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2009 Competitions
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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