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The competition to determine the tenth Bard of Caid will be held at 12th Night, Saturday, January 3, 2014 in the Barony of [[Dreiburgen]]. As in the past, there shall be four performances by each participant:<br> | The competition to determine the tenth Bard of Caid will be held at 12th Night, Saturday, January 3, 2014 in the Barony of [[Dreiburgen]]. As in the past, there shall be four performances by each participant:<br> | ||
*1. Historically accurate | *1. Historically accurate: A performance of a piece from pre-1600 Europe or in that style. Please provide documentation for this piece, which can be either written, orally presented, or both. Please introduce the piece with a few words about why you chose it. | ||
*2. Bard's Choice | *2. Bard's Choice: Traditionally your best piece with no subject or style constraints. | ||
*3. Theme piece | *3. Theme piece: This year's theme will be any event, person, or occurrence in the current middle ages in Caid during the last two years (your choice). It is to be an original piece. | ||
*4. On-site compositions | *4. On-site compositions: Three words will be announced in the first hour of court at 12th night. The competitors will compose something on-site that will include those words. | ||
*Bonus:There can be bonus points awarded in the judges" discretion for (a) displaying a breadth of bardic skills: original composition, musical ability (vocal and instrumental); (b) poetry, memorized recitation, stage performance, etc., and/or (c) connecting with the audience. | |||
THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION AND ONLY THE PARTICIPANT CAN PERFORM. NO ACCOMPANISTS, CHORUSES, OR OTHER GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS MAY BE A PART OF THE PARTICIPANT'S PERFORMANCE. | THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION AND ONLY THE PARTICIPANT CAN PERFORM. NO ACCOMPANISTS, CHORUSES, OR OTHER GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS MAY BE A PART OF THE PARTICIPANT'S PERFORMANCE.<br> | ||
Documentation is expected for | Documentation is expected for Round One, and it is helpful for the judges to have some kind of documentation for the other pieces (can be written or oral.) | ||
If there are any further questions, don't hesitate to ask.<br> | If there are any further questions, don't hesitate to ask.<br> |
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12 Night - A Day for Common Pleasures
Event Staff
- Event Stewards: Master Gulliver Blackrune & Master Donal O'Brien
- Feast: Master Jamal Damien Marcus
- Court Business: Baron Cormac Mór, Crescent Herald
- Bard of Caid: THLord William Walworth de Durham
From the Crown Prints
Event description: A day for common pleasure. Bring the things you would like to share. Games, music, arts. Not a fancy day unless that's what you like. Come in comfortable and relaxing garb to share this day with friends both new and old.
Schedule:
- Court 11:00am
- Feast 4:00pm
- Site closes 8:00pm
Site Fees:
- $6 for age 13 and above; 12 and under are guests of the Barony
- $14 for the feast; seating is limited
Feast:
- On the table: Sliced & dried meats, cheeses, toast, dried fruit & mixed nuts
- Oxtail stew, steamed vegetables, bread & butter
- Roasted boneless beef short ribs, sauteed greens, armored turnips
- Roasted lamb with saffron rice, pistachios & golden raisins; green beans with almonds
- Dessert: Shortbread, lemon curd or jam, hippocras
Site: Riverside Elks Lodge #643, Riverside, CA
Bard of Caid
Bards of Caid,
The competition to determine the tenth Bard of Caid will be held at 12th Night, Saturday, January 3, 2014 in the Barony of Dreiburgen. As in the past, there shall be four performances by each participant:
- 1. Historically accurate: A performance of a piece from pre-1600 Europe or in that style. Please provide documentation for this piece, which can be either written, orally presented, or both. Please introduce the piece with a few words about why you chose it.
- 2. Bard's Choice: Traditionally your best piece with no subject or style constraints.
- 3. Theme piece: This year's theme will be any event, person, or occurrence in the current middle ages in Caid during the last two years (your choice). It is to be an original piece.
- 4. On-site compositions: Three words will be announced in the first hour of court at 12th night. The competitors will compose something on-site that will include those words.
- Bonus:There can be bonus points awarded in the judges" discretion for (a) displaying a breadth of bardic skills: original composition, musical ability (vocal and instrumental); (b) poetry, memorized recitation, stage performance, etc., and/or (c) connecting with the audience.
THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION AND ONLY THE PARTICIPANT CAN PERFORM. NO ACCOMPANISTS, CHORUSES, OR OTHER GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS MAY BE A PART OF THE PARTICIPANT'S PERFORMANCE.
Documentation is expected for Round One, and it is helpful for the judges to have some kind of documentation for the other pieces (can be written or oral.)
If there are any further questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Yours In Service, THLord William Walworth de Durham, Ninth Bard of Caid
Memories
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