Young Artist Competition

March 7 & 8, 2008
Memphis, TN

$1000
1st Prize

To be eligible, applicant must be 18, and no older than 30, on March 7, 2008. Previous Mid-South first place winners are ineligible. Three finalists will be selected on the basis of recorded auditions to compete in the live final round at the Flute Festival Mid-South 2008 in Memphis Tennessee.  The finalists will perform in the closing gala recital playing one of the three final audition pieces.

 

Each entrant will record three pieces from the required list (attached and/or on web site), one from group A, one from group B, and one from group C.  Pieces that require accompaniment must be recorded with accompaniment.  Smartmusic© may be used for accompaniment in the recorded round if desired.  TWO  CDs of the selected pieces must be in the hands of the competition chair NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1ST, 2007, along with completed application form and fees.  The first week of January the finalists will be notified and be assigned three pieces for the final live round of the competition.

 

The recorded audition must be on a CD disk. Recordings must be unedited. The recording may include studio as well as concert performances as long as no editing has occurred. The recording device may be stopped between movements in multi-movement works. Recording found to have been edited will result in the applicant's disqualification. There may by NO IDENTIFICATION on the recording or box and NO SPEAKING. The applicant's name, address, and competition entered must appear ONLY on the outer package. Recordings will be coded and sent to the appropriate judging committee with only the code number identification.   Failure to follow these requirements will result in disqualification.  The title of the pieces in the order they appear should be printed on the disks but NO IDENTIFICATION information about the performer.

Required Literature for Recorded Round
Mid-South Flute Festival
Young Artist Competition
March 7 & 8, 2008


Choose one piece from each group.

Group A

J.S. Bach - Partita in a minor, BWV 1013
I. Allemande
II. Corrente


C.P.E. Bach - Sonata in a minor, Wq. 132
I. Poco adagio
II. Allegro


Group B

Gabriel Faure - Fantasie, Op. 79
Philippe Gaubert - Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando
Paul Taffanel - Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino

 

Group C

Robert Muczynski – Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 14
III. Andante
IV. Allegro con moto

Otar Taktakishvili – Sonata for Flute and Piano
II. Aria
III. Allegro Scherzando

Samuel Zyman – Sonata for Flute and Piano
I. Allegro assai
II. Lento e molto espressivo

Young Artist Competition
Recorded Round pdf (download)

 

Entry Form

Entry Form (downloadable)

 

Lisa Vanarsdel
Dept. of Music
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN  37044

Office:  931-221-7842
Home:  931-645-3325

vanarsdell@apsu.edu