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Young Musicians Concert 2009The Concert Committee is pleased to announce
the forthcoming 74th
Young Musicians Concert, which will be held on Sunday, May 10, 2009
at 1:30pm
in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57th Street, New York City.
Guidelines Each instructor may enter pupils as follows: Two entries (either solo or ensemble). Audition Date and Place: Sunday, April 5, 2009, Steinway Hall, 109 West 57th Street, New York City. Accompanists: Non-pianist applicants must indicate on the application form if they are providing their own accompanists or using an accompanist provided by the AMTL (for an additional fee) on the day of the audition. There may be an opportunity for a brief rehearsal on the day of the audition at Steinway Hall, if scheduling permits, for those using the accompanist provided by the AMTL. Student/performers selected for the Young Musicians Concert who use the accompanist provided by the AMTL may arrange extra rehearsals with the accompanist privately. Deadline for Application: Entries must be postmarked no later than March 16, 2009. After receiving the application, the chairman will notify each instructor of the exact time for the audition. Be sure to write the full title of the composition including Op. No. and key. Singers' applications must have foreign language literal translations and the texts of English language pieces attached, written on the reverse side of the application before submission, or preferably emailed toElena Belli at cascabel@erols.com. Age and Eligibility: Pianists from 15 to 22 years of age, String and other Instrumentalists from 15 to 25 years of age, Singers from 17 to 27 years of age as of the audition date. Student performers who have performed in the Luba Galpern Mid-Season Musicales may not enter the Weill Recital Hall audition the same season. Material: Each entrant, solo or ensemble, should be prepared to perform from memory one or two compositions from the standard repertory of Baroque, Classic, Romantic, or Modern composers. Emphasis should be given to modern American compositions whenever possible, but HIGH QUALITY must ALWAYS be maintained. In general, only compositions originally written for the instrument are to be used. ABRIDGED AND SIMPLIFIED EDITIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. ARRANGEMENTS ARE ALSO NOT ACCEPTABLE except for certain standard solo and ensemble numbers that must be approved by the concert chairman prior to the auditions. Students are required to bring their music to the audition, but NO XEROX COPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED (unless the music is permanently out of print). Kindly plan your selection of material well in advance. Level: Piano: Bach - Preludes and Fugues from W.T.C. Intrumentalists and Vocalists: Similarly advanced repertoire. Vocalists: No Musical Theater. Audition Time Allowed Each Participant: Applicants may offer one or two compositions IN TOTAL not to exceed 10 minutes of performance time. Choice of compositions for the audition must include selections intended for the concert. The decision of the judges is final, as it is their desire to make as fine and varied a program as possible. Please do not send in more than ten (10) minutes of music. Reports of Judges: Reports of judges will be mailed to the instructor after the audition. Instructors must send a stamped, self-addressed, legal-size envelope with the application. Application Fee: $40. (Non-refundable) and instructors who are not AMTL members must pay an additional $15. fee (Non-refundable) in the form of a separate personal check (not a student expense) per entry. Tickets: $15.00 ($10 for performers). Each student performer must purchase at least four (4) tickets @ $10 each, and each performer of an ensemble - three (3) tickets @ $10 each. The application must be submitted and the appropriate materials and checks mailed to the Concert Chairman by March 16, 2009. The tickets will be sent immediately after the audition to those student performers who are selected by the judges. Money for tickets will be refunded by mail to those students not selected for this year's concert. Limited additional tickets, @ $15 each, will be available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office or by calling CarnegieCharge three weeks prior to the concert. Application must be mailed by March 16, 2009 to: CHANG LIU
Inquiries to: IT MUST INCLUDE: 1. Complete and print out application form. Parents
and teachers please review the application. (Singers: Foreign language
text literal translations typed on a separate sheet , or preferably emailed
to Elena Belli: cascabel@erols.com) One (1) addressed to the student |
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