Event Date: 9 to 15 August 2017 (Registration Closing Date: 3 July 2017)
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Music Festival - 9 to 13 August 2017
Categories - Piano / Guitar / Violin Solo and Piano Duet
SPAF Music - Entry Forms and Festival Info 2017 
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Full information within Brochure and Syllabus OR scroll further down.
Fringe Events in addition to the Festival:
- Piano Public Masterclass (9 to 13 Aug)
- Solo Piano Lessons (12 to 18 Aug)
- Public Master Class for Students, Parents and Teachers (11, 12 & 14 Aug)
- Workshop and Teachers' Networking (14 Aug)
Full information coming soon, email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to register your interest.
2017 Festival Adjudicators:
Luise Horrocks
After early studies on the piano and clarinet, Luise Horrocks graduated from Oxford University before moving on to an Advanced Studies Course at the Royal College of Music in London.
She has performed extensively as a Soprano Soloist throughout the UK and Europe. While specialising primarily in Oratorio, she has also given many Song Recitals and has appeared on the opera stage at Buxton Opera House. She has also sung in a series of concerts and Recitals in South Africa and the USA and her wide repertoire extends from works by Monteverdi to Stravinsky. She has made several recordings and her BBC broadcasts include performances of Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation and works by Goehr.
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Melanie Spanswick
Born in the UK, Melanie Spanswick’s reputation as a classical pianist, teacher, and writer has proffered a diverse career.
A graduate of the Royal College of Music in London, Melanie studied the piano with Patricia Carroll, Tatiana Sarkissova and John Lill. Whilst at the RCM, she won many prizes including the Ziff prize for the most outstanding postgraduate pianist, Arthur Bliss Prize, Marguerite Long Chamber Music Prize, a Leverhulme Trust Award, and graduated with a Master’s degree in Performance Studies.
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CLASSES (Categories)
(Important NOTE: All Violin Participants shall need to engage their own accompanist)
| Classical Piano Solo / Duet – Examination Pieces |
(Only ONE piece from Trinity College London or other equivalent Music Examination BoardsSyllabuses)
| Class No. | Grade |
Time Limit (Up to) |
FEES |
| 21 | Initial | 2 mins | $50 |
| 22 | 1 | 2 mins | $50 |
| 23 | 2 | 2 mins | $50 |
| 24 | 3 | 3 mins | $60 |
| 24D | Duet - Foundation* | 3 mins | $80 |
| 25 | 4 | 3 mins | $60 |
| 26 | 5 | 4 mins | $70 |
| 26D | Duet - Intermediate* | 4 mins | $90 |
| 27 | 6 | 4 mins | $70 |
| 28 | 7 | 6 mins | $80 |
| 29 | 8 | 6 mins | $80 |
| 29D | Duet - Advanced* | 6 mins | $100 |
| 30 |
Advance (Above Grade 8) |
10 mins | $100 |
*Piano Duet Repertoire: http://www.trinitycollege.com/resource/?id=5923 or Free Choice
| Classical Violin Solo – Examination Pieces |
(Only ONE piece from Trinity College London or other equivalent Music Examination Boards Syllabuses)
(Important NOTE: All Violin Participants shall need to engage their own accompanist)
| Class No. | Grade |
Time Limit (Up to) |
FEES |
| 31 | Initial | 2 mins | $50 |
| 32 | 1 | 2 mins | $50 |
| 33 | 2 | 2 mins | $50 |
| 34 | 3 | 3 mins | $60 |
| 35 | 4 | 3 mins | $60 |
| 36 | 5 | 4 mins | $70 |
| 37 | 6 | 4 mins | $70 |
| 38 | 7 | 6 mins | $80 |
| 39 | 8 | 6 mins | $80 |
| 40 |
Advance (Above Grade 8) |
10 mins | $100 |
| Classical Guitar Solo – Examination Pieces |
(Only ONE piece from Trinity College London or other equivalent Music Examination BoardsSyllabuses)
| Class No. | Grade |
Time Limit (Up to) |
FEES |
| 41 | Initial | 2 mins | $50 |
| 42 | 1 | 2 mins | $50 |
| 43 | 2 | 2 mins | $50 |
| 44 | 3 | 3 mins | $60 |
| 45 | 4 | 3 mins | $60 |
| 46 | 5 | 4 mins | $70 |
| 47 | 6 | 4 mins | $70 |
| 48 | 7 | 6 mins | $80 |
| 49 | 8 | 6 mins | $80 |
| 50 |
Advance (Above Grade 8) |
10 mins | $100 |
| Classical Strings Solo – Examination Pieces |
(Only ONE piece from Trinity College London or other equivalent Music Examination Boards Syllabuses)
| Class No. | Grade |
Time Limit (Up to) |
FEES |
| 51 | Initial | 2 mins | $50 |
| 52 | 1 | 2 mins | $50 |
| 53 | 2 | 2 mins | $50 |
| 54 | 3 | 3 mins | $60 |
| 55 | 4 | 3 mins | $60 |
| 56 | 5 | 4 mins | $70 |
| 57 | 6 | 4 mins | $70 |
| 58 | 7 | 6 mins | $80 |
| 59 | 8 | 6 mins | $80 |
| 60 |
Advance (Above Grade 8) |
10 mins | $100 |
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