FERNAND GILLET 1997 OBOE COMPETITION

The International Double Reed Society is pleased to announce the 17th annual performance competition, for young artists. The competition is dedicated to the memory of the late master oboist and honorary member of the IDRS, Fernand Gillet. First prize for the 1997 competition is a $5,000 US cash award. The second prize is a $l,000 US cash award. Other finalists will receive a $500 US cash award.

1. ELIGIBILITY. Oboists who have not reached their 31 st birthday before the date of the final audition (June 28, 1997) are eligible to enter, but no previous first prize winner of the Fernand Gillet Competition is eligible to participate.
2. LEVELS OF COMPETITION. There are two levels of competition.

A. PRELIMINARY STAGE

• All entrants must send a completed application form, an application fee of $50 US drawn against a U.S. bank, and a cassette tape containing the entire repertoire list, performed in the order listed, to the competition chairman. The tape recording should include:

C.P.E. Bach - Sonata in G Minor (G. Ricordi)

Makoto Shinohara - Obsession pour hautbois et piano (Leduc)

Henri Dutilleux - Sonate pour hautbois et piano (Leduc)

W. A. Mozart - Concerto for Oboe, mvts. 2 & 3 (Barenreiter)

To be considered, all application materials must be received by on or before March 3, 1997. Entries should be mailed to:

Nancy Ambrose King, Chair, IDRS Gillet Competition

5058 Music Building

1114 W. Nevada St

Urbana, IL 61801 USA

Telephone: (217) 333-3360 FAX: (217) 244-4585

E-Mail: na-king@uxl.cso.uiuc.edu

B. FINAL STAGE

• Up to five finalists will be selected by the competition committee, with the results announced by April 11, 1997. If selected for the finals, all applicants must agree to appear and perform in the finals. The final round will be heard by a distinguished panel of judges in an open concert at the International Double Reed Society meeting in Evanston, Illinois, USA, June 25 - 29, 1997. Repertoire for the final round will be the same as that for the preliminary round tape, with the judges selecting portions for use in the competition. A professional accompanist will be provided for the contestants, however, at their own expense, contestants may elect to use an accompanist of their own choosing. The decision of the judges is final. The judges may elect to award fewer prizes than outlined above or no prizes.
• While they are attending the Conference, the IDRS will provide meals and lodging for each of the finalists. The winner of the competition will agree to perform on a concert during the 1997 IDRS meeting.

Application form