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2011 - 2012 Season Youth Concerto Competition & Rules
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The Clear Lake Symphony will sponsor a
Competition among area instrumental and piano music students, and will
feature the outstanding student soloists in concert on March 9, 2012.
The aim of the Competition is to enhance music performance and
appreciation by:
♦ encouraging promising students to prepare high quality performance
materials
♦ aiding instrumental and piano teachers in the Houston/Galveston
Metro Area in so encouraging their students
♦ provide opportunities for the students to perform with the Clear
Lake Symphony before a live audience |
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Scholarship Awards
Scholarship awards will be granted to the winner of each category in each
Division. |
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COMPETITION
RULES |
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ELIGIBILITY |
Any student residing in the
Houston/Galveston Metro area is eligible to enter the Competition. A
student who wins the competition is ineligible to perform in the
competition the following year. A former Concerto Competition
winner must wait for one (1) year before re-entering. |
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JUNIOR
DIVISION |
Students not having reached
the of age 15 by September 1, 2011. |
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SENIOR
DIVISION |
Students having reached the age 15,
but not having reached the age of 19 by September 1, 2011. |
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CATEGORIES |
There are three separately
judged instrumental categories in each division.
1) Winds & Percussion
2) Strings
3) Piano |
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REPERTOIRE |
Any
movement of a large work for solo instrument and orchestra is acceptable,
provided that an orchestration is readily
available for the Symphony's use.
All selections are subject
to the approval of the Clear Lake Symphony Conductor. Memory is
suggested but not required. |
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ORCHESTRATION |
It is the contestant's
responsibility to determine, before their application is submitted, whether
or not an orchestration for their piece is for the performance. If no
orchestration is available, they should choose another piece with which to
audition and perform. |
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COMPETITION |
Each contestant must arrange for
piano accompaniment using piano reduction for the orchestration.
Contestants should bring an original copy of the music for the judges to
view during the competition. The piece must be limited to no more
than 12 minutes. The Competition Coordinator has the authority to
make binding decisions regarding conformity to competition regulations. |
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JUDGING |
If no performance in a category
is deemed acceptable by the judges for the first place award, no scholarship
will be awarded in that category. |
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PERFORMANCE WITH THE CLS |
Each of the winners will be
invited to perform with the Symphony. Other outstanding contestants
may be invited to perform as time and programming permit. The concert
will be March 9, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. |
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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS |
Each of the winners is eligible
for a scholarship award. Each winner must submit a letter describing
how the award will be used to continue his/her musical education.
Awards will be granted after receipt of the letter and after the winners
have performed at the March 18th Concert. |
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APPLICATIONS
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For
an application form, contact ROJE YAP (Competition Coordinator) on the
Symphony Hotline at: (713) 639-0702 or click here "Youth
Concerto Competition Application".
Application to enter the Competition must be made in writing on the
"Application Form". A $40 non-refundable fee, payable to Clear Lake
Symphony, must accompany the application and must be post marked by
November 28, 2011.Submit the application form to the following address:
CLEAR LAKE SYMPHONY
Attn: Roje Yap
P.O. Box 890582
Houston, TX 77289-0582 |
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COMPETITION |
The Competition will be held on Saturday,
January 28, 2012. The Competition will be held at the Gloria Dei
Lutheran Church in Nassau Bay unless otherwise noted later on this site.
Audition times will be mailed out to the contestants no later than December
9, 2011.
Location:
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Click
here for a MAP
18220 Upper Bay Rd.
Nassau Bay, Texas 77058 |
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FOR
QUESTIONS |
Please leave
a message for ROJE YAP (Competition Coordinator) on the Symphony Hotline at
(713) 639-0702. |
