Castelfidardo Accordion Festival
2010 Results

Cat. B - Soloists up to the age of 15 (born in 1995 onwards) one round.

The competitors performing in the cat. B must present a free choice program lasting max. 15 minutes. The competitors cannot present free choice programs consisting entirely of transcriptions. In addition to the artistic trophy (to the first three classified), special prizes will be awarded by the organizers as the following scholarships (gross):

Category C, round one was run this morning. In the afternoon was run the seond round of the category.

Category D - Soloists (no age limit) - 2 rounds. In the first round competitors in Category D must perform a “Sonata” by Domenico Scarlatti and a free choice program lasting maximum 12 minutes (including the compulsory piece).

Competitors admitted to the second round (approximately 6-8 competitors) will perform a free choice program lasting maximum 18 minutes. In addition to the artistic trophy (to the first three), special prizes will be awarded by the organizers as well as scholarships.

Category D Second Round results.

Category E: 2-8 member accordion chamber music orchestras (no age limit).

Competitors in category E must perform a free choice program lasting maximum 25 minutes. In addition to the artistic trophy (to the first three placed), special prizes will be awarded by the organizers, as well as scholarships.

Category F - Chamber music orchestra with accordion and other classical instruments (max. 12 members - no age limit) or chamber music orchestras with accordion and other instruments including popular and folk music instruments (max. 12 members - no age limit) – one round

Competitors in category F must perform a free choice program lasting maximum 25 minutes. In addition to the artistic trophy (to the first three classified), special prizes will be awarded by the organizers, as well as scholarships.

Light Music Category H - Soloists (no age limit) - 2 rounds

In the first round, competitors in category H must perform a free choice program lasting max. 12 minutes. Competitors admitted in the second round, (approximately 6-8 competitors) must perform a free choice programme lasting max. 10 minutes.

Cat. H is a Light Music category from all countries and all styles (not only French Varieté)and also Jazz. In addition to the artistic trophy (to the first three classified), special prizes will be awarded by the organizers, as well as scholarships.

Immediately below is Round one and below that Round two of this category.

Category I - Accordion orchestras, without age limit ( with a minimum of 10 components including the rhythm section) with a predominantly classical repertoire.

The contestants in category I should present a program of their choice lasting no more than 40 minutes. As well as the trophies (for the first three places) there will also be special prizes and bursaries.

Category L - Orchestras and groups without age limit, with a minimum of 2 components either formed mainly of accordions or formed of other instruments but where the accordion has a predominant role. The repertoire should be predominantly of light music or jazz.

The contestants in Category L should present a program of their choice lasting no more than 30 minutes. Category L is a category for light music from all over the world (not only French variete) and also Jazz. As well as the trophies (for the first three places) there will also be special prizes and bursaries.

Category M - Soloists (accordion and bandoneon) and bands – no age limit and no limit for the number of members.

The presence in the band of an accordion or bandoneon is compulsory. Bands (obviously preserving the name) are allowed to change their members (according to the requirements of the musical compositions), within the terms established.

Competitors in Category M must perform a free choice program lasting max. 30 minutes. In addition to the artistic trophy (to the first three classified), special prizes will be awarded by the organizers, as well as scholarships.

Category Premio (Prize) for accordion concert-soloists (no age limit) - 2 rounds

In the first round the competitors performing in the PREMIO for accordion concert-soloists category will play:

- two dances (without refrains) from one of the “French Suites” (BWV 812-817) by Johann Sebastian Bach and a programme chosen by the competitor including at least one piece from the original accordion musical literature of the following countries: Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. The duration time in the first audition is 30 minutes (including the compulsory piece).

Those admitted to the second round will play:

- a programme chosen by the competitor including at least one piece from the original accordion musical literature of the following countries: Independent Sates Community, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, USA, Canada and ex-Yugoslavia. The duration time in the second audition is 30 minutes. Competitors in the soloist categories cannot present free choice programmes consisting entirely in transcriptions.

In addition to the artistic trophy (to the first three winners of each category), special prizes will be awarded by the organizers, as well as scholarships.