Baroque/Classical Festival
The Baroque/Classical Festival is held the first Saturday in December. This competitive festival promotes the study and performance of Baroque and Classical era music in alternate years.
Classical Festival 2024/Baroque Festival 2025
Entry Fee is $20.00 per junior member
Registrations are due: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Recordings are due: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Baroque Festival Finals: Saturday, December 7, 2024
FMTA CLASSICAL FESTIVAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS LIST
FMTA CLASSICAL/BAROQUE FESTIVAL REGISTRATION AND RECORDING INFORMATION
FEDERATION FESTIVAL
The Federation Festival is held in early March. This non-competitive festival promotes the study and performance of specific music by American composers. Students receive written comments and a rating on their performance.
Entry Fee is $21.00 per junior member for each solo event
Entry Fee is $21.00 per student for piano duet event
Musicianship Fee is $13.00
Festival Cup fee is included in the above fees
Festival Bulletins are $10.00 -contact Roberta Quist quiststudio@msn.com
Registration material will be available at the meeting on January 6, 2024
Online Registration due: Saturday, January 20, 2024
Federation Festival: Friday/Saturday, March 1 & 2, 2024
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
FMTA Honors Recital: March 17 Asbury Methodist Church, Bettendorf
Information on Registering Students on the Vivace Online Registration System
NFMC FESTIVAL REGISTRATION LINK
FMTA CAMPSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS
FMTA Campship Scholarships are held after Festival. This competition awards cash scholarships to students attending summer music camps. Each entrant must be a junior member and must have participated in Junior Festival in the current fiscal year.
Entry Levels (current year)
Intermediate (grades 9 and under)
Senior (grades 10 – 12)
Each student plays their Festival pieces. Each award will cover up to the total cost of camp. There will be one first-place award of up to $150.00 in each level. There will be one second-place award of up to $100.00 in each level and one third-place award of up to $50.00 in each level. An alternate will be chosen in each level. These are awarded at the discretion of the judge.
Campship Audition Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024
Location West Music, Davenport
Registration deadline: Friday, February 16, 2024
CAMPSHIP SCHOLARSHIP REGISTRATION FORM
QC PIANO ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL
QC Piano Ensemble Festival is an event held in April to encourage students of all levels of FMTA teachers to play duets, duos, trios, quartets, and concertos and to expose students and their families to the rare and historic Pleyel double grand piano.
QC Piano Ensemble Festival Date: Friday, April 26, 2024, 7:00 PM guest artists Karen & Jeff Savage
Saturday, April 27, 2004, 10:00 AM Student Masterclass, 3:00 PM Student Performance
Asbury Methodist Church, Bettendorf
Registration deadline: Friday, April 5 2024
QC PIANO ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL INFORMATION
QC PIANO ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL REGISTRATION FORM
DUES
FMTA Senior Club Dues: $25.00
Undergraduate College Students Registration Fee will be waived
Returning members fees are due Sept. 15, 2023/New members fees are due October 15, 2023
IFMC Junior Club Dues: $32.00 (up to 16 students) $2.00 for each additional student/due by Oct. 15, 2023
All students who will participate in any FMTA/IFMC/NFMC event must be entered as a junior club member. Names of participating students are due by October 15, 2023
Meetings
Fall, winter, and spring meetings are held to conduct business, to plan club activities, and to provide high quality programs which will benefit our members.
September 9, 2023 – FMTA Meeting 2:00 PM St. Ambrose Galvin Fine Arts Center, Davenport
January 6, 2024 – FMTA Meeting 2:00 PM West Music, Davenport
April 27, 2024 – FMTA Meeting 2:00 Asbury Methodist Church, Bettendorf
IFMC/NFMC Events
Membership in FMTA also gives the opportunity for participation in IFMC and NFMC sponsored events such as IFMC Junior Composers Contest (LINK), and IFMC Campship Auditions