PERFORMANCE POLICIES & YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
All participants are required to submit a PDF repertoire list indicating the pieces(if any) ready for solo experience. The repertoire list may be sent by email, faxed to 972-239-3606, or mailed to New Conservatory of Dallas. All new students must send recent CD/DVD recording. Recording can be sent later, after submitting the application.

Conservatory Music in the Mountains provides quality music education and exciting performance opportunities to young musicians on all levels. We create an environment that inspires and challenges the aspiring young artist to work towards excellence in performance.

Conservatory performing orchestras are educational ensembles. Orchestra members are assigned appropriate seating that enhance the individual learning as well as group experience. Young Artists with advanced skills are challenged with leadership positions and serve as role models to other participants.

Solo opportunities are offered to young musicians who come to the program with prepared pieces that will benefit from coaching and public performance. The Next Generation concerts provide forum in a professional setting that serves as inspiration to listeners and performers themselves.

Solo opportunities are provided solely on Artistic Merit and are designed to encourage students to demonstrate their readiness for further development through the public performance experience. Students who wish to avail themselves in performances open to the public are encouraged to work on their pieces prior to Conservatory Music in the Mountains Festival and arrive with their music, piano accompaniment, and the desire to perform.

CONSERVATORY YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
All competition applicants are required to submit an on-line repertoire/competition list .

GRAND PRIZE-Festival Orchestra Category (Concerti and qualified pieces with symphony orchestra accompaniment): Winner receives an award of $750 and performance with Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra, Guillermo Figueroa, Music Director & Conductor, date TBD.

FIRST PRIZE-STRING ORCHESTRA CATEGORY (Concerti and qualified pieces with string orchestra accompaniment): Winner receives an award of $500 and performance with the Conservatory Music in the Mountains Chamber Orchestra, Arkady Fomin, Conductor, at the Gala, date TBD.

SECOND PRIZE: Winner receives $250 and performance at the Conservatory Music in the Mountains Gala.

AUDIENCE FAVORITE: Winner receive $150.

DIRECTOR'S AWARD: Winner receives Award $150.

ENTRY FEE: $35 Only registered participants at Conservatory Music in the Mountains are eligible to enter competition. Participants must prepare one movement of a concerto or virtuoso piece from the suggested list and choose only one category (String or Festival Orchestra). Other works can be considered but must be approved. Winners will be announced at the Next Generation recital on Monday, July 16, 2012.

Competition applicants must complete the Young Artist Competition Application and submit along with the Conservatory Music in the Mountains application. Competition applicants must submit CD of the chosen piece with accompaniment by deadline May 5, 2012. Mail applications and CDs to New Conservatory of Dallas, P.O. Box 743876, Dallas, TX 75374-3876. (First Class mail / Registered & Certified mail not accepted.)

SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE
One Movement Required

VIOLIN
Concerti by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch, Haydn, Kabalevsky, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Paganini, Saint-Saens, Sibelius, Vivaldi, Wieniawski and virtuoso works with orchestra by Saint-Saens, Sarasate, Wieniawski

VIOLA
Concerti by Bach, Dittersdorf, Handel, Hofmeister, Stamitz, Telemann, Vivaldi, Weber

CELLO
Concerti by Barber, Boccherini, Dvorak, Haydn, Kabalevsky, Lalo, Saint-Saens, Schumann, Stamitz and Rococo Variations by Tchaikovsky

DOUBLE BASS
Concerti by Botessini, Capuzzi, Dittersdorf

PIANO
Concerti by
Bach - Concerto (D minor BWV 1052, F minor BWV 1056)
Beethoven (1,2,4,5), Haydn (D Major),
Mozart (K. 271, 414,415,466,467,488,491,503,595)
Schumann, Chopin (1,2), Liszt (1,2), Mendelssohn (1,2), Brahms (1,2) Greig, Saint-Saens (2,4), Tchaikovsky (1), Rachmaninoff (3)

The following works are excluded from the list of suggested competition repetoire:
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso,
Sarasate Zigeunerweisen,
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2, and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2.

Works by other composers and concerti for multiple instruments can be submitted for approval.

Complete the Young Artist Competition Application and submit by email to ocramer@newconservatory.org.

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