Solo Division

 

 

Yelena Mamonova, Chairperson

Application Form in Word Format 

Preliminary Adjudication Form Word Format   

Final Round Adjudication Form Word Format

 

DATES & FEES:

Application & Preliminary Round deadline:  May 22, 2023

Application Fee:  $85.00

  • This must include a YouTube recording
  • Competition Application (downloadable copy is provided above)
  • Preliminary Round Adjudication Form (downloadable copy is provided above)
  • A valid membership
  • Application fee, which need to be submitted via PayPal, Venmo or a personal check
  • Division Code S (age group codes are listed below)

If submitting the application late (no later than May 27), Late Application Fee is $115.00

Final Live Round:  June 3, 2023

Final Round Fee: $100.00

This will be held at the Raritan Valley Community College

Final Virtual Round:  June 4, 2023

Final Round Fee: $100.00

This will be conducted via Zoom or Skype.  A schedule and Audition Link will be sent ahead of time.

Winner's Recital:  June 25, 2023

Recital Fee:  $170.00

This will be held at Merkin Hall, Kaufmann Center, NYC

GENERAL INFORMATION, REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS & APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Contestants must perform works from the standard piano repertoire:  Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic and Contemporary (no Jazz, Pop or Broadway). Simplifications and pieces from Method Books will not be permitted.  All pieces need to be memorized. There is no time limitation for the auditions, however for the winners’ recital, pieces should not exceed 12 minutes.  The program must consist of two STYLISTICALLY CONTRASTING works.

IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MEMBERS:  TEACHERS AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

The applicant must list both pieces, even though for the preliminary round, the competitors are only required to perform one piece.  Incomplete applications cannot be processed, and a late fee will have to be paid.

An email with instructions will be sent before the final round to either a teacher member or individual member.  These instructions must be read and followed VERY carefully. This information pertains to the repertoire requirements, copies of the scores, and fees.  Those who fail to comply with our instructions will be disqualified.

DIVISION CODES: [S]

Age Code
4-6 S-I
7-8 S-II
9-10 S-III
11-12 S-IV
13-14 S-V
15-16 S-VI
17-18 S-VII

 

PRELIMINARY ROUND:

YouTube Recording: ONLY ONE PIECE from either Baroque, Classical*, Romantic or Contemporary Periods.

If performing a work from the Classical Period*, it must be either a fast movement of a Sonata or Sonatina, Rondo, or a set of Variations. (Please exclude Beethoven’s Fur Elise, the First Movement of the Moonlight Sonata, Mozart's Rondo A la Turk as well as Pachelbel's Canon). 

*Classical period:  Schubert is considered Classical Composer only if it is a Sonata, all other works are considered Romantic

RECORDING REQUIREMENTS: The video must have clear sound quality.

The email with the YouTube video link must be accompanied by the following:

  1. Performer's name, age and membership number (if applicable)
  2. Teacher's name and membership number
  3. Division name and code number
  4. Composition name, Opus numbers, key, etc.
  5. Composer's name
  6. Performance time

FINAL ROUND FOR ALL APPLICANTS:

The final round must be either in person or a virtual audition which will be scheduled in advance. Contestants must perform TWO PIECES: a work from the preliminary round and another contrasting work.