Registration will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis until the competition is full. The solo competition is available to participants of all ages assessed by specified classification -- Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.

Solo competition is free and open to the public. Directors, students, & accompanying family members are encouraged to attend.

Participants will select a published solo work for their pan of choice from the Virginia International PANFest Prescribed Music List.  All participants will be divided into three adjudicated categories based on the rated difficulty from the Prescribed Music List.

Participants will choose one backing track from a selection provided by the Virginia International PANFest and solo on their pan of choice. All participants will be divided into three adjudicated classifications based on the rated difficulty from the Virginia International PANFest Committee.

Track Listings (Choose 1)

Beginner:

1. Calypso Queen - Calypso Rose

2. Lovely Day - Bill Withers

3. Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley

Intermediate:

1. Charlotte Street - Ray Holman

2. Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder

3. There Will Never Be Another You - Harry Warren / Mack Gordon 

Advanced:

1. I Can't Help It - Michael Jackson

2. On Green Dolphin Street - Bronislau Kaper / Ned Washington

3. Rainorama - Lord Kitchener

*Audio Files will be available once an individual completes their registration  

• All participants will have an 8-minute duration, which includes set-up, performance time, breakdown, and the clearing from the performance area
• There will be a five (5) point deduction from the TOTAL score for exceeding the performance time limit. No penalty for playing less than the allotted time
• Each participant is responsible for providing, moving, and storage of their own equipment
• There is no required test piece. Repertoire must be selected from the VA PANFest's Unaccompanied or Accompanied PML
• UNACCOMPANIED SOLOS: Provide five copies of your music to the adjudicators before your performance. Failure to provide 5 copies will result in a 5 point penaly from the total score
• ACCOMPANIED SOLOS: A short levels check will be permitted at the time of your performance. Sound will be operated by PANFest staff

• All participants will be playing “cold”, as there will be no warm-up location
• All music performed will be adjudicated. However, an individual may opt-out of the competition component at the participant’s discretion and they will not be included in the final ranking
• Participants may NOT use live accompanists-- accompanied solos are with provided backing tracks only

• There will be five (5) adjudicators total
• The highest and lowest scores for each participant shall be excluded, and the total score will be the sum of the remaining three (3) of five (5) scores. Comment sheets from all adjudicators will still be available for participants
• In the event that two or more adjudicators award the same score at the highest or lowest level, only one of these scores at each level will be eliminated 
• Awards will be given to the first-place soloist in each classification
• Adjudicators will have the liberty to give special/honorable mentions to participants on aspects of their performance that proved noteworthy
• Final results will be posted publicly in order to provide complete transparency

Accompanied

Consider: technique, tone quality, clarity of articulation, precision, implement control, timing and rhythmic accuracy of the original tune before development, displays understanding of the chord progression and extended harmony, technical demand of improvisational vocabulary

Unaccompanied

Consider: technique, tone quality, clarity of articulation, precision, facility of movement, implement control, complexity of repertoire, displays understanding of compositional elements

Accompanied

Consider: effectiveness of utilized range, construction and complexity, variety/vocabulary, creativity, chord progression and extended harmonies, dynamics, expression, showmanship/engagement, professionalism

Unaccompanied

Consider: overall effectiveness, musicianship, interpretation, dynamics, expression, showmanship/engagement, professionalism

All participating soloists are given a rating separate from their ranked placement within their classification. The ratings are awarded based on the individual's total score (see Judging Criteria)

GOOD - 70-79
EXCELLENT - 80-89  
SUPERIOR - 90-100

Awards will be given to the first-place soloist in each classification. *See Rules and Regulations, Adjudication for further details