The Frederick Symphony Orchestra
Young Artist Competition
| The
2011 competition for piano is now accepting applications! |
Eligibility:
Open to advanced middle school and high school-aged
students who reside in the State of Maryland. High School
graduates are not eligible. This year's competition is
for pianists.
Entry Requirements:
All entrants must submit a completed Entry
Form and
a non-refundable $50 Entry Fee payable to FrederickSymphony
Orchestra by December 4, 2010 (postmarked).
Required Repertoire:
Entrants must play both of the following: (a) a concerto
or major work for soloists and orchestra and (b) a
Bach Prelude or Fugue. Entrants are responsible
for providing their own sheet music. A published copy
of the music for the concerto (in addition to the accompanist's
copy) must be presented to the judges at the competition.
Music that has been photocopied will not be accepted
and will result in automatic disqualification for the
students involved. Memorization is optional. |
Competition
Timeline |
December
04, 2010 |
All applications must be postmarked
by December 4, 2010. |
January
8, 2011 |
Competition Day from Noon until
6:00 pm. Exact times will be assigned to each entrant. |
January
10, 2011 |
Finalists notified by telephone. |
January
22, 2011 |
Winners Circle Recital from
2:00 to 5:00 pm (Grand Prize Winner selected). |
March
5, 2011 |
Grand Prize Winner performs
as a guest soloist with the Frederick Symphony
Orchestra at the 8:00 p.m. Young Artist Showcase
Concert. |
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Entrants must play:
A concerto or major work for soloist and orchestra. Entrants
are required to perform two contrasting movements from
the work. All repertoire is accepted subject to availability
and mechnical demands of the orchestrai accompaniment
parts. Some accompaniments are only available through
foreign publishers and rental fees may be rather expensive.
The Frederick Symphony Orchestra shall not incur any
cost above $400 to obtain concert accompaniment music.
Should the winning entrant choose a concerto with
accompaniment parts that exceed the $400 limit, he
or she shall be responsible for the excess cost of
acquiring the orchestral accompaniment.
Teachers must
check the availability of orchestral parts for all
repertoire, and this should be noted on the entry
form.Prices & availability of orchestra music is
available from many sources.
Here are two such sources:
Educational Music Service, 914-469-5790
Menchey Music Service, 888-636-2439.
The Frederick Symphony
Orchestra will not engage the services of official accompanists.
Each entrant is responsible for selecting his or her
own accompanist and communicating all dates, times, and
locations to their accompianists.
Judging:
The competition will be judged by a panel of three professional
musicians selected by The Frederick Symphony Orchestra.
The judges will complete written comment forms for
each entrant, but not for the Winners Circle Recital.
Judge's comments will be mailed to each entrants home
address. The decision of the judges is final and not
subject to any protest or disagreement.
Awards:
Grand
Prize (1) - $1,000, Performance at the
Winner's Circle Recital, and Solo Pertormance with
the Frederick Symphony Orchestra at it's March 5,
2011 concert
Runner-Up (1) - $500, Performance at the
Winner's
Circle Recital
Finalists (3) - $100, Performance at the
Winner's Circle Recital
Competition Checklist:
Read
the complete Instructions for Entrants, including this
checklist very carefully.
- Research availability of orchestral accompaniment
parts.
- Acquire approval and signature on Entry
form from
Private Teacher
- Complete all parts of the Entry
Form (both sides)
- Engage the services of a piano accompanist for the
January 8, 2011 Competition, and schedule rehearsals
with him/her
- Proofread and sign the Entry
Form (Entrant's Signature)
- Mail the completed Entry
Form along with a check
for the
non-refundable $50 Entry Fee (made payable to the
Frederick Symphony Orchestra, Inc.) by the December
4,
2010 postmark date
- Contact your accompanist when you receive your
competition time
All events take place in Frederick Community College's
J.B. Kussmaul Theater. Questions? Contact:
Jessica Fitzwater
Young Artist Competition Administrator
P.O. BOX 1439
Frederick, MD 21702-0439
301-639-7714 |
About the Frederick Symphony Orchestra's Young
Artist Competition
Designed to encourage the best young musicians in Maryland,
the competition rotates on a three-year cycle in the following
sequence: Piano in 2011, Strings in 2012, Winds and Brass in 2013.
Congratulations
to clarinetist Griffin Yourick, the Grand-Prize Winner
of the Frederick Symphony Orchestra’s 2010 Young Artist Competition
for Winds and Brass!
Griffin Yourick is the son of George and Lynne Yourick. He graduated as a senior honors and AP student from Frederick High School in Frederick, MD, where he was a member of the jazz ensemble under the direction of Mr. Kevin Lewis.
Under the baton of Mr. Elijah Wirth, he participated in the Frederick
Regional Youth Orchestra (FRYO) for five years and was its principal clarinetist
for four years. He was the 2007 winner of FRYO’s concerto competition.
Griffin began playing clarinet in his elementary school’s band program
in the fourth grade and studied privately with Mrs. Julie Robinson
for three years. He completed five years in the Preparatory Music Division
of Hood College under the instruction of Mr. David Duree. He
has participated in All-County Middle and High School Band, All-State Junior
and Senior Band, county and state solo and ensemble festivals, and McDaniel
Summer Music Camp. He values the support his parents have given him. Starting
in the Fall of 2010, he is a student at UMBC, majoring in physics.
