1st International Competition for Chamber Music with Guitar

From Friday March 19th to Sunday, March 21th the City of Aschaffenburg will host the 1st International Competition for Chamber Music with Guitar within the 31st Aschaffenburger Gitarrentage. The competition is open for musicians of all ages and nationalities.

To be held in the presence of his honour the Lord Mayor Klaus Herzog.
Venue: Concert hall of Staedtische Musikschule Aschaffenburg, Kochstrasse 8, D-63739 Aschaffenburg

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Jury
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1. Jury members
A jury of five experts chosen from internationally renowned music academies will judge the competition.
The jury will consist of:
• Two members of the guitar department
• One member of the wind instrument department
• One member of the bowed instrument department
• One vocal expert

2. Special Rule with regards to contestants and jurors
If there is a family relationship between a participating ensemble member and a juror; or if the contestant has been a student of a juror for the last two years, the jury must be informed. In that case the juror loses his or her voting right for the ensemble concerned.

3. Assessment
After the first as well as after the second round, the jury will announce the contestants who have qualified to continue into the next round. The jury’s vote is expressed as an average mark for the ensemble in a particular round. Each jury member awards ensemble points between 1.0 and 10.0 per round, whereby 1.0 is the worst and 10.0 is the best mark.
Prizes

1. Prize: 4.000 Euros and three performances at
internationally renowned festivals (in Mikulov, Gevelsberg and Weimar)
2. Prize: 2.000 Euros
3. Prize: 1.000 Euros (sponsored by Sparkasse)
Prize for best own transcription: 250 Euros
Audience award: prize money are the entrance fees of
the final concert

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Participation FEE
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The participation fee is 100 Euros per ensemble and must be paid prior to the commencement of the competition. The participants will be given details about the bank account and methods of payment in due course.

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Application AND Participation Rules
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Applications must be sent by January 15th, 2010 to:
Kulturamt Aschaffenburg
„Int. Contest for chamber music with guitar“
Dalbergstrasse 9
D-63739 Aschaffenburg
or by Email to: gitarrentage@aschaffenburg.de

Please note that only complete and signed application forms will be accepted!
The decision on the admittance to the competition will be made on the basis of the submitted material. All applicants will be informed in writing about the outcome of the pre-selection by January 31, 2010.

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Rule FOR Acceptance OF Ensembles Into THE Competition
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Guitar ensembles and chamber music ensembles with at least one guitar and at most four members are admitted to the competition. They have to be ensembles primarily devoted to the performance of classical music.

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Competition Procedures
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1. Program
The program will go for about 70 minutes and must contain at least one piece by Johann Sebastian Bach and one own transcription. The competition consists of three rounds.
An international jury of five will decide the outcome. There will be three prizes and one prize for best own transcription, as well as an audience award.
The jury reserves the right to interrupt the program at any time. Opuses from the preliminary round must not be repeated.
Upon request the jury must be given a transcript of the notes for each performed opus.
The decision by the jury is incontestable. Legal recourse is excluded.

2. Procedure
1st Round
Friday, March 19th, 2010 from 10:00 a.m.
Length of time: 10 to 15 minutes
The program of the first round must contain a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach.

2nd Round
Saturday, March 20th, 2010 from 2:00 p.m.
Length of time: 20 to 25 minutes
The program for the second round can be chosen individually.

3rd Round and final concert with awards ceremony
Sunday, March 21th, 2010 from 7:00 p.m.
Length of time: 30 bis 35 minutes

The program for the final round must contain one own transcription.

For the 2nd round a maximum of ten, for the final round a maximum of three ensembles will be competing.

Each round is open to the public.

3. Order
The order of the performing ensembles will be allotted.

4. Registration
All participants must register at the latest two hours before the beginning of the competition on Friday, March 19th at 9:00 am at the Competition office of the Staedtische Musikschule and identify themselves with a valid pass (passport or ID card).
Furthermore, a proof of payment of the participation fee must be presented.

The organizer is not liable for possible personal injury or property damage that might occur in connection with the competition.
All expenses for participation in the competition must be paid for by the participant.
In the case of disagreements only the German version of this application and participation rules is legally binding.

Aschaffenburg, June 2009


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Artistic directors:
Ivo und Sofia Kaltchev
Email: gitarrentage@aschaffenburg.de

Organisation:
Kulturamt Aschaffenburg
Dalbergstrasse 9
D-63739 Aschaffenburg
Phone: +49 (0) 60 21 / 330 16 73
Fax: +49 (0) 60 21 / 330 681
Email: gitarrentage@aschaffenburg.de
http://gitarrentage.aschaffenburg.de