On a Saturday in the second week of
December each year, students gather from all over San Diego County
at San Diego State University to play sonata movements from a
specific repertoire list which is posted each year in June on
the MTAC website. The competition is open to students of MTAC
San Diego teachers.
Each student prepares a sonata movement
from the repertoire list and will is heard by one judge individually.
The judge from each group chooses approximately 25 % of the group
to be finalists. Finalists are posted and are told where and when
their finals will be performed. Both preliminary auditions and
final auditions are held on the same day.
Finals are open to the public and are
adjudicated by three judges. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies and
Finalist ribbons are awarded for each group. All decisions made
by judges are final. The first place winners from each group must
advance one numerical group the next year. For example, if a student
wins first place in group 1A, the next year he must enter group
2A or above.
Sonata Contest is
a true celebration of the sonata in the piano repertoire!
