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The winner of The U.S. Army Orchestra Young Artist Competition will perform as soloist with The U.S. Army Orchestra in concert on Sunday, April 15, 2012, at a Washington-area venue to be determined. Second Place, Third Place, Finalists and Honorable Mentions will be invited to join The U.S. Army Orchestra in rehearsing and performing selected ensemble numbers on the April 15 concert.

Deadline for CD’s and application: Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Final Round: Monday, March 5, 2012 from 7-9 PM at Brucker Hall, Fort Myer

Performance with U.S. Army Orchestra: Sunday, April 15, 2012

All award winners, finalists and honorable mentions will be invited to join The U.S. Army Orchestra in one performance number on April 15, 2012.

Each contestant will receive a written evaluation of their competition entry.

Eligibility

The Young Artist Competition is open to Washington, DC-area high school string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists in grades 9-12. (DC-area to include the District of Columbia, Prince Georges Co., Montgomery Co., Howard Co., Anne Arundel Co., Fairfax Co., Fairfax City, City of Falls Church, Prince William Co., Loudoun Co., Arlington Co., Alexandria City, and Baltimore County.) Applications may be accepted from students who do not live in these jurisdictions, but have a connection to them through either a musical organization or a private teacher.

PLEASE NOTE: Competition participants must be available to compete in the finals on Monday, March 5 as well as attend at least one full rehearsal and perform with The U.S. Army Orchestra on the afternoon of Sunday, April 15, 2012. All students are eligible to receive a written evaluation of their competition entry regardless of availability.

Former U.S. Army Orchestra Competition first place winners or performers under professional management are not eligible to compete.

Application Procedure & Deadlines

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  1. Submit a CD recording of applicant performing required musical selection in its entirety with piano accompaniment. Guidelines for repertoire are listed in the next section under “What to Play.” Include only name of piece performed and applicant’s address when labeling CD. (No DVD’s, please).
  2. Submit [application][] with all information and signatures complete.

  3. Application and CD must be received by Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Please allow at least 7 to 10 business days for all mail delivery to Fort Myer, excluding overnight express. You will be notified by email when your entry is received. If you would like additional confirmation, please call or email Sgt. First Class Krista Smith: krista.smith@us.army.mil or (703) 696-6043.

    Send to:
    The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own”
    The U.S. Army Orchestra Young Artist Competition
    ATTN: Sgt. First Class Krista Smith
    400 McNair Road
    Fort Myer, VA 22211-1306

    Finalists and honorable mentions will be notified once evaluation of CD’s is completed.

  4. The final round will consist of a live audition with piano accompaniment (provided by applicant) at Brucker Hall, Fort Myer on Monday, March 5, 7-9 PM. For more information (including repertoire inquiries), call Sgt. First Class Krista Smith at (703) 696-6043 or krista.smith@us.army.mil.

What To Play

Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to choose one (1) selection from the list below. Selections not on this list must be approved, to ensure availability of orchestral accompaniment parts, prior to submission of application and CD. Please direct questions about repertoire to krista.smith@us.army.mil.

Violin

  • Concertos in A Minor or E Major, 1st movement, by J.S. Bach
  • Concerto in D Minor, Opus 20 1st or 5th movement, by Edouard Lalo
  • Concertos 3, 4, or 5, 1st movement, by W.A. Mozart
  • Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saens
  • Concerto No. 1, Scottish Fantasy, 1st or last movement, by Max Bruch
  • Concerto in E Minor, 1st or last movement, by Felix Mendelssohn
  • Carmen Fantasy by Pablo Sarasate
  • Concerto, 1st or last movement, by Jean Sibelius

Viola

  • Romanze for Viola and Orchestra by Max Bruch
  • Concerto in D (Allegro), 1st movement, by Karl Stamitz
  • Andante and Rondo in Hungarian Mode by Carl Maria von Weber
  • Concerto in C Minor, 1st or last movement, by J.C. Bach
  • Viola Concerto, 1st or last movement, by G.F. Handel

Cello

  • Concerto in Bb Major, G.482 1st movement, by Luigi Boccherini
  • Concerto in B minor opus 104, 1st movement, by Antonin Dvorak
  • Concerto in C Major 1st movement or last movement, by Franz Joseph Haydn
  • Concerto (cut from E in 1st mvmt. to 9 after P in last mvmt.) by Camille Saint-Saens

Bass

  • Concerto in E Major (Bass part in D), 1st movement, by K.D. von Dittersdorff
  • Pezzo di Concerto 1st movement, by Komenico Dragonetti
  • Concerto in F-sharp Minor, opus III, 1st movement, by Serge Koussevitzky

Harp

  • Concerto in E-flat, any movement, by Handel
  • Concerto D Major, Op. 11 any movements by Vivaldi
  • Concerto, any movement’s by K.D. Von Dittersdorf
  • Danses for Harp and Strings by Claude Debussy

Guitar

  • Guitar Concerto in D Major by Vivaldi (Guitar Solo, San Francisco)
  • Concerto in A Major, op. 30 by Giuliani (Guitar Solo, San Francisco)
  • Concerto No.1, opus 99 by Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Guitar Solo, San Francisco)

Flute

  • Poem by Griffes, ed. by Barerre
  • Concertino by Cecile Chaminade (Carl Fisher)
  • Any Concerto, 1st movement, (Allegro Maestoso), by Mozart

Oboe

  • Concerto for Oboe in D minor, 3rd movement, by Vivaldi (Ricordi, Musica Rara)
  • Oboe Concerto, 2nd and 3rd mvmts. together, by Marcello (Southern, International Music)
  • Oboe Concerto, 1st movement, by F.J. Haydn (Oxford University Press, Breitkopf & Haertel)
  • Concerto in C Major, 1st movement, by Mozart

Clarinet

  • Concerto K622, 1st movement (Allegro) or 3rd movement (Rondo), by Mozart (International)
  • Concertino by Carl Maria von Weber
  • Concerto No. 1 or 2, 1st movement, by C.M von Weber

Bassoon

  • Concerto Piece by Burrill Phillips (Carl Fisher)
  • Hungarian Fantasy by Carl Maria von Weber (International
  • Concerto for Bassoon, 3rd movement by W.A. Mozart, K. 191, Guetter Edition (Lucks Music Library)

Saxophone

  • Concerto for Alto Saxophone by Alexander Glazunov
  • Tableaux de Provence by Paule Maurice
  • Concertina da Camera by Jacques Ibert (one or two movements)

Euphonium

  • Concerto No. 3 by Hovhaness (Robert King Music Sales, Inc.)
  • Symphonic Variants for Euphonium and Orchestra by James Curnow (Tuba-Euphonium Press)
  • Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra by Jan Bach (Tuba-Euphonium Press)

Trumpet

  • Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, 3rd movement by Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. by Frank Erickson (Alfred Publishing Company, Inc.)
  • Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Rondo 3rd movement, by Johann Hummel, ed. by Ghitalla, trans. by John Corley (Robert King Music)
  • Concert Etude by Alexander Goedicke, arr. by Erik Leidzen (MCA Music)
  • Concerto for Trumpet by Hummel

French Horn

  • Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, 1st movement, by W.A. Mozart
  • Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11, 1st or 3rd movements, by Richard Strauss
  • Concerto Op. 8, 1st or 3rd movements, by Franz Strauss
  • Concerto No. 2, 1st movement, by J.F. Haydn

Trombone

  • Andante and Allegro by J.E. Barat (Southern Music)
  • Concerto for Trombone, 1st and 2nd movements, by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Gibson/International Edition)
  • Morceau Symphonique by Alexandre Guilmont (Internaional Music)
  • Concerto for Trombone , 1st Movement, by Ferdinand David

Tuba

  • Tuba Concerto, Movement 1 by Ralph Vaughn Williams (Oxford University Press)
  • Tuba Concerto, Movement 1 by Edward Gregson (Edward Gregson)
  • Concerto for Tuba by Robert Jager (Belwin-Mills Music)

Percussion

  • Concertino for Marimba by Paul Creston - any movement (G. Schirmer, Inc.)
  • Concertino for Xylophone and Orchestra 3rd movement, by Toshiro Mayuzumi (C.F. Peters)
  • Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, 1st movement, by James Basta (Music for Percussion).

Updated Tuesday, October 4, 2011 11:52 AM | Orchestra Young Artist Competition 10/04/11