BAND
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BRASS
Hellam Young Artists' Competition 2009 for all orchestral instruments, piano, and voice. Must be between 18-24 yrs old & enrolled in undergrad or graduate studies. Please visit web site for application and competition details. Entry deadline: November 22, 2008. Tel: 417-864-6683.
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COMPOSITION
The Molinari Quartet's Fourth International Competition for Composition for String Quartet. Composers are invited to submit an original work for string quartet. The best compositions will be played in concert during the spring of 2010. Rules for Eligibility: Candidates must for 40 years old or less as of April 1st 2009, the due date for registration. The work must not exceed 20 minutes. Only works for string quartet that have neither been performed or published as of April 1st 2009 shall be accepted. Due date for registration and receiving scores: April 1 st 2009. For more information visit web site or write to : qm@quatuormolinari.qc.ca or call Olga Ranzenhofer at 514-527-5515.
Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition 2010: each entry must be nominated by a professional music organization or individual. A composer may not submit his/her own work. Award granted for a work premiered between Jan 1, 2004-Dec 31, 2008. Entry forms may be downloaded at: www.grawemeyer.org. Submissions and requests for entry forms/info should be sent to: Grawemeyer Music Award Committee, School of Music, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. Nominations/entries due by January 12, 2009.
CONDUCTOR
GUITAR
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HARP
Hellam Young Artists' Competition 2009 for all orchestral instruments, piano, and voice. Must be between 18-24 yrs old & enrolled in undergrad or graduate studies. Please visit web site for application and competition details. Entry deadline: November 22, 2008. Tel: 417-864-6683.
17th International Harp Contest in Israel: open to harpists of all nationalities who are under age 35 by 1 October 2009. Application and all materials due by: 1 April 2009. Competition to be held October 6-20, 2009. Please apply through competition web site.
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OPERA
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ORCHESTRA
Hellam Young Artists' Competition 2009 for all orchestral instruments, piano, and voice. Must be between 18-24 yrs old & enrolled in undergrad or graduate studies. Please visit web site for application and competition details. Entry deadline: November 22, 2008. Tel: 417-864-6683.
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ORGAN
PERCUSSION
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PIANO
Hellam Young Artists' Competition 2009 for all orchestral instruments, piano, and voice. Must be between 18-24 yrs old & enrolled in undergrad or graduate studies. Please visit web site for application and competition details. Entry deadline: November 22, 2008. Tel: 417-864-6683.
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STRINGS
Lansing Matinee Musicale, Inc. Richardson Awards for Strings (violin, viola, cello, bass): held March 8, 2009 in Lansing, Michigan. Contestants must be 18-26 years old, and US citizens. First prize: $1500. For application, please click here to email Patricia Smith, or write to: Patricia D. Smith, 1911 Birchwood, Okemos, MI 48864. Entry deadline: Feb 2, 2009.
10th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition: held in Helsinki Nov. 21-Dec. 2, 2010. Open to violinists of all nationalities ages 30 years old or less. application deadline: August 16, 2010. Please visit web site for details or email Anna Krohn.
International Max-Rostal-Competition 2009 for Violin and Viola will be held March 22.-29, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. To take part, violinists and violists from all nations must be born after March 21st 1981. You can view the rules and download application form from the web site. Email: rostal@udk-berlin.de Entry deadline: November 30th 2008.
7th International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart to be held May 13-14, 2009 in Augsberg, Germany. Open to all violinists born between May 23, 1979 and May 13, 1994. For application form and repertoire, please visit web site link. Application deadline: 9 January 2009. Telephone: +49 821 324 48 92. Fax: +49 821 450 69 81. Email: info@leopold-mozart-competition.de
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VARIOUS
Bay State Concerto Competition, March 7-8, 2009. The competition is open to pianists and any orchestral instrumentalists between the ages of 18 and 30 (on the day of the competition). All applications must be received by February 21, 2009. For application and rules of the competition, please visit our website at:
www.atlanticsymphony.org.
37th Annual New York Debut Award Auditions: open to classically trained instrumentalists, chamber ensembles, and singers who have not given a solo New York debut or not received a New York review for a solo recital performance. No age limit. Auditions will be held at International House, New York City, from March21-29, 2009 (prelims, semis and finals). For application form, send a self-addressed stamped business-sized envelope to: Artists International, attn: Music Division, 521 Fifth Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10017. Completed entry forms due by Jan. 21, 2009. Tel: 212-292-4257. No web site available.
VOICE
If you are university-aged, there is now a competition just for you: Classical Singer's University Vocal Competition. Winners will receive scholarships to summer programs and graduate schools. In addition, all finalists will sing at the Final Round Concert before people who make acceptance decisions for graduate programs. All participants will have an opportunity to keep audition and competition skills fresh, gain exposure before educators and professional singers, and meet more singers their age from across the country. Held May 29-31, 2009 in Chicago as part of the annual Classical Singer Convention. A limited number of singers can participate. Click here for details. Registration is now open at: www.ClassicalSinger.com/events. Or call 800-515-9800.
21st International Singing Competition of Clermont-Ferrand (France): 11 to 13 February 2009. At least 10 artists will be engaged in several productions in Clermont-Ferrand for 2010 and 2011 but also in other towns of Auvergne region and at La Chaise-Dieu Festival. Works auditioned: Cosi fan tutte, La Cambiale di matrimonio, Didone abbandonata, Messiah, La Petite Messe Solennelle, Rossini Recital (for mezzo-soprano), piano Jeff Cohen Donizetti – Bellini Recital (for soprano or tenor), piano Jeff Cohen. Casting: 4 sopranos, 1 mezzo-soprano, 1 male alto, 1 tenor, 1 baritone, 2 basses. You will find the rules of the competition on our website: www.centre-lyrique.com. For more info contact: David Mousseron Dufort at
concours@centre-lyrique.com, Centre Lyrique d’Auvergne, Maison de la Culture, Rue Abbé de l’Epée, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. Ph: 04.73.29.23.44
Lansing Matinee Musicale, Inc. Richardson Awards for Voice: held Feb 28, 2009 in Lansing, Michigan. Contestants must be 20-35 years old, and US citizens. First prize: $1500. For application, please click here to email Ms. Marilyn Hastings, or write to: Ms. Marilyn Hastings, 1917 Danbury East, Okemos, MI 48864-1872. Entry deadline: Jan 30, 2009.
Hellam Young Artists' Competition 2009 for all orchestral instruments, piano, and voice. Must be between 18-24 yrs old & enrolled in undergrad or graduate studies. Please visit web site for application and competition details. Entry deadline: November 22, 2008. Tel: 417-864-6683.
Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition, Helsinki, Finland. Held 1-12 August 2009. Open to women born in 1978 or later and men born in 1976 or later. Please apply through the competition web site. Application and all materials due 16 February 2009.
WOODWINDS
2009 Beijing International Music Competition for Clarinet April 24-May 6, 2009. Open to all clarinetists under the age of 32 (by April 23, 2009). Entry deadline: Jan 20, 2009. Please visit web site for application and entry info.
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