Solo Performance Category:
The Solo Performance Category is open to participants of all ages, there is no lower or upper age limit.
Initial – Grade 8 Divisions
The Solo Performance Category is open to participants of all ages, there is no lower or upper age limit.
The participant is to select and perform ONE piece from either the ABRSM or Trinity College London examination syllabus for the chosen grade. Both the past and current syllabi are accepted.
Participants are only allowed to participate in one grade division, but are permitted to submit multiple entries within the same grade.
Performance from memory is optional.
Diploma Division
The participant is to present a balanced programme of two contrasting works from two composers. The programme must not exceed 15 minutes. Only one movement is permitted from Sonatas and Concertos and Suites. Set works (e.g. Prelude and Fugue by Bach) are considered as one piece.
Participants are permitted to submit more than one entry, but must present an entirely different programme.
Performance from memory is optional.
Duo Categories: Piano Four Hands; String Duets/Duos*
The level of repertoire chosen determines the entry division (Elementary/Intermediate/Advanced), and each division is governed by an upper age limit.
Participants are to present a free-choice balanced programme, comprising of at least two contrasting works.
The maximum time allowed for the Duo Categories are:
Elementary Division: 5 minutes
Intermediate Division: 8 minutes
Advanced Division: 10 minutes
Participants for this division are not limited to choosing repertoire from the ABRSM or Trinity Syllabus and publications. All genres and arrangements are allowed, but participants are strongly encouraged to perform original works written for the instrumentation selected.
*NOTE: Piano accompaniment is not allowed in the Strings Duet Category.
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