About The Festival
The Mandeville Festival has been conceived to allow young musicians aged 3-18 to hone their musicianship skills through the endeavour. It is also a means to discovering young musicians of outstanding personality and charisma, and to provide them with the unique opportunity to perform to a public audience at The Japanese Association, Singapore.
There are 2 categories for the Festival:
a. Competitive Category:
i. Based on a point-ranking system where each candidate is judged against other candidates.
ii. Cash prizes are awarded according to competition ranking.
b. Non-Competitive (Medallion) Category:
i. Candidates are judged upon their own merit, with no comparison against other candidates.
ii. It is an accreditation of the candidate’s musical and performing abilities.
Non-Competitive (Medallion) Category
Eligibility
The Non-Competitive Medallion Category is open to young musicians of all nationalities aged between 3-18 and all musical disciplines (piano, violin, cello, guitar, ukulele, wind instruments, voice and Chinese instruments). Chamber groups may only take part in the non-competitive (Medallion) Category.
Chamber Groups
A chamber group may comprise 2 -15 musicians. The appointed representative of the group will have to provide the names of all the musicians during the registration. He/she will be the contact person for all correspondences. In a case where the representative is also a member of the chamber group, he/she must include his/her name in the name list.
Performance Requirements
- Each candidate/group will choose two pieces which best demonstrate his/her musical abilities.
- The chosen pieces must be performed in their entirety, except for concerto where tutti sections may be truncated or omitted at the performer’s discretion.
- The duration of the recording of both pieces should not exceed 10 minutes. There is no minimum time limit.
- Da Capo and Dal Segno signs should be observed. All other repeats are not required.
- Performance from memory is not obligatory.
- The recording should be an unedited current video recording of the candidate/group's performance. It must include an accompaniment if the piece requires it. Minus-one CD accompaniment is allowed.
- There is no need to submit any music scores, unless specifically requested by the Jury.
Competitive Category
Eligibility
The Competitive Category is open to young pianists and violinists of all nationalities aged between 3-18.
There are 2 age categories:
a. Junior: Up to 10 years old (born in the year 2009 or later) .
b. Senior: 11 – 18 years old (born in the year 2001 to 2008)
Performance Requirements
- Each candidate will choose two contrasting pieces in music period and style, which best demonstrate his/her musical abilities.
- The choice pieces must be performed in their entirety. No edits are allowed for the soloist’s music parts. Tutti sections may be truncated or omitted to accommodate the time constraints.
- Da Capo and Dal Segno signs should be observed. All other repeats are not required.
- The candidate must perform the pieces from memory.
- The recording should be an unedited current video recording of the participant’s performance. The recording must include accompaniment if the piece requires it. Minus-one CD accompaniment is allowed.
- The full programme shall be within the following durations:
- Junior: 10 mins
- Senior: 20 mins
- There is no need to submit any music scores, unless specifically requested by the Jury. All finalists are required to bring the original scores for the music to be performed.
- For the Competition Finals and Concert, participants are required to provide their own accompanist.
Competition Procedure
- The Competition Committee will decide the candidates’ order of appearance. No requests by candidates will be entertained.
- The Competition Committee reserves the right to disqualify candidates who arrive later than the scheduled time assigned to them for the competition.
- There are 2 stages of competition: Semi-Finals (Video audition) constitute 30% and Finals constitute 70%.
| Semifinals |
Finals |
Final Score |
| 30% |
70% |
100% |
- Semi-Finals:
- Click here for performance requirements.
- Shortlisted candidates will progress to the Finals.
- Finals:
- The participants will perform live both pieces from the YouTube clips submitted.
- The Jury reserves the right to stop the performance at any time during the live competition proceedings.
- Details of the Finals of the competition can be found here.
Technical Requirements
- Each performance should be video recorded as a separate file.
- Videos are to be uploaded onto the applicant’s personal YouTube account and set to “public” or "unlisted".
- Identify the video recording with the following information on the YouTube post:
- Participant’s name
- Non-Competitive (Medallion) or Competitive
- Title & Composer of the piece performed
- Once uploaded, applicants may proceed to register online by clicking here.
- Add the 2 YouTube links of the recordings in the registration form.
- There should only be one YouTube posting for each of the performances. No multiple posting of the same piece is permitted.
Adjudication
- An independent panel of adjudicators will evaluate the video recordings submitted.
- The Jury’s decision is final. No appeals will be entertained.
Non-Competitive (Medallion) Category
- The adjudicators will evaluate up to 10 minutes of the YouTube posting.
- The performance is evaluated based on its own merit with no comparison to other entries.
Competitive Category
- Candidates are evaluated using a point-ranking system.
- Candidates with top rankings will proceed to the finals.
- The number of finalists will be determined by the Jury.
- Finalists will be notified of their selection through email by 31 May 2019.
- First, Second and Third Prize winners of each category will be determined at the Finals.
- The Jury reserves the right not to award a prize in one or all categories.
Awards
Certificates and medals will be awarded to all candidates.
Non-Competitive (Medallion) Category
- Certificates and medals are awarded based on the participant’s own performing ability from the video recordings.
- Types of Medals awarded:
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Bronze
- Selected Gold medal recipients medal participants will be invited to perform in public at the Prize-Giving Ceremony and Prize Winners’ Concert.
Competitive Category
- Participants who are not selected for the finals will automatically be considered for the Non-Competitive Medallion section.
- Their video performances will be evaluated and they will be awarded either Gold, Silver or Bronze medals.
- The top three winners of each category will also receive cash prizes and trophies:
| Prizes |
Junior |
Senior |
| First |
$500 |
$800 |
| Second |
$300 |
$400 |
| Third |
$200 |
$300 |
Registration Fees
- All participants are required to register and make payment online.
- Registration fees for Non-Competitive (Medallion) Category: $70 (Inclusive of GST)
- Registration fee for Competitive Category: $115 (Inclusive of GST)
- Registration fee for Chamber Groups = $70 + $10 per member from the 2nd member onwards (Inclusive of GST)
- The registration fees are not refundable, and any advance registration fees will be forfeited.
- Late entries will not be entertained for the festival.
- In the event of a cancellation of the festival, the registration fees will be fully refunded to all participants.
Submission Deadline
Submission deadline for online entries: 11 May 2019
Dates & Venue
Finals for all Competition Categories
Date: Saturday, 29 June 2019
Time & Venue: from 10am
Venue: Mandeville Conservatory of Music, Singapore
Prize Giving Ceremony & Prize Winners' Concert
Venue: The Japanese Association, 120 Adam Road, Singapore 289899
Date: 30 June 2019 (Sunday)
Time: 2-6pm
Admission at $25 per ticket (Inclusive GST). A 10% discount is available for purchases of 4 tickets or more.
Audience
The Prize-Giving Ceremony and Prize Winners’ concert is a ticketed event. Tickets are chargeable and can be purchased from Mandeville Conservatory of Music or at the concert venue.
General
The Festival Committee reserves the right to amend the rules and conditions of the Mandeville Music Festival 2019 without prior notice. For any enquiries regarding the festival, please contact
musicfest@mandevilleconservatory.com
