General:
Please use the universal “Times New Roman” typeface for preparing concert programs.Ěý

Formatting:
The finished dimension of the program should be 5.5” xĚý8.5”Ěý(also called “Statement” size), the size of an 8.5 x11 sheet of paper folded in half.

There should be a blank line between the DePauw logo and the title. The height of that line is 14 pt.

Top title should be in semi-bold, 14 pt. font.

For the body of the program use an 11 or 12 pt. font size.

If no additional performer information is necessary, only use two lines between composer information and the next piece.

Note: Never let the title “block” of a work (title, composer/arranger, performer info) be split between two pages.

Be sure to include the correct month, day and year of the recital with the start time indicated with either “a.m.” or “p.m.”Ěý

Piece Names:
Titles are formatted according to four types of works:

1. Large pieces with unique names, assigned by the composer, are written in italics

   The Eternal Light
   blue cathedral

2. Smaller works with given names (in particular vocal songs or art songs that are part of a cycle) are indicated using quotation marks:

   “O Rosa Bella”
   “An die Musik”

3. Generic titles, identified by numbers or key signatures, are represented in regular Roman type, neither italicized nor in quotation marks:

   Sonata No. 20 in G Major, op. 49, no. 2
   *Note the location of commas and capitalization

4. When referencing pieces from larger works, the smaller piece is presented in quotation marks, after the larger work, which is in italics:

From the opera La clemenza di Tito
Ěý Ěý Ěý“Ah, se fosse”

The Phantom of the OperaĚý
Ěý Ěý Ěý“Angel of Music”
Ěý Ěý Ěý“All I Ask of You”Ěý

Capitalization Schemes:
Use the capitalization convention of the title language, as follows:

English: All words except for prepositions and articles are capitalized

Italian: The first word and proper nouns are capitalized

German: The first word and all nouns are capitalized

French: The first word is capitalized. If the first word is “Le” or “Les” of “L’ ” then the second word is also capitalized. Proper nouns are capitalized.

It is wise to fact-check how the composer capitalized the title.

Composer Names:
Use the full version of the composer’s name without abbreviations:

Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach

Take care to check for correct diacritical markings:
Frédéric Chopin

An arranger’s name should appear below the composer’s credit with the abbreviation “arr.” followed by the arranger’s last name:

John Dunstable
arr. Grainger

Composer Date Ranges:
If a composer is deceased, use a birth and death year in parentheses with an “en-dash” in the middle (note: the en-dash is longer than a hyphen). No spaces are needed between the dates and dash (1770–1827).

If the work is by a living composer, use their birth year preceded by “b.” and a space (b. 1990).

If either the birth or death year is unknown, use “c.” followed by a space (c. 1478–1515).

Performer Names:
Use a performer’s preferred stage name followed by a comma and their instrument or voice type in lowercase centered below the title and the composer information:

John Smith, trumpet
Jane Miranda, soprano

If the program is for someone’s recital, always list their name first, followed by the other contributors.

If the same performer (or set of performers) is performing multiple pieces in a row, you only need to put their name, instrument/voice type once, under their last piece. Then when the performer/ensemble changes, put the new information under the new performer’s group of pieces.

The Student Program Template is available !

After downloading and saving the file to your own computer (save in Date-Name-Title order: May 3-Caruso-Sr. Recital), enter your program content into the file. Then resave it as a Google.doc and share a link to your program file with the GCPA production manager (suzannehassler@depauw.edu).Ěý

Don’t forget: DOWNLOAD the template first, before beginning to create your program.