Marlow Music Festival

Affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Speech and Drama

Entries —Vocal Section

ADDITIONAL RULES

Accompaniment. Recorded accompaniments are not permitted.

 

Enquires: vocal@MarlowMusicFestival.co.uk

Browse the sections below and click on Class heading link of the class groups to book.  Each class has a specific price and will be listed on the Entries page. See instructions

CHOIRS AND ENSEMBLES

Two contrasting pieces of own choice. 

 

V01     Infant School Choir (7 years and under)        

           (maximum 8 minutes)                 

V02     Junior School Choir (11 years and under)      

           (maximum 8 minutes)

V03     Children (16 years and under)   

           Three to six voices singing in unison

           (maximum 8 minutes)

V04      Vocal Ensemble (16 years and under)

           Three to eight voices with one voice to a part.

V05     Senior School Choir (18 years and under)      

           (maximum 8 minutes)

V06     Youth Choir  

           (maximum 8 minutes)

V07     Mixed Voice Choir (SATB) 

           (maximum 8 minutes)      

V08     Close Harmony Choir       

           (e.g. Barber Shop, Gospel etc., any combination of voices)

           (maximum 8 minutes)

V09    Sacred Choir (Adults or Adults and Children)

           Choirs from churches, chapels, mission halls, synagogues, etc

           of any denomination are invited to take part.

           (maximum 8 minutes)

 

DUETS and ENSEMBLES

Own choice of one piece. 

Any combination of voices singing in harmony.

 

V10     Vocal Duet (16 years and under)         

           (maximum 8 minutes)

V11     Vocal Duet (17 years and over) 

           (maximum 8 minutes)

 

GRADE CLASSES

One piece taken from a current or previous examination syllabus for the

specified grade.

 

V12     Grades 1 and 2      

V13     Grades 3 and 4      

V14     Grades 5 and 6      

V15     Grades 7 and 8      

 

MUSICALS/SONGS FROM THE SHOWS

Own choice of one piece. 

No costume or backing group/tracks allowed.

 

V16     Show Song Solo (9 years and under)    

           (maximum 5 minutes)

V17     Show Song Solo (12 years and under)  

           (maximum 5 minutes)

V18     Show Song Girls Solo (13 – 16 years)    

           (maximum 5 minutes)

V19     Show Song Boys Solo (13 – 16 years)    

           (maximum 5 minutes)

V20     Open Show Song   (17 years and over) 

           (maximum 5 minutes)

 

TRADITIONAL FOLK SONG CLASSES

Own choice of one piece (not a show song)

 

V21     Traditional Folk Song Solo (11 years and under)     

           (maximum 4 minutes)

V22     Traditional Folk Song Solo (12 – 15 years)     

           (maximum 4 minutes)

V23     Open Traditional Folk Song Solo (any age or status)         

           (maximum 5 minutes)

 

SOLO Set Pieces

Note: See Syllabus for details of specific pieces.

 

V24    Boys and Girls Solo (8 years and under)

V25    Boys and Girls Solo (11 and under)

V26    Girls Solo (12 – 15 years)

V27    Boys Solo (12 – 15 years)

 

SOLO Own Choice

Own choice of one piece (not a show song)

 

V28    Boys and Girls Solo (8 years and under)       

         (maximum 4 minutes)

V29    Boys and Girls Solo  (11 years and under)

         (maximum 4 minutes)

V30    Girls Solo (12 – 15 years)            

         (maximum 4 minutes)

V31    Boys Solo (12 – 15 years)

         (maximum 4 minutes

V32    Young Adults Solo (16 – 20 years)

         (maximum 4 minutes)

 

SOLO Aria

One Aria or Song

V33     Operatic (18 years and over) Any voice or standard.        

           One Aria, with or without recitative, to be sung in the

           original key or standard/accepted key.

           (maximum 5 minutes)

V34     Oratorio (18 years and over) Any voice or standard.        

           One Aria from an Oratorio or Sacred Work,

           with or without recitative.

           (maximum 5 minutes)

V35     Lieder/Melodie (18 years and over)    

           One song to be performed in the original language.

           (maximum 5 minutes)

V36     British Art Song   (18 years and over)  

           One song by, for example, Britten, Dowland, Elgar, Gurney,

           Purcell, Quilter, Stanford, Vaughan Williams or Warlock.

           (maximum 5 minutes)

V37     Sacred Songs/Spirituals/Hymns/Gospel (any age)   

           One song with or without accompaniment.

           (maximum 5 minutes)

V38     20th Century Light Operatic Or Song (any age)       

         One aria from any light opera or operetta by e.g. 

         Gilbert & Sullivan, German, Lehar, Novello, J.Strauss or a song

         By, e.g. Coward, Flanders & Swann, Gershwin or Cole Porter.

           (maximum 5 minutes)

 

RECITAL CLASSES

Two contrasting songs by different composers

V39     Boys and Girls Solo Recital (17 years and under)    

           (maximum 12 minutes)

V40     Open Recital (18 years and over, any voice) 

           (maximum 15 minutes)

V41     Singer and Pianist (18 years and under)        

           (maximum 12 minutes)

 

The performers in the Class will be treated as equals and the duo

adjudicated as an ensemble.