DATE: Saturday, April 18, 2026 – 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 16275 Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA 92064
Registration opens: March 1, 2026
Registration closes: April 10, 2026
Fee: $35 per participant (includes processing fees). The teacher registers and pays online at NSDMTAC.com.
Chair: Valeria Kravchenko, valeria.krw@gmail.
FESTIVAL RULES AND GUIDELINES
- Consent Form: If the parent has not already filled out the MTAC Parent Consent Form 2025, please fill out this form and email it to nsdmtac@gmail.com no later than April 16, 2026.
- This Festival covers music from the Romantic, Late Romantic and Impressionist Periods only.
- It is a semi-competitive event with 2 judges. All levels and instruments welcome. Non pianists need to provide their own accompanist.
- Students must dress in appropriate recital attire and stay for the entire recital in which they perform.
- Student limit: 8 students per teacher. There will be a waiting list if we have not reached our maximum amount of students by the deadline. Please send an email to valeria.krw@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list.
- Times limits are as follows:
Elementary: 3 minutes
Intermediate: 5 minutes
Advanced: 7 minute - The music must be memorized.
- Evaluators must be provided with original copies of the music with the systems numbered. No photocopies are allowed.
- Students will receive a mark of Superior, Excellent or Good. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals will be awarded.
- Teacher volunteers are important and appreciated. If you have students participating in the festival, please let the chair know if you can volunteer to help.
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Congratulations to all the contestants, and thank you to our judges Dan Yu and Anna Grigorian for making our branch’s 2025 Romantic Festival a great success!
