The Vernell Gregg

Young Artists' Competition
Saturday, January 24, 2009

2008 Winners and those in past years

Printable Application Form in MS Word format

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Approved repertoire
 

The $1,000 Letitia Goodman Memorial Scholarship Award

 is provided by Bill and Pat Leggett

Competition supported by Texas-New Mexico Power Company

CATEGORIES
Piano • Strings • Winds

DIVISIONS
Senior: Grades 9-12 Junior: Grades 6-8

AWARDS
Grand Prize: Performance with the Lewisville Lake Symphony,
February 20, 2009 plus the $1,000 Latitia Goodman Memorial Scholarship Award provided by William and Patricia Leggett.

Up to three participants may be Grand Prize Winners. Winners may be junior or senior entrants from any category. The $1,000 will be split between the Grand Prize Winners should there be more than one.

Place Winners: First, second, third and honorable mention winners may be named in both divisions.

The judges will designate winners only if they deem contestants worthy. If no entrant meets acceptable standards, no winner will be declared. The decision of the judges will be final.

REPERTOIRE
Each contestant must memorize and perform one movement of a concerto from the approved repertoire list.

Students who wish to perform a concerto not on the repertoire list must receive written approval from the Lewisville Lake Symphony conductor prior to the application deadline. This written approval must accompany the application.

A copy of the music must be provided for the judges. No photocopies of music will be accepted.   

GEOGRAPHIC ELIGIBILITY
Participants may reside anywhere in the United States.

AUDITIONS
Preliminary CDs along with the application form must be postmarked no later than 12:00 midnight January 5, 2009.

Contestants will be notified of the results by email.

The CDs cannot be returned. 

No videos please. The sound quality disadvantages  applicants.

Final live audition will be before a panel of distinguished judges and a live audience on Saturday January 24 2009 (provisional date).

The auditions are between 1:00 pm and 5:30pm. Contestants will be notified of their audition times.

Each contestant must provide his/her own accompanist.

Place: Trinity Presbyterian Church  (Map)
5500 Morriss Road, Flower Mound TX 75028
(Just south of Marcus HS, on the other side of the road.)
The doors will open about 12:30 for the early contestants and for the judges to get set up prior to the 1:00 p.m. start.
 

JUDGES

Judges for the 2009 competition are: Maestro Adron Ming, plus professors (TBA) from the College of Music at the University of North Texas.
 

FEES AND APPLICATIONS
The competition entry fee is $25.00 and cannot be refunded in case of cancellation by the applicant.

Please make checks payable to Lewisville Lake Symphony. Applications and audiotapes or CDs must be postmarked no later than midnight, January 5, 2009 and mailed to:
   Ms. Judi Johnson
   420 Canyon Oaks Drive
   Argyle, TX 76226

You  can contact Ms. Johnson at judijohnson2@aol.com