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2010 High School Solo Competition

Eligibility: Competition participants must be 18 years old or younger as of June 30, 2010.

Application: Please submit an Online Application and mail a print-out of the confirmation page along with your other application materials. It is recommended that if you are mailing outside of the United States to send your application via express mail to ensure that your entry arrives in time for judging. Send materials postmarked no later than Friday, April 9, 2010 to:

Dr. Marguerite Levin, Coordinator
2010 ICA High School Solo Competition
Towson University, Department of Music
8000 York Road
Towson, MD  21252-0001
Phone: (410) 704-2821
e-mail: mlevin@towson.edu

Contest Rules

  1. Application fee: $50 US. All applicants must be members of the I.C.A. and submit an Online Application. Non-members wishing to apply may join the ICA by including the appropriate membership fee with their contest application fee. Make amount payable to the I.C.A. in U.S. currency by bank check, money order, or by credit card. This fee is non-refundable.
  2. Recording Instructions: Please provide a high quality recording on compact disk (CD-R) containing the following repertoire in the exact order listed. Repertoire must be with accompaniment when appropriate. Each selection/movement should be ID coded as tracks. Audiocassettes will not be accepted. Please be aware that the quality of the recording will influence the judges. Recordings should not be edited and only continuous performances of entire works or movements are allowed.

    1. Paul Harvey, Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin, "I Got Rhythm" 
        (Movt 1 only), (Emerson)

    2. Charles Lefebvre, Fantasie-Caprice (Southern)

  3. A photocopy of the contestant's driver's license, passport or birth certificate as proof of age.
  4. Both the private teacher, if any, and the contestant attest, in a separate written and signed statement, that the recording is the playing of the contestant and has not been edited.
  5. A summer address, telephone number and e-mail address (all if possible) should be provided. Email is the preferred means of communication. Please check your email regularly as this is how you will be contacted.

Click here for our online application.

Judging

Judging of recordings will be conducted with no knowledge of the contestant. Do not include any identification on the CD-R or box. There should be no speaking on the recording, such as announcing of compositions.
Preliminary judging will be by taped audition. Finalists will be chosen by committee. Notification will be sent by Friday May 14, 2010. Final round will be held at the ClarinetFest® 2010 in Austin, Texas, July 21-25, 2010. Repertoire will consist of the works listed above. Memorization for the final round of competition is not required.

Past first-prize winners are not eligible to compete. All contestants will accept the decision of the judges as final. The ICA will provide a pianist for all finalists. All finalists will receive free registration at ClarinetFest® 2010. Travel and other expenses will be the responsibility of the contestant.
All recordings will become the property of the ICA and will not be returned.

Prizes

First prize - $1,000 U.S.
Second prize - $750 U.S.
Third prize - $500 U.S.

The International Clarinet Association assumes no tax liability that competition winners may incur through receiving prize money. Individuals are responsible for investigating applicable tax laws and reporting prize winnings to requisite government agencies.