ELIGIBILITY AND REPERTOIRE:
Entrants will be limited to ensembles made up of
students in 7th-12th grades, residing or attending schools
in the Greater Lehigh Valley area, or studying with area private teachers.
Younger students may compete with the recommendation of their private teacher.
Students will be ineligible after their graduation from high school. Public,
private, parochial, home-schooled, and charter school students are all eligible.
Ensembles, which may include piano, strings, winds, and/or brass as appropriate, must involve a minimum of two and a maximum of nine performers, must perform without a conductor, and must present a selection from the classical chamber music literature. Instrumental sonatas with piano accompaniment are acceptable with an eligible student pianist. Individual students may compete with more than one ensemble, provided the instrumentation and repertoire are significantly different. Competition selections should be approximately 6-15 minutes in length, and should include only complete works, or complete movements thereof. Original student compositions, jazz, vocal, rock, and popular music, while recognized as valid art forms, are not included in this competition.
AUDITION AND DEADLINE:
Audition applications are
due in the SATORI office by January 15,
2011. Postmarks will determine any deadline questions. A
non-refundable $25 application fee (per ensemble) must accompany the
application. Checks should be made payable to SATORI.
Mail
applications and $25 fee to:
SATORI
2985
Fairfield Drive North
Allentown,
PA 18103
Auditions will be held Saturday, February 19, 2011, at 1:30
pm., at
JUDGING AND AWARD:
The competition will be open to interested members of
the public as audience. Judging will be by a panel of prominent Lehigh Valley
musicians, and the judges’ decision will be final. Results will be announced
immediately after the competition. The judges may reject all applicants if, in
their opinion, no competing ensemble is considered qualified. The winning
ensemble will receive a $500 cash prize, and an opportunity to perform their
competition selection on SATORI’s April 10, 2011 public concert.
For additional information, contact SATORI at 610-435-6036 or nas0719@yahoo.com
(each
ensemble member must complete a separate form; please duplicate)
Name (if applicable)/Type of ensemble: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
(string quartet, brass group, mixed ensemble, etc.)
Instrumentation: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Selection to be performed: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Contact person for ensemble: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Contact telephone: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Contact e-mail: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date of birth: ___________
Mailing address/residence: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Instrument: _______________________ Teacher/ensemble coach: _____________________________________________________________________________
Student’s signature: ________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________
Parent/guardian signature: ____________________________________________ Date: ______________________________
Teacher/ensemble coach signature: ______________________________________ Date: ______________________________
Applications must be received by January 15, 2011. Auditions
will be held on Saturday, February 19, 2011, at 1:30 pm.
The winning ensemble will receive a $500 cash prize and perform at
SATORI’s April 10, 2011 concert.
Please send completed application and non-refundable $25 (per ensemble) application fee to:
SATORI
Allentown, PA 18103
For
additional information, contact SATORI at 610-435-6036 or nas0719@yahoo.com