San Jose Youth Symphony

SJYS Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition

The San Jose Youth Symphony hold its annual Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition every spring. This year the competition will take place on April 15, 2012. Time and location TBD.

The Concerto Competition is open exclusively to Chamber Orchestra members.
Members are not allowed to compete in the year of their graduation from SJYS.
The competition winners will perform in one of the concerts of the following season.
It is not guaranteed that the winners will perform their entire concerto with the orchestra – depending on the length of their concerto and its instrumentation.

COMPETITION GUIDELINE:

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications are being accepted from now until January 17, 2012. The competition will be held on April 15, 2012. Time and location of the competition will be announced soon.

To enter the competition download and fill out the Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition application form at our web site www.sjys.org and mail or fax it to the office. There will be a $40 application fee for each applicant.

All applications must be accompanied by a digital recording of the students performing their chosen concerto for the competition. The recording date must be within three months of the application date.

Each student will receive by mail a notification of the assigned audition time by no later than two weeks prior to the competition’s date. Contestants who will arrive after the assigned time will not be allowed to perform. Please plan to arrive early and warm up in the room provided. Participants may not exchange audition times with other contestants.

RULES:

Participants will be auditioned on any orchestral instrument (low brass and percussion excluded). Double or triple concertos are accepted.

It is recommended that the concertos chosen by applicants are from the standard concerto repertoire, scored for Chamber orchestra size (two of every woodwind, two horns, two trumpets, timpani). See below a sample list of accepted concertos. If the applicant wishes to perform a concerto which is not included in the sample list, s/he must submit a request for an approval from SJYS by November 14, 2011. The student will be notified by the end of January whether the concerto chosen is acceptable or not.

All contestants must prepare their concerto in its entirety. No exceptions will be made. Contestants must play their piece by memory. All applications will be prescreened. A maximum of 12 applicants will be chosen for the competition, and will be announced within two weeks from the application due date.

All contestants must provide their own accompanist for the competition. Each contestant must bring two copies of his/her music for the judges.

It is expected that the winners keep their performance level as high or higher by the first rehearsal date with the orchestra. There will be a mandatory meeting with the conductor one month prior to the first rehearsal date, where the winners are expected to demonstrate their competence of performing the work.

THE COMPETITION:

The competition will be divided into three categories: strings, woodwinds/brass, double/triple concertos.

A maximum of four winners will be chosen. The judges have the right to choose no winners in case that the level of performance does not meet the standard of the competition.The decision of the judges will be final.

The names of the winners will be announced at the conclusion of the competition. In addition to the performance with the orchestra, the top three winners will receive monetary prizes (tuition credit) as follows:

1st prize – $300
2nd prize - $200
3rd prize - $100

SJYS students and parents are welcome to sit as observers.

Sample list of accepted concerti for Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition

Flute:
Griffes - Poem for flute and orchestra
Haydn - Concerto
Ibert - Concerto
Mozart - Andante, K.315
Mozart - Concertos nos. 1-2

Oboe:
Albinoni - Concertos, op.7, no.3; op.9, no.2
Bellini - Concerto E-flat major
Cimarosa - Concerto C minor
Donizetti - Concertino F major
Haydn - Concerto
Marcello - Concerto C minor
Martinu - Concerto
Mozart - Concerto K.314
Strauss. R. - Concerto D major
Vaughan Williams - Concerto

Clarinet:
Mozart - Concerto, clarinet, K.622
Weber, C.M.--Concertino, op.26; Concertos nos. 1-2

Bassoon:
Mozart-Concerto
Weber, C.M - Concerto, bassoon. op.75

Horn:
Haydn - Concertos nos. 1-2
Mozart - Concertos nos. 1, 3

Trumpet:
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Hummel - Concerto

Violin:
Bach – Concerto No. 1&2
Mozart - Concerto No. 1-7
Saint-Saëns - Concerto No. 1 Op. 20; Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; Havanaise
Sarasate- Zigeunerweisen; Introduction and Tarantella
Schumann-Concerto in D minor
Telemann – Concerto
Torelli – any concerto
Vivaldi – any concerto
Wieniawski – Legend, Op. 17

Viola:
Handel - Concerto
Telemann - Concerto
Stamitz - Concerto in D Major
Weber - Andante and Hungarian Rondo

Violoncello:
Boccherini (Grutzmacher) - Concerto in B-flat Major
Haydn – Concerto No. 1&2
Saint-Saëns - Concerto in A Minor
Vivaldi – any concerto

Double Bass:
Bottesini - Concerto No. 2
Dragonetti - Concerto
Dittersdorf - Concerto in Eb Major, Concerto in E Major
Vanhal - Concerto

Double/triple concerto:
Any combinations of solo instruments from Baroque and early Classical era


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Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Concert Orchestra Flute Choir Concert Winds Intermezzo Strings Prelude Strings Percussion Ensemble	SJYS Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition The San Jose Youth Symphony hold its annual Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition every spring. This year the competition will take place on April 15, 2012. Time and location TBD. The Concerto Competition is open exclusively to Chamber Orchestra members. Members are not allowed to compete in the year of their graduation from SJYS. The competition winners will perform in one of the concerts of the following season. It is not guaranteed that the winners will perform their entire concerto with the orchestra – depending on the length of their concerto and its instrumentation. COMPETITION GUIDELINE: HOW TO APPLY: Applications are being accepted from now until January 17, 2012. The competition will be held on April 15, 2012. Time and location of the competition will be announced soon. To enter the competition download and fill out the Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition application form at our web site www.sjys.org and mail or fax it to the office. There will be a $40 application fee for each applicant. All applications must be accompanied by a digital recording of the students performing their chosen concerto for the competition. The recording date must be within three months of the application date. Each student will receive by mail a notification of the assigned audition time by no later than two weeks prior to the competition’s date. Contestants who will arrive after the assigned time will not be allowed to perform. Please plan to arrive early and warm up in the room provided. Participants may not exchange audition times with other contestants. RULES: Participants will be auditioned on any orchestral instrument (low brass and percussion excluded). Double or triple concertos are accepted. It is recommended that the concertos chosen by applicants are from the standard concerto repertoire, scored for Chamber orchestra size (two of every woodwind, two horns, two trumpets, timpani). See below a sample list of accepted concertos. If the applicant wishes to perform a concerto which is not included in the sample list, s/he must submit a request for an approval from SJYS by November 14, 2011. The student will be notified by the end of January whether the concerto chosen is acceptable or not. All contestants must prepare their concerto in its entirety. No exceptions will be made. Contestants must play their piece by memory. All applications will be prescreened. A maximum of 12 applicants will be chosen for the competition, and will be announced within two weeks from the application due date. All contestants must provide their own accompanist for the competition. Each contestant must bring two copies of his/her music for the judges. It is expected that the winners keep their performance level as high or higher by the first rehearsal date with the orchestra. There will be a mandatory meeting with the conductor one month prior to the first rehearsal date, where the winners are expected to demonstrate their competence of performing the work. THE COMPETITION: The competition will be divided into three categories: strings, woodwinds/brass, double/triple concertos. A maximum of four winners will be chosen. The judges have the right to choose no winners in case that the level of performance does not meet the standard of the competition.The decision of the judges will be final. The names of the winners will be announced at the conclusion of the competition. In addition to the performance with the orchestra, the top three winners will receive monetary prizes (tuition credit) as follows: 1st prize – $300 2nd prize - $200 3rd prize - $100 SJYS students and parents are welcome to sit as observers. Sample list of accepted concerti for Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition Flute: Griffes - Poem for flute and orchestra Haydn - Concerto Ibert - Concerto Mozart - Andante, K.315 Mozart - Concertos nos. 1-2 Oboe: Albinoni - Concertos, op.7, no.3; op.9, no.2 Bellini - Concerto E-flat major Cimarosa - Concerto C minor Donizetti - Concertino F major Haydn - Concerto Marcello - Concerto C minor Martinu - Concerto Mozart - Concerto K.314 Strauss. R. - Concerto D major Vaughan Williams - Concerto Clarinet: Mozart - Concerto, clarinet, K.622 Weber, C.M.--Concertino, op.26; Concertos nos. 1-2 Bassoon: Mozart-Concerto Weber, C.M - Concerto, bassoon. op.75 Horn: Haydn - Concertos nos. 1-2 Mozart - Concertos nos. 1, 3 Trumpet: Haydn – Trumpet Concerto Hummel - Concerto Violin: Bach – Concerto No. 1&2 Mozart - Concerto No. 1-7 Saint-Saëns - Concerto No. 1 Op. 20; Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; Havanaise Sarasate- Zigeunerweisen; Introduction and Tarantella Schumann-Concerto in D minor Telemann – Concerto Torelli – any concerto Vivaldi – any concerto Wieniawski – Legend, Op. 17 Viola: Handel - Concerto Telemann - Concerto Stamitz - Concerto in D Major Weber - Andante and Hungarian Rondo Violoncello: Boccherini (Grutzmacher) - Concerto in B-flat Major Haydn – Concerto No. 1&2 Saint-Saëns - Concerto in A Minor Vivaldi – any concerto Double Bass: Bottesini - Concerto No. 2 Dragonetti - Concerto Dittersdorf - Concerto in Eb Major, Concerto in E Major Vanhal - Concerto Double/triple concerto: Any combinations of solo instruments from Baroque and early Classical era
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