International Double Reed Society Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition

International Double Reed Society
Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition

FERNAND GILLET 1998 BASSOON COMPETITION

Winners

International Double Reed Society Conference, June 2 - 6, 1998
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA

The International Double Reed Society is pleased to announce the 18th 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 1998 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.

ELIGIBILITY. Bassoonists who have not reached their 31 st birthday before the date of the final audition (June 5, 1998) are eligible to enter, but no previous first prize winner of the Fernand Gillet Competition is eligible to participate.
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 must include:

Franz Berwald - Concertpiece (Barenreiter - Neue Berewald Ausgabe)

Francisco Mignone - 3 Valsas from 16 Valsas para Fagote Solo (Funarte)

1. Apanhei-te Meu Fagotinho, 2. Valse quase Modinheira, 3. Pattapiada

Giovanni Antonio Bertoli - Sonata prima (Schott or Barenreiter)

Miguel del Aguila - Sunset Song

To be eligible to compete, all application materials must be received by the IDRS Gillet competition chair on or before February 10, 1998.

Barrick Stees, Chair, IDRS Gillet Competition

Music Building, School of Music

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Telephone: (517) 355-7663, Fax: (517) 432-2880

E-Mail: stees@pilot.msu.edu

B. FINAL STAGE

Up to five finalists will be selected by the competition committee. Finalists will be announced by March 20, 1998. Finalists must agree to appear and compete 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 at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA, June 2 - 6, 1998. 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. Contestants may elect to use an accompanist of their own choosing at their own expense. The decision of the judges is final. The judges may elect to award fewer prizes than outlined above or no prizes.
IDRS will provide meals and lodging for each of the finalists for the duration of the conference. The winner of the competition will agree to perform on a concert during the 1998 IDRS meeting.