2015 MUSIC COMPETITION
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2015 MUSIC COMPETITION
For High School-age Musicians Murrieta Rotary stages an annual competition to recognize the talent of young musicians and to encourage their continued musical development. This contest is aimed at high school-age youths. OPPORTUNITY AWAITS YOUNG MUSICIANS The Murrieta Rotary Club announces its 2015 MUSIC COMPETITION with cash prizes and a chance to compete and entertain at a higher level offered to talented high school age musicians Application deadline: February 10, 2015 Competition date: February 17, 2015 (The contest will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Salvation Army Center, 40270 Los Alamos Rd., Murrieta. The public is invited to attend. The event is free.) Prizes to Murrieta winners: $400 -- first place $250 -- second place $100 -- third place District level prizes in each of 3 categories: $1,000 -- first place $500 -- second place $250 -- third place Plus -- First place district winners will be required to perform at the district annual conference on May 16 in Cathedral City. _____________________________________ Contest Contact: Contest chair -- Jody Lawlor Phone -- 951-217-0175 Email -- [email protected] Mail -- Murrieta Rotary 25060 Hancock Ave., #103-365 Murrieta, CA 92562-5959 Rotary International is a service organization that sponsors many outstanding programs for youth. In addition to this contest, the Murrieta club sponsors youth leadership camps for select 11th and 7th graders and a host of other activities through its Rotary-in-the-schools organization called Interact. Murrieta Club-Level Competition The Murrieta contest is a prelude to Rotary District 5330 competition. One or more Murrieta winners, depending on the judges’ recommendations and the chair’s discretion, may advance to the district level. Eligibility This competition is open to students in 9th through 12th grades or home-schooled students in the high school age-range. Students should be from the Murrieta area. Others may be accepted if the club in their community does not sponsor a contest or if the student’s obligations conflict with their home club contest. All contestants must reside in Rotary District 5330. Musicians who are previous first-place winners in the Murrieta or district competitions are ineligible to compete again. Murrieta first-place winners are, however, eligible to compete in other club contests if they were not topfinishers in the district contest and if that club’s rules permit. Students may compete in only one club-level contest a year. Applications All musicians wishing to compete in the Murrieta contest must complete an official application form and return it to the club chair by the deadline noted in this announcement. Applications may be mailed or scanned and then emailed to the chair. Due to time constraints, the number of participants may be limited, so submit your application as soon as possible. Categories Performance Requirements Competition on the club level is open, meaning that judges will rank contestants without regard to categories. Contestants should perform music that best demonstrates the musician’s talent and musicality. They may perform one or two pieces, but the total performance time should not exceed 9 minutes. At the district level, however, musicians will be split into vocal, instrumental and piano categories, which will be judged separately. District Competition Those entering the Murrieta contest should check their personal calendars for availability for districtlevel competition and commit to those dates if they are advanced to that contest. District competition is scheduled for these dates: Instrumental -- March 28, 2015 Piano -- April 11, 2015 Vocal -- May 9, 2015 If there are a large number of entrants in categories, the district will run semi-finals from 9 a.m. to noon. Finals will follow from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. All district competition is hosted by the University of Redlands’ School of Music in the Frederick Lowe Performance Hall. Judging, Contest Conduct Professional musicians will evaluate and rank the contestants. Their decision about winners and those to advance to the district contest will be announced shortly after the competition concludes. Any protest relative to the conduct of a contestant or the operation of the contest must be made to the chair before the winner is announced. The chair’s decision is final. Expenses There is no entry fee for the Murrieta contest. There is, however, a $75 fee for the district competition, and the club pays the fee for those it enters. Other expenses, such as for accompanists and travel, are the contestant’s obligation. Pianists and instrumentalists must performance classical music. Vocalists are to perform classical pieces or music from musical theater. Music from country western, popular and religious genres are not permitted. Contestants may use sheet music while performing at the club level contest, but pieces MUST be memorized for finals competition. More detailed performance requirements are in the attached district rules. Length of pieces performed, memorization of music, district contest arrangements and more are discussed. Be sure to review this section. A grand piano will be provided on stage for use by contestants and their accompanists. Those competing must provide their own accompanists as well as any equipment needed for backup, like CD or tape players with electrical cords. Performance Order Prior to the competition, the order of performance will be determined by the club. Contestants will be notified of the order in advance. If there are time conflicts with an entrant’s accompanist, the club chair should be contacted immediately once the order is announced. Contestants are expected to attend the performances of the other entrants, except during their own warm-up period. DISTRICT RULES FOR CONTESTANTS The 16th Annual Rotary Music Competition provides an introductory platform for high school musicians to perform and for many to enhance career opportunities. These rules govern all competition levels for three categories -- pianist, vocalist and instrumentalist. Three prizes up to $1,000 are awarded in each category at the district finals. Entry forms and further information are available from the music chairperson of your local Rotary club or from your music teacher. Only high school students (or home study students) living within Rotary District 5330 are eligible to enter the Rotary Music Competition. Students must be within the area served by their local Rotary club. Contestants may perform a composition of their choice at the local club level, but they are encouraged to perform at least one piece required for the finals competition. Performers may use sheet music when they appear before the local cl Pieces must be memorized for finals competitions. Contestants may not perform music that they have composed themselves at the district level. No previous first place winner of Rotary Music Finals Competition may re-enter as a contestant. Contestants may not enter more than one club’s competition in any given year. At the local level, a contestant should perform a piece that best demonstrates his/her talent and musicality. But be aware that there are specific repertoire requirements for finals contests. At the finals, pianists and instrumentalists must play at least one piece of classical music, and vocalists must perform songs from musical theater or classical music, or both. Judges will not accept songs from the country western, popular and Christian music genres at this competition. The local club shall determine prizes at the local level of competition. The club music chairperson is responsible for letting each winner know what expenses will be paid by Rotary. If the contestant is a district finals winner and their performance at the district conference takes place during mealtime, Rotary District 5330 may pay for a meal for the performer and two family members. It is the responsibility of the contestant or their sponsoring club to pay for any additional expenses. Finals Competition All competitions will be held at the University of Redlands. We have made the effort to schedule both the semifinals and finals in all three categories on the same day so that competitors, families and Rotary club sponsors will not have to travel there on more than one day. However, if fewer than 13 contestants are entered in any one competition, the final competition will be the one held in the morning. Judging Judges will utilize the adjudication sheets included with these rules with equal weight given to tone quality, technique, interpretation and general effect. Contestants’ names will be on the adjudication sheets. Contestants will be ranked by first place through the number of participants in the contest. Judges will total the points for each performer in the Total Points column. Judges will also rank each participant. The Net Points will be used as a basis for the ranking. There may be ties in points, but not in rank. After the last performance, judges will meet separately with each other to determine the rankings of the first through third place performers. Judges will enter their scores on the Adjudication Summary Form (see page 8) for retention by the chairperson of the contest. Any protest relative to the conduct of a contestant or the operation of the contest, at any level of the contest, must be made to the chairperson of that contest before the winner is announced. The decision of the chairperson will be final. Judges’ Critique Judges are usually agreeable to meeting individually with each contestant to provide a critique of their performance. Individual score sheets will be given to the contestant with the judges’ comments. Prizes Prizes will be awarded as follows to the winners of finals competitions in each category of performance: 1st Place - $1,000 2nd Place - $500 3rd Place - $250 Second and third prizes will be presented to the contestants at the completion of the finals competition. First prize winners will be expected to perform at the Rotary district conference on May 16, 2015, in Cathedral City, when they will receive their prizes at the end of their performance. Contestant’s Repertoire The contestant will perform one or more pieces in the competition. Pianists and instrumentalists must play at least one piece of classical music. Additional pieces will be the contestant’s choice. Singers must perform songs from musical theater or classical music. Contestants should be aware that judges will not accept songs from the country western, popular and Christian music genres at this competition. The entire performance should not exceed 12 minutes for the competition for piano and instrumentalists. Generally, vocal competition should be five to eight minutes. Extremely short pieces will be penalized; however, other timing will not be subject to penalty points. If the performance exceeds the specified time, the judges may ask the contestant to stop, but that will not be deemed a negative request. If there are more contestants than usual entered, the chair may request that performers limit the length of their presentation, eight minutes for piano and instrumental, and five or six minutes for vocalists. Pieces must be memorized and the music score may be requested to be provided to the judges. Some judges do not require a score; we will try to notify contestants of their wishes. Judges have previously requested that the measures performed on the score be numbered, so that judges can identify specific parts of the music for their comments.