International Double Reed Society Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition

International Double Reed Society
Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition

1999 Winners

1st prize: Alexandre Gattet, Paris, France.
2nd prize: Frederic Tardy, Lyon, France and
Eugene Izotov, San Francisco, CA
Honorable Mentions: Zheng Huang, Oberlin, OH
and Rosemary Yiameos, Houston, TX

International Double Reed Society Conference, August 10 - 14, 1999
University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA

The International Double Reed Society is pleased to announce the 19th 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 1999 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. Oboists who have not reached their 31 st birthday before the date of the final audition (August 13, 1999) are eligible to enter, but no previous first prize winner of the Fernand Gillet Competition is eligible to participate. Applicant must be a current member of IDRS.
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:

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in C Major F VII no. 6. Kunzelmann

Leon Goosens - Concerto. Leduc

Antal Dorati - Duo Concertante (2nd mvt only). Boosey & Hawkes

Robert Schumann - Adagio and Allegro. International

To be eligible to compete, all application materials must be received by the IDRS Gillet competition chair on or before 26 April 1999.

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@staff.uiuc.edu

B. FINAL STAGE

Up to five finalists will be selected by the competition committee. Finalists will be announced by 31 May 1999. 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 University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA, August 10 - 14, 1999. 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 1999 IDRS meeting.