AWARDS OFFERED Piano Competitions: Bach, Chopin, French Awards and Koffler Scholarship
PIANO COMPETITIONS Dates: Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday, April 25, 2010 1:30 pm – 6:30 pm Place: First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Avenue, Greenwich, CT Time: Exact time and day of each session will be contingent upon number of participants
and may require dividing a particular event between two days. Please be sure that
you, parents and students keep both days open.
NEW THIS YEAR Date: The Music of Franz Schubert: Saturday, May 1, 2010 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
This event will be open to piano, voice and all instruments Place: First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Avenue, Greenwich, CT Time: Exact time of each session will be contingent upon number of participants Fee: $30.00 participation fee for each event
APPLICATIONS Deadline: No later than March 15, 2010 postmarked First Class
Requests for Awards packet will be honored up to March 1, 2010 Address: Deborah Kahan 143 Hoyt Street, #1-0 Stamford, CT 06905 Submit: One application for each student/competition combination
One Teacher Entrant List
One check covering all entrants’ fees, written to Schubert Club
Stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope or teacher’s e-mail address Penalties: Incomplete, incorrect or illegible applications will not be accepted Changes: Absolutely no changes will be made after submission of applications
ELIGIBILITY
• To be eligible to participate in the Awards Program, students must reside in Connecticut or
study with teachers who are members in good standing in Schubert Club of Fairfield
County.
• TO BE ELIBIGLE TO COMPETE FOR THE KOFFLER AWARD, A STUDENT MUST HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN SCHUBERT CLUB SPONSORED EVENTS (RECITALS OR
FESTIVAL) FOR THREE OF FOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS. PARTICIPATION IN THESE
EVENTS IN SENIOR YEAR IS MANDATORY.
• Participating teachers must be members in good standing as of September 15 of the
current calendar year before being eligible to participate in the Awards Program.
• Students who won First Prize in a competition may not compete for the same award in the
same age level.
• Students must enter at appropriate age level. Age is defined as of the day of the
Competition.
MUSIC
• Arrangements, transcriptions and photocopies are not allowed; however, computergenerated
copies from reliable sources (PianoStreet.com (Opus 111); Werner Icking
Archives; Musicalion; CDs from music publishers, (consent note included) may be used.
Transcriptions acceptable as standard repertoire also may be used.
• Repeats may be taken at Primary level only.
• Students will give their music to the judges.
• Students are requested to remain in the audition room for the entire program.
RESULTS
• Winners will be announced after each Competition
• All judges’ decisions are final
• Honorable Mention may be awarded
• Adjudication sheets will be mailed to teachers
• All First Prize winners of Bach, Chopin, French and Schubert competition Awards are expected to perform at the Awards Concert, which will be held on Friday evening, May 7,
2010 at 7:00 pm at the First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach
Avenue, Old Greenwich. The concert is free and open to the public. Winners of all events,
including Honorable Mention recipients, will be given their prizes and Certificates after the
Concert. A Reception will follow.