Classical Voice Provincials

CLASSICAL VOICE CLASSES

 

Each regional festival is entitled to send one representative in each of the following age groups to the B.C. Provincial

Finals. Requirements for age and grade categories are determined as of December 31st before the upcoming Provincial

Festival. To be considered for Provincials, PKMF requests that students enter in three solo categories, one of which must

be an Art Song. One selection is recommended to be in a foreign language. The candidate must maintain a mark of 85

or higher. 

 

CATEGORY

AGE

MIN. GRADE LEVEL

TIME LIMIT

Junior

14 yrs. & under

Grade 4

10 minutes

Intermediate

18 yrs. & under

Grade 7

15 minutes

Senior

24 yrs. & under

Grade 9

25 minutes

Excellence

28 yrs. & under

 

40 minutes

Requirements – The Provincials syllabus is available at www.bcprovincials.com

 

Classical Voice participants at the Provincial Festival may also participate in parallel class of either Canadian

Music or the Vocal Variety Class.  Ages are the same as Classical Voice.

 

JUNIOR VOICE – SOLO PERFORMER

 

Junior A - ages 10 years and under

Junior B - ages 11 - 14 


Introductory Grade to register with Grade I & II. Introductory Grade RCM and Conservatory Canada Syllabus Gr. I and II

list songs should be entered in List A and/or B. Age categories are 10 and under Junior A and 14 and under Junior B. Please

register in the vocal categories by Voice Grade (Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and then by age: 10 and under Junior A;  or 14 and

under Junior B.

 

INTERMEDIATE VOCAL – SOLO PERFORMER

 

Ages 18 years and under 


Please register in the vocal categories by Voice Grade (Grade 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10).

 

SENIOR VOCAL - SOLO PERFORMER

 

 Ages 24 and under

 

Senior Vocal classes will be subdivided by age and Grade level. Age groups will be 19 - 28 and 29 and over.

 

Senior vocalists wishing to be considered for Provincial Class must enter an Opera class and/or an Oratorio class.

 

 

Senior vocalists wishing to be considered for National Classes must enter an Opera class and an Oratorio class singing

from a major Sacred work.

 

Please register in the vocal categories by Grade (Grade 7, 8, 9, 10, ARCT or Equivalent). Competitors age must be indicated on the entry form.

 

 Ages 25 and up

 

Senior vocalists wishing to be considered for Provincial Class must enter an Opera class and/or an Oratorio class.

 

Senior vocalists wishing to be considered for Provincial Excellence Class must enter an Opera class and an Oratorio class singing from a major Sacred work.

 

Please register in the vocal categories by Grade (Grade 7, 8, 9, 10, ARCT or Equivalent). Competitors age must be

indicated on the entry form.