Sponsored by Soroptimist International of Anchorage / Barbara and Ed Dimock Art Scholarship
Purposes
The AYO Concerto Competition serves two functions to further AYO’s goal of building a community where music education and performance are valued and shared:
- Highlighting one instrumental soloist for performance with the Anchorage Youth Symphony during the season.
- Showcasing qualifying soloists in a public recital, held mid-year at an AYO venue.
Important Dates:
September 15, 2024 – Deadline to submit a REPERTOIRE EXCEPTION REQUEST (see Rule No. 3 below)
September 29, 2024 – ONLINE APPLICATION DEADLINE (see Rule No. 4 below)
October 26, 2024 – CONCERT COMPETITION AUDITION, 1:00 – 2:30pm (subject to change) (see Rule No. 6 below)
NOTE: Any questions regarding the AYO Concerto Competition should be directed to the AYO Operations Manager at: OC@AlaskaYouthOrchestras.org
Rules
1. All decisions of the judges are final. The judges are selected by AYO Staff, in collaboration with the AYS Principal Conductor and AYS Coaches as applicable.
2. Eligibility: The Concerto Competition is open ONLY to current AYS musicians in grade 11 or 12 during the same season they are competing. (Proof of academic status may be requested). Previous AYO Concerto Competition Winners are not eligible to compete again.
3. Repertoire: Concerto Competition repertoire must be selected from the PRE-APPROVED REPERTOIRE LIST below. Should you wish to request an exception to the Pre-Approved list, you must submit it at least 2 weeks prior to the application deadline for approval
to OC@AlaskaYouthOrchestras.org (exception deadline: Sept. 15, 2024).
Repertoire Notes:
– You will prepare the fast (usually first) movement of a concerto, with cadenza if present. See the repertoire list below for more guidance.
– If the concerto has cadenzas, perform all cadenzas during the competition as well as performance.
– Participants must perform their piece memorized (without music) for both the competition and performance.
– Participants may compete on only one piece and one instrument for the AYS Concerto Competition.
– Pieces should be approximately 10 minutes in length. Participants may be allowed (pending approval) to perform two movements FROM THE SAME WORK if both movements together total 10 minutes (please request approval from AYO by the exception deadline above).
4. Application: All prospective competitors must submit an online application by the due date – Sept. 29, 2024.
5. Accompanist: You must arrange for an accompanist (at your own expense) during the live competition. Your accompanist may make judicious cuts in the orchestral (non-solo) passages. Accompanists are not judged.
6. Competition: The Competition will take place live at the AYO Office on Oct. 26, 2024. The audition is currently scheduled to take place from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (subject to change).
7. Recital: Those competitors not selected to perform with the Anchorage Youth Symphony in concert may be asked to perform with their accompanist in a public AYO recital, if their competition entry demonstrates excellent merit.
8. Winning: You will be expected to rehearse with the Anchorage Youth Symphony several times prior to the concert and should be prepared to do so at any regular AYS rehearsal during the second half of the year prior to the performance concert. Winners receive a $250 cash prize.
9. Limitations: You will perform only the work with which you competed. No substitutions will be allowed. Winners may not perform the same work with another Anchorage/Mat-Su area orchestra (unless for a school event) during the same concert season.
Pre-Approved Repertoire
Flute
CPE Bach – Concerto, D minor
Boccherini – Concerto, D major
Chaminade – Concertino
Haydn – Concerto, D major
Mozart – Concerto No. 1 in G major K. 313
Mozart – Concerto No. 2 in D major K. 314
Telemann – Suite, A minor
Vivaldi – Concerto No. 2, G minor, Op. 10
Vivaldi – Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 10
Vivaldi – Piccolo Con., C major, (P. 78 or P. 79)
Oboe
Cimarosa – Concerto, C minor
Handel – Concerto No. 3, G minor
Haydn – Concerto, C major
Marcello – Concerto, C minor
Mozart – Concerto, C major, K. 314
Telemann – Concerto, D, E, or F minor
Clarinet
Mozart – Concerto, A Major, K. 622 (last mvnt)
Spohr – Concerto, C minor, Op. 26
Weber – Concerto No. 1, F minor Op. 73
Weber – Concerto No. 2, Eb major, Op. 74
Weber – Concertino, Eb major, Op. 26
Bassoon
Mozart – Concerto, Bb major, K. 191
Vivaldi – Concerto, P. 70, A minor
Vivaldi – Concerto, P. 137, E minor
Vivaldi – Concerto, La Notte, Bb minor
Weber – Concerto, F major, Op. 75
Weber – Andante and Hungarian Rondo, Op. 35
Horn
Dukas – Villanelle
Haydn – Concerto No. 1, D major
Haydn – Concerto No. 2, D major
Haydn – Concertino, D major
Mozart – Concerto 1-3 (not 4!)
Böhme – Concerto, Op. 18
Haydn – Concerto, Eb major
Hummel – Concerto, E major (note key)
Neruda – Concerto, Eb major
Telemann – Concerto, D major
Torelli – Concerto, D major
Trombone
Albrechtsberger – Concerto
Handel – Concerto in F minor
Tuba, Percussion
Consult with AYS Music Director
Harp
Dittersdorf – Concerto, A major
Handel – Concerto No. 6, Op. 4, Bb major
Violin
Bach, J.S. – Concerto in A minor
Bach, J.S. – Concerto in E minor
Bruch – Concerto in G minor (1st mvnt)
Haydn – Concerto in G major
Haydn – Concerto in C major
Mozart – Any Con. plus the Rondo in C major
Viola
Bruch – Romanze
Handel – Concerto in B minor (arr. Cassadesus)
Hoffmeister – Concerto in D major
Stamitz, J. – Concerto in G major
Stamitz, K. – Concerto in G major
Telemann – Concerto in G major
Cello
Bach, C.P.E. – Any concerto
Bach, J.C. – Concerto
Boccherini – Concerto in Bb major
Bruch – Kol Nidrei
Haydn – Concerto in D major
Haydn – Concerto in C major
Popper – Hungarian Rhapsody
Saint-Saens – Allegro Appassionato
Bass
Bottesini – Concerto in B minor
Dittersdorf – Concerto in E major
Dragonetti – Concerto
PRE-APPROVED PIANO CONCERTO REPERTOIRE
Johan Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466
Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467
Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488
Franz Joseph Haydn
Concerto No. 4 in G major, Hoboken XVIII: 4
Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hoboken XVIII: 11
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op 58
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, 1st movement OR 2nd and 3rd movements
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, 1st movement OR 2nd and 3rd movements
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in e minor, Op. 11
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
Dmitry Kabalevsky
Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 50
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44: 2nd & 3rd Mvts|
Cyril Scott
Early One Morning
Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op 23
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Dimitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, op. 102