JAVS Fall 2002

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

2001 Primrose Competition winners: 1. Antoine Tamestit, France 2. Ula Ulijona, Lithuania 3. Not Awarded Rules and Eligibility Applicants must meet the following criteria: • Have not yet reached their 28th birthday byApril1, 2003 • Must be a current member, or presently studying with a current member, of any of the branches of the International Viola Society (AVS, CVS, etc.) N.B. If you are not currently a member of the AVS or CVS and wish to join, please see application form for details. Prizes 1st Prize: $2000.00, plus an invitation to make a featured appearance at the next North American Viola Congress. Additional performance opportumtles and mer chandise prizes will accompany each of the cash prizes listed above. THE COMPETITION Repertoire: General Information There are four categories of repertoire: 1. Work with Orchestra 2. Work with Piano 3. Unaccompanied Work 4. Virtuosic Primrose Transcription Candidates must prepare one complete work from each category, within the following guidelines: • One of the works prepared must be selected from the Contemporary Selections: Schnittke, Druck man, Rochberg, Liptak, or Pinkham. • Work with Orchestra: William Walton Concerto, Rosza Concerto. Contemporary Selections: Schnittke Concerto, Druckman Concerto 2nd Prize: $1000.00 3rd Prize: $500.00

• Work with Piano: Brahms Sonata (Op. 120, No. 1 or 2), Bax Sonata, Vieuxtemps Sonata. Contempo rary Selection: Rochberg Sonata • Unaccompanied Work: Hindemith Sonata (any), Bach Suite (any), Bach-Kodaly Chromatic Fantasy. Contemporary Selections: David Liptak: Play of Winds (MMB Inc.), Daniel Pinkham: For Solace in Solitiude (ECS Publishing) • Virtuosic Primrose Transcription: Benjamin: jamaican Rhumba; Wolf Italian Serenade*; Wieniawski: Caprice*; Paganini: La Campanella; Paganini: 24th Caprice (Viola and Piano): Sarasate Zimbalist: Tango, Polo, Maleguena, or Zapateado (from "Sarasateana'') *: * Available in "The Virtuoso Violist," HL 50482094, G. Schirmer, Inc. Preliminary Round The preliminary round is recorded and submitted on CD or audio cassette tape, and then auditioned by a jury. Approximately 20 candidates will be chosen from the taped round to participate in the semifinal round. The semifinal and final rounds will take place on May 18 and 19, 2003, at Samford University in Homewood, Alabama. Homewood is in the Birmingham, Alabama, area. Tapes/CDs must be sent to ARRIVE by March 21, 2003. Semifinalists will be notified of their acceptance by April 7, 2003. • In order to assure anonymity, the applicant's name and address should appear only in small letters, both on the CD!tape and on the outer package. CDs/ tapes will have stickers put over the names before being heard by the adjudicating committee. Please list the repertoire on the outer package. CDs/tapes will not be returned. • Applicants should understand that the quality of the recording may influence the judges; therefore, we strongly recommend recording onto a CD. If using a cassette, please use either a new Type II or a metal tape.