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FREEMASONS VICTORIA

FESTIVAL OF STRINGS & BANDS

ENTRIES CLOSE 31^ST MAY 2021 AT 3PM

SECTION CHAIR

Tony Rowlands

COMMITTEE

Andrew Dale, Trish Dulude, Doug McGregor, Claire O’Brien,
& Mark Witham

Our appreciation is extended to Freemasons Victoria for their support.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

To be read in conjunction with General Conditions.

1. The conductor/musical director is NOT to play with their ensemble, except where noted in the section rules.

2. In sections that have a maximum number of players specified, no more than 2 players may be interchanged between items, but the maximum number of players must not be exceeded on stage at any time.

3. Competitors must not perform the same item in more than section.

4. Small groups may play unaccompanied or with an accompanist. Royal South Street Society maintain a list of accompanists who may be able to assist. Please contact the office for further details.

5. If warm-up room is not available, bands will be allowed 5 minutes warm up on stage.

6. A list of the percussion and other instruments and equipment that will be available on stage will be provided prior to the competition. Where a piece of instruments/equipment is supplied the ensembles MUST NOT substitute that piece of equipment. Ensembles may use additional equipment, but not substitute the equipment provided. For example, where a drum kit is supplied, competitors may not use their own drum kit.

7. Copyright

For all information relating to copyright refer to General Conditions of Competition Rule 4.1

Two copies of music for adjudicators required in 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 854, 855 and 856

All entrants must present copies of pieces to be played for Concert Band and String Orchestra sections to the Registration desk at least 15 minutes before they attend the warmup room on the day of the Competitions. (We no longer need copies in advance).

Copies of your music for the adjudicator/s must have all the bars numbered.

8. Competitors MUST submit pre-registration forms by Friday, June 26th. The Programme Details Form and the Stage Plan and Equipment Form must be submitted by Friday, July 9^th. For additional information refer to http://royalsouthstreet.com.au/competition/freemasons-festival-of-strings-and-bands/

9. TIMING.
All competitors may be timed as per the maximum time limit mentioned in each section. Time starts when the MC announcement completes and concludes at the end of the performance. Performances that exceed the time limit by more than 2 minutes may, at the adjudicator’s sole discretion, be excluded receiving a prize, award, or critique.

10. All bands, orchestras, or combinations of more than 12 players, must provide ONE set up person responsible for the stage set up per item played.

11. Schools must choose sections they enter carefully to ensure that in the opinion of the adjudicators there is no advantage and even competition is conducted.

12 NOVICE A novice ensemble is made up of beginning students who have been learning their instrument no longer than 2 years at the time of competing.

13 MICROPHONES
For Stage Bands, Small Ensembles and Jazz Festival, three (3) solo microphones are available for use. Should ensembles require more than this they will need to provide them.
PLEASE NOTE Sound levels will not be monitored or adjusted during performances. Schools are to indicate the use of this microphone on their instrument list provided for each performance.

14 AUDIENCE
School groups of 10 or more may be part of the audience providing they are effectively supervised and attired in School Uniform. Students that are playing in an evening session would need to be registered as a school group and pay to be a part of the audience in an afternoon session. Prior arrangement for these education group bookings must be made with the RSSS office. The fee is $2 per student.

15. Age limit will be deemed as at the 1st January of the current year.

16. All leads, appliances, amplifiers, and electric instrument power supplies using 240 volts within the theatre, must have a current safety compliance tag. See Condition 5.7 of the General conditions of the competition.