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Leonard Falcone

International Euphonium and Tuba Festival

Competitor Registration

Dr. Leonard Falcone was a pioneering exponent of the Baritone and Euphonium and a longtime professor at Michigan State University. The Falcone Festival was founded by several of his former students in 1986, the year after his death, to honor his memory. Held annually, the Festival includes 4 divisions of solo competitions for euphonium and tuba that are internationally recognized and highly competitive. The Festival provides a continuing testimony to the profound influence of Dr. Falcone upon the lives of his students and the extraordinary level of artistry he achieved throughout his career.

Festival Schedule, Prizes, Previous Winners, etc., please navigate through other pages of our official website.

Information regarding Competitor Registration, please read carefully:

Problems with Application/Registration?

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Problem: I can't get my materials to upload
Check to see that your recording is in the mp3 format AND does not exceed 15 MB limit

Problem: After completing my registration, I did not receive any receipt from either Authorize.net (the company processing your credit card payment) OR from the Falcone Festival indicating my application had been received.
DO NOT RE-REGISTER! Check your SPAM folder first, and if not there, then contact the Application Team at Applications@falconefestival.org and explain your problem, including your name and division.

Problem: After completing my registration, I discovered a problem with either my personal information (missing or errors) OR with the audio file.
DO NOT RE-REGISTER! Contact Jane Goodrich and explain your problem, including your name and division. (Most likely problems: I attached an incorrect file by mistake; I filled in personal information incorrectly)

Problem: My problem isn't listed here OR the solutions suggested above didn't work
Contact Jane Goodrich and explain your situation, including your name and division.

Questions?

For music questions contact Mark Cox, music coordinator (music@falconefestival.org)
For application/recording issues click here to read FAQs; if you still have questions, contact the Application Team at Applications@falconefestival.org)
If a credit card is not available, contact Sue Topping, treasurer (treasurer@falconefestival.org), prior to March 29.

Student Division Applicant Proof of Age Documentation:

  • For the 2025 Festival, a participant who will be 20 years old or older on September 1, 2025, is NOT ELIGIBLE to apply in either student division.
  • Student division contestants who have not submitted proof of age are not eligible to compete. Acceptable proof of age includes a scanned copy of a birth certificate, passport photo page, driver's license, or officially issued government ID that includes date of birth.
  • Filesize is limited to 500 KB (no exceptions). Allowed file formats are .jpeg, .gif, .png.

Please note: you will be requested to submit a scanned document as proof of age along with your recording during Registration.

STUDENTS: Verify your eligibility by entering your birthdate:

Deadline for competitions was: March 31, 2025. Current date-time is January 15, 2025, 2:46 pm. Registration is now closed.