Fredericton Music Festival April 17 - April 30, 2010

Contact: fmfestival@frederictonmusicfestival.org

The Fredericton Music Festival provides music students in the Fredericton area with an opportunity to perform in public and be adjudicated by highly qualified, professional musicians.  The Festival Committee consists of volunteers who strive to make the festival a great experience for young musicians.  The Committee meets on the fourth Monday of each month and volunteers are welcome to attend.  For more details, please contact Ralph Simpson (President) at 459-8485.

Festival programs will be available in early April.  All copyrights regarding music must be observed.  Competitors must provide an original score to the Adjudicator and the accompanist must have an original score on the piano.  Competitors not playing from memory must use an original score. NEW THIS YEAR: Adjudicators may recommend up to two competitors in each category to represent the Fredericton Music Festival at Provincials.  Competitors recommended to Provincials will be responsible for paying their own entry fees:                     Junior - $50                    Intermediate - $75                    Senior - $150

2010 AWARDS CONCERTS

Junior Concert - Friday, May 7, 7 pm

Senior Concert - Monday, May 10, 7 pm

 

2010 ADJUDICATORS  

Ninette Babineau - Senior Strings 

Carolyn Brown - Family Fun and N/C Classes

Copper Ferreira - Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion

Thomas Green - Senior Piano  

Christine Gale Harrison - Junior Strings

TBA - Junior Voice and Musical Theatre

David Rogosin - Intermediate Piano and Composition

Christianne Rushton - Senior Voice

Joan Woodrow - Junior Piano

            

PROVINCIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

The 2010 Provincial Music festival will be held in Florenceville-Bristol, June 4-6.

2010 Provincial Music Festival syllabus: 2010 Provincial syllabus

 

FRIENDS AND DONORS

By donating to the scholarship account or to the operating account of the festival, you are helping to maintain the entry fees at a low level and you are helping to provide prizes and scholarships to worthy competitors.  Operating expenses include fees, meals and accommodations for 9 adjudicators who travel from the Maritime Provinces, Quebec and Ontario as well as the tuning of pianos.  With a donation of $50 or more, donors are provided either an income tax receipt or a festival pass plus a receipt for the amount of the donation less the value of the pass.

Donations may be submitted by mail to:

Fredericton Music Festival
PO Box 114
570 Queen St
Fredericton, NB  E3B 5Y2

The Fredericton Music Festival is fortunate to have so many friends of the festival to make our festival a success!  

2009 Donors and Friends of the Festival

The festival committee is grateful to Tony's Music Box  for donating an electronic piano for the piano concerto classes.  

STATISTICS

The number of entries in various categories has been tabulated for 2002 to 2010:                  Table of Statistics

The 2010 National Music Festival will be held in Montreal, Quebec, August 13-15.    

 

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