The 2012 Young Musicians Competition  

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Schedule

Elementary Piano Solo
12:00 – Breanna Humphrey (Schlaudt)

Junior Piano Solo

12:10 – Daniel Daughtry (Queen)
12:20 – Matthew Roehrig (Dyer) 

Junior String Solo

12:30 – Nolan Faught (Woyton)
12:40 – Daniel Zamudio (Woyton)

Senior Piano Solo
12:50 – Hayden Harris (Dyer)

Elementary Non-Performing Piano Concerto
1:20 – Garret Glover (Schlaudt)
1:30 – Grace Lui (Dyer)

Non-Competitive Critique Only
1:40 – Grace Roehrig (Dyer)

Concerto Auditions
1:50 – Emily Chang (Schlaudt)
2:00 – Maura Ballard (Woyton)
2:10 – Joshua Lui (Dyer)
2:20 – Jacques Forbes (Woyton)
2:30 – Elizabeth Blose (Elkins)
2:45 – Katherine Kappelmann

3:30pm - Awards Ceremony!

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2012 Competition: DOWNLOAD APPLICATION AND REGULATIONS HERE!

Applications must be received by:  December 10, 2011

Entry Fee:  $25

Date:  The competition will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2012, in the Carr Education-Fine Arts building at Angelo State University located at 2602 Dena Drive, San Angelo, Texas.

Eligibility:  The Young Musicians Competition is open to music students living in or studying with a teacher residing in the Concho Valley (Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Reagan, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, and Tom Green Counties).

Categories:  Please note the category changes in the Concerto divisions.

Concerto
Concerto Audition (Grades 12 and under, no lower age limit)
            Open to both Piano and Strings*

                                Non-Performing Concerto (Grades 4 and under, no lower age limit)
                                            Open to both Piano and Strings*

Solo
Elementary Division (Grades 4 and under, no lower age limit)
            Piano, Strings*

                               Junior Division (Grades 5-8)
                                            Piano, Strings*

                               Senior Division (Grade 9-12)
                                            Piano, Strings*

*Strings are defined as any orchestral string instrument, including harp and guitar.

 Prizes:  Winners in each division will receive cash prizes as follows:

SOLO                                                     CONCERTO 
                Elementary - $75                                 Audition Winner - $150

Junior - $100                                        Non-Performing Winner - $75

Senior - $125                                      

In the Concerto Audition Division, judges will be able to name one or more winners. Each winner will receive the title ‘Audition Winner’ and a cash prize of $150. Judges will have the right to award honorable mentions in any division. In addition, all winners in each category will be invited to perform at the 8th San Angelo Piano Festival Festival Finale to be held in March 2012. The judges reserve the right to tie the first prize or not award a first prize in any division.

 The Gene Chartier Smith Performance Prize:
The named winner(s) of the concerto auditions will also compete for the Gene Chartier Smith Performance Prize: a chance to perform their concerto with the San Angelo Symphony, conducted by Maestro Héctor Guzmán at their annual Youth Concerts on March 2, 2012.

This prize may be granted only to an outstanding concerto audition winner, and will carry an additional $100 cash prize to be presented on the day of the symphony performance.

This prize is awarded at the discretion of Maestro Guzman, who will choose a winner based on video performances from the January 14, 2012 competition. Maestro Guzman reserves the right to award or not award a winner of the Gene Chartier Smith Performance Prize.

 Contact Information
Competition Mailing address:  SAPF, 4031 Ransom Road, San Angelo, Texas 76903

For questions about the rules and regulations, or application, please call or email at:
Phone 512-796-3117, email competitiondirector@sapf.org.


The winners of the 2011 Young Musicians Competition!

Elementary Piano Solo – Emily Chang, Honorable Mention
Elementary Piano Concerto – Breanna Humphrey, First Prize
Junior Piano Concerto – Matthew Roehrig, Honorable Mention
Senior String Solo – Katherine Kappelmann, First Prize

Junior String Concerto – Jacques Forbes, Honorable Mention

Senior Piano Solo – Clarissa Humphrey, First Prize
Senior Piano Concerto – Tessa Monk, Honorable Mention

Our 2011 judge was multiple Grammy-nominated artist Petronel Malan. Winner of the Gene Chartier Smith Performance Prize was Breanna Humphrey, who performed the Vandall Concertino in C major, 3rd movement, with the San Angelo Symphony on February 4th, 2011.

The winners of the 2009 Young Musicians Competition

Junior Division: Strings
          1st Prize - Nolan Faught, violin (student of Ms. Paula Woyton)

Junior Division: Piano
          1st Prize - Tessa Monk (student of Janelle Schlaudt)
          Honorable Mention - Natalie Glover (student of Janelle Schlaudt)

Senior Division: Piano
          1st Prize - Clarissa Humphrey (student of Janelle Schlaudt)


Winner of the Gene C. Smith Performance Prize: Clarissa Humphrey
          On February 5th, 2010, Clarissa Humphrey performed Mendelssohn's Concerto in G minor (3rd mvt) with the San Angelo Symphony in their annual Youth Concerts. These were two separate concerts for the 3rd and 6th graders of San Angelo held in the historic City Auditorium - the long time home of the San Angelo Symphony.