Myrna Brown Competition Details

24th Annual Myrna Brown Flute Competition

May 21-29, 2009, Denton, Texas

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The Myrna W. Brown Artist Competition is open to all flutists. NO AGE LIMIT! The winner of the competition will receive a $1,200 cash prize and will be invited to appear as a guest artist at the Texas Flute Society Flute Festival in May, 2010. Second and Third place winners will be awarded $500 and $250, respectively.

Repertoire:

Preliminary (recorded) Round:

Please record:

Sigfrid Karg-Elert - Sonata Appassionata, Op. 140, pick-up to M. 61 to the end.

Applicants must submit an unedited recording of the selections on a CD and must sign and date their application. There must be NO identification on the recording or box. Recordings will be coded and sent to a judging committee.

Recording deadline: postmarked by February 15, 2009.

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Semi-final and Final Rounds (REQUIRED PIECE for both rounds):

Sigfrid Karg-Elert - Etude #23, 30 Caprices for Flute, Op. 107.

Flutists selected from the preliminary round will prepare a 25-minute program of their own choosing (including the Karg-Elert Etude #23) which reflects a wide variety of styles and periods. This may include single movements of works, sonatas, concerti and unaccompanied pieces. It is not necessary to perform all movements of a single work, but any individual movement of a work must be performed in its entirety. Cuts may be made in accompaniment and repeats may be deleted. Theme and variations may be performed with variations omitted, at the discretion of the performer, as long as at least 80% of the entire piece is performed.

The Semi-final Round will be 15 minutes of the performer's choosing, excerpted from the 25-minute program, and must include the Karg-Elert Etude #23, Op. 107.

The Final Round will be the 25-minute program including the Karg-Elert Etude #23, Op. 107.

CONTEST REGULATIONS

* Application fee is $40.00. This fee is non-refundable.

* Preliminary round recordings must be unedited. Each selection should be recorded individually in one performance. Reverb may be added to the recording.

* Entrants are advised that the recording quality may effect results of the preliminary round.

* No recordings will be returned.

* Semi-finalists will be notified by April 1, 2009.

* Semi-finalists & finalists are responsible for the accompanist's fee. A $40 deposit will be due in advance.

* Semi-finalists & finalists are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses.

* All performances are open to the public.

* All judges' decisions are final.

* Flutists selected from the preliminary round must be prepared to submit their entire 25-minute program for the Semi-final/Final Rounds by April 15, 2009.

Click Here for Application Form

Click Here for a Copy of the Threefold Brochure

For more information contact Pam Adams

by e-mail at padamsflute@yahoo.com

or by phone at 817-236-5687

This competition is generously sponsored by Gemeinhardt Musical Instruments