INTERNATIONAL CLARINET ASSOCIATION
2009 ORCHESTRAL AUDITION COMPETITION

Eligibility: The competition is open to clarinetists of all ages who are not employed full-time as salaried members of a professional symphony orchestra.

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 Monday, April 14, 2009 to:

2009 I.C.A. Orchestral Audition Competition
Peter Wright, coordinator
9311 River Shores Lane
Jacksonville, FL 32257-4912
Phone: 904-608-1380
E-mail: pbw3@bellsouth.net

Contest Rules

I. Application fee: $50.00 U.S. All applicants must be members of the I.C.A. and provide proof of membership. Non-members wishing to compete may join the I.C.A. by including the appropriate membership fee with their contest application fee. Make amount payable to the 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 good quality recording (CD-R format required, cassette NOT acceptable) containing the following excerpts, in this exact order with appropriate track ID numbers. No speaking on the recording. All are first clarinet excerpts:

Mozart: Concerto, Movement I, exposition only
Beethoven: Symphony #8 – 3rd mvt. trio
Brahms: Symphony #3, 1st & 3rd mvt. solos
Mendelssohn: Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream, to bar 48
Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf, #20 to #21
Respighi: Pines of Rome, 3rd mvt. solos
Rimsky Korsakov: Capriccio Espanol, 1st & 3rd mvt. solos
Shostakovich: Symphony #9, 2nd & 3rd mvt. solos
Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4, 1st & 3rd mvt. solos

III. A separate written and signed statement, attesting the recording is the playing of the contestant and has not been edited.

IV. A permanent address, telephone number and E-mail address should be provided.

Please click here for our online application.

Judging

Judging of recordings will be conducted with no knowledge of the contestants. 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 held by recorded audition. Semifinalists will be chosen by committee. E-mail or letters of notification will be sent by Monday, May 18, 2009. Semifinal and final rounds will be held at ClarinetFest® 2009 in Porto, Portugal in August 2009. Repertoire will consist of the excerpts listed above. Past first-prize winners are not eligible to compete. All contestants will accept the decision of the judges as final. All semifinalists will receive free registration at ClarinetFest® 2009. Travel expenses will be the responsibility of the contestant. All recordings will become the property of the I.C.A. and will not be returned.

Prizes

First Prize:
$1000.00 US
Richard Hawkins “R” model mouthpiece and a choice of his “B” model E-flat mouthpiece or his “S” model Bass clarinet mouthpiece.
The Reed Wizard by Ben Armato

Second Prize:
$500.00 US
Richard Hawkins “R” model mouthpiece and a choice of his “B” model E-flat mouthpiece or his “S” model Bass clarinet mouthpiece.

The Orchestral Audition Competition is generously sponsored in part by Richard Hawkins and Ben Armato.

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.



Copyright © ICA 2004-2009. All Rights Reserved.	INTERNATIONAL CLARINET ASSOCIATION 2009 ORCHESTRAL AUDITION COMPETITION Eligibility: The competition is open to clarinetists of all ages who are not employed full-time as salaried members of a professional symphony orchestra. 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 Monday, April 14, 2009 to: 2009 I.C.A. Orchestral Audition Competition Peter Wright, coordinator 9311 River Shores Lane Jacksonville, FL 32257-4912 Phone: 904-608-1380 E-mail: pbw3@bellsouth.net Contest Rules I. Application fee: $50.00 U.S. All applicants must be members of the I.C.A. and provide proof of membership. Non-members wishing to compete may join the I.C.A. by including the appropriate membership fee with their contest application fee. Make amount payable to the 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 good quality recording (CD-R format required, cassette NOT acceptable) containing the following excerpts, in this exact order with appropriate track ID numbers. No speaking on the recording. All are first clarinet excerpts: Mozart: Concerto, Movement I, exposition only Beethoven: Symphony #8 – 3rd mvt. trio Brahms: Symphony #3, 1st & 3rd mvt. solos Mendelssohn: Scherzo from Midsummer Night’s Dream, to bar 48 Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf, #20 to #21 Respighi: Pines of Rome, 3rd mvt. solos Rimsky Korsakov: Capriccio Espanol, 1st & 3rd mvt. solos Shostakovich: Symphony #9, 2nd & 3rd mvt. solos Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4, 1st & 3rd mvt. solos III. A separate written and signed statement, attesting the recording is the playing of the contestant and has not been edited. IV. A permanent address, telephone number and E-mail address should be provided. Please click here for our online application. Judging Judging of recordings will be conducted with no knowledge of the contestants. 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 held by recorded audition. Semifinalists will be chosen by committee. E-mail or letters of notification will be sent by Monday, May 18, 2009. Semifinal and final rounds will be held at ClarinetFest® 2009 in Porto, Portugal in August 2009. Repertoire will consist of the excerpts listed above. Past first-prize winners are not eligible to compete. All contestants will accept the decision of the judges as final. All semifinalists will receive free registration at ClarinetFest® 2009. Travel expenses will be the responsibility of the contestant. All recordings will become the property of the I.C.A. and will not be returned. Prizes First Prize: $1000.00 US Richard Hawkins “R” model mouthpiece and a choice of his “B” model E-flat mouthpiece or his “S” model Bass clarinet mouthpiece. The Reed Wizard by Ben Armato Second Prize: $500.00 US Richard Hawkins “R” model mouthpiece and a choice of his “B” model E-flat mouthpiece or his “S” model Bass clarinet mouthpiece. The Orchestral Audition Competition is generously sponsored in part by Richard Hawkins and Ben Armato. 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.