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Vocal

February 14-17, 2025

Rules

  1. All pieces, unless otherwise stated, must be chosen from the same grade level from the syllabi of the Royal Conservatory of Music or Conservatory Canada, and entered at the appropriate grade level. Entries that do not comply with the standards set out will not be accepted.
  2. All students will be grouped by grade within the five major age categories: Beginner (10 and under), Junior (14 and under), Intermediate (18 and under), Senior (28 and under), and Adult (29 & over - please note, this adult vocal rule supersedes General Rule #33.
  3. Junior students may repeat grades as needed. If an examination is completed prior to January 1, 2014 the student must enter the festival in a higher grade/level.
  4. Classical Concert Groups: NOTE: Only those students entering Classical Concert group will be considered as provincial delegates for classical voice at Performing Arts BC.
    • Transposition
    • In the introductory Grade and Grades 1-8, songs may be transposed into any key to suit the range of the candidate’s voice
    • In Grades 9, 10 and ARCT art songs, Lieder and folksongs may be sung in any published key. Arias from operas or oratorios must be sung in the original key
  5. Musical Theatre classes: Note: Only those students entering Musical Theatre Concert Group class will be considered as musical theatre delegates to Performing Arts BC.
    • Staging and costuming is expected using a chair/stool and small hand held props only. Please no live flame.
    • NOTE: Only those students entering Musical theatre Concert Group class will be considered as musical theatre or tri-discipline delegates to Performing Arts BC.
  6. Please see How to Enter the Festival on the Registration page.
  7. 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.
  8. Participants recommended to PERFORMING ARTS BC in two disciplines may attend in ONE discipline only.

Adjudicator

Sarona Mynhardt, vocal

Sarona has one goal in life, and that is to truly make a difference in the lives of the singers she works with. She firmly believes that through music a teacher or conductor does not only have the opportunity to teach music literacy and musicianship skills, but life skills and qualities that are universally important. Those of love, compassion, humanity, respect, discipline, passion and joy!

Born and raised in South Africa, Sarona completed her education degree in Pretoria. In 1996 she immigrated with her husband and two children to Canada where Sarona founded the White Rock Children’s Choir, which had Choirs at several levels under her artistic direction for 20 years. The Choir participated regularly in International Festivals, and she conducted them in prestigious venues across the world. Highlights included a performance for Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town, and a performance in Carnegie Hall when the Choir was invited by Henry Leck to be part of a Children’s Festival Chorus under his direction in April 2014, and where he invited her to the stage to conduct a South African piece.

Sarona organized two Children’s Choir Festivals celebrating diversity and world music. Both festival choirs had over 300 singers representing community choirs across BC. Sarona has taught Music in both the public and private school systems, she was on the board for the BC Choral Federation for five years and received the BCCF Willan award for outstanding service to the BCCF in 2015. She regularly serves as a Guest Conductor for Honour and Festival choirs, Adjudicator at Music Festivals, and Clinician for Conductor and Choral workshops. Sarona has taught Vocal, Choral and Leadership workshops across BC and Alberta, and on several trips to Taiwan and South Africa. She was on the faculty for the BCCF Choral Directorship Courses from 2006 - 2021.

Sarona has participated in and completed level three of Creating Artistry – Conducting Courses and Master Classes with Henry Leck and Vocal Training with Steven Rickards at Butler University in Indianapolis. She is a registered teacher of SongShine, a program for singers experiencing neurological challenges as well as those dealing with aging voices. The program is based on leading edge science of neuroplasticity and the brain’s ability to reorganize and change itself through singing and music.

Sarona moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2017, where she founded the Inspirito Women’s Vocal Ensemble, organized a women’s choir festival in 2019, and BC Chorfest in 2023. When she is not conducting, working with Parkinson’s patients, or teaching voice at her private studio you will find her paddling the Coast Salish Sea in an outrigger canoe.

Classes

Classical Concert Group

Classical Concert Group

Classical Concert Group solo participants may choose 2-3 contrasting selections from the following categories: Sacred Oratorio, Cantata, Mass, Opera, Art Song, Lieder, and Folk Song.

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
Beginner $35.00
Diploma $62.00
Open $62.00
Preparatory $35.00

Diverse Style Concert Group

Diverse Style Concert Group

2-3 pieces in any of the following styles: Popular, Country, Ethnic, 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
ARCT $62.00
Beginner $35.00
Diploma $62.00
Open $62.00
Preparatory $35.00

Duet - Ensemble

Duet - Ensemble

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
Diploma $29.00
Open $29.00
Preparatory $17.00

Large Group - Ensemble

Large Group - Ensemble

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $50.00
02 $50.00
03 $50.00
04 $50.00
05 $50.00
06 $55.00
07 $55.00
08 $55.00
09 $60.00
10 $60.00
ARCT $60.00
Diploma $60.00
Open $60.00

Musical Theatre Concert Group

Musical Theatre Group

2-3 pieces from a Broadway or movie musical Must include: one comedy, one ballad

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
Beginner $35.00
Diploma $62.00
Open $62.00
Preparatory $35.00

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
Diploma $53.00
Open $53.00
Preparatory $29.00

Sight Singing

Sight Singing

Participants will be asked to sing a short unaccompanied melody after having a few minutes to review it. The tonic chord and starting note will be given.

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

Art Song

Any graded classical work that is self-contained (not from an opera or an oratorio), generally English, Italian, French Russian or Spanish. From the syllabi of the RCM or CC. Please note other languages are acceptable for art songs provided they do not fall into the folk song category.

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 $34.00
Open $34.00
Preparatory $20.00

Lieder

Introductory to ARCT: Any German piece from the syllabi of RCM or CC.

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 $34.00
Open $34.00
Preparatory $20.00

Aria

Any graded classical work that is from an opera or an oratorio, from the syllabi of the RCM or CC.

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 $34.00
Open $34.00
Preparatory $20.00

Folk Song

Introductory to ARCT: Any graded folksong, from the syllabi of the RCM or CC.

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 $34.00
Open $34.00
Preparatory $20.00

Sacred Classical

Introductory to ARCT: Any graded classical work with sacred content of any denomination from the syllabi of the RCM or CC.

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 $34.00
Open $34.00
Preparatory $20.00

Canadian

Any graded classical work that is self-contained (not from an opera or an oratorio), from the syllabi of the RCM or CC, and written by a Canadian composer.

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 $34.00
Open $34.00
Preparatory $20.00

Musical Theatre

Any piece form a Broadway musical or movie musical

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 $34.00
Open $34.00
Preparatory $20.00

Diverse Style Solo

Fr any of the following styles; Popular, Country, Ethnic, Gospel, Contemporary Christian or arrangements of traditional hymns

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 $34.00
Open $34.00
Preparatory $20.00

Repertoire

This class is for students already singing in a concert group who wish to perform one selection at a level higher than the grade 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 $34.00
Open $34.00
Preparatory $20.00

Own Choice

Any un-graded selection or piece NOT found in any of the recommended current syllabi. This selection should be appropriate to your grade 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 $34.00
Open $34.00
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
Diploma $41.00
Open $41.00
Preparatory $23.00

Workshop

Workshop (Vocal)

Level (Grade) Fee
01 $3.00
02 $3.00
03 $3.00
05 $3.00
06 $3.00
07 $3.00
08 $3.00
09 $3.00
10 $3.00
ARCT $3.00
Beginner $3.00
Diploma $3.00
Open $3.00
Preparatory $3.00