Performance Competition Guidelines
Schedule for 2014
- Preliminary round: Thursday June 26, 9am–1pm at Williams Hall
- Preliminary round: Friday June 27, 9am–1pm at Williams Hall
- Semifinal round: Saturday, June 28, 9am–1pm at Williams Hall
- Final round: Sunday, June 29, 4 pm at Jordan Hall
Eligibility
- • Contestants must be at the outset of their careers and may not have professional representation.*
- • Previous first prize winners of the Boston GuitarFest competition are not eligible.
- • All ages are permitted.
Prizes
- 1st prize: $5000 and concert at 2015 Boston GuitarFest. Arrangements may be made for additional concerts and radio engagements if possible.
- 2nd prize: $2500
- 3rd prize: $1000
Required Piece: Competitors may choose one work by an American composer and/or by a composer who immigrated to the United States.
Competition Rounds
- • Preliminary round: not to exceed 10 minutes. Contestant must include required piece.
- • Semifinal round: not to exceed 15 minutes. Free choice, not including the required piece played in the preliminary round. (A different piece by an American and/or American immigrant composer may be performed, but is not required).
- • Final round: not to exceed 25 minutes. Contestant must include required piece. This work may be the same or different as in the preliminary round.**
- • Individual movements from major works are acceptable.
- • No concertos or chamber music will be permitted.
- • Only three competitors will be chosen for the final round, no fourth prize will be awarded.
* Participants under management may participate but will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Registrants whom we feel are at a truly advanced stage in their career, and would gain no significant professional benefit from competing, may be denied participation in the competition at the discretion of Boston GuitarFest.
** The required piece that is performed in the preliminary round may not be repeated in the semifinal round, but may be repeated in the final round. While other works may be repeated from round to round, the judges welcome a variety of repertoire.
NOTE: For those wishing to compete in both the Guitar Foundation of America and Boston Guitarfest, a special consideration will be made to allow the preliminary round to be performed on Friday June 27th to allow for travel between competitions. Please contact [email protected], informing us of your plans, and your circumstances will be accommodated.
