Edith Sullivan E-Mail: Phone: (203) 746-1956

Awards Chair:

Edith Sullivan E-mail: Phone: (203) 746-1956

AWARDS OFFERED

Piano Competitions: Bach, Chopin, French Impressionist/20th Century Awards,

Schubert Club Achievement Award (formerly, Koffler Award)

PIANO COMPETITIONS

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2016 9:30 am - 6:30 pm

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

FEE$45.00 participation fee for single event; $40.00 each for multiple events

APPLICATIONS

Deadline:No later than March 4, 2016, postmarked First Class

Submit:

1) Teachers Entrant 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:

Olga Stelman

503 Booth Hill Road

Trumbull, CT 06611

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 (FORMERLY,THE KOFFLER AWARD), A STUDENT MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SCHUBERT CLUB SPONSORED EVENTS (RECITALS, SCHUBERT CLUB AWARDS OR FESTIVAL) FOR THREE OF FOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS. PARTICIPATION IN THESE EVENTS IN SENIOR YEAR IS MANDATORY.

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).

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MUSIC

Arrangements, transcriptions and photocopies are not allowed; however, computer-generated copies from reliable sources such as PianoStreet.com (Opus 111); Werner Icking Archives; IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project; Musicalion; CDs from music publishers, (consent note included) may be used. Transcriptions acceptable as standard repertoire may be used (I.e., Liszt transcriptions, Bach transcriptions of

Baroque concerti, transcriptions by other composers e.g. Busoni, Rachmaninoff)

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 Bach, Chopin and French competition Awards and the Schubert Club Achievement Award Recipient are expected to perform at the Awards Concert, which will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 7:00 pm at the Episcopal Emmanuel 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.

Please note that we have expanded the time limit for each age level by 1 minute. We EXPECT that teachers will comply with our insistence to stay within these limits in order that our events may be run smoothly and fairly.

PIANO COMPETTIONS OFFERED

J. S. Bach 3 levels, grouped by age

French Impressionist/20th Century3 levels, grouped by age

Chopin 3 levels, grouped by age

Schubert Club Achievement Award for High School Seniors only

AGE LEVELS Student must enter appropriate age level. Age is as of day of competition.

PRIMARY
11 years and under / JUNIOR
12 - 14 years / SENIOR
15 years and over / SC Achievement Award
High School Senior

TIME LIMITS Maximum total performance time in minutes (may be less) for each level.

PRIMARY
6 Minutes / JUNIOR
8 Minutes / SENIOR
11 Minutes / SC Achievement Award
30 Minutes

PRIZES

LEVEL / Primary / Junior / Senior / Schubert Club Achievement Award
1st / $35.00 / $60.00 / $75.00 / $500.00
2nd / $20.00 / $40.00 / $50.00

Suggestions: French Compositions (from Sandra Murphy)

(See next page for acceptable/unacceptable composers)

CasadesusSix Enfantines Op. 48 (MCA 1948) -- not my favorite

FrançaixCollection (Schott) - some interesting, appealing pieces

GrovlezL’Almanach aux Images (Augener)

IbertHistoires (Leduc) - some nice, lesser-known pieces

Baja la mesa (dramatic)

La Cage de cristal (charming)

La Marchande d’eau Fraîche (staccatos)

Le Cortège de Balkis (impressionistic sounds)

Petite Suite en Quinze Images (Foetisch) - another

Intermediate-level Suite by Ibert

Koechlin12 Petite Pièces Faciles Op. 208 (Hengel)

MilhaudL’Enfant aime (Leed) - not very attractive pieces

Accueil Amical. Pièces enfantines (Heugel)

Une Journée (Mercury Music) - five lyric miniatures

Printemps (Eschig) Two books

Quatre Romances sans Paroles (Salabert)

L’Album de Madame Bovary (Enoch)

The Household Muse (Elkan-Vogel)

Saudades de Brazil (Eschig) - interesting rhythms –

Intermediate and up

PiernéAlbum pour mes Petits Amis Op. 14 (Leduc)

Farandole – especially nice

Florent SchmittEnfants Op. 94 (Eschig-Durand)

TailleferreFleurs de France (Lemoine)

Other Composers to consider: Debussy, Fauré, Ravel, Satie. Tansman is also being included.

Collections:

French Piano Music of Early 20th Century (Salabert)

(includes Koechlin “Petite Pièces”, Milhaud “Quatre Romances”,

Poulenc “Improvisations”)

L’Album de Six (Eschig) French “Les Six” Composers

A l’Exposition (Salabert) 8 pieces by Auric, Ibert, Milhaud, Poulenc and Tailleferre

French Composers List

Acceptable Composers

Aubert Dutilleux Messaien

Auric Emmanuel Milhaud

Boulez Fauré Pierné

Caplet FerroudPoulenc

Casadesus FrançaixRavel

Chabrier GrovlezRopartz

Chailley HalinRoussel

Charles-Henri Honegger Satie

Ciry Hugon Sauguet

D’Indy Huré Schmitt

Debussy Ibert Tailleferre

Delannoy Jolivet Tansman

Ducasse Lili Boulanger Tournemire

Dukas Martinet Widor

Unacceptable Composers

Chaminade Franck

Couperin Lully

Duport Rameau

Durand (neither father nor son) Saint-Saëns

If the composer you have chosen does not appear on this list, please

call the Chairman, Edith Sullivan at (203) 746-1956

The Schubert Club of Fairfield County, Inc.

Schubert Club Awards 2017

Teacher Entrants List

Teacher Name______Telephone______

Address______

______

City/State/Zip Code______

E-Mail______

Fee enclosed (one check payable to Schubert Club)

$45.00 x ____ single event applications $______

$40.00 x ____ multiple event applications $______

Total Payable $______

Student Name / Competition / Level

Available Competitions and Levels:

BachPrimary/Junior/Senior

Chopin Primary/Junior/Senior

French Impressionist/20th Century Primary/Junior/Senior

Schubert Club Achievement Award High School Seniors only