Syllabus 2023

Table of Contents

Donate - Sponsor Mission Statement EDI Statement Land Acknowledgement Covid Policy

Rules & Regulations

Committee Members & Management Eligibility Repertoire Entry Deadline & Fees Festival Procedure & Recording Rules Awards & Scholarships OMFA Provincials

Classical Voice Categories

Vocal Solo - Art Song Before 1750 Vocal Solo - Art Song 1750 to present Vocal Solo - Art Song – Any Year - Junior Vocal Solo - Classical Opera Vocal Solo - Grand Opera Classical Opera - Duet,Trio,Quartet Grand Opera - Duet,Trio,Quartet Vocal Solo - Operetta Vocal Solo - Oratorio Vocal Solo - Foreign Language Solo Vocal Solo - English Sacred Song Vocal Solo - Foreign Language Sacred Song Sacred Duet, Trio Quartet - Any Language Vocal Solo - Spirituals Vocal Solo - Canadian Composer Vocal Solo - Traditional Folk Song Two Contrasting Songs Vocal Solo - Concert Group Vocal Solo - Vocalises Vocal Solo - Songs By Unpublished Composers Vocal Solo With Obbligato Instrument Vocal Duet With Obbligato Instrument Master Class - Classical Solo Senior Vocal Scholarship ($1000) Vocal Solo - Novice Classes Vocal Solo - Mature Singer

Musical Theatre Categories

Vocal Solo - Contemporary Musical Theatre – Ballad (1975 To Present) Vocal Solo - Contemporary Musical Theatre – Up Tempo (1975 To Present) Vocal Solo - Golden Age Musical Theatre – Ballad (1943-1974) Vocal Solo - Golden Age Musical Theatre – Up Tempo (1943-1974) Vocal Solo - Cabaret Song Vocal Duets – Musical Theatre Vocal Solo from Movies Master Class - Musical Theatre Vocal Duets – Own Chioce Vocal Trio – Own Chioce Vocal Quartet – Own Chioce

Popular Voice Categories

Ballad - Any Year Up Tempo - Any Year Duets - Any Year Jazz or Blues Solo Vocal Solo with Self-Accompaniment Popular Voice Master Class

Speech Arts & Drama Categories

Lyric Poetry - Solo Narrative poetry - Solo Humorous Poetry - Solo Canadian Poetry - Solo Original Poetry - Solo Slam Poetry - Solo Monologue Other Than Shakespeare - Solo Shakespeare Monologue - Solo Prose - Solo Storytelling - Solo Public Speaking - Solo Mime - Solo Dramatic Monologue Dramatic Duologue Choral Speech - Group Speech Arts & Drama Master Class

25th Annual Newmarket Voice Festival Syllabus

The Newmarket Voice Festival needs your help!

Engagement in the arts builds skills and confidence, fosters a sense of personal achievement, and develops a cultural appreciation that can last a lifetime. Our goal is to provide each participant with a positive and impactful experience, and an opportunity for personal and artistic growth.

The NVF offers a wide variety of categories: Classical Voice, Musical Theatre, Popular Voice and Speech Arts and Drama. We engage professional adjudicators who educate, motivate, encourage and inspire our participants through written and verbal feedback, and masterclasses.

As a member festival of the OMFA (Ontario Music Festival Association), three performers in each category and age level are eligible to advance to the Provincial Competition held in June and to represent the NVF.

Access to funding for community music festivals is extremely limited and the costs of running this event increase each year. The NVF seeks sponsors and donors to assist with the financial challenges we face.

Your donation can do so much to help us cover our growing operating costs and to create scholarships and awards for deserving young performers. Your financial support will really make a difference to ensure that this event can continue.

The Newmarket Voice Festival welcomes donations and scholarships from local businesses and private individuals who share our commitment to encouraging young and local talent.

As a registered charity, the NVF issues tax receipts for all donations of $20 or more. Our Charitable Registration No. is 87430 6699 RR0001 For further information, please call Director Irene Ilic (905) 830-6932.

Our festival is run entirely by dedicated volunteers, including our Director and Festival Committee. We hope that you join us in sharing our passion for supporting our local talent and keeping the arts alive in our community!

THANK YOU for helping keep the Newmarket Voice Festival alive!

Online and printable scholarship donor forms:

• Online Scholarship Donor Form
• Printable Scholarship Donor Form

Donors have the choice of filling out an online form and sending their donation via e-transfer to newmarketvoicefestival@gmail.com OR printing out and mailing with a cheque (made out to Newmarket Voice Festival) to our mailing address:

Newmarket Voice Festival
P.O. Box 93105
1111 Davis Drive
Newmarket, ON
L3Y 8K3

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