There are no orange construction barrels, but you can see that we have a different “look” as the Falcone Festival website undergoes a complete upgrade. The site is now responsive and you should still be able to find what you are looking for under the menu items, which have not been changed. We are working to make sure everything is still operating properly, with some design changes, and ultimately some upgraded functionality coming, but we may be unavailable off and on until roughly mid-January. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have an urgent question, email Jane Goodrich or send a question to the falcone.festival on Facebook.

Fritz Stansell

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Fritz Stansell, founder and president emeritus of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Fritz Stansell was also one of the original founders of the Falcone Festival and had an incredible impact on the music world. Our most sincere condolences to the Stansell family and BLFAC community during these difficult times.

Blue Lake’s founder and president emeritus, Fritz Stansell, has passed away at the age of 92. He leaves a legacy that will forever inspire our mission and vision. Thank you, Mr. Stansell. Ars longa, vita brevis. You can read his obituary here.

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Email forwarding through Contact Us links and Bluehost

Chart of Contact Us links with email addresses, to whom forwarded, and pages where links are found
as of February 8, 2023

Introductiory email message to contacts explaining domain-based email adresses and process
as of November 15, 2022

Web status changes to Semi+Alt lists

Semi+Alt for web status changes original 7/13/21 revised 5/21/23

Invite new board member to Falcone website backend

Email message

Thursday, August 4

7:30am – 9:30pm All incoming Festival board members, guest artists and pianists must check in at the ADMINISTRATION BUILDING and rapid test upon arrival – allow 30 minutes for results

Friday, August 5

7:30am – 1:00pm All newly incoming Festival adjudicators, board members, pianists, and elves must check in at the ADMINISTRATION BUILDING and rapid test upon arrival – allow 30 minutes for results

1:30-2:30pm All incoming competitors must go to MAREK SOUTH for rapid testing – allow 15 minutes for results.
COVID testing for ALL competitors arriving today: MAREK SOUTH

Late arrivals after 2:30pm may test in the HEALTH LODGE, then check in at MAREK SOUTH

Saturday, August 6

7:30 am – 2:00pm All newly incoming Festival personnel must check in at the ADMINISTRATION BUILDING and rapid test upon arrival – allow 30 minutes for results

MAREK SOUTH and the HEALTH LODGE are located in the central campus at Blue Lake, just south and west of the Student Arts Center

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING is located near Kresge Lodge/Faculty Village

This map, provided by the Falcone Festival, will be useful

Link to COVID testing locations

This policy affects all competitors Festival board members, collaborative pianists, adjudicators, and other Festival workers. This does not apply to other Festival attendees.

Prior to Arrival

• Be proactive by washing hands and limiting non-essential activities and travel that may put you at higher risk for contracting an infectious disease, including COVID-19.
• Monitor health daily. Watch for red-flags such as fever or flu-like symptoms. If you become symptomatic, seek treatment and testing and update either Sue Topping, Festival Logistics Coordinator, or Phil Sinder, Festival President.
• Now required: Obtain a rapid antigen at-home covid test result within 48 hours prior to arrival and provide a confirmation of a negative test result in order to check in. A simple screen shot on your phone would suffice.

Upon Arrival at Camp

Before checking in with the Falcone Festival, you will be asked to show proof of your negative test. A simple screen shot on your phone would suffice. Blue Lake will also conduct a 15-minute rapid antigen test and screen for symptoms as a part of check-in. Once this health screening is complete, you may check in with the Falcone Festival officials.

During the Falcone Festival

We all must work together to keep our camp community healthy for everyone. Therefore, Blue Lake expects that all participants will continue to be proactive in monitoring personal health, as well as take care to keep a reasonable distance from others and follow any other expectations presented by the staff. Though not required, we highly encourage masks in indoor spaces. Masks are strongly encouraged in the dining hall (when not eating) and in indoor venues where people are sitting closely together for an extended time.

COVID Response

Participants are expected to immediately report any concerning symptoms. Those who test positive will be asked to mask and isolate and will be required to leave camp within 24 hours. Those who are symptomatic or considered close-contacts will be asked to mask and get tested at the health lodge. Those who are exposed will be required to mask around others at all times and will complete a rapid-test daily for 5 days. To review our full COVID response plan, view it here: Campus Health & Safety. We continue to work diligently to maintain the healthiest camp community possible and navigate concerns as they arise. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the administration at Blue Lake.

Brief Description

For the 2022 Falcone Festival, our host, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, required all participants (competitors, judges, volunteers) to take and have a negative rapid COVID test, provided and supervised by Blue Lake personnel prior to attending any activity on the Blue Lake campus. This was mandatory and anyone with a positive response would not have been allowed to enter the camp and thus not allowed to participate in the Festival.

President's update: July 25, 2022

The Falcone Festival is excited to return to a live and in person event this year, and we are thankful to be back at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, our host site since the inception of the Festival.

Blue Lake has recently provided the Falcone Festival with details related to COVID guidelines and testing, so we want to be sure that participants know what to expect prior to travelling to the festival and upon arrival regarding your health status. Our goal is to provide a safe and healthy in-person festival, and to mesh in with regular camp activities which will be in full swing during the Falcone Festival. We feel that these protocols are a reasonable expectation, and trust that all will agree.

Competitors and participants are asked to review the Falcone Festival COVID Plan 2022 from the Blue Lake health director/administration. Included are expectations prior to your travel to the Festival, and expectations once you are on camp. Blue Lake has established locations and open times for each Festival participant to conduct a rapid test upon first arrival at camp.

So that all of the competitors, adjudicators, pianists, board members, and elves can fully take part in the Festival events, please be as careful as possible in the coming weeks to insure your good health. If any people happen to test positive for COVID just prior to, or while at the Festival, they will unfortunately be unable to compete/participate in the Falcone Festival events.

Thank you,

Philip Sinder
President, Falcone Festival

These pages collect the history of decisions made by the Falcone Board during the pandemic of 2020-2021 that resulted in holding the first and second Virtual Festivals. Beginning with the 2022 Festival, the Falcone Festival board has implemented the policies required by Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in order for the Festival to be held on their campus. Competitors, Falcone Festival board members, adjudicators, collaborative pianists, and other volunteers for the Festival are required to comply with Blue Lake requirements.

• COVID-19 and the 2020 Virtual Festival

Journey to the 2020 Virtual Festival

• COVID-19: 2021 Updates

Welcome to the 2021 Virtual Falcone Festival

• COVID-19 and the 2022 Festival

• COVID-19 and the 2023 Festival

• COVID-19 and the 2024 Festival