Young Artist Division

Anthony Strong, Chairperson

 

Participation Fees:

 

Code [YA]

Application Fee & Preliminary Round:

$40.00

 

Final Round:

$40.00

 

Winner s Recital:

$100.00(which includes 6 concert tickets)

    $15.00 each additional ticket

 

Dates:

 

Application deadline:

(Post Marked by)

April 5, 2010

Preliminary Round:

RVCC

May 1, 2010

Final Round:

RVCC

May 15, 2010

Winners Recital:

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

June 5, 2010

 

DIVISION CODES:

 

Code

Age

YA-I

4-6

YA -II

7-8

YA -III

9-10

YA -IV

11-12

YA -V

13-14

YA -VI

15-16

YA -VII

17-18

 

Gold Winners will receive cash awards. All prizewinners will perform in a Festival Recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

 

This Competition is designed specifically for gifted students who are advanced for their ageThe repertoire list consists of pieces in four contrasting styles to demonstrate superior musicianship. It will consist of two rounds of live auditions, containing different repertoire. (No time changes will be allowed.)

 

Please note:    Winners will be determined by a combined score from the Preliminary and Final Rounds.

 

Requirements for all ages: A program of four contrasting pieces (No repertoire changes are permitted without consulting the Artistic Director or division chair.)

 

Preliminary Round

1.       Baroque piece

2.       Fast movement of a classical period sonata, sonatina, rondo or a complete set of variations

 

Final Round

3.       Comparable piece of a substantial size in any other style

4.       Miniature piece, which is either one page in length or one minute long (no exceptions)*.

 

Please note that your performance might be cut if it exceeds the time limit, which is specified below in the suggested syllabus.

 

*      Small movements from larger Romantic works (i.e. Schumann s Carnaval, Papillons, etc.) or one variation from any variation set are not accepted as miniatures. If the miniature work exceeds one minute or one page, the piece will be disqualified.

 

Suggested Syllabus for Young Artist Division

(Minimum level of difficulty)

 

Group

Age and Time Limit

Repertoire

Composer

YA-I

Age 4 - 6

Time: 6 minutes

Any selection from Anna Magdalena Note Book

j Sonatina in G Major (both movements)

First Loss Op. 68, #19

J.S. Bach

Beethoven

Schumann

YA-II

Age 7 - 8

Time: 7 minutes

Any short Prelude

j Sonatina Op. 36 #3, #4, #5, #6

Viennese Sonatina in C major & A major

Pieces Op. 12

Bach

Clementi

Mozart

Grieg

YA-III

Age 9 - 10

Time: 7-10 minutes

Any two-part Invention

Sonata Op. 49 # 1 & 2 (any movement)

Six Variations on Swiss Song

Variations Op. 51, #3, Sonatina Op. 13

Nocturne in C# minor (posthumous)

Bach

Beethoven

Beethoven

Kabalevsky

Chopin

YA-IV

Age 11 - 12

Time: 8-11 minutes

Any two or three-part Invention

Variations in G Major, Wo O 70

j Sonata K. 280, 283, 309, Fantasy in D minor

Nocturne Op. 54, #4

Consolations, Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6

Bach

Beethoven

Mozart

Grieg

Liszt

YA-V

Age 13 - 14

Time: 9-12 minutes

jj Any Prelude & Fugue

Suite (one large movement or 2 smaller movements)

Toccata (one large movement or 2 smaller movements)

Advanced Piano Repertoire

Bach

Bach

Bach

YA-VI

Age 15 - 16

Time: 10-13 minutes

jj Any Prelude & Fugue

Suite (one large movement or 2 smaller movements)

Toccata (one large movement or 2 smaller movements)

Advanced Piano Repertoire

Bach

Bach

Bach

YA-VII

Age 17 - 18

Time 12-15 minutes

jj Any Prelude & Fugue

Suite (a large movement or 2 smaller movements)

Toccata (a large movement or 2 smaller movements)

Advanced Piano Repertoire

Bach

Bach

Bach

 

j        Choose just one movement from Sonata or a Sonatina.

jj    If playing from the Well Tempered Clavier (at any age), the complete Prelude & Fugue is required.

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