Volunteers Students can turn pages, hold books and volunteer at the registration desk. Encourage your students to get involved!
Please let April know if you or your students are available to help.
Pianists
Click here for Biographical
Information about the pianists playing at the Singing Festival.
Venue
The Festival will be held at San Francisco State University in the Creative
Arts Building, 1756 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132. A map of the
campus can be found here: http://www.sfsu.edu/~sfsumap/ and directions can
be found here: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/
. Street parking
is free on weekends and there are a couple of parking garages near the
building which do charge on the weekend. Several practice rooms have been
set aside for us for warming up and a small student lounge is available, too.
Workshop Marketing Yourself for a Career in Singing presented by Janet Campbell
2:40 pm in Room 135
I will discuss how to make yourself into a smart, polished package (resume, bio, headshot, audition rep,
audition technique, appearance), and what singers need to do in order to be competitive in the current
market. I'll even talk a little about digging for work when there appears to be none, a little about
management, a little about assessing strengths and weaknesses and using them to the best advantage. Whether
you're a teenager thinking about a career, a conservatory student, a young professional or someone who
just like to sing there will be something in this workshop for you.
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 Late Bloomers. Please note that participants in Div. 15 (vocational),
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.
The fees will be as follows:
· 1 division: $35
· 2 divisions: $50
· 3 divisions: $65
Teacher fees will be:
Participating Teachers: $20
Non-Participating Teachers: $55
Winners' Concert and Awards
All First Place winners are expected to participate in the Winners’ Concert.
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 Singing Festival Winners’ Concert, participating
students will be evaluated by SFBAC Member Teachers to identify winners of the Barlow Award.
Eleanor Cohen Fund
The Eleanor Cohen award was established last year in honor of Eleanor Cohen. The award is given
specifically to a deserving vocalist who began studying voice on or after the age of 35. At the
Singing Festival Winners’ Concert, participating students will be evaluated by SFBAC Member
Teachers to identify winners of the Cohen Award.
