RULES AND REQUIREMENTS

YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION

OAKLAND EAST BAY SYMPHONY

 

  1. The competition is open to soloists on all orchestral instruments and piano.  Compositions selected should be for solo instrument and orchestra.  Double concertos will not be accepted for the competition.  First place winners from previous years are not eligible to participate in the same division.

 

  1. Candidates will provide two copies of the composition for the judges at the time of the audition. The candidate may be asked to perform a particular movement and/or passages from all movements (senior division).  The decision of the judges is final.  Winners will be notified by phone the day of the competition.

 

  1. Eligibility:

The candidate’s primary residence (home of their parents or legal guardian) must be located in Alameda or Contra Costa County.

OR

                The candidate’s private teacher has his/her teaching studio in Alameda or Contra Costa Counties

                at which the student takes his/her regular weekly lesson.

                OR

                The candidate is a full-time student participating in the music program at a school in Alameda or

                Contra Costa County.

        If at any point during or after the competition it is discovered that none of these requirements are    

fulfilled, the candidate will be disqualified.

 

  1. Age Divisions:

Junior Division (10 to 15 years)

Senior Division (16 to 22 years)

Age determined as of  June1, 200 8.

 

  1. Awards:

Junior Award: Solo performance with the Oakland East Bay Symphony at the Young Peoples Concerts or an OEBS Family Concert.

Senior Award:  Solo performance as guest artist with the Oakland East Bay Symphony at the February 20, 2009 Subscription Concert at Oakland’s 3,000 seat Paramount Theatre.

Honorable Mentions: In addition, candidates awarded Honorable Mention are given performance opportunities.  These may include performing at the Paramount Theatre at the Pre-Concert Series with an accompanist and/or performing as a soloist with the Oakland Civic Orchestra (a 50 - member community orchestra sponsored by the City of Oakland) during the 2008-09 season.

Note:  Awards not necessarily awarded or limited to one winner.

 

  1. Repertoire:

Junior Division:  One movement of a concerto from the standard repertoire.

Senior Division:  A full concerto from the standard repertoire.

 

The concerto must be approved by OEBS.  If the concerto listed on your application is unacceptable, OEBS will contact you.  Senior Division candidates should note the list of concertos performed recently by OEBS. Please avoid choosing one of these works for the competition.

 

  1. Candidates must provide their own accompanist (piano accompaniment only).

 

  1. The competition will be held this year at Crowden Music Center and at the California State University East Bay.

The preliminary auditions will be held Sunday, June 1, 2008  from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Crowden Music Center, Berkeley, CA.  You will be notified by mail regarding your assigned time for the preliminary auditions.

Finals will be held the morning of  Sunday, June 8, 2008 in the Music Building at California State University-East Bay Hatward, CA.

 

  1. The candidate must turn in a completed application (with their teacher’s signature) by the deadline of  May 30, 2008.  A nonrefundable application fee of $25.00 must accompany the application.  The fee will be returned if the applicant is not invited to audition.  Checks should be made payable to Oakland East Bay Symphony.

 

  1. In arrangement with the United States Open Music Competition, the OEBS and USOMC will  annually exchange two finalists for inclusion in their respective competitions’ finals event. (age and residency requirements are still applicable to these candidates).

 

Senior Division candidates should avoid selecting the following concertos for the competition (these works have been performed recently at OEBS subscription sets):

 

 

Beethoven                     Violin Concerto
 

Gershwin                        Rhapsody in Blue (Piano)

Hossein                        Piano Concerto No. 2

 

Mozart                           Bassoon Concerto in B flat major

 

Mozart                           Violin Concerto No.4 in D major

 

Rachmaninoff               Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

 

Ravel                              Tzigane Concert Rhapsody (Violin)

 

Sibelius                           Violin Concerto