Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th June (evenings):

Elder Hall, North Terrace, Adelaide

Afternoon of Saturday 18th June:

Pilgrim Uniting Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide

Convenor Viv Rusk

telephone 0422 002 885, email dvrusk@me.com

Assistant Convenor Anne Milne telephone 0416 976 491

Adjudicator: Leonie Hempton OAM

Entries strictly close at on Thursday 14th April 2022 at 5 pm Adelaide Time.

Entries and Fees

All entries are to be made and paid on-line via www.stardom.com.au using the Stardom payment system.
Each choir, chorus or group 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.   The invoice may then be paid on-line.   Two pieces are requested to be performed per section entry.  Entrants are asked for the title and composer and/or arranger of each piece, the conductor and accompanist plus telephone number, and finally the number of choristers in each choir (which information is to be provided when registering the entry on line).

Competitors, teachers and parents are advised to read the General Eisteddfod Rules and Conditions carefully.
They should also note the following additional rules which apply to the Choral Division.

1.   Schools may not perform a work with which they  have won a First Prize in the previous 2 years.
2.   Copies of the works to be performed accompanied by the copyright forms MUST be submitted to the Convenor via post or email by Monday 16th May 2022 or earlier.
3.   The same group of choristers must perform both songs in any one item of the Section.
4.   Individuals may be in more than one choir in the same section if the permission of the conductors is obtained and given to the convenor in writing.
5.   A conductor may conduct any number of choirs.
6.   A conductor must not sing with the choir.
7.   The complexity of the work will be taken into account in relation to the quality of the performance.
8.   The Society will not be liable for any breach of copyright related to photocopies.
9.   Amplification of either solo voice or instrumental accompaniment is NOT permitted.
10. Prior approval must be sought from the Convenor before any instrument other than piano is used for accompaniment.
11. The required numbers of performers on stage does not include the conductor or pianist.

In addition to the prizes for each of the sections listed below, three special awards will be presented following the conclusion of the Choral Competitions:

• the Helen Pietsch Excellence Award ... for outstanding achievement in performance, in memory of the commitment of the late Helen Pietsch to choral music,
• the Helen Pietsch Encouragement Award ... for a choir showing great promise, in memory of the commitment of the late Helen Pietsch to choral music and
• the Strathalbyn Eisteddfod Choral Prize ... for the most outstanding choir from outer metropolitan and / or country areas.