UNM PERFORMANCE (CONCERTO) COMPETITION 2009-2010

Date of competition: October 10, 2009

Location: Kurt Frederick Rehearsal Hall, Center for the Arts

REPERTOIRE: Concerto or extended work

winner(s) performance: Sunday, November 15, 2009, with the UNM Chamber Orchestra

application deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, at 12:00 noon

APPLICATION FORM: Will be available at the beginning of the Fall 2009 semester.

Competition Coordinator: Prof. Keith Lemmons (klemmons@unm.edu; 277-4905)

competition guidelines:

1. Open to full time undergraduate music majors and graduate students enrolled for a minimum of six (6) credit hours.
   
   
2. Open to all orchestral instruments, piano, saxophone, guitar and voice. 
          
3. Students must choose repertoire that does not exceed 20 minutes in length, including all orchestral tutti sections. A student may choose to perform a single movement concert piece, an aria (for singers),or a single movement (or  combination of movements) from a larger work in order to fit the allotted time stipulations.
   
   
4. All repertoire must be performed from memory.
   
   
5. The competition will take place during the Fall semester, preferably in October. Competition winners will perform with the UNM Orchestra during the same academic year.
   
   
6. There will be three judges, not UNM employees, who will choose 1 or 2 winners to perform with the UNM Orchestra. Honorable Mention may be awarded, but this student will not perform with orchestra. The decision of the judges is final.
   
   
7. The UNM Orchestra conductor reserves the right to request the student to perform different movements or repertoire, should extenuating circumstances cause the original repertoire to be deemed inappropriate or impossible to obtain.
   
   
8. It is the student’s responsibility to secure an accompanist for the competition.
   
   
9. Students must provide a score for each of the three judges (copies of piano scores are acceptable)
   
   
10. A student may not repeat the same repertoire from year to year.  Winners from previous years may not re-audition.
    
    
11. Applications must be completed, signed by the applied teacher and returned to the competition organizer two weeks prior to the competition date.
    
    
12. The competition will be open to the public.
    
    
13. The order of the competition will be decided at least one week prior to the competition date. No changes will be allowed once this order has been determined.  Please arrive in the Keller Hall Green Room 20 minutes prior to your assigned time. Please be prepared to perform earlier than assigned, if necessary.