FSMTA District 4 Sonatina and Sonata Festival

This year’s District 4 Sonatina & Sonata Festival will take place at UNF:

When:                  Saturday, February 8, 2025 (time TBA)

Where:                 UNF School of Music Fine Arts Center Recital Hall (room 1200)
                               Building 45 on the following map; free parking in the adjacent Lot 44
Cost:                      $15 for students of FSMTA members;
                               An additional $10 (or $25 total) is required for students of non-member teachers.
                               Checks should be mailed to:
Erin Bennett
12534 Ashglen Dr N
Jacksonville, FL 32224

Checks should be made payable to “FSMTA District 4” and postmarked no later than Friday, January 24.
Application:          Application is available online here or at https://forms.gle/2o9q7sHU8pZgXfpQ8
                                Deadline: Friday, January 24 at 11:59 p.m.
Please note: your application is not complete without a completed UNF Liability Waiver. This form is linked here: unf_waiver_for_minors_-_sonatina-sonata_festival__1_.pdf  and can either be mailed in with your check, emailed to [email protected], or brought with you to the event itself. Additional blank copies will be available to be completed on-site on February 4. No student will be permitted to perform without a signed waiver form on file per UNF policies.

Festival Rules:
  • Only 1 entry per student
  • Digital application and entry fee (postmark) are due by (Date TBA)
  • Please bring an original copy of your score for the adjudicator’s use
    • Measure numbers at the start of each line are appreciated
  • One movement of a Sonatina or Sonata by any composer from the Classical Era onward
    • Contemporary or pedagogical sonatina/sonata composers are welcomed
  • 10-minute time limit per student
  • Repertoire must be performed by memory
  • All pieces must be in their original form, written for piano solo. No transcriptions, arrangements, or simplifications
  • Theme and Variations are considered one movement. All variations must be performed
  • Repeats and/or first endings are not necessary unless the repetition is needed to complete the form (i.e. in the case of a da capo). You are welcome to take repeats so long as the 10-minute time limit is observed
 
COVID-19 Protocols:​
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  • Masks are encouraged for everyone in the audience 
  • Performers need not wear a mask onstage (although they may if they would prefer to) 
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at this year’s in-person event
Questions? Please email Erin Bennett ([email protected])
 

- Dr. Erin Bennett