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Application and CD Deadline: Friday, May 15, 2009

The Young Artist Competition winner will appear as the featured soloist with The U.S. Army Concert Band at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 2 p.m.

Who Can Enter

The Young Artist Competition is open to New York City Metropolitan-area high school woodwind, brass, harp, and percussion instrumentalists in grades 9-12.

Application Procedures & Deadline

Application and CD must be received by Friday, May 15, 2009.

The United States Army Band
Young Artist Competition 2009
ATTN: SFC Leigh Ann Hinton
400 McNair Road
Fort Myer, VA 22211-1306

Repertoire List

FLUTE SOLOS

  • Griffes, C — “Poem”
  • Ibert, J. — Concerto, 3rd mvt.
  • Mozart, W.A. — Concerto in G Major

OBOE SOLOS

  • Paladilhe, E. — “Concertante”
  • Francaix, J. — “L’Horloge de Flore”
  • Hummel, J. — “Introduction, Theme and Variations”
  • Strauss, R. — Concerto (mvt. 1)
  • Mozart, W.A. — Concerto for Oboe in C, (mvt. 1) - KV.314

CLARINET SOLOS

  • Cavallini, E. — “Adagio and Tarantella”
  • Debussy, C. — Premiere Rhapsodie
  • Mozart, W. — Concerto for Clarinet, K.622 (A or Bb) (mvt. 3)
  • Rossini, G. — Introduction, Theme and Variations
  • Weber, C. — Concertino, Op. 26

BASSOON SOLOS

  • Mozart, W.A. — Concerto, K.191 (mvt. 1 only w/cadenza)
  • Weber, C. von. — Ungarische Fantasie (Andante e Rondo Ongarese)

SAXOPHONE SOLOS

  • Williams, J. — “Catch me if You Can”
  • Whitney, M. — Introduction and Samba
  • Ibert, J. — Concertino de Camera
  • Creston, P. — Concerto
  • Smith, C. — Fantasia for Alto Saxophone
  • Grundman, C. — Concertante

TRUMPET SOLOS

  • Haydn, J. — Trumpet Concerto (mvt. 1 or 3)
  • Hummel, J. — Trumpet Concerto (mvt. 1 or 3)
  • Kennan, K. — Sonata for Trumpet (mvt. 1 or 3)
  • Arutunian, A. — Concerto for Trumpet
  • Clarke, H. — Bride of the Waves
  • Clarke, H. — Carnival of Venice
  • Arban, J. — Carnival of Venice
  • Williams, C. — Dramatic Essay
  • Goedicke, A. — Concert Etude

FRENCH HORN SOLOS

  • Mozart, W.A. — Concerto No. 3 in Eb, K.447 (1st mvt. only)
  • Mozart, W.A. — Concert Rondo
  • Saint-Saens, C. — Morceau de Concert
  • Strauss, R. — Concerto No. 1 in Eb, op. 11 (1st mvt. only)
  • Telemann, G.F. — Concerto in D

TENOR TROMBONE SOLOS

  • David, F/Mueller, J. — “Concertino, Op. 4 (mvts 1 and 2 or 2 and 3)
  • Guilmant, A. — “Morceau Symphonique”
  • Jacob, G. — Concerto for Trombone
  • Rimsky-Korsakov, N. — Concerto for Trombone

BASS TROMBONE SOLOS

  • Ewazen, E. — Concerto
  • Spillman, R. — Concerto for Bass Trombone and Piano

TUBA SOLOS

  • Bencriscutto, F. — Concertino for Tuba and Band
  • Gregson, E. — Tuba Concerto
  • Presser, W. — Capriccio for Tuba and Band

EUPHONIUM SOLOS

  • Bellstedt, H. — “La Mandolinata”
  • Bellstedt, H. — “Napoli”
  • Boccalari, E. — “Fantasia di Concerto”
  • Curnow, J. — Symphonic Variants for Euphonium

HARP SOLOS

  • Handel, F. — Concerto in Bb
  • Saint-Saens, C. — “Morceau de Concert”
  • Grudman, C. — “Nocturne for Harp” (solo harp part available from International Music Co.)

MALLET/PERCUSSION SOLOS

  • Creston, P. — Concertino for Marimba (1st or 3rd mvts.)
  • Tanner, P. — Sonata for Marimba
  • Milhaud, D. — Concerto for Percussion

Updated Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:49 AM | New York Young Artist Competition - 2/17/09