2009 Rules
Cash Prizes for Top Three Places
To be eligible, applicants must be currently enrolled in grades
9-12 (school or home school) and not have a high school diploma. Ten finalists
will be selected on the basis of recorded auditions to compete in the live
final round at the Flute Festival Mid-South March 6-7, 2009, in Clarksville,
Tennessee. Cash prizes of $200, $100, and $50 will be awarded for 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd places. The first place winner will perform in the closing gala recital
playing his/her audition piece.
Each entrant should record one piece of his/her choice not to exceed 6 minutes
in length. Single movements of multi-movement pieces are acceptable and
selections may be edited with cuts to fit the time requirement. Pieces
that require accompaniment will be recorded with accompaniment. Smartmusic© may
be used for accompaniment in the recorded round if desired. TWO recorded
copies of the selected pieces must be in the hands of the competition
chair NO LATER THAN JANUARY 15, 2009, along with completed application
form and fees. Finalists will be notified in February. Finalists will
have six minutes in the live round to perform their piece.
The recorded audition must be on a CD disk. Recordings must be unedited.
The recording may include studio as well as concert performances as long
as no editing has occurred. The recording device may be stopped between
movements in multi-movement works. Recordings found to have been edited
will result in the applicant's disqualification. There may by NO IDENTIFICATION
on the recording or box and NO SPEAKING. The applicant's name, address,
and competition entered must appear ONLY on the outer package. Recordings
will be coded and sent to the appropriate judging committee with only
the code number identification. Failure to follow these requirements
will result in disqualification.
Remember, deadline January 15
Printable Rules
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Printable entry forms may be found on our web site in
html or pdf
Mail recordings, application, and fees by January 15, 2009 to
Jennifer Whitehead
693 N. Belvedere Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38107
901-326-8220
memphissuzukiflute@yahoo.com