Southwest Bach Piano Competition Online Form - Seattle International Piano Festival

2026 Southwest Bach Piano Competition Application Form

After the application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email to the address you supply on the form. Important: some emails are directed to spam folders. Be sure to check in your email account’s bulk mail folders. After the application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email to the address you supply on the form. Important: some emails are directed to spam folders. Be sure to check in your email account’s bulk mail folders. The confirmation should arrive within 10 minutes. If you do not receive a confirmation, alert the SIPF staff by writing to sipfchelsea@outlook.com. The SIPF takes no responsibility for incomplete or unsuccessful entries. The confirmation e-mail (or receipt of payment in absence of a successful confirmation email transmission) is the applicant’s only assurance of successful entry.

Only a legal adult, age 18 or more, may complete this form.

The application period for the 2026 Southwest Bach Piano Competition ends 11:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time (UTC/GMT-7), Saturday, October 10, 2026.

Southwest Bach Piano Competition Application

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FESTIVAL DIVISION SELECTION AND REPERTOIRE

Southwest Bach Piano Competition Application Fee

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Repertoire Categories

A — Anna Magdalena Notebook & Early Keyboard Pieces
BWV Anh. 113–130, 132; BWV 822; BWV 841–843

B — Little Preludes
BWV 924–931, 933–943, 999

C — Two-Part Inventions
BWV 772–786

L — Miscellaneous Keyboard Works

Junior Division I (Ages 9 & Under)

Eligible Categories: A, B, C, L

Program Requirements

Perform two selections chosen from Categories A–C or L in any combination.
Maximum performance time: 5 minutes.

Repertoire Categories

A — Anna Magdalena Notebook & Early Keyboard Pieces
BWV Anh. 113–130, 132; BWV 822; BWV 841–843

B — Little Preludes
BWV 924–931, 933–943, 999

C — Two-Part Inventions
BWV 772–786

D — Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias)
BWV 787–801

E — French Suites
BWV 812–817

F — English Suites
BWV 806–811

G — Partitas
BWV 825–830

H — Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
BWV 846–869

I — Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
BWV 870–893

J — Toccatas
BWV 910–916

K — Concerto Transcriptions (Vivaldi, Marcello, et al.)
BWV 972–987

L — Miscellaneous Keyboard Works
Any authentic solo keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach not specifically included in Categories A–K.

Junior Division II (Ages 10–13)

Eligible Categories:
C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L

Program Requirements

A combination of two or more works from Categories C, D, and L; or
Three or more movements from Categories E, F, or G (the opening movement is obligatory); or
A work from Categories H, I, J, or K. For Well-Tempered Clavier selections, both the Prelude and Fugue are required.
Maximum performance time: 10 minutes.

Repertoire Categories

A — Anna Magdalena Notebook & Early Keyboard Pieces
BWV Anh. 113–130, 132; BWV 822; BWV 841–843

B — Little Preludes
BWV 924–931, 933–943, 999

C — Two-Part Inventions
BWV 772–786

D — Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias)
BWV 787–801

E — French Suites
BWV 812–817

F — English Suites
BWV 806–811

G — Partitas
BWV 825–830

H — Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
BWV 846–869

I — Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
BWV 870–893

J — Toccatas
BWV 910–916

K — Concerto Transcriptions (Vivaldi, Marcello, et al.)
BWV 972–987

L — Miscellaneous Keyboard Works
Any authentic solo keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach not specifically included in Categories A–K.

Senior Division (Ages 14–18)

Eligible Categories:
D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L

Program Requirements

A combination of two or more works from Categories D and L; or
Three or more movements from Categories E, F, or G (the opening movement is obligatory); or
A work from Categories H, I, J, or K. For Well-Tempered Clavier selections, both the Prelude and Fugue are required.
Maximum performance time: 10 minutes.

Repertoire Selection(s):*

List the participant’s repertoire selection(s) in the space below. List works with complete title, movement title or tempo indication, and BWV catalogue numbers (when available). Ensure it is in the order the participant wishes them to be presented. For example:

Italian Concerto, BWV 971
ii. Adagio
iii. Presto

Invention in C major, BWV 772

Note the time limit associated with your age category. Calculate your estimated performance time, not including breaks between works. If you intend to perform with repetitions (not required), include them in your performance duration estimate. When in doubt, round up.

Duration in minutes*

Maximum: 5 minutes

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Duration in seconds*

Maximum: 59 seconds

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Duration in minutes*

Maximum: 10 minutes

Please enter a number from 0 to 9.

Duration in seconds*

Maximum: 59 seconds

Please enter a number from 0 to 59.

Application Form Signatures

This must be completed by an adult performer, age 18 or more, or the legal guardian of a performer under the age of 18.

Performer Name*

Legal Guardian of Performer*

(Required for participants age 17 and under; all legal adult performers may enter "N/A")

Terms & Conditions*

Agreement, Release, Waiver & Sworn Statement

Agreement

I, the PARTICIPANT or the PARENT or LEGAL GUARDIAN of the AGE 17 OR YOUNGER PARTICIPANT (hereinafter collectively referred to as “PARTICIPANT”), hereby comply fully and in good faith with all regulations, rules, and procedures as outlined in the 2026 Southwest Bach Piano Competition Rules, Guidelines, and Agreement. I understand that the Seattle International Piano Festival (hereinafter referred to as “SIPF”) reserves the right to prohibit from future activities any PARTICIPANT and/or the teacher or coach of the PARTICIPANT for failure to adhere to said rules. The participant agrees to treat the organizers, volunteers, and adjudicators of the 2026 Southwest Bach Piano Competition with respect, and promises not to harass or malign any such individuals connected with or about the event’s activities, including, but not limited to, its guest adjudicators. Furthermore, the participant hereby affirms that all information entered in conjunction with the participant’s application is true and accurate. The participant also promises to adhere to the rules and guidelines set forth in the 2026 Southwest Bach Piano Competition Rules, Guidelines, and Agreement.

Release

The PARTICIPANT hereby waives, releases, and grants to and for the benefit of the Seattle International Piano Festival (hereinafter referred to as “SIPF”) and/or its assignees any and all rights the participant may have to any recordings, videography, and/or photographs made by or for the SIPF of any performance or event organized or sponsored by it. The participant understands and agrees that by virtue of this waiver, release, and grant of rights, the SIPF shall have the right to make full and unrestricted use of such recordings, videography, and/or photographs, including without limitation in advertisements, commercial ventures, promotions, and for the sale or lease thereof, without any fee or other compensation owed to the participant.

Waiver

The PARTICIPANT, fully and in good faith intending to be bound thereby, does hereby promise not to initiate any claim, lawsuit, or other legal action pertaining to any action or omission by the SIPF relating directly or indirectly to the Southwest Bach Piano Competition for which application is herewith being made. This promise is made as a condition of the application, and in consideration for the SIPF’s processing and evaluation of the application. This promise constitutes an acceptance and agreement by the participant that, for example, decisions by competition judges are final and unappealable, and the physical spaces of the competition and festival venues are reasonably safe and appropriate for their intended purposes. (However, this promise is not in any respect limited to the above two examples.) The participant intends that this promise be fully binding upon the participant, as well as upon the participant’s heirs, successors, and assigns. This promise applies to the application process, the competition, and all events under the purview of the 2026 Southwest Bach Piano Competition and its associated activities and events.

Sworn Statement

The PARTICIPANT hereby certifies that all selections performed in connection with the 2026 Southwest Bach Piano Competition shall be performed entirely from memory, without the use of musical scores, notes, or auxiliary musical notation of any kind, unless an exemption as outlined in the 2026 Southwest Bach Piano Competition Rules, Guidelines, and Agreement specifically permits otherwise. The participant agrees to treat the organizers, volunteers, and adjudicators of the 2026 Southwest Bach Piano Competition with respect, and promises not to harass or malign any such individuals connected with or about the event’s activities. Furthermore, the participant hereby affirms that all information entered in conjunction with the participant’s application is true and accurate. The participant also promises to adhere to the rules and guidelines set forth in the 2026 Southwest Bach Piano Competition Rules, Guidelines, and Agreement.

Furthermore, the Participant agrees to the following:

This Agreement supersedes any prior written or oral Agreement, contains the entire Agreement, and there are no other promises or conditions in any other Agreement whether oral or written.
This Agreement may be modified or amended by the SIPF.
In the event that the SIPF requires the services of an attorney in connection with enforcement of this Agreement, or in the event that litigation is commenced, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited.
Failure of the SIPF to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of the SIPF’s rights to subsequently enforce this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona and venue shall lie in Maricopa County.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall be deemed to be an original and constitute a single Agreement. An electronic transmission bearing any person’s acceptance of the terms and conditions shall have the same force and effect as the original of this Agreement bearing such person’s signature.

Electronic Acceptance

By clicking the “I agree to the terms and conditions” below, the participant fully affirms that the above statements in this Agreement are true and legally binding upon the participant.

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