
Who is eligible: VAM viola students
Application deadline: April 6, 2025
Competition dates: May 5, 2025
To apply: Apply online or download an application form.
The Vancouver Academy of Music Alto Clef Festival is designed to identify talented viola students and afford them recognition and financial assistance. One adjudicator external to VAM will evaluate contestants with $1,000 in total scholarships awarded for 2025/26 VAM tuition.
Eligibility
Eligible students:
– those are registered in private lessons with a viola teacher at VAM since the beginning of the academic year.
Dates
Application Deadline: April 6, 2025, 11:59pm
Competition: May 5, 2025*
*Students will receive notice of their specific time slot following the application deadline.
Competition Rules
-Applications must include a non-refundable registration fee of $60 made payable to the Vancouver Academy of Music.
-Applicants must prepare one work with a maximum duration of 10 minutes, performed by memory.
-Students must provide their own pianist.
-A copy of the music must be provided for the adjudicator (photocopies permitted).
-The competition phase will be closed to the public with the exception of the parents/guardians and teacher of the student performing; no audio or video recording is permitted.
-The chosen winners will receive scholarships toward 2025/26 VAM tuition.
-By submitting an application, students and their parent/guardian understand that any recording resulting from the festival may be used for VAM promotional purposes.
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