2026 Romantic & Impressionistic Festival Rules & Guidelines
Competition Rules:
Categories
There will be two separate categories within each age division:
First Place, Second Place, Third Place, and Honorable Mention may be awarded in each category and age division based on the judges’ discretion.
Application Fees
Categories
There will be two separate categories within each age division:
- Romantic
- Impressionistic
- Piano solo only.
- Participants must perform an original solo piano work from the Romantic or Impressionistic period.
- Memorization is required.
- Arrangements are not permitted.
- Concertos are not permitted.
- Repertoire must remain within the time limit for the participant’s age division.
- Age 7 & Under: 3 minutes
- Ages 8–9: 4 minutes
- Ages 10–11: 5 minutes
- Ages 12–13: 6 minutes
- Ages 14–15: 6 minutes
- Ages 16–18: 7 minutes
- Ages 19–26: 8 minutes
- Adult/Amateur: 8 minutes
First Place, Second Place, Third Place, and Honorable Mention may be awarded in each category and age division based on the judges’ discretion.
Application Fees
- $60 — CAPMT Orange County Chapter Members
- $80 — CAPMT Members from other chapters
- $90 — Non-CAPMT Members