Bach Guidelines & Categories

BOISE BACH FESTIVAL 


Date & Location

February 21-22, 2025 @ First Presbyterian Church, 950 W State St, Boise, ID


Registration


Eligibility


Festival & Competition Rules

Calculating Winners


PIANO 

Memorization is required


CATEGORY A | Anna Magdalena Notebook ($30)

CATEGORY B | Short Preludes ($30)

CATEGORY C | Inventions & Sinfonias ($30 one movement, $40 both movements)

CATEGORY D | Partial Suites & Partitas ($45)

CATEGORY E | Complete Suites & Partitas ($60)

CATEGORY F | Preludes & Fugues WTC BK 1 or BK 2 ($40 )

CATEGORY G | Short Various Works ($35)

CATEGORY H  | Italian Concerto ($40 single movement, $60 multiple movements)

CATEGORY I | Keyboard Concerti ($40 one movement, $60 multiple movements)

CATEGORY J | Longer Works ($50)

All movements are required except for Goldberg Variations.

CATEGORY Z | Other Baroque Composers ($35) 


ORGAN 

memorization not required


CATEGORY A | Any organ work by J.S. Bach ($35)

CATEGORY Z | Other Baroque Composers ($35) 


STRINGS 

violin, memorization required


CATEGORY A | Partial Sonatas & Partitas for Violin ($45)

CATEGORY B | Complete Sonatas & Partitas ($60)

CATEGORY C | Exceptional Violin Movements ($50)

CATEGORY D | Violin Concerti ($40 single movement, $60 multiple movements)

CATEGORY Z | Other Baroque Composers ($35) 


cello & viola, memorization required


CATEGORY E | Partial Suites for Cello ($45)

CATEGORY F | Complete Suites for Cello  ($60)

CATEGORY Z | Other Baroque Composers ($35) 


WINDS 

flute & oboe, memorization not required


Flute works (below) and violin works (listed under “strings”) may be used for oboe.  Oboe students should enter either the flute or strings categories and designate their actual instrument in the notes section of the application. 

CATEGORY A | Partial Orchestral Suite in B Minor ($35)

CATEGORY B | Complete Orchestral Suite in B Minor ($60)

CATEGORY C | Partial Sonatas ($40)

CATEGORY D | Complete Sonatas ($60)

CATEGORY Z | Other Baroque Composers ($35) 


ENSEMBLES

memorization not required


Ensembles may consist of two or more performers playing original works by J.S. Bach in which the players have equal parts.  Other Baroque composers besides J.S. Bach are allowed. Arrangements, simplifications, or transcriptions are not allowed.


CATEGORY A | up to four minutes ($40)

CATEGORY B | four to eight minutes ($60)

CATEGORY C | eight to 15 minutes ($80)

CATEGORY D | above 15 minutes (contact the Bach committee for pricing)