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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 cannot get my materials to upload.

Check to see that you have followed all the steps listed in How to Post Your Video -OR- Check to see that your proof of age is in .jpg, .gif, or .png format AND file size does not exceed 500KB.

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 what you are missing is not there within 15 minutes of your application, then contact the Applications Team and explain your problem, including your name, division, and the transaction number if you have it.

Problem: After completing my registration, I discovered a problem with either my personal information (missing or errors) OR with the video file.

DO NOT RE-REGISTER! Contact the Applications Team and explain your problem, including your name and division. (Most likely problems: I uploaded an incorrect file by mistake; I filled in personal information incorrectly)

Problem: My problem is not listed here OR the solutions suggested above did not work.

Contact the Applications Team and explain your situation, including your name, division, and the transaction number if you have it.

Questions?

For music questions contact Mark Cox, music coordinator (music@falconefestival.org)
For application/recording issues be sure that you have read Recording Guidelines, How to Post Your Video, and FAQ; if you still have questions, contact the Application Team at Applications@falconefestival.org)
If a credit card is not available, contact Scott Myckowiak, Falcone Festival 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 is March 31, 2025 in applicant's own time zone.

Today's date/time is February 22, 2025, 9:50 am EST.

Falcone Festival Privacy Statement

By choosing to submit your application to the Falcone Festival competition, you agree to the Privacy Policy. Falcone Festival values your privacy. We collect limited personal information, including a valid email account, and billing information only to process your application to the Falcone Festival competition. Such information remains within and is only shared to process payment. Your personal information is not sold or traded to other parties. For full Privacy Policy, click: http://www.falconefestival.org/index.php/about-us/privacy-policy.

February 22, 2025, 9:50 am EST