2018 Adelaide Eisteddfod
Piano Division
26 Jul 2018 to 05 Aug 2018
(To be confirmed after receipt of Entries and Programming has been finalised)
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PIANO DIVISION 2018

Dates: Thursday 26th July to Sunday 5th August

Admission: $8

Adelaide Eisteddfod Members and Children 12 years and under:

free of charge

Venue: Salvation Army Citadel, 55 George Street, Norwood

   

Convenor: Jane Burgess 0402 289 628
email: jane@janeburgess.com.au


Adjudicators: Jeffrey Kong and Debra Andreacchio


IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL ENTRANTS READ THE RULES AND THE CONDITIONS FOR EACH SECTION, AND THE GENERAL COMPETITION RULES.

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 or group 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 on-line via www.stardom.com.au.  No late entries or late entry fees will be accepted.  Entries close at 5 pm Friday 13th April 2018.
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 and prior to the calculated total due.


* Where age limits apply the age of a competitor as at the 30th June 2018 will be used to determine entry.

* If there are insufficient entries for a section it may either be cancelled or a single prize awarded according to merit. 

* 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 feedback will be provided.

* Where an aggregate prize is awarded the following scoring system will be used: 1st Prize 5 points; 2nd Prize 3 points; 3rd Prize 2 points; 4th Prize and/or honourable mention 1 point.

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 13/04/2018 5:30:00 PM (AEST)
P202 Piano Concerto     16 years and under

Time Limit: 20:00

Any movement/s or complete Piano Concerto. Chosen concerto and duration to be stated at time of entry. A certificate of performance will be issued to each competitor. NOTE: $20 is REFUNDED when performer arrives to play.

Sponsor TBA

Entries Closed
Entry: $55.001st TBA          2nd HM          
P204 Any Mozart Piece Piano Solo     12 years and under

Time Limit: 06:00

Sponsored by Diana Weekes

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st $50          2nd $30          3rd $20          HM          
P205 Romantic Era Solo     12 years and under

Time Limit: 06:00

Own Choice 2 minutes minimum 6 minutes maximum

Sponsored by Diarshul Sandhu

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P207 Piano Duet/Six Hands/As Accompanists     Primary/Secondary School Age

Time Limit: 03:00

Own Choice of one or two Ensemble piece/s for either (1) piano duet OR (2) piano six hands OR (3) piano accompaniment and soloist. Where there are a sufficient number of competitors, and high performance standards are met, a separate Primary Prize and Secondary Prize may be offered. Prize variations may occur at the discretion of the adjudicator, convenor and sponsors on the day of the competition. Time Limit 3 minutes.

Sponsored by Tanya Markova & Melody Young & Jacqueline Young

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st TBA          HM          
P213 Piano Solo     7 years and under

Time Limit: 03:00

Own choice

Sponsored by Lynne Reynolds

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P215 Piano Solo     9 years and under

Time Limit: 04:00

Own choice

Sponsored by Tanya Markova

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P216 Piano Solo     10 years and under

Time Limit: 04:00

Own choice

Sponsored by Diarshul Sandhu

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P219 Piano Solo     12 years and under

Time Limit: 04:00

Own choice Non First Prize Winners, who have not won a first prize in a previous year's Adelaide Piano Eisteddfod

Sponsored by Marina Braslavskiy

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P221 Piano Solo     12 years and under, Australian Composition

Time Limit: 04:00

Own Choice

Sponsored by AMEB SA & NT

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P224 Own Choice two contrasting pieces Piano Solo     14 years and under

Time Limit: 09:00

Own Choice

Sponsored by Zena Chapman

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P225 Classical Sonata one movement Piano Solo     18 years and under

Time Limit: 08:00

Colin Finlayson Memorial

Sponsored by Colin Finlayson Bequest

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P226 Own Choice two contrasting pieces Piano Solo     16 years and under

Time Limit: 09:00

Sponsored by Natalia Hubczenko

Entries Closed
Entry: $25.001st Trophy          2nd Trophy          3rd Trophy          HM          
P227 Piano Recital Piano Solo     11-16 years

Time Limit: 15:00

JUNIOR PIANO RECITAL 3 or 4 works from at least 3 different eras 9 minutes minimum to 15 minutes maximum (1) Rule 9 does not apply any piece performed in this section in 2024 may be repeated in another section in 2024 and vice versa. (2) Any piece performed in 2024 which has won first prize in 2024 may be repeated in this section.. (3) Rule 18 does not apply. A maximum of 4 pieces may be played.

Sponsored by Recitals Australia

Entries Closed
Entry: $55.001st $200          2nd $100          3rd $50          HM          
P229 Own Choice two contrasting pieces Piano Solo     14 years and over

Time Limit: 15:00

Colin Finlayson Memorial 8 minutes minimum, 15 minutes maximum

Sponsored by Edwardstown Lions' Club

Entries Closed
Entry: $55.001st $175          2nd $100          3rd $75          HM          
P233 Romantic Era Piano Solo     13 years and over

Time Limit: 08:00

Own choice of piece/s from the Romantic Era

Sponsored by Leon Cattermole

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P236 Chopin Piano Solo     16 years and over

Time Limit: 12:00

Own choice

Sponsored by Anna Goldsworthy

Entries Closed
Entry: $50.001st $100          2nd $50          HM          
P238 Baroque Era Piano Solo     15 years and under

Time Limit: 08:00

Own Choice of piece/s

Sponsored by David Metin

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.001st Trophy          2nd Trophy          3rd Trophy          HM          
P239 Piano Recital Piano Solo     17 years and over

Time Limit: 25:00

SENIOR PIANO RECITAL: 3 or 4 works from at least 3 different eras. 18 minutes. minimum, 25 minutes. maximum (1) Rule 9 does not apply and therefore any piece performed in this section in 2024 may be repeated in another section in 2024 and vice versa. (2) Any piece performed in 2024 which has won first prize in 2024 may be repeated in this section. (3) Rule 18 does not apply. A maximum of 4 pieces may be played. Competitors from this section aged 25 years or under on December 31, 2024, may be selected to compete in the MBS Young Virtuoso Award SA Final. The winner from that event will be invited to participate interstate in the MBS Young Virtuoso Final.

Sponsored by Eleonora Sivan, David Lockett AM and Jane Burgess

Entries Closed
Entry: $70.001st $350          2nd $250          3rd $100          HM          
P241 Piano Solo     15 years and under

Time Limit: 08:00

Two contrasting pieces by Russian Composers

Sponsored by Tanya Markova

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.001st Trophy          2nd Trophy          3rd Trophy          HM          
P248 Complete Sonata Piano Solo     14 years and over

Time Limit: 00:00

No time limit.

Sponsored by David Lockett AM

Entries Closed
Entry: $55.001st $125          2nd $75          3rd $50          HM          
P249 Modern Piece Piano Solo     18 years and under

Time Limit: 07:00

Own choice of Modern work/s. (In this section Modern refers to any piece composed after 1901)

Sponsored by Gwen Hughes Memorial Trust

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P252 Prelude and Fugue by Bach or Shostakovich Solo     16 years and over

Time Limit: 07:00

Time Limit 7 minutes. Should a candidate wish to perform a Prelude and Fugue that exceeds 7 minutes, written permission must be sought and granted from "The Secretary, The Adelaide Eisteddfod Society Inc., 239 Magill Road, Maylands, SA 5069", to be received not later than 30th June 2020.

Sponsored by Debra Andreacchio

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.001st $100          2nd $60          3rd $40          HM          
P253 Piano Solo     15 years and under

Time Limit: 07:00

Sonatina 1 or 2 movements Time Limit a suggested 7 minutes.

Sponsored by Rosanne Hammer

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P255/S317 Piano or Violin Solo     Czech Composition, Open Age

Time Limit: 08:00

Original composition by any of the following Czech composers: Smetana,Dvorak, Suk, Martinu, Janacek, Novak. Competitors to perform on violin or piano (accompanist required for accompanied work for violin). Time limit a suggested 8 minutes maximum.

Sponsored by Jiri Tancibudek AM and Vera Tancibudek Trust

Entries Closed
Entry: $45.001st $60          2nd HM          
P256 Piano Solo     Chinese Composition, Open Age

Time Limit: 08:00

Own choice of piece(s) by Chinese composer/s Grade 6 or above written in the last 100 years. Refer to the list of suggested pieces and grade levels on the Adelaide Eisteddfod website. https://adelaideeisteddfod.com.au/competitions/divisions/piano-division/

Sponsored by Elaine Feng

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion + $80          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P260 Piano Solo     P Plate and Preliminary

Time Limit: 02:00

One piece from the 2026 AMEB P Plate or Preliminary Grade syllabus. 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 David Metin

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P261 Piano Solo     Grade 1

Time Limit: 02:00

One piece from the 2026 AMEB P Plate or Preliminary Grade syllabus. 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 Ann Bensted in memory of Chris Bensted.

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P263 Piano Solo     Grade 3

Time Limit: 03:00

One piece from the AMEB Grade 3 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 David Metin

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P265 Piano Solo     Grade 5

Time Limit: 05:00

One piece from the AMEB Grade 5 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 David Metin

Entries Closed
Entry: $15.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P267 Piano Solo     Grade 7

Time Limit: 07:00

One piece from the AMEB Grade 7 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 Rosanne Hammer

Entries Closed
Entry: $20.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM