Mission: To provide an opportunity for teachers and students to perform ensemble music (duets, duos, trios, quartets, quintets) in a formal recital setting and to learn from that experience through an adjudicator's remarks. Students will receive a certificate, ribbon, and adjudication sheet.

NFMC: Ensemble Festival also encompasses the NFMC Junior Festival piano ensemble component. Students may choose to receive optional NFMC Junior Festival credit. For 2021, registration for Junior Festival entries will take place through the NFMC Vivace system. A link will be provided.”

Registration date: TBA  

Recital times: Recital times: 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00PM, 1:30PM, 3:00 PM

Festival results: Students will receive a rating, adjudication, certificate and ribbon.

Junior Festival entries register through the NFMC Vivace system.

Envelopes must be postmarked by TBA.

Registration for both OPENS TBA and CLOSES TBA.

Festival Results: Rating and online adjudications will be distributed on Oct.27, 2020 and certificates and ribbons will be mailed out.

Non Junior Festival entries register online at www.lvmta.com

Fees must be paid online before registration closes.

Member fees are $15 per student per ensemble:

Member Duets or Duos: $30

Member Trios: $45

Member Quartets: $60

Member Quintets: $75

Non-member fees are as follows:

Non-member Duets or Duos: $50

Non-member Trios: $60  

Non-member Quartets: $70

Non-member Quintets: $80

Participants:  Teachers, students , and parents are encouraged to participate.

Co-Chairs: Michelle Lee – michellelee1@hotmail.com 

Allison Olson – olsonfam5k@cox.net

Kathleen Waite – kathleencwaite@gmail.com

Duet: One Piano, Four Hands; or two instrumentalists/vocalists

Duo: Two Pianos, Four Hands

Trio: One Piano, Six Hands or Three Pianos, Six Hands; or three instrumentalists/ vocalists

Quartet: Two Pianos, Eight Hands or Four Pianos, Eight Hands; or four instrumentalists/ vocalists

Quintet: Five Pianos, Ten Hands; or five instrumentalists/vocalists

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Performance Time Limits

Ages 4 - 9: 4 minutes

Ages 10 - 15: 7 minutes

Ages 16 - Adult: 10 minutes

Age/Time Determination: The entry age of the ensemble will be determined by averaging the ages of all ensemble members. For example, if a 16-year-old participant is playing with a 12-year-old sibling, the average is 14 years; hence their total performance time will be 7 minutes. These are maximum time limits; filling the entire time is not required, nor is it a judging point. 

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Judging: This festival is not a competition. The judging format will be similar to our local school district's "solo and ensemble" format. The areas addressed will be technique, style, musicianship and presentation. All ensemble participants will receive colored ribbons indicating a rating, as follows: 

I - Superior - Blue Ribbon  

II - Excellent - Red Ribbon 

III - Satisfactory - White Ribbon

Click here to view the judging sheet

ORIGINAL MUSIC:  TBD-If we need scanned pdfs of sheet music, more information will be provided. Memorization is encouraged, but not required.

JUNIOR FESTIVAL: Entrants choosing to enter ensembles under the optional NFMC Junior Festival requirements must perform two pieces.  Required piece selections must be made from the  NFMC Festivals Bulletin that covers July 2020 - June 2024.  Also, if you enter a student in more than one Jr. Festival entry, the student may earn points only one time per category.  Please see Bulletin page 88, item # 8 for further clarification.  Additionally, if a teacher is the partner for an ensemble, no Jr. Festival points can be awarded.  Please check the Bulletin for all current rules.  To obtain a Bulletin, please contact the Jr. Festival Chairperson, Laurie Swain.

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The following was enacted June 3, 2005, by the LVMTA Board of Directors and will apply to all LVMTA events: PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THIS EVENT IF YOU, THE PARTICIPATING TEACHER, WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST with this event in some way, either before, during or after.

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS: Judging assignments will be distributed by TBA

LIBRARY: We have a collection of duet, duo, and quintet books that are available for check out.  These books can be used as the original music on stage during the performance or the book given to the judge.  Also, if you have ensemble books that you no longer use, we are gladly accepting donations.  Kathleen Waite is the librarian, please contact her to view and borrow from or donate to the library.