Competition Repertoire Below

Date of Competition 

 Tuesday, July 23 1:30 pm

ORU Timko-Barton Music Building

Recital Hall

Performance

Tuesday, July 23  7:30 pm

Venue TBA

(Winners must perform to receive award)

Non-winning competitors are expected to attend the performance to show good sportsmanship and to support those who have won.

Pre-Competition Workshop

All Full-Time registrants are required to attend the Stage Presence and Etiquette Class on Monday afternoon.  Those competing only in the competition will have a brief meeting and a chance to rehearse onstage at 12:00 noon Tuesday, July 23. 

 Non-full time registrants may register for this class at the a-la-carte Monday afternoon price listed on the main registration form.

Those students who will be in the College and Career Bound Program may use their Solo Competition piece as one of their required memorized solos but will not receive coaching on it until after the competition

 2013 Solo Competition List

Competition will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 1:30 - 5:00 pm

Timko-Barton Music Building Recital Hall, Oral Roberts University

REPERTOIRE

All compositions in all divisions must be performed for memory

JUNIOR DIVISION

• For festival registrants, this division is for those playing Lever or Pedal harp in the Largo Ensemble
•  For non-festival registrants, this division is for those up to age 12 or Adult Beginner Level

Gypsy Moth

from Small Tunes for Young Harpists

by Bonnie Goodrich 

WINNERS Receive – First Place - $100, Second Place - $50, Third Place –HonorableMention. First and Second Place Winners play on the Winners Recital

INTERMEDIATE I DIVISION

• For festival registrants, this division is for those playing Lever or Pedal Harp in the Largo or Allegro Ensembles    

• For non-festival registrants, this division is for those up to age16 or Adult Beginner/Early Intermediate Level 

WINNERS Receive – First Place - $150, Second Place - $75, Third Place – Honorable Mention. First and Second Place Winners play on the Winners Recital

 INTERMEDIATE II  DIVISION

•  For festival registrants, this division is for those playing Lever or Pedal Harp in the Allegro, Vivace Ensembles, or the College and Career Bound Program.

• For non-festival registrants, this division is for those up to age 18 or Adult Intermediate Level

WINNERS Receive – First Place - $200, Second Place - $100, Third Place – Honorable Mention. First and Second Place Winners play on the Winners Recital

ADVANCED I DIVISION

•  For festival registrants, this division is for those playing Pedal Harp in the Allegro, Vivace Ensembles or College and Career Bound Program

• For non-festival registrants, this division is for those age 14 to Adult Non-Professional Early Advanced Level 

WINNERS Receive – First Place - $300, Second Place - $150, Third Place – Honorable Mention. First and Second Place Winners play on the Winners Recital

ADVANCED II DIVISION

•  For festival registrants, this division is for those playing Pedal Harp in the Allegro, Vivace Ensembles or College and Career Bound Program

• For non-festival registrants, this division is for those age 16 to Adult Non-Professional Advanced Level 

WINNERS Receive – First Place - $400, Second Place - $200, Third Place – Honorable Mention. First and Second Place Winners play on the Winners Recital

he Midwest  Harp Festival, however, a non-festival participant winner must agree to perform on the winner’s concert,  July 23, 7:30 PM or they forfeit their placement and award and will not be permitted to compete the next year.  

The non-refundable payment of the following fees and the Competition Form must be postmarked no later than June 10, 2013.

                        Junior Division

                $20   Full-Week Registrant

                                     $30   Non Full-Week Registrant

                        Intermediate I Division

                                    $25   Full-Week Registrant

                                    $35   Non Full-Week Registrant

                       Intermediate II Division

                                    $30   Full-Week Registrant

                                    $40   Non-Full-Week Registrant

                        Advanced I Division

                                    $40  Full-Week Registrant

                                    $50   Non Full-Week Registrant

                        Advanced II Divsion

                                     $45   Full-Week Registrant

                                     $55   Non Full-Week Registrant

• Pieces are to performed memorized
• Harpists who have won First or Second Place in a particular division in any year(s) previous MUST compete in the next highest level 
• Harpists found to have chosen a repertoire selection below their level of competency will be disqualified by the judges
• All competitors are expected to attend the Competition Winners Recital

To register for the solo competition, send payment with the Solo Competition Registration form which is available on our web site or contact the director at 918-832-0934 to have one mailed to you.

This registration is separate from the Basic Registration but may be mailed with it.

Solo Competition Guidelines

• Be encouraging to each other but be careful not to falsely lead someone into thinking they “Have the Competition Won” or tear them down to think they “Haven’t Got a Chance on This Earth.”  Choose your words carefully and caringly.

• The Performance and Etiquette Class will give you an opportunity to perform in the competition venue.  Those performing in the Advanced I and II Divisions will be asked to perform only a portion of their piece due to time contraints.

• Plan to be as prepared as possible BEFORE arriving to the festival.  Other than the Performance and Etiquette Class, there will not be much of an opportunity for you to rehearse on the stage. 

• Music
  1. You should number the measures of your music at the beginning of each line.  You do not need to number each actual measure.
  2. You must have the original printed music to hand to the judges

• All the harps will be placed on stage 15 minutes before the competition begins.  A practice harp will be available in the nearby practice room area for warm-up.

• Dress  - Semi-formal to formal stage dress
  1. Men – nice shirt, tie, long pants, dress shoes.
  2. Ladies – dress or blouse and skirt that is full and below the knee, Hose (optional), dress shoes.  Be sure you practice in your dress so that you are at ease when you compete.  ALSO…slit skirts that run above the knee are considered un-attractive by the judges.

• Winners are determined by the total cumulative points (400 maxiumum) given by all 4 judges.  It is possible that not all winning levels will be represented if none of the  contestants achieve enough winning points. 

• Each judge critiques on 10 different qualities of the performance, with 10 points each (see attached critique sheet).  The most a judge can give each contestant is 100 points.  The following are the points needed to achieve winner status for each level: 

1. First Place                             360 – 400 points
2. Second Place                         320 – 359 points
3. Third Place                           280 – 319 points

• The winners will be posted  outside the recital hall in two segments.  The first segment will be posted after the competition break and will include the Junior and Intermediate Divisions.  The second segment will be posted at the very end of the competition and will include the Advanced Dvisions.

• Open Competition – This means anyone can sit in the audience to observe without disturbance.  Small children should be left at home.

•  Critique Sheets will behanded to each competitor as they leave the festival on Sunday or mailed after the festival.