This year’s District 4 Sonatina & Sonata Festival will take place live at UNF:
When: Sunday, February 4, 2024, at tentative time of 2:00pm.
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 made payable to “FSMTA District 4” and postmarked no later than (Date TBA). Application: Application is available online here or at https://forms.gle/dLScnJH36ycbjAy77 Deadline: (Date TBA) at 11:59 p.m. Please note: your application is not complete without a completedUNF Liability Waiver. This form will be attached to a future High Notes and is also linked here: unf_waiver_for_minors_-_sonatina-sonata_festival__1_.pdf and can either be mailed in with your check, emailed to e.bennett@unf.edu, 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:
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 (e.bennett@unf.edu)