The purpose of the State Recital Competition is to select a student to represent the Gig Harbor Chapter of WSMTA at the annual State Conference Honors Recital June 2023.
COMPETITION DATE: March 15, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM
LOCATION: St. John's Episcopal, 7701 Skansie Ave, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
JUDGE: Jinshil Yi
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 8th
COST: FREE but cash donations accepted (and very appreciated)
CONTACT: Anna Hastings
Teachers, please submit the following information to Anna by March 8th:
- STUDENT NAME
- TITLE OF PIECE
- COMPOSER
- TEACHER NAME
Requirements for participating in the State Recital Competition:
1. Each student performs one piece (no time limit, but the winner is limited to 5 minutes at the State Honors Recital).
2. Must be age 19 or younger (on the day of the competition).
3. Must have performed 2 pieces from memory in that season's Music Artistry Program (MAP).
4. Piece played for the competition does not have to be played at the educational MAP. However, the piece that is selected at the State Recital Competition is to be the one played in the WSMTA Conference Recital (where the piece is limited to 5 minutes).
5. Students must be performing pieces at an intermediate level or higher.
6. Literature performed must be by a published composer (not student compositions, or arrangements/simplifications of pieces).
7. It is at the chairperson’s discretion to determine if an entry qualifies.
8. The chairperson will notify the teachers if their student(s) qualify within 48 hours after the entry deadline.
9. The winner of the competition will not be included in the next year’s competition, but can compete the following year. (In other words, the winner must skip a year before entering the competition again.)
10.) Cash donations appreciated!
Jinshil Yi