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Piano

February 27 - March 2, 2024

Rules

  1. All pieces, unless otherwise stated, must be chosen from the syllabi of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Conservatory Canada, or the Western Board of Music, and entered at the appropriate grade level. You must enter all solo classes at the same grade level.
  2. Adult fees and times are based on grade levels listed in the charts.
  3. Please see "How to Enter the Festival" on the Registration page.
  4. To be considered for an award, participants must perform a Concert Group or 2 solo pieces.
  5. PLEASE NOTE:To qualify for the Provincial Festival, a student must enter 2 solo classes in one discipline. PABC considers a Concert Group (consisting of 2 or 3 pieces) as 1 class only, therefore he/she must enter 1 Concert Group plus another Solo Class - or - enter 2 (or more) separate solo classes.
  6. Participants recommended to PERFORMING ARTS BC in two disciplines may attend in ONE discipline only.

Adjudicator

Paul Dykstra 2024

Piano Adjudicator

PAUL DYKSTRA has been a performing artist in North America for over 35 years. Musically nurtured and trained in Canada in Edmonton, and at the University of Alberta with Helmut Brauss, his subsequent ventures took him to Northern BC and Alberta, and then to the US: where he lived for 20 years.

American performance credits include recording with clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, performances with Abendmusik Philharmonic in 2016, and the Great Bay Philharmonic in 2018.

Paul has frequently participated in chamber music collaborations with renowned New England artists, and in many solo concerts in Canada and the United States. Paul was a finalist in the American Prize Concerto Competition 2017. He has toured with NYC Living Arts Company in performances of Gershwin’s “ Porgy and Bess“ in the US and Trinidad, and played keyboards for the disco band Tavares’ reunion in Atlantic City.

Recently Mr. Dykstra relocated to his native Canada in 2020, he now resides in Kelowna and continues an active musical career which includes performing, mentoring, teaching, arranging, and musical collaborations of all types.

Paul is on the Faculty of the Kelowna Community Music School, and is a member of the College of Examiners of the Royal Conservatory. He has been, and continues to be, active as a Festival Adjudicator throughout North America.


                                    




Classes

Classical Concert Group

Classical Concert Group

2-3 pieces in any styles represented in the syllabii of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Conservatory Canada or Western Board. A variety of styles is expected.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $45.00
02 $45.00
03 $45.00
04 $45.00
05 $45.00
06 $51.00
07 $51.00
08 $51.00
09 $55.00
10 $55.00
ARCT $62.00
Diploma $53.00
Open $53.00

Concert Group

Concert Group

2-3 pieces in any style for Beginner/Pre-grade 1 students. A variety of styles is expected.

Level (Grade) Fee
Beginner $35.00
Preparatory $35.00

Duet - Ensemble

Duet - Ensemble

1 or 2 selections (one piano, four hands). This class may also be used for Student/Teacher duets - NON-COMPETITIVE ONLY

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $21.00
02 $21.00
03 $21.00
04 $21.00
05 $21.00
06 $23.00
07 $23.00
08 $23.00
09 $29.00
10 $29.00
ARCT $29.00
Beginner $17.00
Preparatory $17.00

Duo - Ensemble

Duo - Ensemble

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $21.00

Popular Concert Group - Piano

Popular Concert Group

2-3 pieces in any of the following styles: Popular, TV, Movie or Gospel. Participants may stay within one style group or choose a variety of styles. Popular styles must not be mixed with classical styles.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $45.00
02 $45.00
03 $45.00
04 $45.00
05 $45.00
06 $51.00
07 $51.00
08 $51.00
09 $55.00
10 $55.00

Quartet - Ensemble

Quartet - Ensemble

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $37.00
02 $37.00
03 $37.00
04 $37.00
05 $37.00
06 $41.00
07 $41.00
08 $41.00
09 $53.00
10 $53.00
ARCT $53.00
Beginner $29.00
Preparatory $29.00

Quick Study

Quick Study

Selections will be based on RCM requirements for each level and provided by the adjudicator. Music will be distributed 24 hours in advance.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $35.00
Diploma $34.00
Open $34.00

Sight Reading

Sight Reading

Selections will be based on RCM requirements for each grade and provided by the adjudicator

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $16.00
02 $16.00
03 $16.00
04 $16.00
05 $16.00
06 $17.00
07 $17.00
08 $17.00
09 $19.00
10 $19.00
ARCT $19.00
Diploma $19.00
Open $19.00

Solo Class

Baroque

Music written by a Baroque composer from a period up to about 1750 e.g. JS Bach, Byrd, Couperin, Handel, Kirnberger, Krebs, Lully, L. Mozart, Purcell, Rameau, Scarlatti, Telemann etc.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Classical

Music written by a Classical composer, 1750 to circa 1825, e.g. Andre, CPE Bach, Beethoven, Cimarosa, Clementi, Czerny, Diabelli, Dussek, Gurlitt, Haslinger, Hassler, Haydn, Hook, Hummel, Kuhlau, Lichner, WA Mozart, Reinecke .

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Romantic

Music in the style of the Romantic composers 1800 - 1900) e.g. Brahms, Chopin, Falla, Field, Glier, Glinka, Granados, Grieg, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, etc.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Post Romantic/Impressionist

Music in the style of Albeniz, Carroll, Debussy, Faure, Ibert, Nakada, Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Satie, Scott, Scriabin, Sibelius, Turina, etc.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Contemporary, 20th or 21st Century

Music written using 20th or 21st century idioms. e.g. Bartok, Ginestera, Kabalevsky, Khachaturian, Mompou, Pinto, Prokifiev, Shchedrin, Shostakovich, Starer, Villa-Lobos, Weiner, etc. Pieces written by 20th or 21st century composers which do not use definite twentieth century idioms should be entered in Romantic or Post Romantic classes

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Canadian

Music written by a Canadian composer e.g. Alcon, Archer, Bender, Berlin, Bouchard, Bruce, Buczynski, Champagne, Chatman, Coulthard, Duke, Eckhardt-Gramatte, Eggleston, Fiala, Finch, Fleming, Gallant, Glick, Hansen, Healey, Holt, Jaque, Kenins, Krausas, Kuzmenko, Lea, Louie, Marsden, Morel, Moss, Mould, Niamath, Paterson, Pentland, Pepin, Perry, Peterson, Poole, Reubart, Ridout, Schafer, Southam, Tan, Telfer, Wuensch, etc.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Pop/TV/Movie

Music in the style of Rock, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz, and “Pop” culture. Music from the RCM Popular Selection List would be appropriate for this class.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Repertoire

For students already playing in a concert group or 2 other single piece classes who wish to perform one selection at a level higher than the level they are currently studying.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Own Choice

For Beginner/Preparatory students wanting a solo class also Level 1 - ARCT who would like to perform an additional selection at your registered music level.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Concerto

Any un-graded selection or piece NOT found in any of the recommended current syllabi. Grade 3-ARCT only; please observe the time limit for each level.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Etude (Study)

Selections will be based on your registered music level. Levels 1 - ARCT.

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $25.00
02 $25.00
03 $25.00
04 $25.00
05 $25.00
06 $28.00
07 $28.00
08 $28.00
09 $30.00
10 $30.00
ARCT $34.00
Beginner $20.00
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $20.00

Trio - Ensemble

Trio - Ensemble

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $29.00
02 $29.00
03 $29.00
04 $29.00
05 $29.00
06 $32.00
07 $32.00
08 $32.00
09 $41.00
10 $41.00
ARCT $41.00
Beginner $23.00
Preparatory $23.00

Workshop

Workshop (Piano)