Application Deadline: Completed applications due on Friday, November 3.<\/p>\n
Deliver to the Band & Orchestra Office (room 180).<\/p>\n
Preliminaries will be scheduled by area coordinators on or before December 10.<\/p>\n
a. Applicants must be enrolled as a full-time student at NAU, and must be studying privately with an NAU music faculty member, at the time of the competition and the performance.<\/p>\n
b. Past winners are ineligible.<\/p>\n
c. The work to be performed, (one movement of a standard concerto, or an entire concerto\/concert piece), shall not exceed 15 minutes in duration.<\/p>\n
d. All works to be performed must be formally approved by the Director of Orchestras in advance of the application deadline. (Please see list of ineligible pieces below)<\/p>\n
e. The work must have a published score and orchestral parts.<\/p>\n
f. Applicants wishing to perform a non-standard concerto or concert piece are required to provide the Director of Orchestras with a score and recording of the work in advance of the application deadline.<\/p>\n
g. Any alterations to the piece, including key changes or cuts, must be approved by the Director of Orchestras in advance of the application deadline.<\/p>\n
h. Memorization is not required for the Preliminaries in December, but is required for the Finals in January.<\/p>\n
i. Accompanists are required for both the Final and Preliminary rounds.<\/p>\n
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Each area will name a maximum of two (2) finalists and one (1) alternate to compete in the final competition in January.<\/p>\n
a. Woodwinds<\/p>\n
b. Brass<\/p>\n
c. Strings<\/p>\n
d. Percussion, Piano, & Classical guitar<\/p>\n
e. Voice<\/p>\n
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Finalist must furnish the adjudicating committee with three copies of the music to be performed.<\/p>\n
Memorization is required for the final round of the competition and the performance.<\/p>\n
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The committee will choose two unranked winners and two alternates. The performance will take place at 3:00pm on Sunday, May 5, in Ardrey Memorial Auditorium.<\/p>\n
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2019 Tomasi \u2013 Saxophone Concerto, mvt. Final Giration<\/p>\n
2019 Walton \u2013 Viola Concerto, mvts. 1-2<\/p>\n
2020 Strauss \u2013 Duet Concertino for Bassoon and Clarinet, mvt. 1<\/p>\n
2020 Gliere \u2013 Horn Concerto, mvt. 1<\/p>\n
2021 Ibert — Concertino Da Camera for Saxophone and Orchestra<\/p>\n
2021 Bottesini — Concerto in B minor for String Bass and Orchestra<\/p>\n
2022 Elgar– Cello Concerto, mvt. 4<\/p>\n
2022 Saint-Saens — Piano Concerto No. 2, mvt 1<\/p>\n
2023 Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2, mvt. 1<\/p>\n
2023 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, mvt. 1<\/p>\n
2023 Lierberman Concerto for Piccolo<\/p>\n
2023 Schumann Konzertstuck for 4 Horns, mvt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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