Open to students of bowed string, piano and wind instruments
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2020
Place: Gary United Methodist Church
224 N. Main Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
Time: 9:00-4:00 PM
Contact: contest@GEWMC.org
Rules Please read the rules carefully. Failure to comply with any rule may result in a contestant being disqualified and their award forfeited.
- Contestants must be in grades 6 through 12 for
the wind, string and piano divisions, must be
studying privately, and must reside or study in DuPage County or study with a teacher based in DuPage County.
- Contestants are
required to play two contrasting pieces.
They may be different movements from one piece or two separate
pieces. They must be contrasting in
styles or tempi. Neither exercises nor teaching etudes are acceptable. A concert etude is allowed. Total playing time is not to exceed 10
minutes, including tuning and set up done in the contest room.
- String and piano players are required to play
from memory. Wind players will be given
extra credit for memorization. The
numbered original of your music is required for the judge.
- First and second
place winners must agree to perform one of their contest pieces for the Winners Recital of the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Music Club on Sunday, March 15, 2020.
- An entrance fee of $25.00 is required of each
contestant and is not refundable. All
applications must be postmarked by January 20, 2020. Applications sent after this date must
include a $10.00 late fee and no late application will be accepted if postmarked
later than January 27, 2020. Late
applications and entrance fees will be returned if there are not contest times
remaining when the application is received.
- No previous first
place winner may re-enter in the same division.
However, a previous Junior Division winner may compete in the Senior
Division when in grades 9-12.
- Percussion, harp and
guitar are not included in the contest.
- The following scholarships will be awarded:
Junior Division bowed strings, winds, and piano (Grades 6-8)
1st Place $350 2nd Place $200
Senior Division bowed strings, winds, and piano (Grades 9-12)
1st Place $500 2nd Place $350
- While the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Music Club attempts to accommodate a contestant's schedule, we reserve the right to schedule contestants as needed to accommodate the judges' schedules and available space.
- The Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Music Club reserves the right to drop or combine a division if there are less than three contestants in that division. The GEWM Club reserves the right not to award a prize if the judge feels there is not a suitable winner.
Registration
Contestants have two options for registration:
- If you are able to pay with PayPal: register online and pay online.
- Otherwise, mail the contest application form and entrance fee.
See attachments below for a printable pdf of the contest application form and rules.
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