1. All groups will perform at a District Contest to be organised during June by a local branch or society of Chamber Music New Zealand. Actual session times will be advised after entries have been received, but the period will be from 8 June to 20 June 2010.
2. The District Contest Adjudicators will select a winning group and can name up to four highly commended groups at each District Contest. The winning group will receive the Chamber Music New Zealand Prize.
3. An Adjudicator’s Award may be made to a group worthy of special mention. Special prizes may be given out at District Contests by local sponsors to groups chosen by the adjudicators.
4. At the conclusion of the District Contests, up to twelve groups will be selected by the District Contest Adjudicators to perform at the National Semi-Finals which will be held in Wellington on Friday 30 July 2010.
5. Following the Semi-Finals, up to six groups will be selected to perform at the National Final on Saturday 31st July 2010. Groups will be selected solely on merit, and there will be no obligation for groups to represent all or any particular areas in which a District Contest was held. Groups selected for the National Semi-Finals and Final must perform the same work, with the same personnel, as at their District Contests.
6. All groups will receive a written report from their District Contest Adjudicator, and each member will receive a certificate recognising their participation in the Contest. All groups participating at the National Semi-Finals and Final will receive a certificate recognising their participation and a written report from the National Final Adjudicators.
7. Entries will open on Friday 5 February 2010 and will close at 5pm on Thursday 1 April 2010. Entries received after Thursday 1 April will not be accepted.
8. Your entry form will be sent to the National Contest Organiser who will contact you with further information about your District Contests. If you have not received acknowledgement of your entry within two weeks of registration, please contact the National Organiser on Tel 04 802 0758 or email contest@chambermusic.co.nz
1. All entrants to either section of the Contest must be full time students from Year 9
to 13, with an upper age limit of 19 years of age as of the 1 January, 2010 (in line
with the Education Act 1989, Section 3).
2. Students may compete in no more than two groups nationwide. However, students may perform in one other group if that group is demonstrating an entry in the original composition section of this contest. This third group will not be eligible to compete in the instrumental performance section of the contest. If a student is involved in three groups, it is the original composition performance which will be deemed a demonstration, not either of the other two entries.
3. No adult may perform in or turn pages for any group.
4. At all levels of the contest, groups need to provide one copy of an original manuscript for the adjudicator. It is preferred that the entire score be provided for this purpose - a set of parts is acceptable only as a last resort. If a score is out-of-print groups should provide a photocopy. If scores are bought on-line, groups should confirm that they have done so by email. If the musicians are going to deviate from the music in the score in any way, these changes must be clearly marked in the adjudicators copy.
5. Audio or visual recordings during sessions are to be made for archival or educational purposes only. Those videoing must agree to abide by any instructions given by the District Contest Organiser. Failure to do so may result in such persons being excluded from the sessions.
6. By entering this Contest you agree that Chamber Music New Zealand may use your name, photograph or any video footage for publicity purposes, including video footage of the National Final, which may be made available on-line as a webcast from August 2010.
7. If selected for National Semi-Finals, the entrants will be responsible for funding their travel and accommodation costs. Where required, Chamber Music New Zealand will make a contribution towards travel and accommodation costs for group members. This contribution will be agreed prior to the National Semi-Final. Groups who do not make it through to the National Final will receive complimentary tickets to the Final on Saturday 31 July.
1. This section is open to groups of three to eight performers. Any combination of instruments may be used, and the group may include a single voice but may not include a conductor.
2. Amplification is not permitted except in the case of instruments which by their
nature require it (e.g. guitar, synthesizer) or where required by the score. No microphones will be allowed.
3. One tuned piano (tuned to A440hz) will be provided. For any performance requiring a variant tuning or additional/different keyboard it will be the responsibility of the group to source the instrument and pay any courier costs. Chamber Music New Zealand can help or advise on this matter.
4. If a group is comprised of individuals from different centres, that group must perform in the District Contest in which the majority of entrants reside. If a group is comprised of an equal number of entrants from different centres, they may choose from which of those centres they have entered, which District Contest they will perform in. A group cannot perform, even non-competitively, in another centre in which none of the members reside.
5. A group may enter the District Contest regardless of whether or not it wishes to be considered for selection to the National Semi-Finals.
6. Instrumental coaching will be made available to groups in selected districts. The coaching will be carried out in May, prior to the District Contests. Coaching is offered to all groups, regardless of standard.
1. An entry fee of $15 per student per entry is applicable for all entries into the Instrumental Performance Section. Group entries made on-line will receive a $10 discount per group entry. The total fee from each group must accompany the entry form when posted or submitted electronically.
2. Entry fees are not refundable in the event of withdrawal after Friday 30 April 2010.
3. Group name changes are permitted up until Friday 30 April 2010. Name change requests made after this date may be accepted at the discretion of the National Organiser, but may be subject to an additional cost.
1. At District and National contest level, each group is required to present a programme of music consisting of a movement, or movements of works.
2. The total performance time for each group must not be less than 4 minutes nor more than 15 minutes. Tuning time and pauses between movements will not count as performing time. Groups failing to comply with the duration requirement will not be considered for a District Contest placing or inclusion in the National Semi-Finals or Final.
3. Please note: To be eligible for selection to the National Semi-Finals, a group must perform an entire work, or movements from a single work by one composer. Single works or movements of works must be heard in their entirety. No cuts to music will be allowed. Repeats are optional.
4. Groups may perform multiple works by more than one composer at District level providing they keep within the set time limits (see 2. above); however, they will not be considered for selection for the National Semi-Finals.
5. For a resource list of where works can be sourced, please look at the links on our website – www.chambermusic.co.nz/music-contest/repertoire
1. This section is open to all compositions which involve any combination of two to eight instruments. The combination may include a single voice. Please note: pieces written for just two instruments will not be considered in the instrumental performance section of the contest. These will be demonstration performances only.
2. The duration of the composition must be not less than 4 minutes or more than 15 minutes. Composers are asked to use a separate stave-line for each instrument in the composition.
3. The composition must be performed at a District Contest. If any members of the group performing this original composition are in two other Instrumental Performance groups, then this performance will become a demonstration group at the Contest.
4. Compositions will be judged directly from the scores, independently of performances.
5. Coaching for original compositions is available to ALL composers on request. Scores can be submitted for composition feedback from the date the contest entries open (Thursday 5 February) up until Friday 21 April 2010.
6. The winner of this section will be announced after the completion of the District Contests and will then be invited to attend the National Final in Wellington on Saturday 31 July 2010 where the winning composition will be performed. The composer will be responsible for funding their travel and accommodation costs. Where required, Chamber Music New Zealand will make a contribution towards travel and accommodation costs for the composer. This contribution will be agreed prior to the National Final.
7. The group performing the winning composition may be asked to perform the work in Wellington at the National Final. Group members will be responsible for funding their travel and accommodation costs. Where required, Chamber Music New Zealand will make a contribution towards travel and accommodation costs for group members. This contribution will be agreed prior to the National Final.
1. An entry fee of $25 and an entry form for the composition and the instrumental performance must be sent to reach the National Organiser by Thursday 1 April 2010. A photocopy of the score must be submitted to reach the National Organiser by Monday 17 May 2010.
2. Entry fees are not refundable in the event of withdrawal after Friday 30 April 2010.
THE DECISIONS OF THE ADJUDICATORS ON ANY ISSUE ARISING FROM THE CONTEST WILL BE FINAL.
NO CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ENTERED INTO.
Any queries should be referred to the national contest coordinator
at contest@chambermusic.co.nz or Tel 04 802 0758
