Sorantin International Competition for Piano and Strings

Entry DVD must be received by October 5th, 2011

Online application application can be found at: http://www.sanangelosymphony.org/storage/afm_uploads/Sorantin%202011%20Application_1.pdf

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The 8th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition

Online application at: www.hipic.org

November 10th-24th, 2012

Hamatsu City, JAPAN

For pianists born on or after January 1, 1982

Application due by March 31st, 2012

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New Jersey State Youth Orchestra seeks CONDUCTOR

Central New Jersey

Part-time position (once a week, Thursday evenings) + minimum 3 concerts per season.
Season Length: 8 months from mid September 2011
Pay: $900 per month

Interview Required

www.njsyo.org

Contact:
Leo Soeda, Chamber Music Program Director
leo.soeda@gmail.com
917-450-1885

OR

Yoshiko Yamada, President
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Pittsburgh Opera Auditions

Resident Artist Program
2012-13 Season

PITTSBURGH / November 19, 2011 / callbacks same day
CINCINNATI / November 29, 2011 / callbacks November 30
NEW YORK CITY / December 5-8, 2011 / callbacks December 9

Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist Opportunities:
perform principal and/or comprimario roles in mainstage productions
cover principal roles
perform auditions for artist managers and opera companies
perform a song recital
perform principal roles in our fully-staged Resident Artist production
perform in the annual Cabaret
perform throughout the region to promote Pittsburgh Opera
receive coaching with our music staff and guest coaches
receive individual coaching in language and diction; participate in master classes
concerts with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Chatham Baroque, Erie Philharmonic

Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artists Receive:
a weekly stipend
assistance with travel expenses
AGMA rates for mainstage roles
assistance toward a demo recording

Application Deadline: Friday, October 14

For information and application: www.pittsburghopera.org
Information about the Resident Artist Stage Director/Assistant Director position is available at www.pittsburghopera.org/pages/resident-artists
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The 2nd Tokyo International Viola Competition

May 26 - June 3, 2012

Eligibility: The competition is open to candidates from all nationalities who were born on or after January 1, 1982.

Application due date: The complete application package must be received by the Secretariat between March 1, 2011 and December 1, 2011.

For full details and to apply: www.tivc.jp

Contact:
Tokyo International Viola Competition Secretariat
c/o TV MAN UNION, INC.
5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 JAPAN

Tel: +81 3 6418 8617
Fax: +81 3 6418 8740
E-mail: boshu@tivc.jp
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16th Annual Robert Schumann Competition

June 7-17, 2012

PIANO
SINGING

Age limits:
pianists born after 1981
singers born after 1979

End of registration: February 15, 2012

Information:
Stadtverwaltung Zwickau
Robert-Schumann-Wettbewerb
Postfach 200933
08009 Zwickau
Germany

Tel: 0049 (0)375 834130
Fax: 0049 (0)375 834141
E-mail: kulturbuero@zwickau.de
www.schumann-zwickau.de
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SCHUBERTIADE - Günter Pichler's Master Class

Schwarzenberg, Austria
August 27-31, 2012

For Young Rising Top Class STRING QUARTETS

Information for participants:
Quartets' band leaders send their application to

Prof. Günter Pichler
Makartgasse 3/6
A-1010 Vienna

Applications include the quartets' and each member's CV and a CD with three works of the repertoire: at least movements one and two of both classic (Haydn and/or Mozart) and a romantic works. Selection and invitation of participants are at the master's discretion. The course is designed for two to four quartets and open to the public.

A final concert is planned for Friday, August 31, 2012, 11am in the Angelika Kauffmann Saal, Schwarzenberg.

Registration: Fee before January 1, 2012 is EUR 100 (EUR 150 thereafter until closure on May 31, 2012) per musician charged by RHL-Foundation.

Accommodation: Self-catering holiday apartments including free lunch of charge in Schwarzenberg. Traveling costs at own expense.

Teaching languages: German, English

Links: www.rhl-foundation.org, www.schubertiade.at

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Adelphi Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition

The Adelphi Chamber Orchestra is now accepting applications for their upcoming Young Artist Competition.

This NEW Annual Competition is open to student musicians in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

A winner will be awarded a SOLO APPEARANCE in their ASPIRING YOUNG ARTIST SHOWCASE CONCERT on March 11, 2012.

Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe

Ages: Up to 21
Junior Division: Up to Age 21 (birth date on or after 1/1/97)
Senior Division: Up to Age 21 (birth date on or after 1/1/90)

FIRST PRIZE: A Savings Bond and a SOLO PERFORMANCE with the ACO at the ASPIRING YOUNG ARTIST SHOWCASE CONCERT on March 11, 2012.

Deadline: December 1, 2011

For more information: Visit ACONJ.org, Call 201-477-0406 or e-mail adelphichamber@verizon.net
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