INTERNATIONAL CLARINET ASSOCIATION
2009 YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION

Eligibility: The competition is open to all clarinetists who shall not have reached the age of 27 by January 1, 2010 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.  It is recommended that if you are mailing outside of the United States to send your application via express mail to ensure that your entry arrives in time for judging.  Send materials postmarked no later than Friday, April 10, 2009 to:

Keith Koons, ICA President-Elect
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 ICA and must provide proof of membership. Non-members wishing to apply may join the ICA 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.  Please

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. Jean Françaix – Tema con variazioni
2. Joan Tower – Wings (clarinet alone)
3. Bernhard Crusell – Concerto in f minor, op. 5 (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 address, telephone number and e-mail address (all if possible) should be provided. Email is the preferred means of communication.  Please check your email regularly as this is how you will be contacted.

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 15, 2009. Semi-final and final rounds will be held at the ClarinetFest® 2009, to be held in Porto, Portugal August 10-14, 2009.  Semi-finalist will receive registration waiver for ClarinetFest® 2009.  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 Young Artist Competition is generously sponsored in part by Buffet Crampon, Leblanc, Rossi, Selmer, and Yamaha.

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.