“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 5, 2025
Application Fee: $85.00
- This must include a YouTube recording
- Competition Application (downloadable copy is provided above)
- Preliminary Round Adjudication Form in Word Format (downloadable copy is provided above)
- A valid membership
- Application fee, which need to be submitted via PayPal, Venmo or Zelle or a personal check. Electronic Payments: via PayPal or Zelle to ypcnjoffice@gmail.com or Venmo to @Lana-Ivanov-2. Make sure it is listed as family and friends and NOT a business. Please list the Individual's name in the transaction.
- Division Code LP (age group codes are listed below)
- A copy of artist biography in Word Format (not PDF), a professional headshot in formal concert attire in electronic format (JPEG) separate from the biography.
If submitting the application late (no later than May 10, 2025), Late Application Fee is $115.00
Final Live Round: May 18, 2025
Final Round Fee: $100.00
This will be held at the Vera's Music School
Winners Concert with the SOMERSET SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Held at: St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Basking Ridge
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Recital Fee: $450.00 (this fee includes 2 rehearsals with the Orchestra). This fee needs to be paid during final round.
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 |
Any concerto |
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 |
| |
Concerto in D Major |
|
| |
Divertimento in F Major |
Piano |
| KASSCHAU |
Country Concerto |
Piano |
| MIER |
Concerto in Classical Style |
Piano |
| POLUNIN |
Concertino in A Minor |
Piano |
| ROWLEY |
Miniature Concerto |
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 |
We can accommodate any Classical Period or Children's concerto if you are able to provide a full conductor's score and parts for STRINGS only.
