Purpose of the Festival
The annual San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NATS Singing Festival offers to
our Membership’s students
• Motivation toward vocal and musical growth
• Encouragement toward the preparation of appropriate repertoire for many
genres of music
• An opportunity to sing before qualified and impartial judges and to
receive constructive criticism of their performance
• An opportunity to have outstanding musical talent and vocal achievement
recognized by teachers and peers
Categories and Divisions
We offer four categories in which singers may participate: Art Song, Aria,
Musical Theater and Avocational. Please note that participants in Div. 15 (Avocational),
may enter only that division; students in
other categories may enter two divisions. Students may enter any division
“for comments only” by indicating that preference on their Repertoire and
Judge’s Comment Sheet.
Divisions are determined by the age of the entrant as of March 17, 2007. All
entrants must present proof of age to the Registration desk at check-in
(driver’s license, DMV id card, passport).
Winners' Concert and Awards
All First Place winners are expected to participate in the Winners’ Concert,
which will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital
Hall at the San Francisco Conservatory. Winners may elect to perform any
portion of the repertoire they submitted for performance in the festival,
with a time limit to be determined by the Festival Chair. If the winner of a
division is unable to perform at the Winners’ Concert, the second place
recipient will be invited to participate and compete for the Barlow and/or
Emerging Artist Award. Anyone who has participated in the Festival is
invited to attend the recital and the reception to follow. There will be no
additional participation fee or admission charge.
Edwin Barlow Scholarship and
Emerging Artist Award: The
Barlow Scholarship was established in 1995 as a tribute to Edwin Barlow, a
local teacher, performer and NATS member who died in 1994. At the Winners’
Concert, participating students will be evaluated by SFBAC Member Teachers
to identify winners of the Barlow Award and/or an Emerging Artist Award. The
judges may decide to present one, both, or neither of these awards.
For more information, click on the following documents
General Information
Repertoire Guide
Student
Registration Form
Teacher
Information
Repertoire and Judge's Comment Sheet
Teacher
Registration
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