San Jose Youth Symphony

SJYS Concert Orchestra Solo Competition

The Concert Orchestra Solo Competition will be held on April 16, 2012, during the second half of rehearsal.

The Solo Competition is open exclusively to Concert Orchestra Members.
The competition winners will perform in one of the subscription 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 GUIDELINES:

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications are being accepted from now and through Tuesday, January 17, 2012. The Solo Competition will be held on a Monday evening rehearsal at our regular rehearsal venue. The Competition does not replace the regularly scheduled rehearsal and further information will be provided as the date approaches.

To enter the Solo Competition fill out the application form and submit it to our office via mail, fax or in person. Each student will receive by email 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, warm-up rooms will be provided. Participants may not exchange audition times with other contestants.

RULES:

Participants will be auditioned on any orchestral instrument. Double or triple concertos are accepted. Pianists, vocalists, or any non-orchestral instruments may not apply.

It is recommended that the concertos chosen by applicants are from the sample list below. Applicants will be notified by end of January 2012 whether the concerto chosen is acceptable, based on the level of the piece, instrumentation, and other relevant factors.

All contestants must prepare at least two full contrasting movements from their concerto. We highly encourage students to perform their solo by memory, though it is not required. All contestants must provide their own accompanist for the competition. Each contestant must bring three copies of the piano score of the music performed, 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 three winners will be chosen. The judges have the right to select 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.
SJYS students and parents are welcome to sit as observers.

Sample list of accepted concerti for Concert Orchestra Solo Competition

Flute

Chaminade – Concertino op. 107
Haydn – Concerto
Mozart – Andante K. 315
Mozart – Concertos No. 1or 2

Oboe

Albinoni – Concertos, op.7 No. 3, and op. 9 No. 2
Bellini – Concerto E- flat major
Cimarosa – Concerto c minor
Donizetti - Concertino F major
Haydn – Concerto
Marcello – Concerto c minor
Mozart – Concerto K. 314

Clarinet

Mozart – Concerto K.622
Weber,C.M. – Concertos No. 1or 2, Concertino op. 26.

Bassoon

Mozart – Concerto
Weber, C.M. - Concerto op.75

Horn

Haydn – Concertos No.1 or 2
Mozart – Concertos No. 1 or 3

Trumpet

Haydn – Concerto
Hummel – Concerto

Trombone

Baroque concertos; L.Mozart.

Violin
Accolay - Concerto
J.S. Bach – Concertos No. 1 & 2
Beethoven – Romances op. 40 & op.50
Bruch – Concerto No. 1 in g minor
Dvorak – Romance in f minor op. 11
Haydn – Concertos no. 1 in C and no. 2 in G
Mozart – Concertos No. 3, 4 or 5
Viotti – Concerto No. 23
Vivaldi – any concerto
Wieniawski – Legende Op. 17, Concerto in d minor Op. 22

Viola
J.C. Bach – Concerto
Handel – Concerto
Hoffmeister - Concerto
Telemann – Concerto
Stamitz – Concerto in D Major

Violoncello
Boccherini (Grutzmacher) – Concerto in B-flat Major
Goltermann – Concertos
Haydn – Concerto No. 1&2
Vivaldi – any concerto

Double Bass
Bottesini – Concerto No. 2
Dragonetti – Concerto
Dittersdorf – Concerto

Double/triple concertos
Any combinations of solo instruments from Baroque, early Classical and Classical era.


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Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Concert Orchestra Flute Choir Concert Winds Intermezzo Strings Prelude Strings Percussion Ensemble	SJYS Concert Orchestra Solo Competition The Concert Orchestra Solo Competition will be held on April 16, 2012, during the second half of rehearsal. The Solo Competition is open exclusively to Concert Orchestra Members. The competition winners will perform in one of the subscription 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 GUIDELINES: HOW TO APPLY: Applications are being accepted from now and through Tuesday, January 17, 2012. The Solo Competition will be held on a Monday evening rehearsal at our regular rehearsal venue. The Competition does not replace the regularly scheduled rehearsal and further information will be provided as the date approaches. To enter the Solo Competition fill out the application form and submit it to our office via mail, fax or in person. Each student will receive by email 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, warm-up rooms will be provided. Participants may not exchange audition times with other contestants. RULES: Participants will be auditioned on any orchestral instrument. Double or triple concertos are accepted. Pianists, vocalists, or any non-orchestral instruments may not apply. It is recommended that the concertos chosen by applicants are from the sample list below. Applicants will be notified by end of January 2012 whether the concerto chosen is acceptable, based on the level of the piece, instrumentation, and other relevant factors. All contestants must prepare at least two full contrasting movements from their concerto. We highly encourage students to perform their solo by memory, though it is not required. All contestants must provide their own accompanist for the competition. Each contestant must bring three copies of the piano score of the music performed, 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 three winners will be chosen. The judges have the right to select 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. SJYS students and parents are welcome to sit as observers. Sample list of accepted concerti for Concert Orchestra Solo Competition Flute Chaminade – Concertino op. 107 Haydn – Concerto Mozart – Andante K. 315 Mozart – Concertos No. 1or 2 Oboe Albinoni – Concertos, op.7 No. 3, and op. 9 No. 2 Bellini – Concerto E- flat major Cimarosa – Concerto c minor Donizetti - Concertino F major Haydn – Concerto Marcello – Concerto c minor Mozart – Concerto K. 314 Clarinet Mozart – Concerto K.622 Weber,C.M. – Concertos No. 1or 2, Concertino op. 26. Bassoon Mozart – Concerto Weber, C.M. - Concerto op.75 Horn Haydn – Concertos No.1 or 2 Mozart – Concertos No. 1 or 3 Trumpet Haydn – Concerto Hummel – Concerto Trombone Baroque concertos; L.Mozart. Violin Accolay - Concerto J.S. Bach – Concertos No. 1 & 2 Beethoven – Romances op. 40 & op.50 Bruch – Concerto No. 1 in g minor Dvorak – Romance in f minor op. 11 Haydn – Concertos no. 1 in C and no. 2 in G Mozart – Concertos No. 3, 4 or 5 Viotti – Concerto No. 23 Vivaldi – any concerto Wieniawski – Legende Op. 17, Concerto in d minor Op. 22 Viola J.C. Bach – Concerto Handel – Concerto Hoffmeister - Concerto Telemann – Concerto Stamitz – Concerto in D Major Violoncello Boccherini (Grutzmacher) – Concerto in B-flat Major Goltermann – Concertos Haydn – Concerto No. 1&2 Vivaldi – any concerto Double Bass Bottesini – Concerto No. 2 Dragonetti – Concerto Dittersdorf – Concerto Double/triple concertos Any combinations of solo instruments from Baroque, early Classical and Classical era.
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