National Association of Teachers of Singing
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

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2012 Annual Singing Festival
Sunday, March 11, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Final Round and Awards Presentation: 8:00 p.m.

San Jose State University, Music Building
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA

Campus Maps http://www.sjsu.edu/parkingtransportationmaps/index.html

 April McNeely, program chair
Documents
All documents are in .pdf format.
. Teacher Information Form
. Festival Rules Sheet
. Student Registration Form
. Student Repertoire and Judges Comment Sheet
. Teacher Registration Form

. NATS Student Audition Guidelines
. NATS Policy on Copyright Laws
 

Deadline
Application packets must be postmarked by Saturday, February 18, 2012. Late applications will not be accepted. Each teacher with participating students must register. Students may not send registration information independently— the teacher must collate and send a completed packet.

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 2007 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.

Page Swift Award
The Page Swift Award was established in 2009 in honor of Page Swift. The award is given specifically to a deserving vocalist  age 18 and younger. At the Singing Festival Winners’ Concert, participating students will be evaluated by SFBAC Member Teachers to identify winners of the Page Swift Award.

Kathryn Harvey Award
The Kathryn Harvey Award was established in 2009 in honor of Kathryn Harvey. The award is given specifically to a deserving vocalist between the age of 19-24. At the Singing Festival Winners’ Concert, participating students will be evaluated by SFBAC Member Teachers to identify winners of the Kathryn Harvey Award.


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