2010 Young Artist Competition

Eligibility: The competition is open to all clarinetists who shall not have reached the age of 27 by January 1, 2011 (i.e., born on or after January 1, 1984) and are not currently under major artist management.

Application: Please submit an Online Application and mail a print-out of the confirmation page along with your other application materials. Send materials postmarked no later than Thursday, April 8, 2010 to:

I.C.A. President-Elect: Keith Koons
Department of Music
University of Central Florida
4000 Central Florida Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32816-1354
e-mail: kkoons@mail.ucf.edu
phone: 407-823-5116

Contest Rules

I. Application fee: $50 US. All applicants must be members of the I.C.A. and submit an Online Application. Non-members wishing to apply may join the I.C.A by including the appropriate membership fee with their contest application fee. Payments should be made payable to I.C.A. in U.S. currency by bank check, money order, or credit card only. The application fee is non-refundable.

II. Recording Instructions: Please provide a high quality recording on compact disk (CD-R) containing the following repertoire in the exact order listed. Repertoire must be recorded with accompaniment when appropriate. Any published edition is acceptable. Each selection/movement should be ID coded as tracks. Audiocassettes will not be accepted. Please be aware that the quality of the recording will influence the judges. Recordings should not be edited and only continuous performances of entire works or movements are allowed.

1. Robert Muczynski – Time Pieces
2. Russell Riepe – Three Studies on Flight (clarinet alone)
3. Johann Stamitz – Concerto in B Flat Major (mvt 1)

III. A photocopy of the contestant's driver's license, passport or birth certificate as proof of age.

IV. Both the private teacher, if any, and the contestant attest in a separate written and signed statement that the recording is the playing of the contestant and has not been edited.

V. A summer mailing address, telephone number and email address should be provided. Email is the preferred means of communication. Please check your email regularly as this is how you will be contacted.

Click here for our online application.

Judging

Judging of recordings will be conducted with no knowledge of the contestant. Do not include any identification on the CD-R or box. There should be no speaking on the recording such as announcing of compositions.

Preliminary judging will be by recorded audition. Semi-finalists will be chosen by committee. Notification will be sent by Friday, May 14, 2010. Semi-final and final rounds will be held at the ClarinetFest® 2010, to be held in Austin, Texas July 21-25, 2010. Semi-finalists will receive a waiver of registration fees for ClarinetFest® 2010. Travel and other expenses will be the responsibility of the contestant.

Repertoire for the semi-final and final rounds of competition will consist of selections from the works listed above. A pianist will be provided for competitors in the semi-final and final rounds. Memorization is not required. All contestants will accept the decision of the judges as final. Past first-prize winners are not eligible to compete.

All recordings will become the property of the ICA and will not be returned.

Prizes

First prize - $2,000 U.S. and a professional clarinet
Second prize - $1,500 U.S.
Third prize - $1,000 U.S.

The I.C.A. assumes no tax liability that competition winners may incur through receiving prize money. Individuals are responsible for investigating applicable tax laws and reporting prize winnings to requisite government agencies.

The Young Artist Competition is generously sponsored in part by Buffet Crampon USA, Gao's Royal Musical Collection, Leblanc, Rico, L. Rossi, Selmer Paris, and Yamaha.