Post Rd East
Westport CT 06880

Andrew Gordon, chair: andrewmgordon@optonline.net

1. The goal of this festival is to provide recognition to motivated students who can prepare for an evaluated audition and are confident enough to perform in public. It is open to students of voice, piano, and all other instruments. Piano duos (one piano, 4-hands) are also permitted.
 

2. Three categories of awards will be given: Medal (1st), Blue ribbon (2nd), and Red ribbon (3rd). Students will be evaluated on their individual merits, and should not be considered to be competing directly against each other.
 

3. All students evaluated into the top category will be invited to enter in the Deborah Kahan Competition held on January 26, 2025, should they wish to do so. Participation in the DKC is strictly optional, and there is no obligation to participate. Students who place in the second and third categories will not be eligible to enter the DKC.
 

4. For non-members, there is a one-time registration fee of $50 to participate. (This in a one-time fee, regardless of how many students a teacher enters.)
 

5. The application fee (separate from the non-members’ registration fee) is $45 per student for CSMTA Fairfield Chapter teachers, $55 for non-members.
 

6. Both the application fee and the registration fee should be combined in one check and made payable to Fairfield Chapter, CSMTA (Memo: 2024 Chapter Festival). There is no limit to the number of applicants per teacher.
 

7. All selections must be memorized (with the optional exception of piano-4-hands). Students may perform one piece, or a collection of short pieces, but the duration of any performance must fall within the following time limits. If a performance exceeds the stated time limit, the participant will be stopped, without penalty. All participants must bring copies of their music for the judge’s use during evaluation.

The three age categories and their time limits are as follows:
a) age through 9: 4 minutes

b) ages 10-12: 7 minutes
c) age 13 and up: 8 minutes

To download the application form, click below: