2025 Syllabus - School Classes
Important Notes for School Entries:
- In all school classes, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Merit Awards will be assessed based on the ensemble or soloist's ability to perform their chosen repertoire, and not based on a comparison between the entrants in the class.
- In classes with codes beginning with "P", entrants who earn a Gold Award will win a $50 prize.
- For school classes with trophies, adjudicators will explain their musical reasons for selecting trophy winners to the entrants and audience, at the time when the trophies are presented.
- Schools may enter multiple ensembles or soloists in one class.
- Popular music and show tunes should be avoided in secondary school band, choir, and orchestra classes, unless otherwise specified the in class description.
- For performances that require accompaniment, live accompaniment is preferred when possible. Recorded accompaniment may be used, provided that the teacher/entrant brings all required technology needed to play their accompaniment.
- For scheduling purposes, it is important that teachers enter the approximate number of students in their ensembles when registering.
Orchestras
| Class | Earlybird | |
|---|---|---|
| Class:P13301 - Secondary School Senior Symphonic Orchestras (Grades 10-12) - Winner Stan Kopac Memorial Trophy Strings, winds, and percussion. Perform two selections at a level appropriate to the students' development. Total time limit 30 min. | Earlybird:$60.00 | Register |
| Class:P13302 - Secondary School Junior Symphonic Orchestras (Grades 9 & 10) - Winner Festival Directors Trophy Strings, winds, and percussion. Perform one selection at a level appropriate to the students' development. Total time limit 20 min. | Earlybird:$50.00 | Register |
| Class:P13303 - Secondary School String Orchestras Class A Senior (Grades 11 & 12) - Winner Henry Boldt Trophy Perform Holberg Suite, (any movement) - Edvard Grieg, and own choice of one selection of contrasting style, and of comparable difficulty. Total time limit 30 min. | Earlybird:$60.00 | Register |
| Class:P13304 - Secondary School String Orchestras Class B Senior (Grades 11 & 12) Perform one or two selections at a level appropriate to the students' development. Total time limit 30 min. | Earlybird:$60.00 | Register |
| Class:P13305 - Secondary School - Solo - with Orchestral Accompaniment - Winner Bruce Richardson Trophy Perform one selection at a level appropriate to the students' development. Total time limit 20 min. | Earlybird:$50.00 | Register |
| Class:P13306 - Secondary School String Orchestras Intermediate (Grades 9 & 10) - Winner Kiwanis Trophy Perform one or two selections at a level appropriate to the students' development. Total time limit 15 min. | Earlybird:$50.00 | Register |
| Class:13307 - Secondary School String Orchestras Intermediate (Grade 10 only) Perform one or two selections at a level appropriate to the students' development. Total time limit 15 min. | Earlybird:$40.00 | Register |
| Class:13308 - Secondary School String Orchestras Intermediate (Grade 9 only) Perform one or two selections at a level appropriate to the students' development. Total time limit 15 min. | Earlybird:$40.00 | Register |
| Class:P13309 - Secondary School Senior Chamber String Orchestras - Winner Stephen Wolsley Trophy Perform one or two selections at a level appropriate to the students' development. Limit 30 players. Total time limit 30 min. | Earlybird:$55.00 | Register |
| Class:P13310 - Secondary School Junior Chamber String Orchestras Perform one or two selections at a level appropriate to the students' development. Limit 30 players. Total time limit 15 min. | Earlybird:$45.00 | Register |
| Class:P13311 - Elementary School String Orchestras - Winner Cathy Clark Trophy Any number of players. Perform one or two selections at a level appropriate to the students' development. Total time limit 10 min. | Earlybird:$30.00 | Register |
| Class:P13312 - Elementary School Chamber String Orchestras - Winner Leonard Morley Rose Bowl Any number of players. Perform one or two selections at a level appropriate to the students' development. Total time limit 10 min. | Earlybird:$30.00 | Register |
| Class:P13313 - Elementary School Symphonic Orchestras Any number of players. Perform one or two selections at a level appropriate to the students' development. Total time limit 10 min. | Earlybird:$30.00 | Register |