Violation against the rules may result in DISQUALIFICATION from the competition.

General Rules

Singer

Each participant can only participate in 1 category. If deemed necessary, the committee hold the rights to inspect the participant’s age based on the KTP, Birth Certificate or Passport. Each participant will have 10 minutes of stage rehearsal time. Participant may bring a bottle of water on stage if needed.

Accompanists / Musicians

Accompanists / Musicians may perform for more than 1 participant in the same category. Only piano accompaniment is allowed for this competition.

Qualifications

Qualifications will be done by the artistic panel based on the submitted recording. Submitted recordings must be performed in 2024 or later, with no restriction upon the selection of pieces. The recording must be a live recording (not recorded in a studio). The artistic panel hold the rights to ask for more recordings if the recording sent by the participant deemed insuffficient.

Repertoire & Music Scores

Please read carefully the requirements of the repertoire in each category. The repertoire for each category must be different. Participants must submit the digital music scores in PDF file format. Each participant is responsible for the authorization and copyright of the songs sung in this festival. The committee will ask for the receipt of purchase, or the authorization letter from the composer for non-public domain pieces. The scores must conform to internationally recognized sheet music standards (five lines staff).

Performance

Participants may freely choose the ordering of the pieces. The performance time is the duration from the sounding of the first tone until the last note is sounded, including the pauses between songs. If the participant exceeds the time limit, the total score will be reduced by 1 point for every 60 seconds.

Repetition

Participant may not stop / repeat the performance during the competition, unless required by the jurors / artistic panel.