FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FOR YOUR AUDITION
When can I apply for the next season?
The next seasons Audition Information will
be distributed, and will accept your registration in early November on
this web site. If you need the brochure and/or poster in printing, please
send your name and postal address and number of copies you would need to audition@pmf.jp with the title "Request brochure." PMF Organizing
Committee would start sending out brochures and/or posters from early November.
I have registered and sent in the application form, but received no reply yet.
Audition
time allocations and audition venue would be informed to you after passing
the deadline date of the city you have applied. If you need to confirm
your registration or need to change any item on the application form due
to unavoidable reasons, please contact audition@pmf.jp
If you need to know the audition venue, or time for a special reason, such as prior reservation of the airline ticket, you can also write to audition@pmf.jp
Please bear in your mind that audition spaces are served on first-come, first-served basis. The application may close before the deadline, due to number of applications received.
If you need to know the audition venue, or time for a special reason, such as prior reservation of the airline ticket, you can also write to audition@pmf.jp
Please bear in your mind that audition spaces are served on first-come, first-served basis. The application may close before the deadline, due to number of applications received.
I tried to apply from the web site, but I could not select the city which I wished to be auditioned.
If you
could not choose the city where you wished to be auditioned, this might
mean that the application for the certain city is closed. You can confirm
this by writing an e-mail titled "Cannot Apply" to audition@pmf.jp , but please do not register yourself selecting other city and write to audition@pmf.jp saying that you wish to change your venue. This would arise
confusion and we cannot accept your registration.
I have seen the audition schedule, but my schedule does not fit. Is there any other day on which I could be auditioned?
No other
dates or cities are available for the auditions except for those on the
list of schedule: http://www.pmf.or.jp/en/participate/schedule/
I am applying for the Orchestra Course. Do I need to bring or send my CV?
You do
not need to bring or send your CV. You would need to send your CV if you
are applying for the Composition Course or String Quartet Course.
I need to cancel my registration. What shall I do?
Please
write or call PMF Organizing Committee, audition@pmf.jp with a title "Cancellation" (telephone
no. +81-11-242-2211,facsimile no.+81-11-242-1687). Please write in your
name, the course you have applied (for the Orchestra Course, please also
write in your instrument), and the registered city.
Can I have scores listed in the audition repertoire?
PMF Organizing
Committee cannot send scores due to copyright issue. Please ask your teacher, friend,
or search the scores at your conservatory/school libraries, or ask librarian
in the orchestra. If you cannot find the scores you can speak out to our
judge during your live audition.
Can I bring my score with me to the live audition?
Please
use your own score for the audition. We do not prepare any work at the
site. There would be stand and chair for you during the audition. Although
it is a shared room, you can also warm up a little before the audition.
I am not so sure what it means by "Standard Concerto."
Consider
that the piece said to be "Standard" is the work that is played
often in general. If you cannot decide whether or not the piece you have
chosen is considered to be "Standard," write an e-mail to audition@pmf.jp with a name of the work that you intend to play.
Is audition free?
Audition is free, but you need to pay yourself the travel and accommodation expenses when you come to the audition.
Do I need to pay any tuition fee if I have been selected to join the festival? Is there any scholarships?
There
is no tuition fee, nor scholarship when you are being selected as a successful
member. PMF Organizing Committee would arrange a return trip between the
city where you currently live and Sapporo Japan, and cover all the accommodation
and meal expenses during your participation.
When do I know the audition result?
The audition results will be posted on the web site http://www.pmf.or.jp (end of March to early April), and you would be notified on your result by e-mail, or mail or facsimile.
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS
When do I receive mailings?
The letter of agreement and other necessary documents are to be sent to the successful applicants as of mid April. Please confirm the receipt and send back required documents to Pacific Music Festival Organizing Committee.
PMF Organizing Committee,
Sumitomo Seimei Sapporo Chuo Bldg.,
1F, 1-4 Minami 2-jo, Higashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo Japan 060-0052. There would be a second mailing planned in early June, which would include further guidance on the festival with the Academy Guidebook. For those who are not successful, PMF Organizing Committee has sent out the result by email around mid April.
PMF Organizing Committee,
Sumitomo Seimei Sapporo Chuo Bldg.,
1F, 1-4 Minami 2-jo, Higashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo Japan 060-0052. There would be a second mailing planned in early June, which would include further guidance on the festival with the Academy Guidebook. For those who are not successful, PMF Organizing Committee has sent out the result by email around mid April.
When do I receive air tickets?
All the air tickets from abroad are taken care by the travel agency. Upon applying the travel information sheet, which was included in the first mailing, you would receive the confirmation email from the travel agency. Please inquire PMF Organizing Committee if you have not yet received confirmation mail. After you give your approval on issuing the tickets, you would receive your ticket either by email (electronic issuing) or by registered mail.
For those who live in Japan, and if no special request is made, you would receive the air ticket in mid June.
For those who live in Japan, and if no special request is made, you would receive the air ticket in mid June.
If I wish to make some deviation on my travel itinerary, what should I do?
PMF Organizing Committee
would pay the return fare between the city where you currently live, and
Sapporo, Japan. You would need to pay any extra arise from the deviation
or extra nights stay, and this would be notified to you from the travel
agency. [For your information] if you wish to stay more than 24 hours at
Tokyo before coming to Sapporo, in case for PMF 2007, you needed to pay approx. 200 US dollars.
I was informed as a substitute member. When do I get further information?
Whenever there is a cancellation in your instrument category, PMF Organizing Committee would write to you on your availability.
I need to apply re-entry visa (US) during the festival period. What shall I do?
We advise those who need to obtain the re-entry visa for the United States should prepare all the necessary documents from your school before leaving, and if possible, apply your visa before coming to Japan.
Contact
Pacific Music Festival Organizing Committee
Sumitomo Seimei Sapporo Chuo Bldg. 1F
1-14 Minami 2 jo, Higashi 1 chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
060-0052 JAPAN
Email: audition@pmf.jp
Tel: +81-11-242-2211 (9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from Monday - Friday)
