ADM Concerto Competition Rules
Arthur D. Montzka 2011 Young Artists Concerto Competition
Open to instrumentalists who are 18 years of age and younger as of January 2, 2011 and who are residents of Illinois.
The winner of the competition will perform with the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra at the Northern Illinois University Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, DeKalb, Illinois, on Saturday, March 5, 2011, 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.
- Application form with the endorsement of a music teacher, preferably a private music teacher, familiar with the applicant's performance ability.
- Application materials will be returned only if a self-addressed stamped envelope is included with the application.
The selected work should not be a piece which has been played in the last five years (see below):
2010
Ryan Murphy: Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D Minor, Op. 47
Nathan Noh: Tchaikosvsky: Concerto No. 1 for Piano in Bb Minor, Op 23.
2009
Kevin Hu: Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5 for Violin in A Minor, Op. 37
Mindy Park: Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 for Cello in Eb Major, Op. 107
Vincent Meklis: Ravel: Tzigane for Violin
2007:
Benjamin Lash: Hindemith: Concerto for Cello, 1940
Christine, Murphy: Bizet: Carmen Fantasy for Flute
2006:
Kevin Korda: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Useful information:
- All applications must be postmarked no later than January 2, 2011. 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 6, 2011 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.
