2011 YOUNG ARTISTS’ COMPETITION
Students are eligible if they have not yet reached their 19th birthday by June 17, 2011. The OU Clarinet Symposium is proud to host a Young Artists’ Competition each year. We listen to CD auditions and invite several talented clarinetists perform in the final round, held at our event in Norman. The prizes are awarded publicly, and the first place winner receives the opportunity to perform in recital on the main stage at the Symposium. To Register Please download a Y.A. Competition Registration form: [2011 form coming soon] Applicants should mail application form, $25 application fee, and CD recording of the preliminary round selection, which must be received by May 16, 2011. Send audition CD, application form, and $25 fee (by check, payable to Ben Redwine) to: Redwine Jazz, LLC (attn: OU Clarinet Symposium Young Artists’ Competition) 1642 Cliff Drive, Edgewater, MD 21037 Preliminary Round Selection The piece selected for this year’s preliminary CD round is to be announced. Finalists Finalists will be notified by email, and are awarded free tuition to attend the 2011 Symposium. The final round will take place on June 17, 2011 at 12 PM in Pitman Recital Hall and is open to the public. The selection for the final round will be announced soon. Prizes The winners will be announced and prizes awarded at intermission of the Friday evening concert at the Symposium. All finalists will receive a certificate and a clarinet goody bag for participating. 1st Place: The winner will receive a cash prize and the opportunity to perform at the Symposium. 2nd Place: Reed Wizard, donated by Mr. Ben Armato (retail price, $275.00) 3rd Place: Perfectareed, donated by Mr. Ben Armato (retail price, $225.00) To see these and other products, visit: http://www.reed-wizard.woodwind.org/ Guidelines Contestants must not have reached their 19th birthday by June 18, 2011 Piano accompaniment is required at all levels of competition. The OU Clarinet Symposium will provide a pianist to accompany the final round of competition (rehearsal time with staff accompanist is subject to availability). Memorization is not required Many thanks to Ben and Leslie Redwine of Redwine Jazz (www.redwinejazz.com) for their organization and execution of the Young Artists’ Competition. http://www.reed-wizard.woodwind.orghttp://www.redwinejazz.comshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1
Congratulations to the winner of the 2010 Young Artists’ Competition: Anna Darnell of Macon, GA! Anna gave the stunning world premiere of the competition piece, Delius’s Dream by Carl Vollrath. 2nd Place: Sara Aratake 3rd Place: Keum Yong Lee 2009 Winner: Taylor Marino 2008 Winner: Robert Palacios 2007 Winner: Dasom Nam