2017 Youth Performance Competition Winners (updated)

Division I

• 1st Place: Elle Davisson
• 2nd Place: Joseph Malvinni
• 2nd Place: Noah Richer
• 3rd Place: Larry Zhang

Division II

• 1st Place: Jack Davisson
• 2nd Place: Aleksander Vasu
• 3rd Place: Avery Branton
• 4th Place: Shea Smith
• 5th Place: William Kandle

YOUTH PERFORMANCE COMPETITION

Schedule

Preliminary round: Saturday, July 1, 9am-2pm: President’s Library (NEC)

Final round: Sunday, July 2, 3-4pm: Williams Hall (NEC)

schedule subject to change

 

Eligibility

Division I must be 6-10 years of age as of July 1, 2017.

Division II must be 11 to 15 years of age as of July 1, 2017.

* Young Guitarists Workshop participants can enter the competition for free, but must also be available for YGW activities during the week.

 

Performance Requirements

Competitors have free choice of pieces from standard repertoire, and may repeat selections from round to round.

• All music must be performed on a classical guitar.
• Selections must be played from memory.
• Participants are encouraged to use the full time allocated for each round.
• Pieces may be repeated from one round to the next.

All rounds will be considered when determining the prize winners.

Division 1 (Ages 6–10)

• Preliminary round: 3–5 minutes: two contrasting works
• Final round: 5–10 minutes: one to two contrasting works

Division II (Ages 11–15)

• Preliminary round: 5–7 minutes: two contrasting works
• Final round: 7–10 minutes: one to two contrasting works

Prizes

 

Division I (Junior) competitors must be 6 to 10 years of age.

1st prize: Competition Certificate

2nd prize: Competition Certificate

3rd prize: Competition Certificate

4th prize: Competition Certificate

Division II (Middle) competitors must be 11 to 15 years of age. (updated)

1st prize: Competition Certificate + full pass to 2018 festival + performance at the 2017 YGW faculty concert

2nd prize: Competition Certificate + full pass to 2018 festival

3rd prize: Competition Certificate + 50% discount to 2018 festival

4th prize: Competition Certificate + 50% discount to 2018 festival

5th prize: Competition Certificate + 50% discount to 2018 festival