Recitals and Auditions Musical Staff Art

Auditions & Recitals

Along with a variety of scholarships, the Central Toronto Branch offers two Auditions and Scholarship Recitals each school year.

Audition Rules and Regulations

  1. 1) Candidates must be students of members in good standing of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association.
    2) The auditions and recitals are open to students, (pianists, vocalists, and all instrumentalists) from Grade 1 to ARCT. We welcome repertoire from a variety of syllabi, including popular listings. Also, please note that DUETS and ENSEMBLES are welcome.
  2. At the audition students may play a maximum of THREE pieces. The total time for each student must not exceed the maximum times shown below. Students will not be allowed to play past their time limit.
  3. Candidates must submit a score of the music for the Adjudicator at both the Audition and the Recital.
    PHOTOCOPIED MUSIC IS ILLEGAL AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
  4. All piano and vocal pieces must be memorized. Other instrumentalists are not required to play from memory, but should provide a score of the music for the adjudicator. It is the responsibility of vocalists and instrumentalists to provide an accompanist for accompanied repertoire.
  5. Please take care in filling out the entry form: PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY
    • Consult your syllabus for correct spellings, composers' initials, opus numbers, movements and keys.
    • List the student's pieces in the order that they will be performed.
    ENTRY FORMS THAT ARE ILLEGIBLE
    OR
    INCOMPLETE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
    • Please take special care with your students’ names.
    • Canadian compositions must be indicated directly on the entry form
    • Unfortunately, we can only offer preferred times to instrumentalists with accompanists, school-related or
    performance conflicts (i.e. audition, jury, competition).
  6. A fee must accompany the entry form:
    $15.00, maximum 5 minutes
    $25.00, maximum 10 minutes
    $30.00, maximum 15 minutes
    $35.00, maximum 20 minutes
    (Audition fees are non-refundable)

    NOTE: Teachers must submit only one cheque and entry form per studio, made payable to "ORMTA - Central Toronto Branch." Cash will not be accepted. Any fees incurred by NSF cheques will be your responsibility. The Auditions & Recitals Convenor must receive entry forms by the entry deadline (see reverse): Allow at least 5 days by mail.

    NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Mail entries to:
    Rosalind Johnson
    25 Hatherton Cres.
    Toronto, ON M3A 1P6
  7. All candidates should exhibit a high standard of performance and deportment. We have a dress code: no jeans, sneakers, t-shirts, etc. Proper dress is required at the Recitals.
  8. Students who receive 80% or higher may be invited to perform in the Scholarship Recital. The Branch reserves the right to raise or lower the Recital entry mark. If the student has qualified to play in the Scholarship Recital, their teacher will be notified. It is the teachers’ responsibility to inform their students about times, dates, locations, dress code, etc.
  9. Students should arrive 15 minutes early for both the audition and recital, with music marked for the adjudicator.
  10. Scholarships for outstanding performances at the Recital will be awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator. The adjudicator’s decisions are final.

Auditions & Recitals Schedule

Fall Audition/Recital
Entry Deadline – Monday, October 15, 2007
Audition - Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, 1:00 - 7:00 PM
Recital - Saturday, Nov 24, 2007, 6:00-10:00 PM

Spring Audition/Recital
Entry Deadline – Monday, March 10, 2008
Auditions -
Saturday, April 12, 2008, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday, April 13, 2008, 2:00-8:00 PM
Recital - Saturday, April 26, 2008, 6:00-10:00 PM

Locations:

Fall & Spring Auditions
The Music Gallery
197 John St., Toronto, ON M5T 1X6
416-204-1080

Fall & Spring Recitals
Church of the Transfiguration
111 Manor Rd E, Toronto, ON M4S 1R4
416-489-7798

 



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