Baroque Music Competition

The Utah Baroque Ensemble wishes to announce its 2009 Student Baroque Music Competition, sponsored by the Bank of American Fork and the Orem CARE program.

Informational Flyer

Rules | Application Form

Competition Rules

  1. Students must be residents of Orem, Utah.
  2. Students must be junior high or high school age (grades 7-12).
  3. Students may attend public, private, charter, or home schools.
  4. Students must perform a solo composition of the Baroque Era, or one or more movements from a Baroque era piece. Transcriptions of Baroque-era composers are acceptable. Piano transcriptions are acceptable if they do not require a second pianist to accompany the soloist. Total performance time should not be more than 7 minutes. Instrumental, keyboard and vocal selections are all acceptable. Students must provide their own accompanists for the audition and the performance.
  5. The winning student(s) must be available to perform at the Baroque Ensemble concert in Orem on Sunday evening, April 26th, 2009.
  6. The $1,000 award may be awarded to one student or divided between winners at the discretion of the jury.
  7. The student will be judged on general musicianship and implementation of Baroque performance practice.
  8. The jury's decisions are final.
  9. The winning student(s) must agree to have their names, parents' names, and picture published in local newspapers. A short bio of the winning student may be printed in the concert program or published in the newspaper.
  10. The $1,000 award will be publicly presented at the spring UBE concert after the student's performance.

Application Form

Application must be received by Saturday, March 14th, 2009. If you have further questions, please call Jerri Bearce at 801-225-6472 or Martha Sargent at 801-489-6161.

Name of Applicant:

Year in school: (You must be in seventh through twelfth grade.)

Name of school you attend:

Name of Parents or Guardians:

Residential Address: (You must be a resident of Orem. No P.O. box addresses, please.)


Orem, UT

Mailing address, if different from residential address:


, UT

You will be notified by email or phone of your audition time. You are responsible to check your email /voice mail to verify your audition time.

Phone:

Cell Phone:

Email Address:

Name of Piece to be Performed:

Composer:

This composition must be from the Baroque Era. If in doubt, please consult with your private teacher or high school teacher to make sure that you are performing a qualifying piece.)

Accompanist, if applicable:

Instrument/Vocal Part:

Name of public school music teacher, if applicable:

Name of private music teacher, if applicable: