Klarinet Archive - Posting 000499.txt from 1995/11

From: GALVAN <GALVAN@-----.EDU>
Subj: Clarinet Competition
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 10:15:49 -0500

The Nov/Dec issue of The Clarinet will include the following announcement of
the 1996 International Clarinet Association High School Solo Competition.
I hope that the members of Klarinet will find the information useful, and will
help pass it on to those students and teachers who can use it.

Michael Galvan

INTERNATIONAL CLARINET ASSOCIATION
1996 HIGH SCHOOL SOLO COMPETITION

Contest Rules

Eligibility: Open to all clarinetists who are currently enrolled in high
school and who shall not have reached the age of 19 years by
January 1, 1996.
Application: The following materials must be received no later than
Friday 3 May 1996, addressed to:

ICA 1996 HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
Prof. Michael Galvan, School of Music, 208 Ford Hall
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA

1. Application fee: $25 for current ICA members, $35 for
nonmembers. Payment may be made by check or money order.
Make checks payable to the International Clarinet Association in
U.S. dollars. Please use International Money Order or check drawn
on U.S. bank. The fee is nonrefundable.
2. Good quality cassette tape recording with the following
repertoire in the following order:

Louis Cahuzac, Arlequin for clarinet solo
Andre Messager, Solo de Concours for clarinet and piano

The recording should be made on new tape on one side only, with
noise reduction clearly marked. Solo de Concours must be
performed with accompaniment. Please be aware that the quality of
the recording will influence the judges.
3. A photocopy of the contestantUs driverUs license, passport, or birth
certificate as proof of age.
4. A separate typed statement attesting that the recording is the
playing of the contestant. The statement must be signed by the
contestant and should include the contestantUs name, permanent
address, home telephone number, class level, and name of school.
5. Name, address, and telephone number of clarinet teacher.

Please note that no application form is required.

Judging

Judging of tapes will be conducted with no knowledge of the
contestant. Do not include any identification on the cassette or on
the box. There should be no speaking on the tape such as the
announcing of compositions.
All cassettes will become the property of I. C. A. and will not be
returned unless a stamped, addressed envelope is provided with
U. S. postage or an International Postal Coupon.
Judging will be by taped audition and the contestants will accept the
decision of the judges as final. Notification will be sent by 31 May
1996 and an announcement will be published in the
November/December issue of The Clarinet.

Prizes: first prize -$500; second - $350; third - $250