Theme Festival

The online registration is open from September 1 to October 7. See the link below.

No late registration will be accepted. Students can apply for only one category: Piano Solo OR Ensemble.

Before registration A proof of age is required. Please prepare to upload a photo/PDF file of any official document with a date of birth for the contestant. . Acceptable examples are birth certificates, or passport, official student ID, or letter head of medical records. . Feel free to blur out or cover any sensitive information.

For the solo category, please format your file name as Age_Last name_First name.

For example: 10_Lee_Nathan

For the ensemble category, please format your file name as Ensemble_Age_Last name_First name.

For example: Ensemble_10_Lee_Nathan

If the ensemble has more than 2 members, please enter the first two participants and contact ktpasadena@gmail.com

Acceptable file formats are *JPG, *JPEG, *PDF, and *png

File size is limited to 10MB.

Links for Registration:

Piano solo

https://forms.gle/EoTSWSTa8u3prypr8

Ensemble

https://forms.gle/9V5pWagfocmjnV9j7

If you are interested in participating in the ensemble category and still looking for a partner for your student, you are welcome to list your name and contact information on Google spreadsheet.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y-kHAg4INoSFjGGoW1dTzlS8n6tQpuoEq78N3Tz1xvs/edit?usp=sharing

Volunteer application for high schooler.

https://forms.gle/yMcnzZ3uUbZNw4VL8

Sending payment:

Please send only ONE check per teacher. All payments must be postmarked by October 14, 2026

Please write a check payable to MTAC Pasadena. You will receive payment info in a confirmation email.

Past Results

2025, “Baroque Music”Click here for results
2024, “Dance Music” , Click here for results
2023 , “18 century Keyboard Music” , Click here for results

Past Theme Festival

2022 THE FOUR B’S – Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Bartok, Michiko Hartzberg and Winna Tan, Co-Chairs
2021 Music of Eastern Europe
2019 The Great Outdoors, Kelly Anderson, Chair
2018 North American Composers, Kelly Anderson, Chair
2017 “70 years”(Music after 1947), Carol Man Lee, Chair