Competitions. (Impromptu).The Society of American Musicians Announces Annual Competition The Society of American Musicians announces its seventy-seventh annual contests in Chicago, between January and April 2002. Cash prizes and performance opportunities are offered to contestants from the Primary level (under age 10) to Young Artist level, under age 30. Divisions are violin violin, family of stringed musical instruments having wooden bodies whose backs and fronts are slightly convex, the fronts pierced by two f-hole-shaped resonance holes. , cello cello or 'cello: see violin. cello or violoncello Bowed, stringed instrument, the bass member of the violin family. Its full name means “little violone”—i.e., “little big viol. , piano, flute, voice and guitar. For more details, a brochure, an application, repertoire requirements and deadline, write to SAM, P.O. Box 85, Park Ridge Park Ridge, city (1990 pop. 36,175), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb adjacent to Chicago, on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1873. It is chiefly residential. Several national and international corporations have their headquarters in Park Ridge. Nearby is O'Hare International Airport. , IL 60068, call (312) 341-6968 or e-mail samusicians@hotmail.com. Kingsville Competition Entries Now Available The Kingsville International Young Performers Competitions and Isabele Scionti Piano Solo The piano is often used to provide harmonic accompaniment to a voice or other instrument. However, solo parts for the piano can be found in some musical styles. These can take the form of a section in which the piano is heard more prominently than other instruments, or in which the piano Competitions are scheduled for April 4-6, 2002, on the campus of Texas A&M University-Kingsville. More than $23,000 in prize money will be distributed to winners in various contests. The highest-ranking winner will receive a minimum of $5,000 in cash prizes. Contest finalists will receive performance awards with the Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). , Victoria (Texas) Symphony Orchestras World
South Africa
Canada
Seven separate contests in two divisions--Pre-college and College--will be conducted, and contest winners will compete for the grand prize. The entry deadline is January 23, 2002, at midnight. A $30 entry fee is required per contest. Contact Kingsville Competitions at P.O. Box 2873, Station 1, Kingsville, TX 78363, call (361) 592-2374, e-mail youngperf@hotmail.com or log on to http://dl6acbl.org/ YoungPerformers for more information. Coleman Chamber Competition The Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition is set for April 27-28, 2002, at Ramo Auditorium, Caltech, in Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 133,936 and the 160th largest city in the United States. The California Finance Department estimates the Pasadena population to be 146,166 in 2005. . Prizes totaling $13,000 will be awarded, and all winners will be presented in a public concert. Eligible contestants will be nonprofessional non·pro·fes·sion·al n. One who is not a professional. non  pro·fes instrumental ensembles of three to six players, and they must be prepared under the instruction of a professional coach. Ensembles devoting a substantial portion of its time performing for a fee will not be allowed to compete. The application deadline is February 21, 2002, and a $30 nonrefundable entry fee is required. Interested ensembles should contact the Coleman office at 202 South Lake Ave., Ste. 201, Pasadena, CA 91101, call (626) 793-4191, e-mail krfccma@aol.com or log on to http://coleman.caltech.edu. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion