MusicFest: Sonatina/Bach Festival

A Tri-City Chapter program, the Sonatina/Bach Festival is an adjudicated event for the advancing student. Each student will memorize and play a sonatina, sonata or Bach piece for an adjudicator.  The judging is scored according to a standard and is non-competitive.

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Registration deadline is November 1

Sonatina/Bach Festival 2025

Sonatina/Bach Festival is an adjudicated event for the advancing student. Each student will memorize and play a sonatina, sonata or Bach piece. This year the Sonatina/Bach Festival will be November 14  at Shalom Church and and November 15 at Central Church. Registration deadline is November 1. 

As much as possible, students will be grouped by the level of piece they are playing. Each participating student performs one movement of a sonata, sonatina or Bach piece. Maximum allowed time is 5 minutes. An additional time slot may be purchased at $2 per minute if needed. At the end of each session, the adjudicator will give oral comments to the entire group, as well as providing written comments for each performer. Students performing in both the Sonatina and Bach categories will receive a special commendation.

The entry fee is $20 per student for member teachers, $40 per student for non-member teachers. All checks should be made out to the students’ teachers. The teachers will write one collective check to WSMTA Tri-City Chapter.

This year's adjudicator is Dr. Fabio Menchetti.

Feel free to email us any time with questions, concerns, or clarification.

Sincerely,

Sheila Gephart Ben Walley

Sgephart153@gmail.com bcwalley@gmail.com

Sonatina-Bach Fest Co-Chair Sonatina-Bach Fest Co-Chair