CATEGORY 1: PIANOFORTE
Piano Solo
Tony Dorembus Memorial Original Composition Award
Boroondara Eisteddfod Piano Concerto Award
Pianoforte Sections 1.01 to 1.05
Adjudicator: Ms Caroline Almonte
Pianoforte Sections 1.06 to 1.08
Adjudicator: Tamara Smolyar
Entrants must register no later than 45 minutes after the session start time as advised on the entrant’s Notice of Appearance. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
Venues:
Sections 1.01-1.08: Parkview Room (next to Camberwell Library), 340 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell
Sections 1.08 Final: Hawthorn Arts Centre (HAC) 360 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn (Melway 45 D10)
The venue will open 45 minutes prior to the commencement of the session.
General:
Please refer to the section schedule for specific rules.
Competitors can choose music of their own choice for all piano sections (except for Section 1.08 - see rules for this section).
Sections which normally attract large entrant numbers will be divided into heats.
Requests to be in a specific heat MUST be made to the Eisteddfod Coordinator BEFORE close of entries by email, via a note on the database or by phone on (03) 9278 4770.
Section 1.07 – Open Piano Solo
Two works to be performed.
SUPPORTER: Section 1.06 and 1.07 YAMAHA
Section 1.08 – Boroondara Eisteddfod Piano Concerto Award
Adjudication input from the orchestra’s Artistic Director & Principal Conductor, Mark Shiell for the final.
Choice of work for heats: Entrants shall nominate a single selection (a movement or movements from a concerto) that they will perform in their heat with a piano accompanist that they will provide. When selecting the work to be played in the heat, it is recommended that they consult the list of works approved by the orchestra to be played in the final.
Choice of work for final: The finalists will be required to play a movement or movements from a concerto taken from a short list of suitable works that the orchestra has available in its library and is in a position to perform. The finalists will play with full orchestral accompaniment.
Entrants should visit http://zelmansymphony.org.au/Info/BoroondaraEisteddfod
for the list of suitable works.
Work to be played in final:
There will be three finalists only.
Shortly after the last heat, the three finalists will be contacted by the Zelman Symphony and asked to nominate at least two selections chosen from the list of suitable works provided by the orchestra (see web link above). These selections shall be a movement or movements from a concerto timed for a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 25 minutes per selection.
One of these nominated selections will be chosen by the conductor for each finalist, who will be advised of the selection they will play in the final within a week after the heat. In choosing the selection to be played by each finalist, the conductor will consider both the preferences of the finalists and the need to present a wide variety of works to the audience.
Finalists will be required to attend one but preferably both rehearsals on the evenings of Tuesday 29 May and Tuesday 5 June at the Leo Baeck Centre in Kew East, and times will be arranged to suit finalists to the greatest extent possible. In addition, finalists will be required to attend all of the following rehearsals: Evening of Tuesday 12 June at the Leo Baeck Centre, and evening of Thursday 14 June and morning of Sunday 17 June at Hawthorn Arts Centre.
SUPPORTED AND ACCOMPANIED BY ZELMAN MEMORIAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Special Awards:
Tony Dorembus Memorial Original Composition Awards
Open to competitors in sections 1.04 & 1.05. (Separate entry not required.)
Prize: Section 1.04 $90 and section 1.05 $90
Requirements: To be eligible for this award, entrants in section 1.04 and 1.05 are required to perform their own original composition.
Pieces to be performed should be notated by the student for the adjudicator. All styles of composition are acceptable.
SUPPORTER: MRS MARY DOREMBUS