RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE 2. Applications with incomplete documents will not be
considered. The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc.
X Sonatina and Sonata will not return any documents or DVD.
International Youth Piano Competition 3. The decision of the Admissions Committee is final.
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April 28-29, 2012 1. The admissions committee will notify the winners of
the semi-finals by March 12, 2012.
2. Entering the finals constitutes an agreement between
Competition Directors: the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. and the
Nina Drath and Manuela Shull applicant regarding his or her participation in the
Competition in accordance with those regulations.
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1. The X Sonatina and Sonata International Youth Piano 1. Finals will be held at the Omni Marina Hotel in Corpus
Competition will be held in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Christi, Texas. Performance schedules will be attached
April 28-29, 2012. to each letter of notification mailed out by the
2. The Jury will consist of prominent European and Admissions Committee and a reservation at the Omni
American judges. Marina Hotel will be available. (Please be sure to
II specify the number of nights staying and the number of
1. The Competition will be open to pianists of all people per room.)
nationalities. 2. All students accepted to compete in the finals must
2. The competition consists of two stages: Semifinals (by submit an application fee of $65.00 to the Fryderyk
DVD’s) and Finals (performance before the Jury in Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. by March 24, 2012.
Corpus Christi). VII
3. Finals of the Competition will be held at the Omni 1. Contestants are responsible to all expenses to and from
Marina Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas. Corpus Christi.
III 2. Private accommodations will be provided free to
Application for participation in the competition should be students who are arriving from countries outside the
made on the attached form, and must be received at the United States.
following address: 3. The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. will
provide pianos on which each Finalist can warm up
Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. prior to the performance.
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4610 Abner Drive 1. The finals will be held in public. Winners will be
Corpus Christi, Texas 78411 announced and prizes will be awarded before the
banquet at 9 am on April 29, 2010.
The application must include: 2. The judges will select a Grand Prix winner from grades
(a) one recent portrait photograph on glossy paper, not 7-12 and one from grades 1-6. The Society will
larger than 5 x 7, for use in the competition program provide transportation to the Winner’s Recital in
and press publications; Carnegie Hall for the Grand Prix Winners.
(b) a certified copy of the applicant’s birth certificate and 3. The Finalists will perform in alphabetical order.
letter from applicant’s school, principal or teacher IX
starting what grade applicant is in ; All auditions and performances during the competition may
(c) a brief biography; be:
(d) a recommendation from the applicant’s piano professor; (a) broadcast on radio and/or television;
(e) a DVD of the required pieces performed by the (b) recorded and later broadcast on radio and/or television;
applicant; (c) photographed by the press; with the approval of the
(f) a cashier’s check or money order for the application fee Director of the Competition, without remuneration to
of $35.00 payable to the Fryderyk Chopin Society of the pianist.
Texas, Inc.
Please indicate applicant’s name on the check or money X
order. Contestants are required to perform two pieces in the
competition. The first will be #1 in their appropriate level.
The second is to be ONE of the other three pieces listed
IV (either #2, #3, or #4) for their level.
1. Postmarked by March 3rd for acceptance of the The repertoire requirements of the competition are:
competition.
Level 1
1) A. Biehl- Sonatina, Op.57, No.1, 2nd mvt. Level 8
2) F. Chopin- Waltz in A minor (posth.) 1) J.Haydn- Sonata in E minor Hob. XVI/34, 3rd Mvt.
3) F. Burgmüller-Arabesque 2) F. Chopin- Etude, Op 25, No 2
4) W. Gillock- Holiday in Spain 3) J. Brahms- Intermezzo Op 118, No 1.
4) C. Debussy, The girl with the flaxen hair
Level 2
1) M. Clementi- Sonatina Op.36, No.1, 3rd mvt. Level 9
2) F. Chopin- Polonaise in G minor (posth) 1) J. Haydn- Sonata No 43, Hob XVI/28 in E Flat Maj,
3) F. Burgmüller- Ballade Finale, Presto, 3rd Mvt
4) B. Adams- Gypsy Earrings 2) F. Chopin- Fantasie Impromptu, Op 66
3) S. Rachmaninoff- Prelude in C Sharp minor, Op 3,
Level 3 No 2
1) Tobias Haslinger- Sonatina in C Maj, 2nd Mvt 4) C. Scott- Lotus Land
(Edition 1st Sonatina Album by James & Jane Smisor
Bastien) All students in grades 10, 11, and 12 may choose a level:
2) F. Chopin- Polonaise in B-Flat Major (posth.) (10, 11, or 12). In their level, students choose one sonata of
3) Gerard Meunier – Le Bal du Renard (in G. Meunier, two and a second piece from the SAME level.
Book II- Les Nouveaux Animaux Magiques, Edition Level 10
Henry Lemoine) 1) J. Haydn Sonata in E minor Hob. XVI/34, 1st Mvt.
4) F. Burgmuller- Tarantella OR L. von Beethoven- Sonata in C minor Op 13, 3rd
Mvt.
Level 4 2) F.Chopin- Etude in C minor, Op.10, No.12
1) F. Kuhlau-Sonatina, Op.55, No.1, 2nd mvt. 3) C. Debussy- La Puerta Del Vino, Prelude Book 2,
2) F. Chopin- Waltz in A-flat Maj. Op. 69, No.1 No 3
3) P. Tchaikovsky- Song of the Lark, Op 39, No 22. 4) F. Mompou- Cancion and Danza, No. 6
4) Y. Nakada- The Speedy Car
Level 11
Level 5 1) L van Beethoven- Sonata in D minor, Op 31, No 2,
1) M. Clementi- Sonatina Op.36, No. 3, 3rd Mvt. 1st Mvt.
2) F.Chopin- Waltz in B minor Op.69, No.2 OR W.A. Mozart- Sonata K.331 in A Maj. 1st Mvt.
3) F. Mendelsson- Song without Words in F Sharp 2) F. Chopin- Polonaise, Op. 26, No 1 in C# minor
minor, Op 30, No 6. 3) F. Liszt- Liebesträum
4) G. Meunier- Le Zebre Qui Avait Perdu Son Pyjama 4) C. Debussy- Ondine, Prelude, Book 2, No 8
(see Level 3, #3 for book)
Level 12
Level 6 1) L.van Beethoven- Sonata in C# minor, Op.27, No.
1) W.A.Mozart- Sonata in C Maj. K. 545. 1st mvt. 2, 3rd mvt.
2) M. Albeniz- Sonata in D Maj. OR L. van Beethoven – Sonata in C minor, Op 13, 1st
3) F.Chopin- Waltz in D Flat Majo. Op 64, 1 (Minute Mvt
Waltz) 2) F.Chopin- Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op 27 No 2
4) P. Petroff- Young Woman in Love (Odds and Ends, 3) F. Liszt – Un Suspiro
RBC Edition) 4) A. Ginastera- Danza del Guachero Matrero (from 3
Argentinian Danzas)
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1) W.A.Mozart- Sonata in A Maj., K.331, 3rd Mvt. All decisions made by the jury are final.
(Alla Turca) XII
2) F.Chopin- Prelude in D Flat Maj. Op 28, No 15, The winners of each level will be awarded the
(Raindrop) following prizes:
3) H.Villa Lobos- Polichinelle First Prize ---$150 U.S. Dollars
4) C. Debussy- The Little Shepherd Second Prize ---$125 U.S. Dollars
Third Prize ---$115 U.S. Dollars
Honorable mention ---$ 50 U.S. Dollars
X Sonatina and Sonata International Youth Piano Competition -- Application
Name:__________________________ Grade in school in Spring 2012______
Mailing Address: ___________________________________________________________________
Email address: _________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian: _________________________________________________
Country:___________________________ Phone:__________________ Cell Phone: __________________
Piano Teacher Contact Info (address, cell phone, email)_________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
COMPETITION LEVEL
(see rules for required repertoire)
Level 1 _______ Level 4 _______ Level 7 _______ Level 10 _______
Level 2 _______ Level 5 _______ Level 8 _______ Level 11 _______
Level 3 _______ Level 6 _______ Level 9 ________ Level 12 _______
(check all appropriate statements)
____ I have enclosed the required documents and DVD.
____ I have enclosed the semi-final application fee in the amount of $35.00, made payable to Fryderyk Chopin
Society of Texas, Inc.
____ As a foreign student, if selected to be in the Finals, I will need to be housed in private accommodations.
____ Need reservation in the Omni Marina Hotel for____rooms & ____nights
____ If selected to be in the Finals, I will be arriving ( ) alone or ( ) with parents or guardian on date
________________
____ I will attend the Winners Recital and lunch (tickets $45 per person) on April 29, 2010 at 11 am.
I understand and agree that the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. is not responsible for any accidents
or injuries incurred as a result of travel to, from or at any time during participation in this competition.
______________________________________________
Signature of Parent or Guardian of Applicant, Date
REPERTOIRE TO BE PERFORMED
1. Sonatina and Sonata
2. ___________________________________________________________
The completed and signed application must be mailed to the address as in Section III of the Rules by the date
indicated in Section IV.