Awards

2023 Awards Package (For Teachers Only)

AWARDS OFFERED

            Piano Competitions:  Baroque, Romantic, French Impressionist/20th and 21st Century, Contemporary Idiom Awards,

                                                 Schubert Club Achievement Award

PIANO COMPETITIONS

          Date:    Saturday, April 6, 2024    9am - 6pm

          Place:    Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 285 Lyons Plain Road, Weston, CT

CONCERT

          Date:    Saturday, April 13, 2024    7pm - 9pm

          Place:    Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 285 Lyons Plain Road, Weston, CT

FEE      $45.00 participation fee for each event
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APPLICATIONS

            Deadline: No later than March 2, 2024, postmarked First Class

            Submit:

                        1) Teacher, Entrants List

                        2) Application for each entrant with pertinent information

                        3) One check, payable to Schubert Club of Fairfield County

                        4) Two adjudication forms for each student registered

Mail all forms and information to:

​Donald Charlamb
1156 Hope Street, Apt. 5
Stamford, CT 06907-1657

            Changes:   Absolutely no changes will be made after receipt 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 SCHUBERT CLUB ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, A STUDENT MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SCHUBERT CLUB SPONSORED EVENTS (RECITALS, SCHUBERT CLUB AWARDS OR FESTIVAL) FOR THREE OF FOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS. 
• Participating teachers must be members in good standing as of September 15 of the current calendar year (June to June) in order 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 and must be included on participant’s application(s).
  

Music

• Each entrant must provide a copy of the score(s) for the judges. Photocopies are not allowed; however, computer-generated copies from reliable sources such as PianoStreet.com and IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project) Petrucci Music Library or CDs from music publishers, (consent note included) may be used.  Transcriptions acceptable as standard repertoire may be used (I.e., Bach’s transcriptions of Baroque concerti, transcriptions by other composers e.g. Busoni, Liszt, Rachmaninoff), but other arrangements and transcriptions are not allowed.
• Repeats are permitted only 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 at the discretion of the judges
• Adjudication sheets will be mailed to teachers
• All First Prize winners of Baroque, Romantic, French and Contemporary Idiom competition Awards and the Schubert Club Achievement Award Recipient are expected to perform at the Awards Concert, which will be held on Saturday, April 22 2023 at 7:00 pm at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 285 Lyons Plain Road, Weston.  The concert is free and open to the public. Winners of all events, including Honorable Mention recipients, will be given  their prizes and certificates at the concert.  A reception follows.
• We expect that teachers will stay within these limits in order that our events proceed smoothly and fairly.

Piano Competitions Offered

Each broad category has suggested composers.  See the teachers' Awards Packet for these composers.  If a teacher wants to submit a composer outside a list, please contact Donald Charlamb.