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Vocal Division 2025

Wednesday 28 May - Sunday 8th June

Clayton Wesley Uniting Church

Convenors: Fiona McArdle and Jemimah Lanyon (vocal@adelaideeisteddfod.com.au)

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 11:59PM FRIDAY 11 APRIL 2025

RULES

Competitors, teachers and parents are advised to read the AES General Rules and Conditions as well

as the Additional Rules for the Vocal Division below:

Participant information, including song selection and electronic copies of sheet music, must be provided via Stardom by Wednesday 14 May 2025 (2 weeks before the commencement of the Vocal Division). Participants will be withdrawn from any sections where this has not been provided. Participants will not receive a refund.
Backing tracks are only permitted where specified in the section description. Backing tracks must be uploaded on Stardom by Wednesday 14 May 2025 (2 weeks before the commencement of the Vocal Division). If a competitor has not uploaded a backing track by this time, it is assumed they will be using a live accompanist. Changes to the provided backing tracks are not permitted.
Use of microphones is only permitted where specified in the section description.
All items are to be performed from memory. Exception: music may be held for pieces from oratorio as is standard performance practice.
When a competitor is singing in a language other than English, they must give a BRIEF translation to the audience. A word-for-word translation is not required.
Props and costumes are not to be used unless specified.
If competitors wish to ensure eligibility of their item choices, they should email the Vocal Division Convenor before 10 May 2025.
Competitors in Section V712 may be asked to provide proof of SACE Stage 2 Music Solo Performance subject enrolment. The committee reserves the right to withhold a prize until such proof has been sighted.

ENTRIES AND FEES

All entries are completed using Stardom: www.stardom.com.au

All entries are to be submitted with payment by 11:59PM Friday 11 April 2025 (Adelaide time).

Each competitor pays a fee per section entered, plus an administration fee. Entries are only considered complete once payment has been confirmed. Late entries and/or late payment will not be accepted.

If you need any help at any stage then please contact the Vocal Division Convenor.

ACCOMPANISTS

If you have entered a section where an accompanist is provided, you will be emailed with contact details for this accompanist by Friday 18 April 2025. Should you wish to rehearse prior to the competition, you will need to organise this with the accompanist separately and at your own cost. There is no rehearsal space available at the competition venue.

For all other sections, competitors are required to provide their own accompanist. The only exception to this is for sections where backing tracks are listed as accepted. Should you require assistance in finding an accompanist, a list of names of suitable accompanists is available from the Vocal Division Convenor.

Please be mindful that accompanists can be very busy at this time. You should make sure to contact and confirm an accompanist as early as possible (even before registrations have closed). It is considered polite to confirm your repertoire and competition times with an accompanist at least 4 weeks prior to the competition. This gives the accompanist sufficient time to learn your music and allows time for a rehearsal.

DRAFT SCHEDULE

After feedback from entrants, schools and teachers, this year we are releasing a draft schedule so that potential entrants can plan their availability before entering the competition. We are also trying to schedule as many sections outside of work hours as possible. Please note that this schedule is very much subject to change and is especially dependent on section entry numbers. The Adelaide Eisteddfod Society Inc and the Vocal Division will not provide any refunds should scheduling changes cause issues for competitors.

Wed 28 May 4pm-8pm	Thurs 29 May 4pm-8pm	Fri 30 May 4pm - 8pm	Sat 31 May 10am-6pm	Sun 1 June 1pm-5pm
10 years & under Charac. 17 years & under CCM/Jazz/MT	10 years & under Classical 17 years & under Classical	15 years & under sections SACE Perf. Solo	12 years & under	TBC
Wed 4 June 4pm-9pm	Thurs 5 June 4:30pm-8:30pm	Fri 6 June 2pm-8pm	Sat 7 June 10am-6pm	Sun 8 Jun
TBC	20 years & under sections 40 years & over sections	Dawn Wallace Award HEATS 21 years & over sections	Open Age sections 18 years & over sections	Dawn Wallace Award Finals Concert

AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERS

Australia has a rich history of classical and Art Song Composers. We would encourage you to explore this vast repertoire, and even consider presenting Australian repertoire in English language sections. Some Australian classical composers to explore:

Anne Cawrse	Stuart Greenbaum	Dulcie Holland	Stephen Yates	Dean Rancewicz	Annie Kwok	Glyn Lehmann
Elena Kats-Chernin	Andrew Schultz	Martin Wesley-Smith	Rachel Breuerville	Wendy Hiscocks	Andrew Close	Ruth McCall
Katy Abbott	Claire Jordan	Oscar Walters	Alan Trevaskis	Peter Sculthorpe	Peter Webb	Linda Phillips
Andrew Ford	Sally Whitwell	Graeme Koehne	Colin Brumby	Percy Grainger	Richard Peter Maddox	Keith Humble

SONGS OF RICHARD WAGNER

Famous for his operatic works, Wagner wrote a selection of songs for solo voice as well. Schott Music has published a full collection of Wagner's Art Songs, other editions including PDF downloads are also available. A full list of these pieces is below:

Sieben Kompositionen zu Goethes Faust, Op. 5

5. “Lied des Mephistopheles II”

6. “Meine Ruh ist hin”

7. “Melodram Gretchens”

Der Tannenbaum

Trois Melodies

1. “Dors, mon enfant”

2. “L’Attente”

3. “Mignonne”

Extase (fragment)

Gruß seiner Treuen an Friedrich August den Geliebten

La tombe dit à rose (fragment)

Tout n’est qu’images fugitives (or Soupir)

Les deux grenadiers

Les adieux de Marie Stuart

Wesendonck Lieder

1. Der Engel

2. Stehe still!

3. Im Treibhaus

4. Schmerzen!

5. Träume