ADM Concerto Competition Rules
Arther D. Montzka 2008 Young Artists Concerto Competition
Open to instrumentalists 18 years of age and younger as of December 1, 2008 who live in Illinois within a 75 mile radius of DeKalb, IL.
The winner of the competition will perform with the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra at the Northern Illinois University Boutell Concert Hall, DeKalb, Illinois, on Sunday, March 1, 2009, 3:00 pm.
The winner of the competition will receive $350 for the performance.
Repertoire requirements: one or more movements of a solo concerto or an appropriate one-movement composition with orchestral accompaniment, the total performance time not to exceed twenty minutes.
Each contestant's application must include:
- An audio cassette or CD recording of the contestant's performance with accompaniment of the selected work.
- A 5x7 publicity photograph
- A biography (no resumes)
- A non-refundable $35.00 entry fee. Make check payable to the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
The selected work should not be a piece which has been played in the last four years: (see below)
2008: Mindy Park, Vincent Meklis: Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 for Cello in Eb Major, Op. 107: avel: Tzigane for Violin
2007: Benjamin Lash, Christine, Murphy Hindemith: Concerto for Cello, 1940 Bizet: Carmen Fantasy for Flute
2006: Kevin Korda Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
2005: Shawn Moore Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Useful information:
- All applications must be postmarked no later than January 2, 2009. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.
- The winner of the competition will rehearse with the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra on selected Monday evenings prior to the March 1, 2009 concert and at the 1:00 pm dress rehearsal preceding the 3:00 pm concert.
- Finalists may be asked to perform for the Young Artists Selection Committee.
- All correspondence and entries should be sent to:
Linc Smelser, Music Director Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra
107 East Sunset Place DeKalb, IL 60115 815-758-4158 Cellincoln@aol.com
The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1976, is a non-profit institution under the statutes of the state of Illinois. Its programs are enhanced by nationally known guest conductors and soloists from the Sycamore-DeKalb area. The orchestra’s concerts and policies are administered through the efforts of its Music Director, Linc Smelser, the Orchestra Players Committee, and a fifteen-member Board of Directors composed of citizens from the community.