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MIDWEST DOUBLE REED SOCIETY

 

announces the

 

TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL

YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION

Saturday, April 18, 2009

For High School and Undergraduate

Oboe and Bassoon Students in

Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma

 

HOSTED BY:

Prof. Marita Abner, Assistant Professor of Bassoon, and Prof. Barbara Bishop, Assistant Professor of Oboe at the University of Missouri—Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. The competition will be held at Grant Hall, room 122, at 8:30 AM

(Rehearsals with staff accompanist will be scheduled in the morning starting at 8:00 AM)

 

 

APPLICATION for the 2009 MDRS Young Artist Competition

 

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ELIGIBILITY

  • High School entrants must be enrolled in grades 9 through 12.
  • Undergraduate University level entrants must not have reached their twenty-fifth birthday before April 18, 2008.

 

REQUIREMENTS

  • High School entrants will perform one movement from a sonata or concerto with piano.
  • Undergraduate entrants will perform three contrasting movements from sonatas or concertos not exceeding fifteen minutes total duration.  One of these works may be an unaccompanied solo work.

 

Contestants will be notified by Monday, April 7, 2007 of performance times and will be provided with directions to the competition location.  You must provide one copy of the music for the judges.  Memorization is not required.  The competition is open to the public.

 

An accompanist is required for all contestants.  If you cannot bring your own accompanist one can be provided at the following rates: High School $25, University $35.  If you would like to have an accompanist provided, please add the proper amount to your application fee check.  You will be notified a few days in advance regarding a rehearsal time with the accompanist on the day of the competition

 

AWARDS

High School Oboe

High School Bassoon

University Oboe

University Bassoon

First Prize $100, Second Prize $75, honorable mention

First Prize $100, Second Prize $75, honorable mention

First Prize $200, Second Prize $100, honorable mention

First Prize $200, Second Prize $100, honorable mention

 

Additional activities during the day will include exhibits and a guest reed expert.

 

For more information please contact

Prof. Marita Abner

**abnerm''at''umkc.edu**

816-235-2910

 

 

 

Past Winners

 

 

 

 

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