Summer 2026 Recitals
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There are two sets of Solo and Ensemble Recitals. The virtual recitals will be at the beginning of August, and the in-person recitals will be on Saturday August 22. For virtual recitals to receive Trophy Points, students will be required to select their top three performances. Medals will be awarded to the top picks.
Entry Fee: For online recitals, $5 per student for solo and $5 per student for Ensemble (only one $5 fee regardless of the number of ensembles performed). Teachers may not perform with their students. Parents performing with students will also pay the entry fee. For live recitals, one $5 entry fee will cover both solo and ensemble performances.
Entry Deadline for Virtual Recitals: Both the entry form and the link to a student’s YouTube video (no other formats accepted) performance are due no later than 10:00 PM on Friday July 31st. Only e-mail entries accepted. Be sure the video is “unlisted” and available for listening by all participants. This will not be a playlist, so students will have no need to attend a recital. The links will be forwarded to teachers for distribution to students. Please do not alter the excel sheet in any way (e.g. not Google Docs. Etc.)
Entry Deadline Live Recitals: August 7 by 10:00 PM. Only e-mail entries accepted.
Solo Recitals for both events: One piece per student. Literature requirements are the same as for our regular recitals and festivals. Memory is required except for adults. All videos must show the student’s profile and hands as well as the absence of printed music- and no editing of the video is allowed.
Ensemble Recitals for both events: Students may enter multiple different pieces as long as partners or instrumentation are different. Memory is not required.
Literature: Students may not perform any pieces that were used for Laurel events in the 2025-2026 season (through May 2025). The idea is to show what they haved accomplished during the summer.
SPECIAL NOTE: Because these are two different experiences, students may enter BOTH events and may enter the same literature in both Virtual and In-person recitals – although different literature for each event is also acceptable.
Trophy Points: FOR VIRTUAL – One point per solo piece performed and a maximum of two ensemble points are awarded provided the student returns their choices for their top three favorite performances. (performers cannot select their own performance). Teachers should also vote on each recital – but may not vote for their own students. FOR IN PERSON – One point awarded per each piece performed with a maximum of two ensemble points.
Entry Form: Entry forms will be available in early July
Recital Program: For virtual recitals each program will include about 10 participants. For virtual, each teacher will be provided by August 2nd with the recitals for their students and they will be responsible for forwarding the programs to their own students. Students should return the programs to their teacher with their rankings no later than August 5th so that teachers can return the results to Doug Guiles no later than August 6th. If a teacher has multiple students on a recital, he/she should combine all the results in one file before submitting one form per Recital.