Schedule Thursday June 10
Preliminary round: 9am - 1pm, Jordan Hall, NEC
Friday June 11
Preliminary round: 9am - 1pm, Jordan Hall, NEC
Saturday June 12
Semifinal round: 9am - 1pm, Jordan Hall, NEC
Sunday June 13
Final round: 2:30 pm, Jordan Hall, NEC
Eligibility
* Contestants must be at the outset of their careers and may not have professional representation.
* Previous first prize winners of the Boston GuitarFest competition are not eligible.
* There is no age limit.
Prizes
First prize: $5000, concert in 2010, CD recording (at discretion of the jury)
Second prize: $2500
Third prize: $1000
Fourth prize: $500
Interpretation prize for music by an American composer and/or with an American theme: $250
Required Pieces
* Preliminary round: not to exceed 10 minutes. Contestant must select to play one work by an American composer and/or with an American theme (see list of suggestions). This is referred to as the "required piece."
* Semifinal round: not to exceed 15 minutes. Free choice, but not including required piece from previous round. (Another American work may be performed.)
* Final round: not to exceed 25 minutes. Contestant must include one work by an American composer and/or with an American theme (see list of suggestions). This work can be the required piece from the first round or any other American work.
* Individual movements from major works are acceptable.
* No concertos or chamber music will be permitted.
* Required pieces may not be repeated in other rounds. While other works may be repeated from round to round, the judges welcome a variety of repertoire.
Required Piece suggestions
Rochberg - free selection from American Bouquet
Carter - Shard
Verdery - free selection from Prince Suite
Takemitsu - Over the Rainbow or Summertime
Hovhaness - Suite
Kernis - free selection from Partita
Riley - free selection from The Book of Abbevozzud
Beaser - Canti Notturni or Notes on a Southern Sky
Zappa - Waltz
Domeniconi - Hommage a Jimi Hendrix
Various pieces by Leisner, Johanson, Chapdelaine, Bolcom, Kolb.Babbitt, JA Lennon
Instrumentation
* All pieces must be performed on a nylon-string, classical guitar.
Memorization
* All works must be performed from memory.
Copies of Scores
* If possible, contestants should bring one copy of each score to present to the jury upon request.
Adjudication
* The judges' decisions are final. The judges reserve the right to hear all or part of the prepared works and may stop competitors at any point. Time on stage before and between pieces is generally not counted towards the total time limit except when deemed as excessive by the judges. Performances going over the time limit may be stopped at no penalty to the contestant.
Application and Scheduling Information
* All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt.
* Boston GuitarFest has the right to limit the number of participants based on a first come, first serve basis.
* Performance times will be determined by a random drawing. Special requests cannot be accommodated.
* Failure to appear at the appointed time will result in disqualification.
Adult and Youth Performance Competition Questions
Please contact Dan Acsadi, Boston GuitarFest Director of Competitions, at [email protected]