Concerto One Movement Division

Children'S Concerto division

Entire Concerto Division

 

Eugenia Betman, Chairperson

 

Concerto - One Movement Division

 

Participation Fees:

 

Code [C I], [C II], [C III]	Application & Preliminary Round:	$50.00
	Late Application Fee:	$80.00
	Semi Final Round:	$50.00
	Recital-Final Round:	$50.00
	Mandatory Ticket Fee:	$40.00 (includes 2 concert tickets)
		$15.00 each additional ticket
	Orchestra Performance Fee:	$300.00*

 

* In case that a prizewinner was chosen to perform with orchestra

 

Dates:

 

 

This Competition will have a Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners. The Gold Prizewinner may be eligible for a performance with the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra.  The Judges reserve the right not to award any Prizes.

 

 

The Preliminary Round: Contestant must submit a recording of their concerto on a properly labeled DVD.  The recording must be accompanied by a copy of the working score of the piece. Recordings that are not labeled properly with the contestant's name, age, composer, and concerto (no., key, op. etc.) will not be accepted.

 

Requirements: In the Preliminary round, the judges will listen to an unaccompanied solo part with the cadenza, if there is one.

 

Judges from the Preliminary Round will make their selections of contestants for the Semi Final Round and for the Recital Final Round.

 

Semi Final Round: Contestants will perform their concerto with an accompanist in front of the judges and an audience.  Teachers may accompany their students during the Semi Final Round.  Contestants must bring an original score and 2 extra copies for the judges.

 

Judges from the Semi Final Round will make their selections of contestants for the Recital Final Round.

 

Recital Final Round:  Contestants will perform their concerto with an accompanist in front of the judges and an audience in a formal recital setting. Teachers may accompany their students during the Recital Final Round.  Contestants must bring an original score and one copy for the judges.

 

Judges will make their selections of the winners, and the results will be announced immediately following the Recital Final Round.

 

Those students who have been chosen to participate in the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra's Concert Series must immediately submit a publicity photograph (not a school photograph, but a photograph at the piano with a black or a dark background) as well as the artist's biography.  This is mandatory and must be done in a timely fashion so that proper publicity can be done for the concert.  Performance fee must be paid 2 months prior to concert.

 

 

Children'S Concerto division

 

Participation Fees:

 

Code [CC]	Application & Preliminary Round:	$35.00
Maximum age 10	Late Application Fee:	$65.00

	Semi Final Round:	$40.00
	Recital-Final Round:	$40.00
	Mandatory Ticket Fee:	$40.00 (includes 2 concert tickets)
		$15.00 each additional ticket

Dates:

 

 

This Competition will have Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners. The Judges reserve the right not to award any Prizes.

 

The Preliminary Round: Contestant must submit a recording of their concerto on a properly labeled DVD.  The recording must be accompanied by a copy of the working score of the piece. Recordings that are not labeled properly with the contestant's name, age, composer, and concerto (no., key, op. etc.) will not be accepted.

 

Requirements: In the Preliminary round, the judges will listen to an unaccompanied solo part with the cadenza, if there is one.

 

Judges from the Preliminary Round will make their selections of contestants for the Semi Final Round and for the Recital Final Round.

 

Semi Final Round: Contestants will perform their concerto with an accompanist in front of the judges and an audience.  Teachers may accompany their students during the Semi Final Round.  Contestants must bring an original score and 2 extra copies for the judges.

 

Judges from the Semi Final Round will make their selections of contestants for the Recital Final Round.

 

Recital Final Round:  Contestants will perform their concerto with an accompanist in front of the judges and an audience in a formal recital setting. Teachers may accompany their students during the Recital Final Round.  Contestants must bring an original score and one copy for the judges.

 

Judges will make their selections of the winners, and the results will be announced immediately following the Recital Final Round.

 

Example List Of Children Concertos For Your Reference

Concerto Division - [CC]

 

Composer	Concerto	Publisher
Berkovich	Second Concerto	Associated Music Publisher s Inc.
Kusschau	Country Concerto	Schirmer
	Concerto in C Major	Schirmer
Rowley	Miniature Concerto	Boosey & Hawkes
Rzaev	Concerto in C Major	Associated Music Publisher s Inc.
Silvansky	Easy Concerto	Associated Music Publisher s Inc.
Wandal	Concerto in G Major	Bradley
Williams	Concerto in A minor	Schroeder & Gunther

 

Entire Concerto Division

 

Participation Fees:

 

Code [EC]	Application & Preliminary Round:	$60.00
	Late Application Fee:	$90.00

	Semi Final Round:	$75.00
	Recital-Final Round:	$75.00
	Mandatory Ticket Fee:	$40.00 (includes 2 concert tickets)
		$15.00 each additional ticket
	Orchestra Performance Fee:	$300.00*

 

* In case that a prizewinner was chosen to perform with orchestra

 

Dates:

 

 

This Competition will have Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners. The Gold Prizewinner may be eligible for a performance with the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra during their regular Concert Series.  Minimum age for orchestra performance 10.  The Judges reserve the right not to award any Prizes.

 

The Preliminary Round: Contestant must submit a recording of their concerto on a properly labeled DVD.  The recording must be accompanied by a copy of the working score of the piece. Recordings that are not labeled properly with the contestant's name, age, composer, and concerto (no., key, op. etc.) will not be accepted.

 

Requirements: In the Preliminary round, the judges will listen to an unaccompanied solo part with the cadenza, if there is one.

 

Judges from the Preliminary Round will make their selections of contestants for the Semi Final Round and for the Recital Final Round.

 

Semi Final Round: Contestants will perform their concerto with an accompanist in front of the judges and an audience.  Teachers may accompany their students during the Semi Final Round.  Contestants must bring an original score and 2 extra copies for the judges.

 

Judges from the Semi Final Round will make their selections of contestants for the Recital Final Round.

 

Recital Final Round:  Contestants will perform their concerto with an accompanist in front of the judges and an audience in a formal recital setting. Teachers may accompany their students during the Recital Final Round.  Contestants must bring an original score and one copy for the judges.

 

Judges will make their selections of the winners, and the results will be announced immediately following the Recital Final Round.

  

Those students who have been chosen to participate in the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra's Concert Series must immediately submit a publicity photograph (not a school photograph, but a photograph at the piano with a black or a dark background) as well as the artist's biography.  This is mandatory and must be done in a timely fashion so that proper publicity can be done for the concert.  Performance fee must be paid 2 months prior to concert.

 

List of Required Repertoire for Participation in the

2009 Program with Plainfield Symphony Orchestra

 

 

Arensky, Anton	Fantasia of Ryabinin for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 48
Bach, Johann Sebastian	Any Concerto
Beethoven, Ludwig van	Any Concerto
Chopin, FrEdErich	Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
Frank, CEsar	Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Haydn, Franz Joseph	Concerto in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, Hob. XVIII, No. 5 Concerto in D Major for Piano and Orchestra, Hob. XVIII, No. 11
Liszt, Franz	Concerto in E♭ Major for Piano and Orchestra Concerto in A Major for Piano and Orchestra Hungarian Fantasia for Piano & Orchestra
Mendelssohn, Felix	Concerto No. 1 in G Minor for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 25 Concerto No. 2 in D Minor for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 40 Capriccio brillante in B Minor for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 22 Rondo brillant for Piano and Orchestra in E♭ Major, Op. 29
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus	Any Concerto
Prokofieff, Sergei	Concerto No. 1 in D♭ Major, Op. 10
Rachmaninoff, Sergei	Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Saint-SaEns, Camile	Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
Shostakovich, Dmitri	Any Concerto
Tchaikovsky, Piotr	Concerto in B♭ Minor, Op. 23
WEBER, CARL MARIA VON	Konzertstuck in F Minor, Op. 79

 

DVD Labeling Information

 

Each cassette submitted to the competition must be labeled as follows:

 

1. Performer's name, age and membership number (if applicable)
2. Teacher's name and membership number
3. Division name and code number
4. Composition name, Opus numbers, key, etc.
5. Composer's name
6. Performance time

 

Improperly labeled DVD's will not be accepted.