The Four Seasons Orchestra is announcing our Bach Concerto Competition taking place on Saturday April 14th from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Phoenix. We will also be holding a Bach Master Class where the winners can perform on the same day from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. Teachers, parents and other participating students are welcome (admission free). The actual concert with the Four Seasons Orchestra will take place on May 19th in Scottsdale. Please take a look at the attached competition application and fliers for this event. We have had to make some changes in the prize awards and the location of the competition, due to grant funding that did not come in. You do not need to memorize your concerto as it is chamber music. The ages are also different for the divisions. Fifteen year old students can participate in the Junior Division. We hope that you and your students will still be able to participate even with this late notice. We appreciate all of your efforts to prepare your students to participate in the Bach Concerto Competition. If you have any questions please give me a call or e-mail.
We are allowing compositions by J S Bach and his sons. If you have a transcribed piece that is fine as long as you know there are orchestra parts available. As always the orchestra will purchase those parts when we know who the winners are. There is an organ and a piano available at the Church in case your student has a keyboard concerto and for the accompanists. We are also allowing singers to participate since Bach was also a vocal composer. Double and triple concertos are allowed. We may not be able to accommodate triple keyboard concertos, but concertos for two or more string, brass or wind instruments should be fine. The winners of double concerts will have to split their prize money, however they only need to pay one entrance fee. If the ages of the two contestants in a double concerto are in two different divisions, then please sign up for the senior division.
We are looking forward to hearing the students perform on April 14th!
Sincerely,
Carolyn Broe
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Dr. Carolyn Broe
Artistic Director/Conductor
Four Seasons Orchestra
Scottsdale, AZ
(602) 923-0300
http://www.fourseasonsorchestra.org
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