November 23, 2019 at Penn State
Deadline: 3 pm on October 25, 2019
Keystone Concerto Festival and
Dorothy Sutton Performance Festival
State Level Festival Only
The PMTA Keystone Concerto Festival (CF) will be held this year on Saturday, November 23, 2019 in conjunction with the DSPF Solo and Ensemble Showcase Recitals at Penn State, University Park. Students, parents and friends are welcome and encouraged to attend. All registration and scheduling of the CF is done online through this website. Students performing at the CF will receive a certificate and a critique. Performers are not in competition with one another, and will be rated Very Good, Excellent or Superior. Those rated Superior at this performance will receive a gold medal at the end of the day, distributed to their teachers. No specific time requests can be honored.
Performance Schedule
State Coordinator will communicate directly with participating teachers regarding specific performance times
Eligibility Requirements
Teacher: In order to enter students into the CF, the teacher must have paid both local and state dues prior to the deadline for submitting applications on line.
Student: Any piano or instrumental student (unlimited age, college included) of a PMTA member in good standing is eligible to participate in this festival.
Registration & Deadlines
Online registration begins October 1, 2019 and ends at 3:00 pm EST, Monday, October 25, 2019. Teachers entering students must register online before the deadline. No emails or mail-in forms accepted. Teachers will register using the PMTA Festival Registration System.
Fees & Payments
Fees are $20.00 per entry and must be paid with PayPal or credit card during the online registration process. Note: credit cards are processed via the PayPal site. All student entry fees are non-refundable.
Concerto Festival Repertoire
Any single movement of a standard concerto or youth concerto, memorized. There is no theory requirement for this event.
Performance Time
Single movements of standard concertos, with cadenza, may be performed without cuts (though the accompanist is encouraged to omit some tutti material). If a single-movement concerto or other standard work for solo and orchestra is chosen (e.g. Liszt A Major, Prokofiev I, Rachmaninoff Rhapsody), an excerpt of no more than 15 minutes should be performed.
Musical Scores
One original copy of the music must be provided for the judges. Photocopies are prohibited, unless there is express written permission from the publisher. NOTE: CD sheet music is permissible.
Accompanists
The student must provide his/her own accompanist, which may be the teacher. NOTE: Students entering the state level of the MTNA Competitions are encouraged to enter the Concerto Festival.
Contact Information
PMTA State Concerto Festival Chair
Steven Smith
814-238-9564
shs1@psu.edu