The Seattle International Piano Festival (SIPF) is proud to present for the tenth year the Bach Festival for pianists and violinists of any nationality, featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as other Baroque masters. This competitive event was created to provide performing opportunities for those who wish to share their love of Bach’s revered music and to provide performers with constructive feedback from performing and teaching masters. Participants will receive educational evaluations by performing for adjudicators, and a chance to receive medals and certificates.
The Seattle International Piano Festival (SIPF) is proud to present for the tenth year the Bach Festival for pianists and violinists of any nationality, featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as other Baroque masters. This competitive event was created to provide performing opportunities for those who wish to share their love of Bach’s revered music and to provide performers with constructive feedback from performing and teaching masters. Participants will receive educational evaluations by performing for adjudicators, and a chance to receive medals and certificates.
We are honored to continue the tradition of the annual Bach Festival by its original founder, Jennifer Bowman, and hope to preserve her artistic vision. The festival has always been a wonderful educational and artistic opportunity for pianists and violinists in Washington and Oregon, and our mission is to see that it becomes an anticipated event each year.
Once submitted, the participant will receive a confirmation email including the information submitted on this form. Please check your bulk mail folder in the email account you specified in the form if you do not Immediatey see the confirmation.
Shortly after Monday, September 23, participants may view the itinerary page for performance time and venue assignments as well as other important information. Participants will not be notified by direct email.
This festival sets forth narrowly defined age groups and specific genre groups so that participants may be fairly
Changes from the 2018 Bach Festival
- Baroque Keyboard Masters. Piano only. No works by Bach. Any composition or combination of pieces by Dietrich Buxtehude, François Couperin, Girolamo Frescobaldi, George Friedrich Handel, Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Georg Philipp Telemann. Works by pre-classical composers such as Rameau, Scarlatti, and Soler are inadmissible. (Participants wishing to perform a work by a composer not referenced above are asked to write
to: [email protected] with the subject “Bach Fest: Composer Determination” to obtain permission before applying.) Cost $78.
Registration
The form is now online, accepting credit cards for application fees and online signatures. The form is available here: application form
2019 Bach Festival General Rules and Application
Application Deadline: All applications must be completed by 11:59 pm, Thursday, September 19. Click on the icon to the left to download a copy of the rules. Participants may find their performance slot shortly after Monday, September 23 via announcement on this page. Please do not inquire about time slots before September 24. Application Form
2019 Bach Festival Adjudicators: TBA
