Celebration Concert: Call for Performances

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The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 will include concerts highlighting multiple performers from the community. The Piano Conference invites performance submissions from educators, performers, emerging professionals, students, and those from independent studios, community music schools, colleges, and universities.

Ideal concert selections will bring awareness to expanding the piano repertoire with music by underrepresented composers and pieces that are lesser known. Repertoire can include solo piano, piano duet (four hand), piano duo (two piano), chamber music with piano, and piano with technology. The musical style can range from classical, jazz, world music, fusion, to others. Whole works or movement(s) can be submitted, with a time limit of eight (8) minutes.

Performance Submission Requirements

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• Complete programming information, including title, movement title or tempo marking, catalog/opus number, composer, composer dates, and instrumentation.
• Instrumentation (piano solo, piano duet, piano duo, chamber music with piano, piano with technology) and equipment needs for chamber groups and technology.
• Program notes with relevant information for the audience (maximum 75 words).
• Total performance duration (maximum 8 minutes).
• A video performance of the proposed repertoire by the submitting performer(s). Videos must adhere to these specifications. Videos must be provided as a link to a video on YouTube or Google Drive. Please ensure the file is viewable to anyone with the link.
• Exact name and short bio (35-50 words) of performer(s) as would appear in the program.
• List of current positions and institutional affiliations of performer(s), if applicable.
• Digital photo(s) of performer(s) suitable for the program. Color headshot of each performer preferred; 300dpi.

The deadline to submit performances is

Monday, March 31, 2025, at 11:59PM PDT.

Performance Submission Steps with Oxford Abstracts

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1. Select the “Submit a Performance” button.
2. Create an account with Oxford Abstracts and verify your email.
3. You will be automatically directed to the proposal submission form.
4. Complete and submit the performance submission form. From your automatic email confirmation, select the prompt to view your submission in your account.
5. After viewing your submission, select “Continue” to be directed to your account homepage. If you have submitted multiple proposals, they will be viewable here.

Performance Video Submission Policies

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• Prior to submission, proposers must communicate with all performers regarding their interest and availability.
• Proposers must submit their own performances and may not submit on behalf of their students or others.
• For full consideration, videos must adhere to these video specifications, and links must adhere to the submission guidelines.
• Only electronic submissions through the Oxford Abstracts portal will be accepted. 
• Performances may be programmed for the in-person conference and/or for online event. Submitters may select a preference at the time of proposal submission. If selected for the online event, videos are used as submitted, unless requested otherwise. If selected for the in-person conference, performances occur live at the conference hotel.

Conference Procedures

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• All pianists selected to perform are expected to register for and attend the The Piano Conference. An application for student scholarships and colleague grants is available on the registration page. Guest musicians (non-piano) are not required to register, unless they wish to attend additional conference events. It is the responsibility of the submitter to confirm and organize any guest musicians.
• All persons who submit performance selections will be notified of final program decisions by May 15, 2025.
• Presenting and performing at The Piano Conference is a volunteer activity and The Piano Conference does not offer any compensation or reimbursement for expenses of any kind incurred in connection with participating in the conference.
• The Piano Conference gives equal consideration for proposals without regard to the presenter’s race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, military status, veteran status, or any other status or classification protected by federal, state or local law.

Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Having trouble with our form? Contact conference@francesclarkcenter.org for assistance.