“Le Petit Orchestre” Children's Concerto Competition
Ieva Carucci, Chairperson
Application Form in Word Format
Preliminary Adjudication Form Word Format
Final Round Adjudication Form Word Format
DATES & FEES:
Application & Preliminary Round deadline: May 8, 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 LP (age group codes are listed below)
If submitting the application late (no later than May 13), Late Application Fee is $115.00
Final Live Round: May 21, 2023
Final Round Fee: $100.00
This will be held at the Raritan Valley Community College
Winners Concert with the SOMERSET SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Held at: St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Basking Ridge
Date: TBA
Recital Fee: $400.00 (this fee includes 2 rehearsals with the Orchestra)
GENERAL INFORMATION, REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS & APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Requirements: Contestants must choose one (First Movement) or two (Second & Third) movements from the required concerto repertoire listed below. In the Preliminary round, the judges will listen to an unaccompanied solo part with the cadenza, if there is one.This Competition is for piano and violin students up to the age of 10. The Prizewinners will be performing their winning concerto movement(s) with the Somerset Symphony Orchestra . The Judges reserve the right not to award any Prizes.
DIVISION CODE: [LP]
The Preliminary Round: Contestants must submit a YouTube recording of their unaccompanied memorized solo part.
The recording must be also include by a copy of their working score of the piece and submitted in a PDF format. The application must also include contestants biography and photograph which can be used in all publicity materials.
Judges from the Preliminary Round will make their selections of contestants for the Final Round.
Final Round: Contestants will perform their concerto with an accompanist in front of the judges. Contestants are responsible for their own accompanists. All orchestra tutties must be cut during the final round. Teachers may accompany their students during the Final Round. Contestants must bring an original score and one copy for the judges.
RECORDING REQUIREMENTS: The video must have clear sound quality.
The email with the YouTube video link must be accompanied by the following:
- Performer's name, age and membership number (if applicable)
- Teacher's name and membership number
- Division name and code number
- Composition name, Opus numbers, key, etc.
- Composer's name
- Performance time
accepted CONCERTO REPERTOIRE:
| Composer |
Concerto |
Instrument |
| BACH |
Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 |
Piano |
| BERKOVICH |
Second Concerto in C Major, Op. 44 |
Piano |
| FOGLER |
Concerto in C Major |
Piano |
| HAYDN |
Concerto in C Major |
Piano |
| |
Divertimento in C Major |
Piano |
| |
Divertimento in F Major |
Piano |
| KASSCHAU |
Country Concerto |
Piano |
| MIER |
Concerto in Classical Style |
Piano |
| POLUNIN |
Concertino in A Minor |
Piano |
| SILVANSKY |
Easy Concerto |
Piano |
| ACCOLAY |
Concerto No.1 in A Minor |
Violin |
| RIEDING |
Concerto in B Minor, Op. 35 |
Violin |
| SEITZ |
Pupil’s Concerto No. 2, Op. 13 |
Violin |
| VIVALDI |
Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6 |
Violin |
