2014 Orchestral Audition Competition

Application fee: $65

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: Deadline for the submission of application and other application materials is: Monday, April 7, 2014. Please submit the online application at https://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/ica/apply

CONTEST RULES

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.
Recording Instructions: Please provide a high quality recording containing the following excerpts, in the exact order. 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. Mozart: Concerto, K. 622, Movement I, exposition only

The following are 1st clarinet excerpts:
2. Beethoven: Symphony #4, 2nd Movement, Letter F. Play for 9 measures
3. Brahms: Symphony No. 1, 2nd Movement, Measures 42 until 48 and 3rd Movement, Measure 1 until 23
4. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Rehearsal 20 (Nervoso) until Rehearsal 21
5. Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, 2nd Movement Cadenzas at Letter F until G and 3rd Movement, Opening until Letter A, Letter D until Letter I and 4th Movement, Letter I until Letter K
6. Shostakovich Symphony No. 9, 2nd Movement, Measures 1 until 32 and 3rd Movement, Measures 1 until 17
7. Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, 1st Movement Opening Solo (32 Measures) and 3rd Movement, Letter E until Letter H
g. Smetana: Overture to Bartered Bride, Measures 1 until 111 (do not count the rests)
8. Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op 32*, There are several editions to this piece to find the solo. One edition will be 9 Measures before “Andante cantabile non troppo” (after Rehearsal M) and play until 7 Measures after “Andante cantabile non troppo.” A Second edition will be the three Eighth Notes before the Part 2 and play for 15 Measures.

*Please note:there is only 1 solo to be prepared.
The following supplemental materials will be uploaded on the online application.

A separate written and signed statement, attesting 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.

JUDGING

Judging of recordings will be conducted with no knowledge of the contestants. Do not include any identification (your name) on your audio files. 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 Thursday, May 15, 2014. Semifinal and final rounds will be at ClarinetFest® 2014, to be held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA from July 30-August 3, 2014. Repertoire for the Semifinal and Final rounds 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® 2014. 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 and Gregory Smith model clarinet mouthpiece

Second Prize:
$500.00 an Gregory Smith model clarinet mouthpiece

The Orchestral Audition Competition is generously sponsored in part by Gregory Smith.

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.