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PYS 2010 Young Musician Competition

Junior Repertoire YMC 2010 Changes Senior Repertoire

PHOENIX YOUTH SYMPHONY’S
50TH ANNUAL YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION

DATE
Saturday, January 9, 2010

PLACE
Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona

RULES AND REGULATIONS

ELIGIBILITY
The Competition is open to all nonprofessional music students who reside in and attend school in the state of Arizona and who are in grades 6 – 12 on the dates of competition. The music student must also be recommended by his/her private teacher, which is confirmed by his/her signature on the application. For further information contact Mrs. Sandra Rutledge, at (623) 825-4334 or visit our website at www.phoenixyouthsymphony.org

APPLICATION DEADLINE
The $40 non-refundable fee and application must be postmarked by Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Applications postmarked after November 4th will require a $25.00 late fee. Applications postmarked after November 11, 2009 will NOT be accepted. Your application WILL NOT be processed unless the application is complete. Incomplete or illegible applications will be returned for completion and resubmitted applications must follow above deadlines. Your scheduled performance time will be mailed by December 31, 2009.

REQUIREMENTS

Each contestant shall be required to perform FROM MEMORY one movement of a standard concerto, or a composition for solo instrument and orchestra. Contestants in the Junior Division may select from the Junior Repertoire or may also select from the Senior Repertoire, but only on recommendation of his/her private teacher.
The contestants in the Senior Division may select from the recommended Senior Repertoire list, or a solo with available orchestral accompaniment not on the list, only with prior approval by the Competition Director. NOTE: To ensure availability, it is very important that the Competition Director be notified immediately if the solo selection chosen is not from the recommended Senior Repertoire list. The Competition Director is Sandra Rutledge and can be contacted at 623-825-4334. Senior Contestants have an option to compete in the Scholarship Auditions, but must designate their desire to do so at the time of application (Refer to page 2).
No student shall perform a composition which he/she performed in any previous Phoenix Youth Symphony Young Musicians Competition. Any composition performed in a Phoenix Youth Symphony Young Musicians Competition may be selected by the same student for their contrasting piece for the Scholarship Auditions in subsequent years.
Each contestant must provide his/her own accompanist. An accompanist is required for the competition, except for percussionist pieces that do not have an accompanist part. If your accompanist can only play at certain times, you will need to advise us of the time restrictions at the time of application submission. We may or may not be able to accommodate your accompanist’s request. You must notify us if there is a change of accompanist. Note: Accompanists will be limited to 20 students this year, so only the first 20 complete and legible applications received for that accompanist will be accepted. Additional applications for that accompanist will be returned and will need to be resubmitted before the deadline with a different accompanist listed. Get your applications in early to ensure that you get the accompanist you want.
Maximum playing time will be ten minutes and must include the cadenza. Cuts may be necessary and this should be done at the discretion of the contestant’s teacher. Contestants will be stopped after 10 minutes and 30 seconds, without exception. Contestants who play longer than 10 minutes, 30 seconds may be disqualified.
No changes can be made to repertoire after November 30, 2009, and any changes must be reported to Sandy Rutledge at 623-825-4334.
Piano contestants will be allowed to play one scale only on the competition piano prior to playing the composition selection. Percussion contestants will be allowed to check their equipment prior to playing their piece.
Each contestant will be allowed 10 minutes in a practice room immediately before the contestant’s scheduled performance time.
Three originals or three copies of the solo to be performed must be provided by the contestant for the judge’s use. The copies must not contain any marks identifying the contestant or teacher. The copies must have all measures numbered and any cuts clearly marked. All copies will be destroyed after the competition.

AWARDS CONVOCATION

Certificates of Merit will be presented to all junior and senior contestants. All Junior and Senior Division winners will be announced and all awards presented at the end of each category/division (in the lobby at approximately one hour after the last competitor finishes). THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES WILL BE FINAL! Note: The judges reserve the right to not present an award in any category per their discretion.

JUNIOR DIVISION – GRADES 6 THROUGH 8

The first place winner in each category (upper strings, lower strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and piano) will receive a scholarship (as funds are available) to Northern Arizona University Summer Music Camp, Idyllwild Arts, or The String Quartet Camp and Bass Workshop, plus a personal award. NAU requires camp participants to have completed the 6th grade. Idyllwild requires camp participants to have completed the 7th grade.

SENIOR DIVISION – GRADES 9 THROUGH 12

The winners of each category (upper strings, lower strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and piano) will be presented an award and will be eligible to enter the Grand Prize/Clotilde Otranto Prize/Scholarship Auditions on Sunday IF they have completed both applications on page 4 at the time of submission. For additional information, please see page 2 of this brochure. The Phoenix Youth Symphony requires first place winners to perform at the Competition Winners Luncheon on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.

SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS

DATE
Sunday, January 10, 2010

PLACE
Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona

RULES and REGULATIONS

ELIGIBILITY

Competitors from the Young Musicians Competition (YMC) on Saturday are only eligible to be a Scholarship Audition contestant on Sunday if they (1) placed within their instrument category and (2) completed the scholarship portion of their application upon submission. The number of eligible scholarship contestants from each category is based on equal proportions of each category’s total competitors to the total number of Saturday YMC senior division competitors. {For example: 22 category A compeitors out of a total of 76 YMC senior division competitors = 4 eligible category A scholarship contestants out of a total 15 scholarship contestants. 6 category B competitors out of a total of 76 YMC senior division competitors = 1 eligible category B scholarship contestant out of the total 15 scholarship contestants.}

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS

1. Submission of completed Scholarship Application Form

2. Placed within their category in the YMC Senior Division, based on the equal proportions described above.

3. Two solos = 1) the concerto played in the Young Musicians Competition; and 2) a contrasting piece.*

4. Three copies of both solos with all measures numbered and cuts marked.

5. No changes may be made to scholarship repertoire after November 30, 2009.

6. Each contestant will have 15 minutes of playing time which includes the concerto, followed by the contrasting piece. The judges will determine what portion of your contrasting piece they will hear. Selections that are written with accompaniment must be performed that way, and students must provide their own accompanist.

CONTRASTING*
In addition to performing the memorized concerto played for the Young Musicians Competition on Saturday, the contestant will need to play a contrasting piece that demonstrates BOTH:

a contrasting style, that is, fast and technical versus something slow and lyrical AND
is from a different period (Example: Romantic if memorized concerto is Baroque or Classical)

The contrasting piece does NOT have to be memorized, nor does it have to be on the repertoire listing.

PERCUSSION*
Percussionists, for their contrasting piece, will need to play a solo that demonstrates skill on one of the remaining percussion instruments – timpani, mallet keyboard, snare or multiple percussion. [Example: If the concerto is played on a mallet instrument the remaining solo must be played on either timpani, snare drum or multiple percussion.]

AWARDS
Contestants are ranked by judges as to overall musical talent and preparedness for performing their concerto with The Phoenix Symphony. After the last performance on Sunday and judge’s deliberation, the following awards will be Announced: Grand Prize; Clotilde Otranto Prize; and Camp Scholarship Awards.

Grand Prize and Clotilde Otranto Prize: Prizes are awarded based on consideration of the following criteria:

Highest ranked contestant who has not previously received the Grand Prize or Clotilde Otranto Prize.
To be eligible for the Clotilde Otranto Prize, the contestant must be a current member of the Phoenix Youth

Symphony Orchestral Training Program.

The Grand Prize and Clotilde Otranto Prize cannot be awarded to the same contestant in the same year.
No contestant can win the Grand Prize or the Clotilde Otranto Prize more than once.
Contestants will perform their concerto with The Phoenix Symphony on February 7, 2010.
Contestants will also perform at the Competition Winner’s Luncheon on February 16, 2010.

Camp Scholarship Awards: The Camp Scholarships are offered to contestants in order of rank resulting from the Scholarship Auditions. The total number of scholarships offered depends on the camps selected and funds available. There is no guarantee that all Sunday contestants will be offered camp scholarships. No contestant may attend a camp more than twice. Contestants who have been offered a scholarship, must accept or decline their scholarship by January 20, 2010.

Decision of the Scholarship Audition judges is final.

CAMPS

Scholarships are usually available to us from the following music camps (at estimated values based on summer 2009):
Adamant Music School (Piano), Adamant, Vermont         $1500
Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Lenox, Massachusetts     $5700
Brevard Music Center, Brevard, North Carolina              $4900
Conservatory Music in the Mountains, Durango, Colorado      $1900
Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, North Carolina           $4546
Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, California                 $2350
Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, Michigan       $6796
Lamont Summer Music Academy, Denver, Colorado       $1350
Northern Arizona University Summer Music Camp, Flagstaff, Arizona   $ 550 - $975
Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory, Steamboat Springs, Colorado     $ 4640
String Quartet Camp and Bass Workshop, Mesa, Arizona    $ 250

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home mission newsletters schedule auditions policies orchestras event photos young musicians competition music memory dress code PYS alumni fund raising links Support PYS instruments for sale how to contact us	Last edited: 07/30/2009 PYS 2010 Young Musician Competition Junior Repertoire YMC 2010 Changes Senior Repertoire PHOENIX YOUTH SYMPHONY’S 50TH ANNUAL YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION DATE Saturday, January 9, 2010 PLACE Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona RULES AND REGULATIONS ELIGIBILITY The Competition is open to all nonprofessional music students who reside in and attend school in the state of Arizona and who are in grades 6 – 12 on the dates of competition. The music student must also be recommended by his/her private teacher, which is confirmed by his/her signature on the application. For further information contact Mrs. Sandra Rutledge, at (623) 825-4334 or visit our website at www.phoenixyouthsymphony.org APPLICATION DEADLINE The $40 non-refundable fee and application must be postmarked by Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Applications postmarked after November 4th will require a $25.00 late fee. Applications postmarked after November 11, 2009 will NOT be accepted. Your application WILL NOT be processed unless the application is complete. Incomplete or illegible applications will be returned for completion and resubmitted applications must follow above deadlines. Your scheduled performance time will be mailed by December 31, 2009. REQUIREMENTS Each contestant shall be required to perform FROM MEMORY one movement of a standard concerto, or a composition for solo instrument and orchestra. Contestants in the Junior Division may select from the Junior Repertoire or may also select from the Senior Repertoire, but only on recommendation of his/her private teacher. The contestants in the Senior Division may select from the recommended Senior Repertoire list, or a solo with available orchestral accompaniment not on the list, only with prior approval by the Competition Director. NOTE: To ensure availability, it is very important that the Competition Director be notified immediately if the solo selection chosen is not from the recommended Senior Repertoire list. The Competition Director is Sandra Rutledge and can be contacted at 623-825-4334. Senior Contestants have an option to compete in the Scholarship Auditions, but must designate their desire to do so at the time of application (Refer to page 2). No student shall perform a composition which he/she performed in any previous Phoenix Youth Symphony Young Musicians Competition. Any composition performed in a Phoenix Youth Symphony Young Musicians Competition may be selected by the same student for their contrasting piece for the Scholarship Auditions in subsequent years. Each contestant must provide his/her own accompanist. An accompanist is required for the competition, except for percussionist pieces that do not have an accompanist part. If your accompanist can only play at certain times, you will need to advise us of the time restrictions at the time of application submission. We may or may not be able to accommodate your accompanist’s request. You must notify us if there is a change of accompanist. Note: Accompanists will be limited to 20 students this year, so only the first 20 complete and legible applications received for that accompanist will be accepted. Additional applications for that accompanist will be returned and will need to be resubmitted before the deadline with a different accompanist listed. Get your applications in early to ensure that you get the accompanist you want. Maximum playing time will be ten minutes and must include the cadenza. Cuts may be necessary and this should be done at the discretion of the contestant’s teacher. Contestants will be stopped after 10 minutes and 30 seconds, without exception. Contestants who play longer than 10 minutes, 30 seconds may be disqualified. No changes can be made to repertoire after November 30, 2009, and any changes must be reported to Sandy Rutledge at 623-825-4334. Piano contestants will be allowed to play one scale only on the competition piano prior to playing the composition selection. Percussion contestants will be allowed to check their equipment prior to playing their piece. Each contestant will be allowed 10 minutes in a practice room immediately before the contestant’s scheduled performance time. Three originals or three copies of the solo to be performed must be provided by the contestant for the judge’s use. The copies must not contain any marks identifying the contestant or teacher. The copies must have all measures numbered and any cuts clearly marked. All copies will be destroyed after the competition. AWARDS CONVOCATION Certificates of Merit will be presented to all junior and senior contestants. All Junior and Senior Division winners will be announced and all awards presented at the end of each category/division (in the lobby at approximately one hour after the last competitor finishes). THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES WILL BE FINAL! Note: The judges reserve the right to not present an award in any category per their discretion. JUNIOR DIVISION – GRADES 6 THROUGH 8 The first place winner in each category (upper strings, lower strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and piano) will receive a scholarship (as funds are available) to Northern Arizona University Summer Music Camp, Idyllwild Arts, or The String Quartet Camp and Bass Workshop, plus a personal award. NAU requires camp participants to have completed the 6th grade. Idyllwild requires camp participants to have completed the 7th grade. SENIOR DIVISION – GRADES 9 THROUGH 12 The winners of each category (upper strings, lower strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and piano) will be presented an award and will be eligible to enter the Grand Prize/Clotilde Otranto Prize/Scholarship Auditions on Sunday IF they have completed both applications on page 4 at the time of submission. For additional information, please see page 2 of this brochure. The Phoenix Youth Symphony requires first place winners to perform at the Competition Winners Luncheon on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS DATE Sunday, January 10, 2010 PLACE Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona RULES and REGULATIONS ELIGIBILITY Competitors from the Young Musicians Competition (YMC) on Saturday are only eligible to be a Scholarship Audition contestant on Sunday if they (1) placed within their instrument category and (2) completed the scholarship portion of their application upon submission. The number of eligible scholarship contestants from each category is based on equal proportions of each category’s total competitors to the total number of Saturday YMC senior division competitors. {For example: 22 category A compeitors out of a total of 76 YMC senior division competitors = 4 eligible category A scholarship contestants out of a total 15 scholarship contestants. 6 category B competitors out of a total of 76 YMC senior division competitors = 1 eligible category B scholarship contestant out of the total 15 scholarship contestants.} REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS 1. Submission of completed Scholarship Application Form 2. Placed within their category in the YMC Senior Division, based on the equal proportions described above. 3. Two solos = 1) the concerto played in the Young Musicians Competition; and 2) a contrasting piece.* 4. Three copies of both solos with all measures numbered and cuts marked. 5. No changes may be made to scholarship repertoire after November 30, 2009. 6. Each contestant will have 15 minutes of playing time which includes the concerto, followed by the contrasting piece. The judges will determine what portion of your contrasting piece they will hear. Selections that are written with accompaniment must be performed that way, and students must provide their own accompanist. CONTRASTING* In addition to performing the memorized concerto played for the Young Musicians Competition on Saturday, the contestant will need to play a contrasting piece that demonstrates BOTH: a contrasting style, that is, fast and technical versus something slow and lyrical AND is from a different period (Example: Romantic if memorized concerto is Baroque or Classical) The contrasting piece does NOT have to be memorized, nor does it have to be on the repertoire listing. PERCUSSION* Percussionists, for their contrasting piece, will need to play a solo that demonstrates skill on one of the remaining percussion instruments – timpani, mallet keyboard, snare or multiple percussion. [Example: If the concerto is played on a mallet instrument the remaining solo must be played on either timpani, snare drum or multiple percussion.] AWARDS Contestants are ranked by judges as to overall musical talent and preparedness for performing their concerto with The Phoenix Symphony. After the last performance on Sunday and judge’s deliberation, the following awards will be Announced: Grand Prize; Clotilde Otranto Prize; and Camp Scholarship Awards. Grand Prize and Clotilde Otranto Prize: Prizes are awarded based on consideration of the following criteria: Highest ranked contestant who has not previously received the Grand Prize or Clotilde Otranto Prize. To be eligible for the Clotilde Otranto Prize, the contestant must be a current member of the Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestral Training Program. The Grand Prize and Clotilde Otranto Prize cannot be awarded to the same contestant in the same year. No contestant can win the Grand Prize or the Clotilde Otranto Prize more than once. Contestants will perform their concerto with The Phoenix Symphony on February 7, 2010. Contestants will also perform at the Competition Winner’s Luncheon on February 16, 2010. Camp Scholarship Awards: The Camp Scholarships are offered to contestants in order of rank resulting from the Scholarship Auditions. The total number of scholarships offered depends on the camps selected and funds available. There is no guarantee that all Sunday contestants will be offered camp scholarships. No contestant may attend a camp more than twice. Contestants who have been offered a scholarship, must accept or decline their scholarship by January 20, 2010. Decision of the Scholarship Audition judges is final. CAMPS Scholarships are usually available to us from the following music camps (at estimated values based on summer 2009): Adamant Music School (Piano), Adamant, Vermont $1500 Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Lenox, Massachusetts $5700 Brevard Music Center, Brevard, North Carolina $4900 Conservatory Music in the Mountains, Durango, Colorado $1900 Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, North Carolina $4546 Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, California $2350 Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, Michigan $6796 Lamont Summer Music Academy, Denver, Colorado $1350 Northern Arizona University Summer Music Camp, Flagstaff, Arizona $ 550 - $975 Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory, Steamboat Springs, Colorado $ 4640 String Quartet Camp and Bass Workshop, Mesa, Arizona $ 250 Click here for application (MS Word Version) MS Word Form: Click for application



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