The Spanish Resource Center, the Latin American Music Center,
and the Office of Latino Affairs
announce
The Second Annual Competition
in Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America
March 27 and 28, 1999
The Annual Competition in Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America seeks to promote the knowledge and performance of concert music from Spain and all countries in Latin America, including Brazil.
The competition is open to all students registered in a performance program at the Indiana University School of Music. Winners of the previous competitions have to wait two years before reentering. *
The competitors must present at least one work by a Spanish composer and at least one work by a Latin American composer (born in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, or Venezuela.) Solo or chamber music entries are acceptable. The total duration of the combined selections must not exceed 20 minutes.
For the 1999 Edition the competition has two Prize Categories and a Special Award:
a. Category 1: Open Interpretation Prizes: Two prizes to be awarded for the best performances of the set of Spanish and Latin American works, by any solo voice or instrument except piano solo; or by any ensemble, including those with piano as an integral member of the group, but excepting piano duos and piano four hands. The first and second prize awards will be of US$1200 and $700, respectively.
b. Category 2: Special Instrumental Focus: This category rotates every year among voice, the different instrumental families, and chamber ensembles. It rewards extraordinary merit in the execution of the repertoire for a specific instrument. The Special Instrumental Focus of 1999 is assigned to the piano, including repertoire for piano solo, piano four hands and piano duo. There will be a first and second prize award of $1000 and $600, respectively.
c. Special Award: This award of $500 will be assigned to the best performance of a composition by the following composers, all of whom are celebrating anniversaries in 1999: Carlos Chávez (Mexico, 1899-1978); Silvestre Revueltas (Mexico, 1899-1940); Ernesto Halffter (Spain, 1905-1989) and Juan Orrego-Salas (Chile, b. 1919). This award can be given in addition to the winner of any of the other categories, or separately to another contestant for his/her excellence in the performance of the specific work. This means that all contestants that choose any of these composers to fulfill the Spanish or Latin American portion of the repertoire are eligible for the Special Award while still competing for the corresponding category.
Note:: All the prize winners will record their repertoire for a documentary compact disc produced by the Latin American Music Center and supported by the Spanish Resource Center. They may be asked to perform one or more special concerts celebrating the competition at dates and places to be arranged after April 1999.
The competition involves three stages:
1. Preliminaries:
a. Applicants will submit a cassette with recordings of their performance of one Spanish and one Latin American work, totaling no more than 20 minutes of music in any proportion. The tape should be clearly identified with the name of the applicant or ensemble, and a listing of the works performed, including the composers' countries of origin.
In addition to the tape, applicants should also submit the items listed below:
b. Letter of application which includes the following information:
- Name, address, phone and e-mail
- Voice part, instrument or ensemble formation to perform in the competition
- Name of the major teacher or chamber music coach
- Degree program at Indiana University
- Listing of the repertoire to be played in the public competition, including the country of origin of the composers and the timings of the works. Applicants may chose the same or different repertoire for the tape and the public competition.
c. Letter of approval of participation from the applied music teacher or chamber music coach for participation in the competition.
The deadline for submission of materials the preliminary stage is
MARCH 1, 1999.
The jury will select at least four but no more than six semi-finalists for the Open category and at least four but no more than six semi-finalists for the Special Instrumental Focus category. The jury reserves the right to include additional participants in the semifinal round if it considers it justified and appropriate, but its decision cannot be contested once announced.The results will be announced on MARCH 10, 1999.
2. Semi-finals:
The chosen candidates must confirm participation in the semi-finalists by sending an e-mail message to the Latin American Music Center by March 22, 1999; and by submitting a one paragraph program note for each work of their selected repertoire, including birth place and dates of the composer, dates of the composition and/or opus number, and other details of historical and musical interest to the listener. If the work is part of another work, this has to be identified according to the standards of the Music School. The repertoire may be the same or different from the one submitted on tape, but it must include at least one Spanish and one Latin American work, for a total of no more than twenty minutes of music in any proportion. The program notes are REQUIRED. Failure to provide the notes will automatically eliminate the semifinalist from the competition.
The semi-finalists will perform their selected repertoire before a jury composed of active and emeritus members of the School of Music faculty on Saturday, March 27, 1999, between 1pm and 5pm, in Recital Hall. The jury may interrupt at any time. The semifinals will be open to the public. The jury will select at least two finalists for the Open category and at least two finalists for the Special Instrumental Focus Category (piano). Deliberations will occur immediately after performance, and the results will be announced the same day.
3. Finals:
The finalists will perform in a public recital in Recital Hall, Sunday, March 28, 1999, at 4pm, with the same repertoire as the semi-finals. The repertoire will be played in full. Prizes will be announced the same evening.
Submissions:
All applications and tapes should be mailed or delivered in person to
Spanish Resource Center
2611 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47408(the building just north of the Creative Arts Auditorium at 10th and the Bypass)
*All questions about elegibility, programming and all other aspects of the competition should be addressed strictly through e-mail to:
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