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I.C.A. 2012 High School Solo Competition Report

by Elizabeth Crawford

 
  Winners: Vitor Fernandes (Portugal), Andrew Moses (U.S.A.), Alessandro Tenorio-Bucci (U.S.A.)

This year there were 16 competitors in the first round of the 2012 High School Solo Competition from the United States and Europe. Required works were the Bohuslav Martinů Sonatina and the Hommage à Debussy by Béla Kovács. A very special thank you to Rebecca Chappell of Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana, and to Christina Martin, clarinetist with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, who listened to all 16 competitors and decided on the following six finalists: Torin Bakke, USA (14); Vitor Fernandes, Portugal (17); Franklin Jia, USA (15); Ann Lepage, France (15); Andrew Moses, USA (13); and Alessandro Tenorio-Bucci, USA (18).

The finals were held on Friday, August 3, in the Johnny Carson Theater at the University of Nebraska. Judges for the final round were Julie DeRoche (DePaul University), Frank Kowalsky (Florida State University) and Antonio Tinelli (Conservatorio di Matera, Italy). All of the finalists played very well with great flare and confidence, and all promise to be fine clarinetists.
The winners were: Vitor Fernandes, First Place: $1000 and a Rico Reserve Mouthpiece; Andrew Moses, Second Place: $750; Alessandro Tenorio-Bucci, Third Place: $500

Next year’s competition will take place in Assisi, Italy. Required repertoire is the Rossini Introduction, Theme and Variations and the Gerald Finzi Fughetta (Movement 5) from the Five Bagatelles.

Finalists and judges from left:
Antonio Tinelli, Franklin Jia, Frank Kowalsky, Ann Lepage, Torin Bakke, Alessandro Tenorio-Bucci, Vitor Fernandes, Andrew Moses, Julie DeRoche