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2014 High School Solo Competition


Eligibility: Competition participants must be 18 years old or younger as of June 30, 2014.
Application: Deadline for the submission of application and other application materials is:
Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Please submit the online application at https://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/ica/apply

CONTEST RULES

  1. Application Fee: $65 USD. All applicants must be members of the ICA and submit the Competition Application. Non-members wishing to apply may join the ICA by going to https://www.clarinet.org/Order_MembershipJoin.asp and becoming a member. The application fee is non-refundable.
  2. Recording Instructions: Please provide a high quality recording 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 listed as a single track, and should not contain your name. 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. Witold Lutoslawski, Dance Preludes (movements 1, 2, and 5)
    2. André Messager, Solo de Concours
  3. A photocopy of the contestant’s driver’s license, passport or birth certificate as proof of age.
  4. 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.
  5. A summer address, telephone number and e-mail address (all if possible) should be provided. E-mail 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 your audio files. There should be no speaking on the recording, such as announcing of compositions. Preliminary judging will be by taped audition. Finalists will be chosen by committee. Notification will be sent by Friday May 9, 2014. Final round will be held at the ClarinetFest® 2013 in Baton Rouge, LA, July 30- August 3, 2014. Repertoire will consist of the works listed above. Memorization for the final round of competition is not required.

Past first-prize winners are not eligible to compete. All contestants will accept the decision of the judges as final. The I.C.A. will provide a pianist for all finalists. All finalists will receive free registration at ClarinetFest® 2014. Travel and other expenses will be the responsibility of the contestant. All recordings will become the property of the ICA and will not be returned.

PRIZES

First prize - $1,000 U.S.
Second prize - $750 U.S.
Third prize - $500 U.S.

The International Clarinet Association 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.