L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

OSM STANDARD LIFE COMPETITION

73nd Edition
 

November 21 to 24, 2012
PIANO AND PERCUSSION

CATEGORIES :

• Piano Class A : For contestants 18 to 25 years of age on December 1st, 2012
   
• Piano Class B : For contestants 17 years of age or less on December 1st, 2012
   
• Percussion : For contestants 16 to 30 years of age on December 1st, 2012
             • Timpani, snare drum and keyboards (marimba, vibraphone and xylophone)

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REPERTOIRE - PIANO

Important :

1. The Competition is divided in three rounds: preliminaries, semifinals and finals. The candidate must present a different program for each round.
2. We ask candidates to focus their attention on the composition and balance of their program as it should highlight their artistic and technical merits as well as propose works from different periods or esthetics.
3. Excerpts of works, as established through standard performance practice, are allowed (ex: movements). We recommend that any proposed excerpts be submitted to the OSM Standard Life Competition Committee for approval.
4. By "Canadian composer", the Competition means an associate composer of the Canadian Music Center. To help you choose a work by a Canadian composer, you can contact one of the five regional offices of the Canadian Music Centre.
5. Please note that the quality of the recording may influence the jury. The candidate is recommended to make the recording with the highest human and technical ressources available so as to submit a high quality recording. No recording with orchestra accompaniment will be accepted.
6. If you do not have access to a studio or a professional technician:  As a general guide and to ensure the best quality and balance possible, it is suggested to place the microphone in front of you, at the same level as that of the instrument, approximately 3,5 m away and to adjust the distance in accordance with the acoustic of the location.
    

CLASS A (For contestants 18 to 25 years of age on December 1st, 2012)

Preliminaries: audition demo recording

1. Bach: Prelude and fugue (minimum 3 voices) from Well-tempered Clavier (we strongly recommend an Urtex edition)
2. One virtuosity study
3. One work or excerpt of contestant's choice from the 19th (Romantic) or 20th century repertoire.

Semifinals (Between 35 to 45 minutes maximum)

1. One sonata by Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart or Schubert
2. One work of the contestant's choice from the 19th (Romantic) or 20th century repertoire (work must be from a different century from that of the preliminary)
3. One work by a Canadian composer written in or after 1980

Finals 

1. One concerto from the following repertoire:
                • Bartòk (Nos 2 and 3), Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Franck (Symphonic Variations), Gershwin (Concerto in F), Grieg (A minor), Liszt (Nos 1 and 2, and Totentanz), Mendelssohn, Mozart, Prokofiev (Nos 1, 2 and 3), Rachmaninov (Nos 1, 2, 3 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini), Ravel, Saint-Saëns (Nos 2, 3 and 4), Schumann, Tchaïkovsky (No 1).

CLASS B (Contestants of 17 years of age and under on December 1st, 2012)

Preliminaries: audition demo recording

1. Bach: Prelude and Fugue from Well-tempered Clavier (we strongly recommend an Urtex edition).
2. One etude.
3. One work or excerpt of the contestant's choice from the 19th (Romantic) or 20th century repertoire.

Semifinals* (Between 35 to 45 minutes maximum)

1. One sonata by Beethoven, Haydn or Mozart
2. One work of the contestant's choice from the 19th or 20th century repertoire (work must be from a different century from that of the preliminary).
3. One work by a Canadian composer written in or after 1980
    

Finals

1. One concerto from the following repertoire:
                • Bartòk (Nos 2 and 3), Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Franck (Symphonic Variations), Gershwin (Concerto in F), Grieg (A minor), Liszt (Nos 1 and 2, and Totentanz), Mendelssohn, Mozart, Prokofiev (Nos 1, 2 and 3), Rachmaninov (Nos 1, 2, 3 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini), Ravel, Saint-Saëns (Nos 2, 3 and 4), Schumann, Tchaïkovsky (No 1).

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REPERTOIRE - PERCUSSION

Important :

Preliminaries: audition recording
 

1. Snare drum
   Delécluse: Test-Claire
    
2. Timpani
   Carter: One piece from Pieces for Timpani
   
   
3. Marimba
   One piece from the following list:
              • Abe: Wind in the Bamboo Grove
              • Michael Burritt: Caritas I
              • Michael Burritt: Caritas III
              • Espel: Zamba Para Escuchar Tu Silencio
              • Sammut: Caméléon
              • Zivkovic: Ilijas
    

Semifinals (minimum duration: 25 minutes / maximum duration: 35 minutes)          

1. Multi-percussion
   One piece from the following list:
             • Lang: Anvil chorus
             • Xenakis: Rebonds A
             • Xenakis: Rebonds B
             • Volans: Asanga
    
2. Vibraphone
   One piece of the candidate’s choice (solo or with piano or CD accompaniment).
   IMPORTANT: In the case of a CD accompaniment, please note that it will not be possible to place a microphone on the instrument, or to transform or mix the sound. The CD may simply be played following a sound level adjustment.
   
   
3. Timpani and/or keyboards (solo or with piano or CD accompaniment)
   One work by a Canadian composer written in or after 1980.

Finals (minimum duration: 25 minutes / maximum duration: 35 minutes)

1. A concerto or concert work from the following list:
           • Abe: Prism Rhapsody
           • Hétu: Concerto for Marimba, Vibraphone and Strings, Opus 61
           • Klatzow: Marimba Concerto
           • Koppel: Marimba Concerto No. 1
           • Milhaud: Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone
           • Rosauro: Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra 
           • Séjourné: Concerto for Marimba and Strings
    
2. One multi-percussion piece of the candidate’s choice, solo or with CD accompaniment. IMPORTANT: The candidate must submit the title of the work and the list of instruments required to the OSM Standard Life Competition Committee for approval. If the Competition is unable to furnish all the instruments required for the work, the candidate must supply the missing instruments or choose another piece.
    

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