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2025 FESTIVAL

WELCOME TO NEMTA'S 2025 MUSIC FESTIVAL

This year NEMTA is pleased to offer both VIRTUAL and IN-PERSON events as part of its Festival 2025 "Music Without Borders". The auditions will be followed by the AWARDS CEREMONY at the Annunciation Hall. Join Us Today!

DATES

May 18

AUDITIONS

All day

College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ

Event Details

May 18

AUDITIONS

* Standard Auditions

* Open Auditions

* Evaluations

* Virtuoso Auditions - Round 1 (Preliminaries) & Round 2 (Finals)

All day

College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ

May 18

AWARDS CEREMONY

3 PM

-

5 PM

College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ

Event Details

May 18

AWARDS CEREMONY

* Awards Ceremony

3 PM

-

5 PM

College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ

DEADLINES & LOCATIONS

DEADLINES

 Auditions:


Application Submission By: April 15, 2025

(Recording must be submitted together with application)



LOCATIONS


In-Person Auditions:


College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ


Awards Ceremony:


College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Instruments & Age Groups

Live & Recorded Auditions

Instruments & Age Groups

NEMTA offers Competition & Evaluations for all instruments, levels & age groups.  Standard Categories are based on level of knowledge.  Thus, standard categories are not dictated by age.  Students entering Open Categories should apply based on age (as if 4/1/22).  The age groups for Open Categories are as follows:


*6 - 8

*  9 - 11

* 12 - 14

* 15 - 17

* 18 & older


Please note: a younger contestant may enter into an older category (for example, a 5-year old may enter the 6 - 8 age category).  However, an older student may not compete in younger categories. 

CATEGORIES

Live & Recorded Auditions

Instruments & Age Groups

Please refer to the application forms for a list of available categories for a particular instrument.  We are thrilled to offer the following categories for this year's Festival:


PIANO - Standard, Open, Virtuoso 

STRINGS - Standard, Open, Virtuoso

VOICE - Open Auditions

OTHER INSTRUMENTS - Open Auditions


STANDARD REPERTOIRE consists of pre-selected pieces chosen to assess a student's ability at a given level.  A list of standard repertoire is available in the Forms below.


OPEN CATEGORIES include any & all pieces within a prescribed time limit & subject to a certain age group.  


VIRTUOSO CATEGORIES represent the most competitive event at the NEMTA Festival where in serious musicians have a chance to compete for the top prizes, cash awards and artist promotion.

Forms

Live & Recorded Auditions

Live & Recorded Auditions

Accompaniment & Dress Code

Live Auditions will be adjudicated separately from the recorded auditions and winners from both events are eligible for participation in the Winners' Recital. Applications for LIVE Auditions must indicate "LIVE" on the Application form and be submitted by the time specified. All ONLINE applicants must enter the Festival with a pre-recorded performance submitted to the Festival via a YouTube link. The judges will review the submission as part of the applicable category & age group, provide comments on the performance & award placement.  WINNER'S RECITAL & AWARDS  The Awards and Placement will be announced on our website and diplomas/trophies will be distributed at the Awards Ceremony as part of the Winners Recital. Teachers and/or students need to make arrangements to pick up their trophies at the Winners Recital or shortly thereafter. For international participants, awards/diplomas will be mailed out.


Accompaniment & Dress Code

Scores/Sheet Music & Equipment

Accompaniment & Dress Code

ACCOMPANIMENT: Participants are responsible to provide their own accompaniment.  For classical categories, accompaniment is required.  Unaccompanied submissions in Classical Open categories will be disqualified.


DRESS CODE: Formal stage attire is appropriate for all live or recorded performances at the festival.  No sneakers, flip-flops, T-shirts, shorts or tank tops are allowed.  NEMTA reserves the right to disqualify a performer whose dress code is inappropriate & offensive.  

Scores/Sheet Music & Equipment

Scores/Sheet Music & Equipment

Scores/Sheet Music & Equipment

Every participant must present a valid published copy of music to the judge.  It is strongly recommended that all solo performance pieces are memorized.  For ensembles, no memorization is required.   


 Video editing, montage or enhancement of any kind is not allowed at the Festival.  Entries that appear to be professionally edited will be disqualified.  Microphone use is allowed for vocal performances only.

COVID-19 Protocols

Scores/Sheet Music & Equipment

Scores/Sheet Music & Equipment

In order to minimize the handling of papers, checks and equipment, we ask that applicants attempt to submit all paperwork online.  Alternatively, we ask that the schools submit one packet for all of their students (as opposed to their students doing individual submissions).  For LIVE Auditions, the scheduling will be done to allow for social distancing, proper disinfecting between performances and the masks are mandatory in common areas.  A performer may remove their mask on stage during audition.  Additional details will be emailed to those interested after receipt of application.

Downloads

Rules (pdf)Download
Duet Application (pdf)Download
Festival Info (zip)Download
Inst Application (pdf)Download
NEMTA Flyer (pdf)Download
Piano - Classical Application (pdf)Download
Piano Non Classical Application (pdf)Download
Standards - Classical (pdf)Download
Standards - Non Classical (pdf)Download
Strings Application (pdf)Download
Voice Application (pdf)Download
Voice Special Application (pdf)Download

AUDITION SCHEDULE

Auditions Schedule - to be posted here on May 5, 2025

PIANO


CATEGORY: OPEN CLASSICAL:

Prep 9:00 AM  

Elementary 9:45 AM  

Junior 11:00 AM  

Intermediate 12:00 PM 

Adult 12:30 PM  


CATEGORY: STANDARD CLASSICAL  

Prep 9:00 AM 

Level 1 12:30 PM 

Level 3 9:20 AM  

Level 4 9:35 AM 

Level 5 9:45 AM  

Level 6 10:00 AM  

Level 7 10:45 AM  

Level 8 11:10 AM  


CATEGORY: NON-CLASSICAL (Pop/Jazz/Rag) 

Open Pop 11:30 AM 

Open Jazz 12:00 PM  


Standard Jazz 12:15 PM 

Standard Pop 12:30 PM  

Standard Rag 1:00 PM  


Duets 12:00 PM  

Piano Virtuoso 1:00 PM 


VOICE

Jazz 9:00 AM  

Musical Theater 9:30 AM  

Pop 10:00 AM  

Classical 11:30 AM  


Idol/Virtuoso/Talent Showcase 12:00 PM  

Talent Showcase 12:10 PM  


Adult 12:15 PM  


INSTRUMENTS

Violin 12:30 PM  

Violin Virtuoso 1:00 PM  


Accordion 1:00 PM  


Awards Ceremony 3:00 PM  


* Please arrive no more than 15 min before your scheduled call time  

* Results will be posted on the board in the foyer after each category is completed 


RESULTS - IN-PERSON AUDITIONS

Results of the In-Person Auditions are posted here as they become available:

To be posted here







RESULTS - ONLINE AUDITIONS

Results from the virtual auditions are posted here as soon as they're released by the judges.

To be posted here

NEMTA Winners

NEMTA is pleased to offer the Awards Ceremony to the winners in each category & will feature 2 soloists chosen by the judges as part of its Awards Ceremony. There will not be a separate winners recital this year.  Thank you!

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