The festival and the winners recital year will be on January 22, 2021 at 7:00 PM. Location TBD.
Sponsored by the GIFTED MUSIC SCHOOL, this event celebrates Paderewski's legacy and keeps it alive through festivities, a competition, and lectures.
The competition will be on January 21, 2021 2:00-8:00 PM at the Gifted Music School (182 South 600 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84102).
APPLY HERE: Application link will open on November 1, 2020. Please fill out the application form and pay the application fee ($30 for soloists and $60 per chamber group).
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 5, 2021 at 5:00 PM MDT
WHEN: Competition: January 21, 2021
Awards and Winners Recital: January 22, 2021
WHERE: Competition: Gifted Music School, 182 South 600 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
Awards and Winners Recital: (St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 2315 Redondo Avenue, SLC, UT 84108)
AWARDS: Cash and non-cash prizes will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place winners in each category.
Special Paderewski Prize: Given to best performance of music of Polish Descent (Chopin, Paderewski, etc.)
All students and groups will be recognized with a certificate and medal at the celebration concert.
One or more honor recipients may be asked to perform at the January 22, 2021 winners' concert.
CATEGORIES:
Piano Solo Competition: Students ages 5 and older and open to pianists of all levels.
Repertoire requirement: 2 contrasting pieces different style periods in Elementary and Intermediate Divisions and 3 contrasting piece in
High School Division
Piano Duets Competition: Students age 5 to 18 and open to pianists of all levels.
Repertoire requirement: 1 piece or one movement of a larger work.
Chamber Competition: Student groups, quartets, quintets, trios, duos, all classical instrumentation. Age limit is 18 (except, up to age 21 for woodwind performers).
Repertoire requirement: 1 piece in Junior Division and 1-2 pieces in High School Division.
RULES AND INFORMATION: Click Here
AWARDS: Cash and non-cash prizes will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place winners in each category.
Special Paderewski Prize: Given to best performance of music of Polish Descent (Chopin, Paderewski, etc.)
All students and groups will be recognized with a certificate and medal at the celebration concert.
One or more honor recipients may be asked to perform at the January 22, 2021 winners' concert.
DIRECTORS: Coleen Jan Paderewski, co-director of the Paderewski Music Festival and President of the Utah Paderewski Foundation
Eugene Watanabe, co-director of the Paderewski Music Festival
Dr. LeeAnn Morgan, Director of Chamber Music Competition
Sandra Marsh, Piano Music Competition Manager
Jakob Muklewicz, Organizing Committee
If you would like to become a sponsor and donate, please click here to DONATE.
For QUESTIONS please contact Sandra Marsh at smarsh@giftedmusicschool.org
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Left and middle: Paderewski, and Right: Coleen Paderewski--co-director of the Festival
Thank you to the following sponsors of the 4th Annual Paderewski Music Festival:
