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Welcome to the website of the Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a fun and educational experience for young musicians and dancers in the Greater Eastside. If you are a parent or teacher looking to enter your student in our yearly festival, you may wish to use the Browse by Division menu (above). These pages will give you all the information relevant to your instrument. If you would like to see information pertaining to all divisions, please use the Browse by Topic menu (above).

Notices

Frequently Asked Questions

• What are the dates of this year's Festival?
• Where do Festival adjudications take place?
• Who is eligible to enter?
• May I videotape my student's adjudication?
• In the past, PAFE has required a self-addressed stamped envelope. Do I still need to include this?
• What is the registration deadline?
• Where do I send registration materials?
• Do I have to provide my own accompanist?
• Can I use a recording in place of a live accompanist?
• When will the student be notified of his or her performance times?
• Will PAFE also notify the student's teacher and accompanist?
• Who are the adjudicators?

What are the dates of this year's Festival?

Ballet adjudications are April 11, 2010
Instrumental adjudications, including voice and harp, are April 5 through 10, 2010.

Where do Festival adjudications take place?

Ballet adjudications are held at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Francia Russell Center, 13440 NE 16th Street, Bellevue WA, 98005. All other adjudications (piano, string, flute/reed, voice, and harp) are held at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, which is on 148th Ave SE, near the LDS Temple and Bellvue Community College.

Who is eligible to enter?

All individuals, ensembles, or groups must be in a regular program of music study under the direction of a recognized teacher or director. They must have studied a minimum of one (1) year.

Entrants may be any age, but must reside within or attend school in King County with the following exceptions:
Piano entrants must reside in the "greater Eastside" of King County, and/or study under the direction of a recognized teacher who resides and teaches in the "greater Eastside." "Greater Eastside" is defined by the following boundaries: Bothell-Woodinville to the north, Renton to the south, Snoqualmie Valley to the east, and Mercer Island to the west.
String, flute, and reed entrants must reside within King County.
Voice entrants must reside in King, Pierce, or Snohomish counties.
Harp entrants must reside in the greater Puget Sound area.
Ballet entrants must reside in the greater Puget Sound and British Columbia areas.
All entrants must be non-professional (a person whose principal means of employment is not obtained from musical endeavors, although he or she may accept stipends or honorariums at such times as musical services may be rendered).

May I videotape my student's adjudication?

No. No recording of any kind - audio, video, or digital - is allowed during the adjudications. You are welcome, however, to record your child's performance in the recognition recital.

In the past, PAFE has required a self-addressed stamped envelope. Do I still need to include this?

No.

What is the registration deadline?

February 15, 2010

Where do I send registration materials?

PAFE
P.O. Box 3282
Bellevue, WA 98009

Do I have to provide my own accompanist?

Yes. PAFE does not provide accompanists.

Can I use a recording in place of a live accompanist?

Only ballet entrants are allowed the use of a recording in place of a live accompanist. All instrumentalists, including voice and harp, must use a live accompanists if their pieces require an accompaniment.

When will the student be notified of his or her performance times?

No later than two weeks before the beginning of the Festival.

Will PAFE also notify the student's teacher and accompanist?

No. It is the responsibility of the student to notify his or her teacher and accompanist of the performance time(s).

Who are the adjudicators?

To read complete biographies of this year's adjudicators, click here.