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Brookline Music School 2010
Competitions
Annual Strings
Department Competition
Sunday, March
28, 2010, 9:00-1:00pm
Brookline Music School's Bakalar Recital Hall
Application Fee: $15, $30 if you need a BMS accompanist
Application Deadline: Saturday, March 13, 2010
For Application
click here
Competitions allow us the
opportunity to prepare a performance to the highest of our abilities and polish
skills we need to succeed in sports, interviews, public speaking and future
auditions. At Brookline Music School we provide that opportunity in a familiar
setting; students receive written comments from the judges and the chance to win
$75 for first prize and $50 for second prize.
Competition will be held Sunday
March 28, 2010 from 9:00 to 1:00 in the Bakalar Recital Hall at Brookline Music
School. For more information and to enter, please fill out an application form,
available from your teacher or in the office.
Meet our Judges!
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A native of
Detroit, Miriam Bolkosky began her cello studies at the age of
four and made her solo debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at fifteen.
Ms. Bolkosky has performed extensively with the Boston Pops, National Lyric
Opera, Berkshire Opera, New York City Opera National Company, Music of the
Baroque, Chicago Lyric Opera, and Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra as well
as with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Ravinia Festival Orchestra, and
Chicago’s Symphony II. The Washington Post applauded her recent performance as
soloist at the John F. Kennedy Center as one filled with a “poignant beauty born
of pathos.” An active chamber musician, she has given numerous recitals
including performances at Paul Hall, Harris Hall, the Cape May Festival, the
Cayman International Chamber Music Festival, Avery Fisher Hall, Weill Recital
Hall, and Carnegie Hall. She is a member of the Ann Arbor based Phoenix
Ensemble, as well as Boston’s Radius Ensemble. She holds degrees from The
University of Michigan and The Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied
with Jeffrey Solow, Erling Blondal Bengtsson, and Alan Harris.
Ms. Bolkosky has served on the faculties of Northwestern
University, the Music Institute of Chicago, the Cleveland Institute of Music,
the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Montclair University, and the Suzuki
School of Newton. She currently freelances and teaches in Boston.
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Katherine Roussopoulos
received her first 10 years of violin instruction from Madeleine van Rooyen at
the Hugo Lambrechts Music Center in Cape Town, South Africa. She completed her
Bachelor’s degree in violin performance, from the University of Cape Town, in
2004, where she received the highest string practical grade for her year, as
well as graduating with distinctions in chamber music, orchestration, and violin
performance. She was placed on the Dean’s Merit List for all of her academic
years. In 2005 Katherine completed her Honors degree in violin performance with
distinction. From 2001 – 2005 Katherine was a member of the UCT orchestras, and
was concertmaster from 2003 through 2005. As well as receiving a bursary from
SAMRO, Katherine has been awarded the Gerry Meyer and Alfred Libochowitz String
Prizes, and is currently a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society.
She has studied under Prof. Jack de Wet, Prof. Jurgen
Schwietering, Prof. Farida Bacharova, and most recenlty Prof. Bayla Keyes at
Boston University where she completed her Masters degree in violin performance,
graduating Summa Cum Laude in May 2008. Katherine performs regularly with
Atlantic Strings, a Boston based string quartet, Atlantic Symphony Orchestra,
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, and the Indian Hill Symphony Orchestra. She has
performed extensively throughout South Africa, toured Europe with the Hugo
Lambrechts Symphony Orchestra, and has performed solo and chamber music recitals
in the Seychelles, and the USA. Katherine has been sponsored by Skye
International Foundation, the National Arts Council of South Africa, and the
Oppenheimer Memorial Trust.
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Annual
Piano Competition
Sunday, May 2, 2010,
9:00-2:00pm
Brookline Music School's Bakalar Recital Hall
Application Fee: $15, $30 if you need a BMS accompanist
Application Deadline: April 17, 2010
For Application
click here
This competition, open to all
Brookline Music School piano students, is intended to provide valuable
experience for young musicians and to inspire them to explore the beauty of the
piano repertoire. Students 18 years of age and under are invited to compete in
three age categories, based on age as of May 2, 2010. Prizes for each category
will be awarded:
1st Place - $50; 2nd Place - $25
Additional
prizes may also be awarded for special categories as determined by the judges.
All contestants will receive a certificate of participation.
10 years of age and under
Two or three contrasting pieces of up to 8 minutes total length. Pieces should
represent contrasting style periods of Baroque, Classical, Romantic,
Impressionistic, or Contemporary.
11-14
years
Two or
three contrasting pieces of up to12 minutes total length. Pieces should
represent contrasting style periods of Baroque, Classical, Romantic,
Impressionistic, or Contemporary
15-18
years
Two or
three contrasting pieces of up to 15 minutes total length. Pieces should
represent contrasting style periods of Baroque, Classical, Romantic,
Impressionistic, or Contemporary.
Information for all three categories:
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Applicants must have studied with their current teacher a minimum of one year,
or the name of previous teachers must be provided.
* Music must be memorized
* Applicants’ choice of material must have their teachers’ approval
* Applicants will be notified by telephone or email of their competition time by
April 25th.
For more information,
please contact: 617-277-4593 or email mdenton@bmsmusic.org
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First Annual Woodwind Solo
Competition
Sunday, May 23,
2010, 1:00-4:00pm
Brookline Music School's Bakalar Recital Hall
Application Fee: $15, $30 if you need a BMS accompanist
Application Deadline: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
For Application
click
here
This competition
is open to all Brookline Music School woodwind students. Students will be able
to compete in one of three age group brackets. Age 10 and under, Age 11-14 and
Age 15-18 (or senior in high-school). Students, with their teachers, may choose
to perform a piece in any style. For example, you may choose to perform a
classical solo with or without piano accompaniment, or you may choose to perform
a jazz standard. However, if a student chooses to perform a jazz standard they
must improvise. The pieces should not exceed 8 minutes in length if possible and
must be from start to finish, we will not accept excerpts. Instead of playing
one entire piece you may choose to perform two contrasting movements.
Additional
Information for Applicants:
*A BMS piano accompanist will be available for the competition and for one
rehearsal during the week prior to competition for an additional $15 fee, or
contestants may bring their own accompanists
*Music need not be memorized, but the pieces must have approval of the
contestant’s teacher, who is asked to sign the application form where indicated
* Judges’ written comments will be sent to each
contestant following the competition.
* Contestants will be notified by telephone of their
competition time by April 26, 2010
Prizes:
The winner of each age bracket will receive a cash prize of $75, while the
runner-up will receive a cash prize of $50. Both the winner and runner-up of
each age bracket will perform on a Brookline Music School recital together on
Saturday June 5, at 4:30pm. This means if you agree to be part of the
competition you must be available to perform on the recital if chosen.
Applications can
be mailed in to the school or placed in Chris Veilleux’s mailbox located in the
BMS main office. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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2009 Competition Winners
PIANO
COMPETITION -
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Congratulations to our 2009 competition
winners and thank you to everyone who participated!
10 and Under
Category:
1st Place:
Joanna Wu,
student of Niva Fried
2nd Place: Moe Ikeuchi, student of Karine Bagdasarian
11 - 14 Category:
1st Place: Kevin Chen, student of Niva Fried
2nd Place: Michelle Tian, student of Niva Fried
15 - 18 Category:
1st Place: Helen Tian, student of Niva Fried
2nd Place: Geena Chen, student of Niva Fried
STRING
COMPETITION -
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Congratulations to our 2009 competition
winners and thank you to everyone who participated!
12 and Under
Category:
1st Place: Julia Carabatsos, violin student of Shufang Du
2nd Place:
Michael Chess,
violin student of Tomoko Iwamoto
18 and Under Category:
1st Place:
ChaeWon Hwang, violin student of Sasha Callahan
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STRING
COMPETITION -
Sunday, March 29, 2009
This competition is open to all Brookline Music School string students and is
intended to provide valuable experience for young musicians.
* Students 18 years of age and under are invited to compete in two age
categories, based on age as of March 29, 2009.
* Prizes for each category will be awarded:
1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50
* Additional prizes may also be
awarded for special categories as determined by the judges.
* All contestants will receive a certificate of participation.
12 years of age and under
One piece (or movement) of
contestant’s own choice, not exceeding 4 minutes in length.
18 years of age and under
Two contrasting pieces (or movements)
of contestant’s own choice, each not exceeding 4 minutes in length:
* One piece written for performance with piano accompaniment.
* One piece
written for unaccompanied solo instrument.
Information for both
categories
* A BMS piano accompanist will be available for the competition and for one
rehearsal during the week prior to competition for an additional $15 fee, or
contestants may bring their own accompanists
* Bowing and fingering are to be decided by the applicant and the applicant’s
teacher
* Music need not be memorized, but the pieces must have approval of the
contestant’s teacher, who is asked to sign the application form where indicated.
* Judges’ written comments will be sent to each contestant following the
competition.
* Contestants will be notified by telephone of their competition time by March
22, 2009
Please submit application form
and $15 entry fee ($30 if using BMS accompanist) to your teacher or to:
Brookline Music School, 25 Kennard Road, Brookline, MA 02445
To download an application
click here
To download the strings competition guidelines (same
as listed above) click here
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PIANO
COMPETITION -
Sunday May 3, 2009
This competition is open to all Brookline Music School piano students and is
intended to provide valuable experience for young musicians and to inspire them
to explore the beauty of the piano repertoire.
* Students 18 years of age and under are invited to compete in three age
categories, based on age as of March 29 2009.
* Prizes for each category will be awarded: 1st
Place - $50; 2nd Place - $25
* Additional prizes may also be
awarded for special categories as determined by the judges.
* All contestants will receive a certificate of participation.
10 years of age and
under
Two or three contrasting pieces of up
to 8 minutes total length.
* Pieces should represent contrasting style periods of Baroque, Classical,
Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary.
11-14 years of age
Two or three contrasting pieces of up to12 minutes total length.
* Pieces should represent contrasting style periods of Baroque, Classical,
Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary.
15-18 years of age
Two or three contrasting pieces of up to 15 minutes total length.
* Pieces should represent contrasting style periods of Baroque, Classical,
Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary.
Information for all three
categories:
* Applicants must have studied with their current teacher a minimum of
one year, or the name of previous teachers must be provided.
* Music must be memorized
* Applicants’ choice of material must have their teachers’ approval
* Applicants will be notified by telephone or email of their competition time by
April 27.
Please submit application form
and $15 entry fee to either your teacher or to:
Brookline Music School, 25 Kennard Road, Brookline, MA 02445
Applications must be received by April 13, 2009
To download an application
click here
To download the strings competition guidelines (same as listed above)
click here
For more information, please contact Margaret Denton at 617-277-4593 ex 243 or
mdenton@bmsmusic.org
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COMPETITION WINNERS
AWARDS NIGHT
More information to follow
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