Youth Concerto Competition 2011
Wednesday, June 1
7:00pm
Thunder Mountain High School Auditorium
The Juneau Symphony’s Youth Solo Competition is an opportunity for intermediate to advanced young
musicians to perform a memorized concerto in a formal setting. Open to all young musicians in Southeast Alaska, this competition helps prepare music students for larger state-wide competitions and university auditions. The grand-prize winners will be asked to perform their concerto with the Juneau Symphony or the Juneau Student Symphony during our 2011-2012 season. All performers receive personal feedback and recommendations from Symphony judges.
The 2011 Program:
Junior Division
Tezah Haddock - violin
Concerto No. 5 - Seitz
accompanist, Mei Xia
Dugan Scott McNutt - violin
Concerto No. 2 in G Major - Seitz
accompanist, Sue Kazama
Abby Olsen - violin
Concerto No. 2 in G Major - Seitz
accompanist, Sue Kazama
Makoa Iha - violin
Concerto in A Minor - Vivaldi
accompanist, Sue Kazama
Senior Division
Rhys Coffee
Romance in F Major - Beethoven
accompanist, Nancy Nash
George Jones - trombone
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra - Grondahl
accompanist, Laurie Clough
Judges
Kyle Wiley Pickett
William Todd Hunt
Lisa Ibias
The Youth Solo Competition is free and open to the public. Please join us on June 1 to support
Juneau's young musicians.
Juneau Empire Coverage of Prevous Competitions
YSC Frequently Asked Questions
- Why did you change the name to Youth Solo Competition?
- To make the competition more inclusive for voice entrants. Since eligible voice pieces are rarely labeled "concertos" we changed the name to include all solo performances.
- Will the Symphony provide sheet music or an accompanist for the competition?
- No. The musicians must provide their own music (plus 3 photocopies of it for the judges) and their own accompanist. The Symphony will provide contact information for possible accompanists if needed.
- Will there be a dress rehearsal?
- All musicians will be given time on stage to rehearse with their music teachers, though it will not be formal dress rehearsal. In 2011 the stage rehearsal time will be during the afternoon of May 31. Each musician will have 30 minutes to rehearse on stage. The office will contact each musician to schedule their stage time.
- What should musicians wear?
- Your appearance on stage is important! Gentlemen should wear a suit or sport jacket and dress slacks as well as a shirt and tie. Ladies should wear dresses of a formal nature with sleeves, a modest neckline and length that is below the knee.
- What are the judges looking for?
- Musicians are rated in four categories:
- ACCURATE READING: Correct notes, rhythm, legato, staccato, dynamics, tempo
- INTERPRETATION: Imagination, style, conviction, musicality, articulation, phrasing, ensemble and/or balance
- TECHNIQUE: Clarity, evenness, quality of tone, posture, hand/finger positions, embouchure, bowhand, bowing, vibrato, tonguing, breath control
- STAGE PRESENCE
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