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Jersey Young Musician of the Year & Jersey Junior Musician of the Year Competitions 2016
Application programme
The PwC Jersey Young Musician of the Year Competition is part of the Jersey Music Service’s provision of opportunities for young musicians in Jersey. It incorporates the well established sectional competitions for strings, woodwind, piano, brass, vocal and percussion.
Competition structureThe competition has two stages; the heats and the final. The six sectional competitions act as heats, which are held at the end of January. Each sectional heat will have one winner. The winner of each sectional competition will be invited to go forward to the final, held in March, at the Jersey Opera House.
Prizes
The heats• Each heat winner will be awarded a trophy and a replica, and a cheque for £100
which will be presented at the final.
• All competitors will be awarded certificates.
• All competitors may also be offered further non-competitive performance opportunities during the year.
The final The overall winner will receive:
• The 2016 PwC Jersey Young Musician of the Year Trophy.
• A cheque for £200.
• An invitation to give a short performance at the final of the following year’s competition.
In addition, the Jersey Symphony Orchestra Award will go to one of the finalists whose performance demonstrates potential to benefit from a structured programme of participation with the JSO over the following year. The Award consists of a monetary prize of £200 to be spent by the winner on approved expenditure relating to the development of their musical studies.
PwC Jersey Young Musician of the Year
Postal application deadline Monday 19 October 2015
Enrolment session Tuesday 20 October 2015 3.30pm – 4.15pm at Fort Regent
Heats During the week of 25 January 2016 Entrants will be notified of the exact date and venue on acknowledgement of their application.
Final Saturday 19 March 2016 7.00pm at the Jersey Opera House
PwC Jersey Young Musician of the YearDates
Eligibility1 With the exception of the previous
year’s competition winner, all musicians residing in Jersey under the age of 19 years on 1 September 2015 and who have reached approximately Grade VI standard of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music / Trinity College examinations are eligible to enter this competition.
2 Entrants must obtain permission from their instrumental teacher.
Performance requirements3 All competitors must perform at
the time which is specified on the acknowledgement of the application, and participants who are not available at that time may be disqualified by the organisers.
4 Competitors must be available for both stages of the competition and it’s a requirement that competitors attend the complete stage of the competition at which they perform.
5 Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Percussion and Vocal competitors are required to perform with piano accompaniment where indicated in the score, and all entrants in these sections are required to use the official accompanists only.
6 A good piano will be available and music stands will be provided at each venue.
7 Accompanists will be assigned to the various sections by the organisers following the enrolment date.
8 Brass, Woodwind, Strings and Percussion competitors will be solely responsible for tuning their own instrument.
Heats9 Competitors will be required to perform
two or more contrasting compositions, the combined duration of which should not exceed eight minutes. Music specified on the entry form at the time of the application must be performed in the competition.
10 Rehearsals with the official accompanists will be held during the following times:
Friday 22 January 2016: evening
Saturday 23 January 2016: am/pm
Sunday 24 January 2016: am/pm
In addition, there will be a practice session for piano contestants on the above dates also.
Adequate notice and details of schedules will be given on acknowledgement of applications.
PwC Jersey Young Musician of the YearRules
Final11 Competitors will be required to perform
a contrasting programme of two or more compositions, the duration of which must not exceed a total of twelve minutes.
As there are only seven weeks between the heats and the final, the music to be played must be specified immediately following qualification for the final and must then be performed in the final.
Entry submissions12 All submissions, whether personal or
postal, must include the completed application form, entry fee of £10.00, a copy of the solo part and an original copy of the piano score for the official accompanist. Where original piano parts are required prior to the competition, copies may be submitted. However, original piano parts must be used during the performance. Anyone found contravening this rule will be disqualified.
All music will be retained by the organisers until the completion of the competition.
Enrolment in person13 Applications may be submitted in
person between 3.30pm and 4.15pm on Tuesday 20 October 2015 at the Jersey Music Service rehearsal rooms at Fort Regent.
Enrolment by post14 Postal applications may be sent to the
Vice Principal of Jersey Music Service, Education, Sport & Culture, PO Box 142, St Saviour, Jersey, JE4 8QJ, to arrive no later than Monday 19 October 2015.
General regulations15 Photocopies of solo parts may be
provided for use by the adjudicator(s), however the original music must be used in performance. Anyone found contravening this rule will be disqualified.
16 Competitors may enter only one of the sectional competitions.
17 Competitors will receive written confirmation of acceptance after the music and application forms, etc. have been received, giving details of the time they’ll be required to perform.
18 All stages of the competition will be open to the general public.
19 The adjudicating panels’ decisions and judgements will be final.
20 Jersey Music Service reserves the right to allow any stage of the competition to be broadcast or televised and accordingly pass on competitors’ contact details to local media for possible interviews related to the competition.
21 Jersey Music Service reserves the right to cancel any of the competition heats if an insufficient number of applications are received.
22 Competitors may enter only one of the PwC Jersey Musician of the Year Competitions on an instrument but may enter both competitions if they are eligible and are entering on different instruments.
Enrolments will not be accepted unless they comply with all of the above rules.
Note:
Cameras or recording equipment of any kind will not be allowed during any part of the competition.
PwC Jersey Junior Musician of the Year
“The PwC Jersey Junior Musician of the Year Competition is part of the Jersey Music Service’s provision of opportunities for musicians in Jersey and has been introduced in order to provide early performance and competition opportunities for students under the age of thirteen years (on 1 September 2015) as a core part of their development as musicians.”
Dr Graham CoxPrincipal of Jersey Music Service
The PwC Jersey Junior Musician of the Year Competition is part of the Jersey Music Service’s provision of opportunities for musicians in Jersey and has been introduced in order to provide valuable performance experience prior to entering the PwC Jersey Young Musician of the Year Competition.
Competition structureThe competition welcomes applications from strings, woodwind, piano, brass, vocal and percussion competitors.
Prizes
The winner will be awarded a trophy and a replica on the evening of the competition. All competitors will be awarded certificates.
Date During the week of 25 January 2016.
PwC Jersey Junior Musician of the Year
Eligibility1 With the exception of the previous
year’s competition winner, all musicians residing in Jersey under the age of 13 years on 1 September 2015 and who are above Grade 3 standard and below Grade 6 standard of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music / Trinity College examinations are eligible to enter this competition.
2 Entrants must obtain permission from their instrumental teacher.
Performance requirements3 All competitors must perform at
the time which is specified on the acknowledgement of the application, and participants who are not available at that time may be disqualified by the organisers.
4 Competitors must attend the complete competition at which they perform.
5 Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Percussion and Vocal competitors are required to perform with piano accompaniment where indicated in the score, and all entrants in these sections are required to use the official accompanists only.
6 A good piano will be available and music stands will be provided.
7 Accompanists will be assigned solely by the organisers following the enrolment date.
8 Brass, Woodwind, Strings and Percussion competitors will be solely responsible for tuning their own instrument.
Heats9 Competitors will be required to perform
two or more contrasting compositions, the combined duration of which should not exceed six minutes. Music specified on the entry form at the time of the application must be performed in the competition.
10 Rehearsals with the official accompanists will be held during the following times:
Friday 15 January 2016: evening
Saturday 16 January 2016: am/pm
Sunday 17 January 2016: am/pm
Friday 22 January 2016: am/pm
Saturday 23 January 2016: am/pm
Sunday 24 January 2016: am/pm
In addition, there will be practice sessions for piano contestants on the above dates also.
Adequate notice and details of schedules will be given on acknowledgement of application.
PwC Jersey Junior Musician of the YearRules
Entry submissions11 All submissions, whether personal or
postal, must include the completed application form, entry fee of £10.00, a copy of the solo part and an original copy of the piano score for the official accompanist. Where original piano parts are required prior to the competition, copies may be submitted. However, original piano parts must be used during the performance. Anyone found contravening this rule will be disqualified.
All music will be retained by the organisers until the completion of the competition.
Enrolment in person12 Applications may be submitted in
person between 3.30pm and 4.15pm on Tuesday 20 October 2015 at the Jersey Music Service rehearsal rooms at Fort Regent.
Enrolment by post13 Postal applications may be sent to the
Vice Principal of Jersey Music Service, Education, Sport & Culture, PO Box 142, St Saviour, Jersey, JE4 8QJ, to arrive no later than Monday 19 October 2015.
General regulations14 Photocopies of solo parts may be
provided for use by the adjudicator(s), however the original music must be used in performance. Anyone found contravening this rule will be disqualified.
15 Competitors may enter only one of the PwC Musician of the Year competitions on an instrument but may enter both competitions if they are eligible and are entering on different instruments.
16 Competitors may enter the Junior competition on one instrument only.
17 Competitors will receive written confirmation of acceptance after the music and application forms, etc. have been received, giving details of the time they’ll be required to perform.
18 The competition will be open to the general public.
19 The adjudicating panels’ decisions and judgements will be final.
20 Jersey Music Service reserves the right to allow the competition to be broadcast or televised and accordingly pass on competitors’ contact details to local media for possible interviews related to the competition.
Enrolments will not be accepted unless they comply with all of the above rules.
Note:
Cameras or recording equipment of any kind will not be allowed during any part of the competition.
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To: Vice Principal of Jersey Music Service Education, Sport and Culture, PO Box 142, St Saviour, JE4 8QJ.
This form should be completed on both sides in BLOCK CAPITALS and returned either through postal enrolment to the Vice Principal of Jersey Music Service to arrive no later than Monday 19 October 2015 or through personal enrolment on Tuesday 20 October 2015 at Fort Regent, 3.30pm – 4.15pm.
Name of applicant
Address
Post code
Telephone no (Home)
Date of birth Age last birthday (years)
Discipline School
PwC Jersey Young Musician of the Year Competition 2016 & PwC Jersey Junior Musician of the Year Competition 2016Entry form
Programme
Composer Work Movement Duration in minutes
Competition being entered:
Junior Musician of the Year Young Musician of the Year
If submitting photocopies, please state below the album title and publisher from which the work is taken.
Work Album Publisher
Signature of Instrumental / Vocal Teacher
Please print name
I (BLOCK CAPITALS)
Parent/Guardian, hereby confirm that the entry by the above person is in accordance with the rules of the competition, that the player has read and will abide by the rules of the competition and that, at the time of making this application, the player is not prevented from accepting a prize.
Entry fee
I enclose cash/cheque for £10.00 (payable to “Treasurer of the States”)
Signature of Parent/Guardian
Date
Office use only:
All parts submitted:
Original piano part/s to follow:
Details:
Fee paid: