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.
In this year's performance competition, ensembles may include strings, winds, and/or brass as appropriate -- NO PIANO -- and must involve a minimum of two and a maximum of ten performers, must perform without a conductor, and must present a selection from the classical chamber music literature. 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. Performance of original student compositions, jazz, vocal, rock, and popular music, while recognized as valid art forms, are not included in this competition.
In this year's composition competition, student compositions should be written for a trio of flute, violin, and cello. Compositions should be a maximum of 5 minutes in length. Student composers may submit only one composition in any year's competition.
Contact SATORI at 610-435-6036 or by email at nas0719@yahoo.com for eligibility questions.
AUDITION AND DEADLINE:
Performance audition applications are
due in the SATORI office by January 15,
2014. 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.
Compositions must be submitted by January 1, 2014. Two paper copies (score and parts) should be mailed to SATORI at the address below. If possible, compositions should also be e-mailed in pdf form to SATORI at nas0719@yahoo.com. A non-refundable $25 applcation fee must accompany the submission. Checks should be made payable to SATORI.
Mail
applications and $25 fee to:
SATORI
2985 Fairfield Drive North
Allentown,
PA 18103
Performance auditions will be held Saturday, February 15, 2014, at 10:00 am, at Community Music School, 23 N. 6th Street, Allentown, PA
(directly over Miller Symphony Hall). Snow date for the competion is Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 1:00 pm.
JUDGING AND AWARD:
The competition will be open to interested members of
the public as audience. Student performances will be judged by a panel of prominent Lehigh Valley
musicians, and the judges’ decision will be final. Student compositions will be reviewed by a professional Lehigh Valley composer prior to the competition. Results in both performance and competition will be announced
immediately after the performance competition. The judges may reject all applicants if, in
their opinion, no competing ensemble or composition is considered qualified. The winning
performing ensemble will receive a $500 cash prize, and an opportunity to perform their
competition selection on SATORI’s April 4, 2014 public concert.
9th Annual
(each
ensemble member or composer must complete a separate form; please duplicate)
Name of ensemble (if applicable)/Type of ensemble or composition: _________________________________________________________________________________
(string quartet,
brass group, mixed ensemble, etc.)
Instrumentation: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Selection to be performed/Title of composition: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Contact person for ensemble/Composer name: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
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: ______________________________
Performance competition applications must be received by January 15, 2014. Student compositions must be received by January 1, 2014 (two paper copies, score and parts, plus a pdf file if possible). Auditions
will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at 10 am.
The winning performing ensemble will receive a $500 cash prize, and perform their
winning selection at
SATORI’s April 4, 2014 concert.
Please send completed application and non-refundable $25 (per ensemble or composer) application fee to:
SATORI
2985 Fairfield Drive North
Allentown, PA 18103