local rules & festival etiquette
Local Rules
The Oilsands Rotary Music Festival operates in accordance with the Alberta Music Festival Association (AMFA) Provincial Syllabus. In addition to the provincial regulations, the following information outlines festival-specific policies and procedures that all teachers, parents, and participants should review before attending.
If you have any questions regarding festival rules, regulations, or entry procedures, please contact the Festival Office at (780) 743-3150 or oilsandsmusic@gmail.com. If you need to withdraw from a class, we kindly ask that you notify the Festival Office as early as possible so schedules can be updated accordingly.
additional information
Festival Inquiries: Please direct all festival-related questions to the Festival Office. Venue staff are unable to provide festival information. We will respond to your inquiry as promptly as possible.
Scheduling: The festival schedule is considered final. Changes will only be made in the event of a scheduling conflict involving multiple festival disciplines or due to unforeseen circumstances affecting the competitor.
Arrival Time: Participants are encouraged to arrive at least 15 minutes before their scheduled performance time. Sessions may run ahead of schedule or transition directly into the next session.
Admission: Daily admission is $10.00 for attendees aged 18–64. Admission is free for children, youth, and seniors.
Season Passes: Season Passes are available for $35.00 and provide admission to all Oilsands Rotary Music Festival events excluding the Grand Concert.
Festival etiquette
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DRESS
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Semi-formal performance attire is strongly recommended. It is suggested that boys wear dress shoes, dress pants, and button-down shirts (tie is optional). Girls are encouraged to wear dress shoes, and dress pants or skirts or dresses. Casual wear, such as runners, flip-flops, jeans, and t-shirts are not acceptable attire for performances. Outer wear, such as boots and jackets should not be worn for any performances or awards presentations.
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PERFORMANCE
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Performers are requested to introduce their selections on stage prior to performing. Following the performance, the performer should acknowledge the applause with a bow and in certain dischiplines, acknowledge their accompanists with an appropriate gesture.
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BEHAVIOUR
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Performers are to remain seated, quiet, and respectful during all performances. It is recommended that they follow the schedule and remain ready when approaching their turn. Afterwards, please move to the front row for adjudication and remain silent and attentive during the adjudicator’s remarks.
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ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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Cell phones, tablets, pagers and etc. must be turned off inside ALL performance venues.
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Flash Photography is prohibited during ALL performances.
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RECORDING
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Videoing the performance of your OWN child/student is allowed, provided you remain still and unobtrusive. Adjudicator remarks are not to be recorded.
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BEHAVIOUR
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All audience members should remain seated and quiet during all performances. Audience members must not engage in conversation with the adjudicator before or after the performance other than to say “Thank You”.
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Adults are responsible for their own toddlers/babies. If they start causing noise and disruption, the adult must immediately remove them from the theatre.
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“The language of music is common to all generations and nations; it is understood by everybody, since it is understood by the heart.”
— Gioacchino Rossini
Oilsands Rotary Music Festival
230 Powder Drive (Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Room 135)
Fort McMurray, AB
T9K 0W8
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“The language of music is common to all generations and nations; it is understood by everybody, since it is understood by the heart.”
— Gioacchino Rossini