Festivals & Competitions
Festival Dates & Contacts | Entry Forms
Competitions, Regulations & Entry Forms
SMFA Concerto
Competition
The Saskatchewan Music Festival Association,
in co-operation with the Regina and Saskatoon Symphony Orchestras,
is pleased to announce the continuation of the SMFA Concerto
Competition. Originally an annual event, the competition is now held
every two years, alternating between Saskatoon and Regina. The next
competition will be held February, 2013 (Regina). The first place winner receives a $2,000
scholarship and will appear as a guest artist with the Regina
Symphony Orchestra and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. Second and
third place scholarships of $750 and $500 are also awarded.
Wallis Opera
Competition
The competition is
held in even-numbered years and alternates between Regina and Saskatoon. In
addition to the $5,000 first prize money, the winner may be featured as guest artist
with the Regina and Saskatoon Symphony Orchestras.
The 2012 Gordon Wallis Opera Competition will be held
February 25 & 26, 2012 at the U of S (Saskatoon). Please refer to the
Opera Competition Information
&
Entry
Form for more information
District Festival
Competitions
District Festival Competitions
are held annually in forty-nine locations throughout the province,
beginning in March and ending in May. Scholarships and awards
are available locally at each district festival. Please refer
to
the
Festival Date Listing and Festival Dates and Contacts
for additional information. For the rules
that govern the district competitions please refer to the
SMFA Directory General Regulations
and Scholarship Regulations.
Provincial
Finals/Provincial Level of National Competition
The competition is
an annual event during which the district winners compete
provincially for scholarships, awards and the honour of representing
Saskatchewan at the national level. The provincial final competitions are held in June of
each year. Please refer to the
SMFA Syllabus and
SMFA Directory for Scholarship and General
Regulations.
National Competition
The Federation of
Canadian Music Festivals (FCMF) is responsible for the organization
of the annual National Music Festival, which is held in a different
location in Canada every year. This festival of classical
music brings together the best students from every province, to
perform in the top venues in the country, to interact and hear and
learn from each other, to have workshop sessions with Canada's best
adjudicators, and to compete for the top prizes in Canada. Please refer to the the
FCMF website
for details such as National Syllabus and Rules & Regulations.