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The Bendigo Competitions Society Inc.

ABN: 39 787 086 224

CLASSICAL VOCAL COMPETITION

Saturday 23rd May 2020.

Venue: Bendigo South East College Performing Arts Theatre

Entries close on the 27th of April 2020

Adjudicator: Antoinette Halloran

Official Accompanist – David Steed - PH: 0437 004 565 Postal Address: 17 Caledonia Street, North Bendigo 3550

The Official Accompanist/s will be available for Classical Vocal Sections

The Society reserves the right to appoint a substitute or assistant accompanist for any or all sections.

REHEARSALS WITH ACCOMPANIST

Competitors requiring rehearsals must make their own arrangements with the Official Accompanist. It is desirable to do so as early as possible to ensure hi availability for rehearsals. It is also essential to post David your music (after having communicated with him) NO LATER THAN two weeks in advance of performance date. (Remember to allow sufficient time for mail to be delivered by Australian post)

SPECIAL CLASSICAL VOCAL CONDITIONS

To be read in conjunction with General Conditions and Specific Music Conditions.

This section is intended for vocalists who sing in a classical style and not a contemporary (modern style); with songs selected from a classical repertoire. Competitors who wish to sing in a contemporary style are referred to the Contemporary Vocal section.

A. Vocalists may sing unaccompanied or be accompanied by piano only.

No backing audio tracks, or microphones are permitted.

Time Limits for each section: Please note a Discipline Schedule with time limits etc. can be accessed by clicking "Discipline Schedule" (Shown in in blue on the top centre of the screen) when opening the Classical Vocal discipline on the screen when you are choosing sections to enter. Alternatively "Discipline Schedule" can be accessed on the Society's website - www.bendigocomps.org.au - Click on 'schedule.' Then select "Stardom Schedule" from the drop down menu. When clicked it opens each discipline for information such as Time Limits etc.

GENRE:
1. 1 SONG FROM A STAGE MUSICAL:

Singers are expected to portray the character; costume is encouraged but not mandatory.
Competitors may sing their own selection from Musical Theatre, Musical Comedy, Stage Musical or Gilbert and Sullivan. Arias from Operas are not permitted.
Selection of song to be preferably from 1920 – 1960.
Competitors entering any “Song from a Stage Musical” Section must provide the title of the song, details as from which Stage Musical the selected song was originally performed, together with the name of the composer , at the time of booking-in.
The song presented MUST be from a Stage Musical – it can only be from a film if it has also been produced as a stage musical.

2 ART SONG

A song written for voice and (usually) piano accompaniment, which is a setting of lyric poetry, not part of a staged work and intended for performance as part of a recital.
An art song can be in a variety of languages - English, French, German, Spanish & Italian are the most numerous.

3 LIED. Any selection from Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mozart, R. Franz, Beethoven or Mendelssohn. This song must be sung in German.

4 SACRED SONG or SPIRITUAL

Competitors may make their selection from sacred music or spirituals.
Selections from oratorios are not permitted for this section.

1.5 VOCAL SELECTION BY AN AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER An Australian Composer shall, for the purposes of this Eisteddfod, be deemed to be a composer, who was born in Australia or resident in Australia, for ten years

2.PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES: 2.1 V.C.E. MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND MUSIC INVESTIGATION This section is ONLY for students who are studying Units 1 - 4 V.C.E. Music Performance or V.C.E. Music Investigation in the current year. Useful Reference: “AMEB Current Year Manual of Syllabuses”.

2.2 CLASSICAL VOCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Sections CV770,CV772, CV774).

To be eligible for these sections, competitors must have performed in three Classical Vocal sections in their age group.
Three items are to be performed. (a) Song from a stage musical

(b) Art song (this may be a repeat of a previous item.) i

competitors will sing their three items consecutively

2.2A AMY CASTLES CLASSICAL VOCAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Section CV774 - 19 years and over Entry Fee $20

Prizes: 1st $150 2nd $50 3rd $30

Conditions of entry:

The championship is open to amateur vocalists
Proof of age must be available if requested
Competitors must compete in three (3) other Classical Vocal sections to qualify for entry into this championship.
If, in the adjudicator's opinion, competitors do not reach the appropriate standard of performance, the Society reserves the right to withhold awards.
The official accompanist is available to competitors for performance. The cost of any rehearsals with the accompanist must be borne by the competitor. Competitors must make their own arrangements with the official accompanist for rehearsals. Alternatively, Competitors may provide their own piano accompanist.
All competitors must provide two copies of their selected works - one for the adjudicator, the other for the accompanist.
It is the competitor's responsibility, if using the official accompanist, to send copies of the music at least two weeks prior to the Eisteddfod.

2.2B "McCRACKEN ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD”

Most Promising Vocalist 21 years and under.
(The recipient must have competed in at least three (3) sections.)
An Award of $100 will be presented to the singer, who, in the opinion of the Adjudicator, is the Most Promising Vocalist 21 Years and under.
This Award is presented by Mrs. Valerie Broad, in memory of her late parents JOHN and IRENE McCRACKEN who were strong supporters of the Bendigo Competitions over many years.