The

John Philip Sousa

National Young Artists

Solo Competition

HIGH SCHOOL WIND INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS ON

French Horn and Clarinet

Administered by

The John Philip Sousa Foundation

Coordinating Chair:

James F. Slutz,Professor of Music Emeritus
Indiana State University
3626 Country Wood Road
Terre Haute, Indiana
maestroslutz@verizon.net

Purpose

To identify, recognize and honor outstanding high school french hornists and clarinetists that have demonstrated 
particularly significant high standards of excellence.

Procedure

Students may submit an application no later than November 1, 2010.  
Applicants must submit a typewritten letter with:

applicant’s name
address with zip code
 telephone number
 school
 grade
email address

  It must also include a signed verification statement by the applicant’s band
 or
 orchestra director and a parental statement agreeing to appear, if selected as winner.

 For an official brochure and application form, click here .

Adjudication will take place in December 2010 and the winner will be notified promptly.  DVD audition videos will be evaluated by a panel of five distinguished judges, each a respected professional of national reputation.  A prize of $500 will be awarded to the winner, along with the opportunity to perform a solo work with a major University or Military Band.  The Jupiter Corporation will sponsor all expenses associated with the winner’s solo performance. All application forms, five (5) performance DVDs, and $25 registration fee should be submitted to:

The John Philip Sousa Foundation Solo Horn Competition Attn:  Scott Rush 2828 Pyracantha court Mount Pleasant, SC  29466

The John Philip Sousa Foundation Solo Clarinet Competition Attn:  John Casagrande 13968 Real Quiet Court Gainesville, VA  20155

Checks should be made payable to the John Philip Sousa Foundation.

Criteria

The National Young Artists Solo Competition is open to high school students who are between the ages of fourteen and nineteen.  Competitors should perform two contrasting movements/sections from the following solo literature:       

FRENCH HORN Strauss                 Concerto #1, Opus 11 Mozart                  Concerto #3 in Eb Major, K. 447 Mozart                  Concerto #4 in Eb Major, K. 495 Dukas                 Villanelle (complete)

CLARINET Messager              Solo de Concours (complete selection) Saint-Saens           Sonata ( two contrasting movements) Von Weber            Concertino(complete selection)           Von Weber            Concerto in Eb (two contrasting movements)

The DVD must be a single unedited performance by the competitor without breaks, other than between movements of a composition.  The contestant must be enrolled as a regular, full-time high school student and be a member of the school concert band or symphony orchestra at the time of the competition performance.  This would indicate that the audition video would be made no later than the fall of a student’s senior year in high school.  The jury may declare a “no winner” decision at its discretion.  In addition to recognizing the winner, the jury may also recognize several superior performances of outstanding merit.  Unless there is an objection from a contestant, the Sousa Foundation will make the names of these outstanding finalists available to college, universities, and schools of music when requested by these institutions to do so.  Performance feedback will be provided by to all auditioners.

Administration

The award is administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation and implemented by the executive committee.  The membership of the executive committee is presently as follows:

Dr. Al G. Wright Chairman of the Board	Col. John R. Bourgeois President and CEO	Mr. Douglas Harter V.P for Finance
Mr. Ed Lisk V P. for Administration	Mrs. Gladys Wright  V.P. for Development	Mr. Robert Foster Vice President for Research

MEMBERS OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE

Jeff Bianchi
Past President
American Bandmasters Association

Chris Castellanos
Boston Brass

Robert Pruzin
Professor of Horn
University of South Carolina

J.D. Shaw
Professor of Horn
University of New Mexico

Scott Rush
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, SC

John E. Casagrande
Associate Professor of Music
George Mason University

Bruce Dinkins
James Bowie High School
Austin, Texas

Doug Graham
Professor Emeritus of Clarinet
University of South Carolina

Joseph Hermann
Director of Bands
Tennessee Tech University

Edward Lisk
Past President
American Bandmasters Association

The John Philip Sousa Foundation

The John Philip Sousa Foundation is a publicly sponsored educational foundation organized for the purpose of sponsoring and administrating projects contributing to the excellence of bands and band music throughout the world.  The Foundation is governed by the executive committee which receives suggestions, advice, and input from the board of directors and the executive board.  Projects of a special nature related to the interests of the several band organizations are coordinated with these groups for their specific input.  No officer of the Foundation or committee member, excepting the attorney and the tax accountant, receive any salary or compensation for services.

John Philip Sousa Foundation

Soloist Competition

Click here for application!!

(Application must be typed.)

Updated December 2009