The 2020 Virtual WA Classical Guitar (Ensemble & Solo) Festival

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The 2020 Virtual WA Classical Guitar (Ensemble & Solo) Festival

Presented by The Classical Guitar Society of Western Australia, Inc. (www.guitarwa.com.au)

A VIRTUAL EVENT
While we plan to return to a physical event in 2021, we hope that this virtual event (with reduced ensemble registration fee) will provide a welcome performance goal for ensembles and soloists in this unusual year. We are also pleased to introduce free guitar solo categories. All guitar ensembles and young guitar soloists based in Western Australia are enthusiastically invited to participate!

BENEFITS
All entrants will receive a detailed report and signed digital certificate, which will be completed within no longer than one month after the due date. Outstanding entries may be invited to perform at the Guitar Society’s 2021 60th Anniversary Concert Gala (an honorarium would be offered to soloists). Where copyright restrictions allow, and where consent has been granted, the guitar society may share online a highlights reel of notable performances. Otherwise, this virtual festival remains a closed (private) adjudication process.

REGISTRATION
This humanitix page serves as a complete (one-stop shop) registration page.  It collects ensemble registration payments, contact information (which will not be shared beyond the organisers), and a vehicle for sharing recorded submissions (via a pasted Wetransfer link, or similar). Please note that registrants must also confirm that participation consent has been obtained from all ensemble participants or their guardians. Solo entries can be submitted by a school, by a parent/guardian, or an individual of age 18.

RECORDINGS and SCORES
Recordings may be in the form of audio (mp3, wav, or aiff) or video files (mp4, or wmv). Scores must also be provided as pdfs. We encourage applicants to record in high quality within their available resources, and mp3 or mp4 is preferred. However, as a basic minimum, a recording with a smart phone or tablet will suffice. Media files must also conform to the time limits of each category. Different pieces can be submitted as one file, or as separate files (clearly named). But the overall size of all media submitted (including audio/video and scores) should not exceed 2GB for each ensemble or solo entry (ie. each ticket).

Further details are shown below. For inquiries, please email contactus@guitarwa.com.au.

Guitar Ensemble Categories
• Register online (here at Humanatix) with a reduced fee of $25 per ensemble;
• Include a Wetransfer link (or other similar upload link) to a video or audio recording of your ensemble (10 minutes maximum);
• Open to any WA guitar ensemble (with multiple ticket categories: primary,
junior secondary, senior secondary, community, and tertiary);
• Due date extended to 11.55pm (AWST) Monday 14th September 2020;
• Adjudicated Dr Paul Svoboda, Queensland (see information at www.guitarwa.com.au).

Guitar Solo Categories
• Register online FREE (here at Humanatix); to be completed by a parent/guardian if the performer is under age 18;
• Include a Wetransfer link (or other similar upload link) to a video or audio recording of your ensemble (6 minutes maximum);
• Due date extended to 11.55pm (AWST) Monday 14th September 2020;
• Two categories (Under 19, Under 16); open to guitarists resident in WA;
• Adjudicated by Dr Jonathan Fitzgerald (UWA Conservatorium), and A/Prof Jonathan Paget (WA Academy of Performing Arts, ECU).