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Terms of participation:
- The event in which you will participate is the GB Dance & Music Festival. It will take place on 20 - 23 May 2010 in London. The best talents - soloists and ensembles from across the World will contest for the Festival awards. A commission of international showbiz experts, producers, famous musicians and artists, celebrities, critics will judge the participants.
- Festival organisers:
- Organisers of the GB Dance programme: "Young Ballet Academy". President of the Academy Professor, Laureate of International Ballet Competitions and "Best European Choreographer Award", Principal soloist of St-Petersburg Ballet Theatre and Eifman`s Ballet Theatre - Marina O`Neill.
- Organisers of the GB Music programme: “Musica Nova” Russian-British Music Academy in London. President of the Academy, Laureate of international competitions and The “Queen’s Award” from the British Council, concert musician: singer, pianist and composer, founder and director of Musica Nova Productions Limited International Concert Agency, Professor Evgenia Terentieva.
- Young promising artists age 6 – 25 years can take part in the Festival Competition.
- The Competition disciplines are piano, singing, strings, woodwinds, brass, guitar, accordion and harp.
- All works must be performed from the memory except the ensemble category.
- The competitors (except pianists) may bring their own accompanists to the Festival, and, if so, must mention it in the application form. Alternatively, the Organizing Committee can provide accompanists.
- Selected participants will receive awards in accordance with all listed nominations and age categories.
- The adjudicators reserve the right not to award 1-3 prizes to competitors if they consider that the level of participants is not suitable for awarding the prize.
- The selected participants, laureates of the 1st and 2nd places will be invited to perform at the final Gala-Concert.
- The Adjudicators’ decision is final.
Technical requirements:
- Participants must provide quality instrumental accompaniment on CD/MD bearers or live accompaniment.
- Every recording should be presented on a separate bearer with the indication of the piece title, name of the lyricist, composer as well as the name of the contestant or a group of contestants and duration of the piece.
- It is not acceptable for singers to perform with the pre-recorded singing backing track.
- The choice of repertoire should conform with the potential and the age of the performer.
- The representatives of each country provide also a national flag (105 – 70 cm).
Rounds:
Preliminary round by CD/DVD recording.
Two or more pieces in different styles of candidate's choice. Total time limit 7 minutes.
II Round
A performance not to exceed 8 minutes in length. The repertoire will consist of works chosen by the candidate and must include the contemporary composition (no more than 3,5 minutes in length).
For the II Round competitors must provide the chairman of the Jury a copy of the edition of the score used in the preparation of each work performed. Changes in submitted repertoire or running order may be made only with permission of the Organizing Committee. Any proposed changes must include timings.
Age Categories
Soloists
- 5-9 years
- 10-12 years
- 13-15 years
- 16-25 years
Ensembles:
- up to 16 years
- 16– 25 years
Disciplines
Singing (classical, songs from the shows, traditional, jazz, pop)
- Solo
- Ensemble (duet, trio and etc.)
Candidates are required to prepare two contrasting pieces: one song must be a contemporary or a folk song with accompaniment or a capella, preferably from the competitor’s country of origin and another piece must be of their own choice.
All compositions are to be performed from memory in the original language. The arias are to be performed in their original key. The lieder, traditional, songs from the shows as well as jazz and pop songs may be transposed except those works composed for a particular voice.
The Adjudicator will give credit for the quality of the performance, purity of the intonation, level of technical and artistic interpretation of the musical composition, the choice of the programme, musicianship, creativity, stage presence, costumes and etc.
Instrumental (PIANO, STRINGS, WOODWIND, BRASS, GUITAR, ACCORDION, HARP)
(classical, folk, jazz)
- Solo
- Ensemble (duet, trio and etc.)
Candidates are required to prepare two contrasting pieces: one virtuosic composition and another piece of their own choice.
The program may include one composition preferably from the competitor’s country of origin. All pieces are required to be performed from memory. Adjudicator will require a copy of the music performed.
The Adjudicator will give credit for the quality of the performance, level of technical and artistic interpretation of the music composition, the choice of the programme, musicianship, creativity and stage presence.
The participants perform two or three pieces (up to 8 minutes in total).
