Pianoforte

Pianoforte - Saturday 6th March 2010

Jill Roberts - Secretary - Piano

Jill Roberts is a pianist and cellist who studied at the RNCM and the GSMD. After working as a music therapist she re-trained as a teacher and now works in a busy comprehensive school in Oldham. Jill was brought up with music festivals in the North East, and has enjoyed attending the Heaton Mersey Youth Festival for the last few years with her children.

Adjudicators - John Gough and Peter Lawson

Closing date for entries 25th January 2010

CLASSES FOR 2010

GRADED PIANO CLASSES

Class Description Age Time Limit Fee

401 Piano Solo Grade 1 under 21 2.5min. £4.00
Piano 1 Cup

402 Piano solo Grade 2 under 21 2.5 min. £4.50
Piano 2 Cup

403 Piano solo Grades 3&4 under 21 3.5 min. £5.00
The Birch Cup

404 Piano solo grades 5&6 under 21 5 min £6.00
The Judith Cole Cup

405*** Piano solo grades 7&8 under 21 6 min £7.00
The Anniversary Cup

NOVICE CLASSES

406 Piano solo Novice own choice 16 & under 3.5 min £3.50
The J. Floweth Cup

                  Competitors must have had lessons for less than 2 years

407             Piano solo Festival Novice own Choice                           16 & under  4.5 min       £4.50
                  The Alice Foulkes Cup
                  Competitors must not have won a first place in the piano section

OWN CHOICE CLASSES

408              Piano solo Own Choice                                                 7 & under   1   min      £2.50
                   Non competitive

409              Piano solo Own Choice                                                 8 & under 2   min       £3.00
                   The Miniature Cup

410 Piano solo Own Choice 9 & under 2.5 min £3.50
The Pinto Cup

411 Piano solo Own Choice 10 & under 3 min £4.00
The Rachel Miller Cup

412 Piano solo Own Choice 12 & under 4 min £4.50
The Quest Cup

413 Piano solo Own Choice 14 & under 4 min £4.50
Ebony Salver

LIMITED CHOICE CLASSES

414 Piano Baroque or Classical solo Limited choice 16 & under 6 min £5.50
The William Hardwick Cup

415 Piano Romantic or Modern solo Limited Choice 16 & under 6 min £5.50
The Hilda Kathleen Cup

416 Piano French or Russian solo Limited Choice 16 & under 6 min £5.50
Ivory Salver

417*** Piano Baroque or Classical solo Limited Choice under21 7min £6.50

                   The Adelina de Lara Cup

418***          Piano Romantic or Modern solo Limited Choice                 under 21    7   min      £6.50
                   The Chopin Cup

419*** Piano French or Russian solo Limited Choice under 21 7 min £6.50
The Doris Parkinson Cup

RECITAL CLASSES

420***          Piano Recital solo Own Choice                                         16 & under 10 min    £9.50
                   The Stanley Cup
                   At least 2 contrasting pieces or movements of pieces

421***          Piano Recital solo Own Choice                                           under 21    12 min  £10.00
                   The Ann Shackleton memorial trophy
                   At least 2 contrasting pieces or movements of pieces

PIANO DUET OR TRIO CLASSES

422 Piano Duet Own Choice 9 & under 2 min £5.00
HMYF Medals

423 Piano Duet Own Choice 11 & under 3 min £6.00
HMYF Medals

424 Piano Duet Own Choice 15 & under 5 min £6.50
HMYF Medals

425 Piano Duet Own Choice under 21 6 min £7.50
HMYF Medals

426              Piano Trio(one piano) Own Choice                                       14 & under 5 min £8.00
                   HMYF Medals
427              Piano Trio(one piano) Own Choice                                        under21     6 min    £7.50

HMYF Medals

428 Piano Duet Novice Class Own Choice Years 7 & 8 2 min £5.00

Cup T.B.C.
Open to competitors who have played for less than 2 years and

have not won any other class at HMYF

429 Piano Duet Novice Class Own Choice Year 9+ 2 min £5.00

Cup T.B.C.

Open to competitors who have played for less than 2 years and

have not won any othe class at HMYF

***Winners of classes 405 417 418 419 420 & 421, provided a mark of 87 has been achieved, will be invited to compete for 'THE HAMOR SHACKLETON ROSE BOWL' at the end of the afternoon session. No competitor may perform more than once in this class.