International Clarinet Association - Orchestral Audition Competition

INTERNATIONAL CLARINET ASSOCIATION
2008 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, 2008 to:

2008 ICA 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

Application fee: $50.00 U.S. All applicants must be members of the ICA, and must provide proof of membership. Non-members wishing to compete may join the ICA by including the appropriate membership fee with their contest application fee. Make amount payable to the ICA in US currency. This fee is non-refundable.
Recording Instructions: II. Recording Instructions: Please provide a good quality recording compact disk (CD-R format required, audiocassette NOT acceptable) containing the following excerpts, in this exact order with appropriate track ID numbers. All are first clarinet excerpts:
1. 1. Mozart: Concerto, Movement I, exposition only
  2. Beethoven: Symphony #6 – 1st mvt. bar 474-492; 2nd mvt. bar 68-78
  3. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique – 3rd mvt. solo between 43 & 44
  4. Brahms: Haydn Variations – Variation 5 (6/8)
  5. Kodaly: Dances from Galanta – bar 31-66; last page cadenza
  6. Mendelssohn: Scherzo – beginning to bar 48
  7. Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2 – mvt. III; opening solo through 47
  8. Rimsky Korsakov: Le Coq d’or – cadenza
A separate written and signed statement, attesting that the recording is the playing of the contestant and has not been edited.
A permanent address, telephone number, and E-mail address should be provided. Please note that no application form is required.

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 19, 2008. Semifinal and final rounds will be held at ClarinetFest 2008 in Kansas City, MO in July 2008. 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 2008. 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.

All recordings will become the property of the I.C.A. and will not be returned.

Prizes

First Prize:
$1000.00 US Dollars
Gregory Smith Custom Mouthpiece
The Reed Wizard by Ben Armato

Second Prize:
$500.00 US Dollars
Gregory Smith Custom Mouthpiece
The PerfectaReed by Ben Armato

The ICA is grateful to Gregory Smith and Ben Armato for their sponsorship of the Orchestral Audition Competition.



Copyright © ICA 2004-2008. All Rights Reserved.	INTERNATIONAL CLARINET ASSOCIATION 2008 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, 2008 to: 2008 ICA 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 Application fee: $50.00 U.S. All applicants must be members of the ICA, and must provide proof of membership. Non-members wishing to compete may join the ICA by including the appropriate membership fee with their contest application fee. Make amount payable to the ICA in US currency. This fee is non-refundable. Recording Instructions: II. Recording Instructions: Please provide a good quality recording compact disk (CD-R format required, audiocassette NOT acceptable) containing the following excerpts, in this exact order with appropriate track ID numbers. All are first clarinet excerpts: 1. Mozart: Concerto, Movement I, exposition only 2. Beethoven: Symphony #6 – 1st mvt. bar 474-492; 2nd mvt. bar 68-78 3. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique – 3rd mvt. solo between 43 & 44 4. Brahms: Haydn Variations – Variation 5 (6/8) 5. Kodaly: Dances from Galanta – bar 31-66; last page cadenza 6. Mendelssohn: Scherzo – beginning to bar 48 7. Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2 – mvt. III; opening solo through 47 8. Rimsky Korsakov: Le Coq d’or – cadenza A separate written and signed statement, attesting that the recording is the playing of the contestant and has not been edited. A permanent address, telephone number, and E-mail address should be provided. Please note that no application form is required. 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 19, 2008. Semifinal and final rounds will be held at ClarinetFest 2008 in Kansas City, MO in July 2008. 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 2008. 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. All recordings will become the property of the I.C.A. and will not be returned. Prizes First Prize: $1000.00 US Dollars Gregory Smith Custom Mouthpiece The Reed Wizard by Ben Armato Second Prize: $500.00 US Dollars Gregory Smith Custom Mouthpiece The PerfectaReed by Ben Armato The ICA is grateful to Gregory Smith and Ben Armato for their sponsorship of the Orchestral Audition Competition.