2022 Adelaide Eisteddfod
String Division
08 Aug 2022 to 12 Aug 2022
(To be confirmed after receipt of Entries and Programming has been finalised)
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STRING DIVISION 2021


Convenor: Dr Helen Ayres

Telephone: 0415 298 067, email: aesstringsconvenor@gmail.com



Adjudicator/s: Jennifer Newman

Dates: Monday 8th to Friday 12th August

Venue: Unley Park Baptist Church, Bellevue Place Unley Park SA 5061


Admission: $10

2020/21 Adelaide Eisteddfod Members and children 12 years & under free of charge

Closing Date & Time for Competitors to Enter:

Thursday 14th April 2021, 5 pm (Adelaide Time)


The closing date and time for all entries is 5 pm  Adelaide Time (Central Australian Time), Thursday April 14th, the last day of the first school term.   Late entries/late payments will not be accepted.

It is important that entrants read the rules for each section and the general rules of the competitions: for example General Rule no. 10 states that no competitor shall perform the same item in more than one section unless this is specifically noted in the syllabus as being allowed for that section.   General Rule no. 12 states that a competitor winning a first prize in the Adelaide Eisteddfod in the previous two years may not present the same winning item/s of music in this year's eisteddfod.

Entries and Fees
All entries are to be made and paid on-line via www.stardom.com.au using the Stardom payment system.   The Stardom invoice becomes the Stardom receipt following payment.
Each competitor pays a fee per section entered, as printed on the computer-generated invoice, plus a single administration fee appearing on the invoice after all required sections have been entered.

*Where age limits apply the age of a competitor as at 30th June 2022 will be used to determine entry, unless otherwise stated.

*A timekeeper will be appointed and when the time limits stipulated are not adhered to then no mark, placing or prize is awarded to that competitor.    However the written adjudicator's report will be provided.

*The Eisteddfod Council reserves the right to cancel any sections which in its opinion have attracted insufficient entries and refund entry fees, or to divide or combine any section/s in consultation with entrants.


Please note the ensemble sections E801, E803 and E803 will take place 8-12 August 2022.



ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 14/04/2022 5:30:00 PM (AEST)
S302 Violin Unaccompanied Solo     25 years and under.

Session: 09/08/2022 3:00 PM    Time Limit: 10:00

Unaccompanied solo. One or two movements from an unaccompanied Bach Suite. Movements need not be from the same suite.

Sponsored by Margot Vowles OAM

Entries Closed
Entry: $52.001st $100          2nd $50          HM          
S306 Junior String Concerto Solo     16 years and under

Session: 10/08/2022 3:00 PM    Time Limit: 00:00

Junior String Concerto. One or two movements of a concerto, cadenzas optional. No time limit. Entrants perform in ascending order of age. Previous First Prize Winners of this section are not eligible to enter. Competitor must state the chosen concerto, movement/s, composer and approximate duration at time of entry.

Sponsored by Dr Elizabeth Layton

Entries Closed
Entry: $60.001st $75          2nd $50          3rd $25          
S307 Any String Player Solo     25 years and under

Session: 11/08/2022 11:45 AM    Time Limit: 09:00

Piece/s by a composer from the 20th or 21st Century. Time Limit: 9:00

Sponsored by Kim Worley

Entries Closed
Entry: $52.001st $100          2nd $50          
S308 Violin Solo     14 years and under

Session: 09/08/2022 9:30 AM    Time Limit: 08:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Jennifer Newman

Entries Closed
Entry: $27.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S309 Violin Solo     13-15 years

Session: 09/08/2022 10:30 AM    Time Limit: 08:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Di Truscott

Entries Closed
Entry: $27.001st $45          2nd $25          
S310 Viola or Cello Solo     15 years and under

Session: 11/08/2022 10:30 AM    Time Limit: 08:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Else Buttler Memorial

Entries Closed
Entry: $27.001st $60          2nd $40          
S312 Any Bowed String Instrument Solo     17 years and under

Session: 09/08/2022 11:30 AM    Time Limit: 09:00

Own Choice

Sponsored by Lisi McGowran

Entries Closed
Entry: $30.001st $100          2nd $50          
S314 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Solo     18 years and under, Romantic Section

Session: 11/08/2022 1:45 PM    Time Limit: 09:00

Piece/s by a composer of the ROMANTIC ERA (composed 1790-1910)

Sponsored by AUSTA

Entries Closed
Entry: $32.001st $120          2nd $75          
S316 Any String Non 1st Prize Winner Solo     13-16 years

Session: 11/08/2022 9:30 AM    Time Limit: 06:00

Own choice. This section is for those who have never won a first prize in a previous Adelaide Eisteddfod on that instrument.

Sponsored by Strings of Love

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st $45          2nd $25          
S322.1 Any Bowed String Instrument Solo     Grade 1/2

Session: 08/08/2022 9:30 AM    Time Limit: 04:00

Own Choice Grade 1 and Grade 2

Sponsored by Peter and Judy Chiles

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S322.2 Any Bowed String Instrument Solo     Grade 1/2

Session: 08/08/2022 10:15 AM    Time Limit: 04:00

Own Choice Grade 1 and Grade 2

Sponsored by Peter and Judy Chiles

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S324 Any Bowed String Instrument Solo     Grade 3/4

Session: 12/08/2022 10:00 AM    Time Limit: 00:00

One piece from the AMEB Grade 4 2024 syllabus, or those grades from the 2024 syllabi for any other recognised music examinations such as ABRSM, ANZCA, Trinity College London, St Cecelia, or the Australian Guild of Music and Speech. A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.

Sponsored by Helen Ayres and Christen Barras

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S326.1 Any Bowed String Instrument Solo     Grade 5/6

Session: 12/08/2022 11:30 AM    Time Limit: 06:00

Own Choice Grade 5 and Grade 6

Sponsored by Frances Griffin

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S326.2 Any Bowed String Instrument Solo     Grade 5/6

Session: 12/08/2022 12:30 PM    Time Limit: 06:00

Own Choice Grade 5 and Grade 6

Sponsored by Frances Griffin

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S328 Any Bowed String Instrument Solo     Grade 7/8

Session: 08/08/2022 4:00 PM    Time Limit: 07:00

One piece from the AMEB Grade 7 or 8 2024 syllabus, or those grades from the 2024 syllabi for any other recognised music examinations such as ABRSM, ANZCA, Trinity College London, St Cecelia, or the Australian Guild of Music and Speech.A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.

Sponsored by AMEB SA & NT

Entries Closed
Entry: $27.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S330 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Solo     7 years and under

Session: 12/08/2022 9:30 AM    Time Limit: 03:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Kai Wang

Entries Closed
Entry: $23.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S331.1 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Solo     9 years and under

Session: 08/08/2022 11:30 AM    Time Limit: 04:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Lindsay Lavers

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S331.2 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Solo     9 years and under

Session: 08/08/2022 12:00 PM    Time Limit: 04:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Lindsay Lavers

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S332.1 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Solo     10 years and under

Session: 08/08/2022 1:30 PM    Time Limit: 05:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Frances Norton

Lunch

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S332.2 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Solo     10 years and under

Session: 08/08/2022 2:00 PM    Time Limit: 05:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Frances Norton

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S335 Violin or Viola Solo     12 years and under

Session: 10/08/2022 10:30 AM    Time Limit: 06:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Kai Wang

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S336 Any String Non 1st Prize Winner Solo     10-12 years

Session: 10/08/2022 9:30 AM    Time Limit: 06:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Margot Vowles OAM

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S337 Cello or Double Bass Solo     12 years and under

Session: 08/08/2022 2:30 PM    Time Limit: 06:00

Own choice.

Sponsored by Christen Barras and Helen Ayres

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          
S803 Senior String Ensemble 2 to 20 Players     Year 12 and under

Session: 10/08/2022 12:20 PM    Time Limit: 12:00

Own choice of work/s. Any combination of the following instruments: piano,violin, viola, cello and double bass. Piano accompaniment and/or conducting, if used, must be by competitor/s who will be counted as part of the ensemble.

Sponsored by The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Musicians` Association

Entries Closed
Entry: $62.001st $140          2nd $60          
S804 Junior String Ensemble 2 to 20 Players     Year 9 and under

Session: 10/08/2022 12:00 PM    Time Limit: 10:00

Own choice of work/s. Any combination of the following instruments: piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass. Professional piano accompaniment and/or conducting may be used but performer/s will not be counted as part of the ensemble.

Harrison Music voucher sponsored by Wendy Heiligenberg

Entries Closed
Entry: $62.001st Gift Voucher from Harrison Music ($50)          2nd          HM          
S939 Any String Player Solo     25 years and under

Session: 12/08/2022 2:30 PM    Time Limit: 20:00

RECITAL OPEN TO ALL STRING PLAYERS. Two contrasting works which demonstrate your technical and interpretive capabilities within a time limit of 15 minutes. General Rules 10, 11, 12 and 13 do not apply and any piece performed in another section or which has won a first prize may be played in this section. Time limit - 15 mins. maximum. Competitors from this section aged 25 years or under on December 31, 2022, may be selected to compete in the South Australian Final of the MBS Young Virtuoso Award.

Sponsored by Recitals Australia

Entries Closed
Entry: $72.001st $250          2nd $150          3rd $100          
S304/S305 Viola Unaccompanied Solo     25 years and under.

Session: 09/08/2022 1:45 PM    Time Limit: 10:00

Unaccompanied solo. One or two movements from an unaccompanied Bach Suite. Movements need not be from the same suite. NOTE: $20 REFUNDED WHEN PERFORMER ARRIVES TO PLAY

Sponsored by Keith Crellin OAM and Ruth Saffir

Entries Closed
Entry: $52.001st $100          2nd $50          HM          
S801 Adelaide Eisteddfod Chamber Music Competition 3 to 5 Players     Open Age

Session: 10/08/2022 1:30 PM    Time Limit: 15:00

Adelaide Eisteddfod Chamber Music Competition for trios, quartets and quintets. Open to String quartets, String trios, Piano trios, Piano quartets and Piano quintets and chamber ensembles comprising guitar and strings. Time limit 15 minutes. Groups playing over the specified time limit will be stopped by the adjudicator. 1st Prize: Subscription to the 2024 Season of the Australian String Quartet for each competitor.

Sponsored by The Australian String Quartet

Entries Closed
Entry: $62.001st Subscription for the ASQ Adelaide Year 2022 Season for each player          HM