
Eligibility: The competition is open to all clarinetists who shall not have reached the age of 27 by January 1, 2014 (i.e., born on or after January 1, 1987) and are not currently under major artist management.
Application: Please submit the ONLINE APPLICATION and mail a print-out of the confirmation page along with your other application materials. Send materials postmarked no later than Friday, April 5, 2013 to:
Maxine Ramey, ICA President-Elect
School of Music
32 Campus Drive
Music Building, Room 101
The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812
e-mail: maxinerameyica@gmail.com
phone: 406-243-4518
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 Monday, May 6, 2013. Semi-final and final rounds will be held at the ClarinetFest® 2013, to be held in Assisi, Italy, July 24-28, 2013. Semi-finalists will receive a waiver of registration fees for ClarinetFest® 2013. Travel and other expenses will be the responsibility of the contestant. Visa and travel arrangements are solely 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.
First prize - $4,000 U.S. and a professional clarinet
Second prize - $2000 U.S.
Third prize - $1,000 U.S.
The Young Artist Competition is generously sponsored in part by The Buffet Group, Leblanc (Conn-Selmer), Rico, L. Rossi Clarinets, Henri Selmer Paris, 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.