MILDRED FREIBERG MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPETITION

Sunday, April 5, 2020 (application deadline March 5, 2020)
Location: M. Steinert & Sons, 28 Damrell St, South Boston MA 02127
Saturday morning & afternoon

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Due to the evolving situation surrounding the recent Corona virus outbreak, we will NOT be conducting this year’s Mildred Freiberg Middle School Competition at M. Steinert & Sons but instead will do it online by video submission. We do this out of an abundance of caution for everyone involved as we do not wish to cancel this event. Please download new requirements for participation in the competition.

This competition is designed to encourage integrity, beauty, and confidence in performance. Winners will be recognized for these qualities, regardless of the difficulty of the repertoire. NEPTA members in good standing (dues paid by September 30th of the current school year) may enter two students. Please note that competitors and their teachers may not request the time of their audition. No exceptions. Registration fee is $90.

For assistance please contact Shizue Sano, Email

Eligibility:

  1. Open to students in grades six, seven and eight. Past 1st place winners are not eligible to enter. Past 2nd and 3rd place winners may still enter the competition.
  2. Two entrants per teacher.
  3. Students must have played in a NEPTA recital of the current year as follows:
    1. Gr 6: Junior II, Intermediate I or 20th/21st Century
    2. Gr 7-8: Intermediate I , Intermediate II or 20th/21st Century
  4. Students must have studied piano since September of the current school year with a member of NEPTA in good standing (dues received by September 30th of the current school year).
  5. All music must be performed by memory.
  6. At least one clean copy of each piece (not a photocopy) must be provided for the judges; it should be free of markings and reference to the owner (i.e. teacher or competitor).
  7. Repertoire requirements: repertoire must include one work (or group or works) from three of the following five periods (no concerti). One of these selections must be from either the Baroque or Classical period. 
    1. Baroque (written before 1750)
    2. Classical: the classical period for these purposes is defined as a movement of a sonata, a set of theme and variations, or a rondo by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven; or a sonata movement by Schubert (other works by Schubert should be considered for the Romantic period).
    3. Romantic
    4. Impressionist
    5. 20th/21st century

 Because of time limitations, some pieces may be heard only in part.

Concert and Awards:

In order to receive monetary awards, winners are required to perform in a recital at the Annual Meeting of NEPTA on Monday morning, May 18, 2020 (9:30-12:00pm), at The First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church Street, Watertown, MA. If a performer cannot perform in the recital at NEPTA’s Annual Meeting, the award money will be forfeited. The following prizes will be presented at that time.

First Prize $150
Second Prize $125
Third Prize $100

Honorable Mention Awards may be given at the judges’ discretion.

Application forms must be submitted online by March 5, 2020.

Applicants will be notified by telephone or email as to the time of the audition. Winners will be notified by telephone the day of the audition. Winners’ names will also be posted on the NEPTA website. Other entrants will receive a letter within two weeks. Judges’ names will be confidential until after the competition.

SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE GUIDE FOR EXAMPLES OF DIFFICULTY
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Bach: WTC Book 2 Prelude & Fugue in E-flat Major BWV876
Haydn: Sonata in C minor, Hob.XVI 20, First movement
Brahms: Rhapsody in B minor, Op.79 No.1
Taktakishvili: Poem (1951)

Handel: Suite in A Major HWV426 Allemande, Gigue
Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob XVI 50, First movement
Chopin: Fantasie Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op.66
Prokofiev: Toccata, Op.11 in D minor

Bach: Sarabande & Allemande from French Suite No.6 in E Major
Beethoven: Sonata No.13 in E-flat Major, Op.27 No.1
Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op.27 No.1
Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue in A minor, Op.87 No.2

Bach: Prelude & Fugue No.7 in E-flat Major BWV876 (WTC Book 2)
Beethoven: Sonata No.4 in E-flat Major, Op.7, 1st movement
Brahms: Ballade in B minor, Op.10 No.3 Intermezzo
Prokofiev: Sonata No.2 in D minor, 2nd movement