YTV Festival Contest Finals

149 Church Street,Burlington VT 05401

07 May, 2022

Description

10 contest finalists from video submissions selected by YTV board members, past contest winners and invited judges The annual YTV Contest is designed to encourage young musicians and dancers and to support their involvement in trad music and dance. In addition to cash prizes, winners are connected with performance opportunities and linkages that would support continued involvement in trad music and dance. It’s a great opportunity to perform, and to meet other young performers. It’s also a great way to get connected to mentors and teachers, and has opened doors for many to some amazing performance and learning opportunities. The top three acts receive cash prizes - $1,000 for 1st, $500 for 2nd and $250 for 3rd. The top Vermont contestant gets a cash prize of at least $250. Submissions for the contest are accepted from the 1st of the year through April 15th. Contestants must be at or under the age of 25 on 5/7/22, the day of the finals. The only exception is for groups: If the average age of group members is 25 or younger, half or more of the group is 25 or younger, and no one is over 30, the group qualifies. Overall 1st place winners from past contests are not eligible to compete, unless they come in a different format (e.g. if they won as a group, they can come as a solo or as part of a different group - if they won as a solo, they can return as part of a group). Young Tradition Vermont board members, past winners of the contest and invited judges vote for the 10 finalists, who are invited to take part in the contest finals on 5/7/22 during YTV Festival. Finalists must be present during the YTV Festival. After the finals, prizes are awarded at the start of the evening showcase concert the same day in Contois Auditorium at City Hall in Burlington. the contest is part of the 2022 YTV Festival May 2-8, 2022 Contois Auditorium in City Hall and other locations in/near downtown Burlington, Vermont All who attend should arrive vaccinated, boosted and masked, and be prepared to share vaccination documentation if requested. Young Tradition Festival is an annual event held on the first full weekend (Friday-Sunday) and the weekdays prior in May. It’s a weeklong celebration of multi-generational relationships from diverse traditional music and dance communities. Children, youth and young adults are the major focus, as well as those who support them as teachers, mentors, friends and families. The Festival is an attempt to cultivate and feature intergenerational sharing. Participants share what inspires them, what they have learned, and their ability to perform, and to be inspired by and inspiring to others. The Festival is scheduled to return to a full set of programs and activities in 2022 (any adjustments in that plan will be announced by 4/1/22): Monday May 2nd through Friday May 6th 7pm evening concerts featuring artists and guests from and inspired by Quebec: Grosse Isle (Monday), É.T.É (Tuesday), Zigue (Wednesday), Babineau/Chartrand (Thursday) and the Young Tradition Touring Group and Young Tradition Youth Commission (Friday)Saturday, May 7th 1pm Contest Finals, featuring 10 finalists from dozens of entries and past contest winners and TBA guest performersSaturday, May 7th 6pm Showcase Concert featuring a wide variety of young musicians and dancers performing with their mentors, teachers and/or parents, including those involved with the Vermont Folklife Center's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship ProgramSunday, May 8th 3pm Tribute hosted by Windborne with other guests honoring Larry Gordon, Tony Barrand and Norma Waterson.Host musician for the entire week will be Lisa Ornstein. Other activities planned include performances on Church Street Marketplace, post-concert Festival Club sessions, school, hospital and senior center visits, instrument petting zoo installation, and a flash mob performance. The Festival is presented by Young Tradition Vermont with Burlington City Arts and the Vermont Folklife Center with support from Church Street Marketplace, the Nelson Family Foundation, the Quebec Delegation Boston, the Turrell Fund, the Vermont Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and others. Tickets go on sale 4/1/22. For more information contact YTV Executive Director Mark Sustic at [email protected] or 2022 Festival Manager Danielle Devlin at [email protected]. 2021 contest winners were Nora Brown (1st), the Carter Girls (2nd) and Owen Kennedy (3rd)