2018 PIANOFORTE SYLLABUS

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1 TO ENCOURAGE, FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE PRACTICE AND APPRECIATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN NEW ZEALAND 76 th HAMILTON COMPETITIONS 2018 PIANOFORTE SYLLABUS Friday 13 th July Lady Goodfellow Chapel University of Waikato Saturday 14 th July Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts University of Waikato Pianoforte Convenor Peter Gillies Online entries only Please visit Entries close 5pm Friday 25 May 2018 Like us on Facebook: Hamilton Competitions Society

2 Our Team The Hamilton Competitions Society is led by the following team of amazing people who generously donate their time and expertise to run the competitions Hamilton Competitions Society Committee and Contact Numbers Patron John Haughie President John Drummond Treasurer Katy Cockerton Convenors Dance Katy Cockerton Pianoforte Peter Gillies Speech & Drama Jenni Nelson Strings, Chamber Music & Ensembles Mary Allan Children & Young Adults with Special Needs Vocal Antoinette Neeve Coryn Knapper Mary Jones Life Members John Haughie Beryl Bowler Rose Kerin Maryla Endert Rae Knell Michele Wahrlich Ena Were Leigh Krippner Trudy Dutton Marion Francis Advisors Accounts Reviewer Stephen Gajzago

3 MAJOR SPONSORS The Hamilton Competitions Society is grateful for the generous financial support received from: Norah Howell Charitable Trust Creative Waikato CNZ Creative Communities Scheme Wilson Home Trust Evans Chung Corinne Schuitemaker And we are thankful for the support from St Peter s School, Cambridge The Link Centre, St Andrew s Church, Hamilton Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato Hillcrest High School Riverlea Theatre and All individual general and class sponsors

4 A Welcome from our President Welcome to the 2018 Hamilton Competitions. This syllabus provides an outline of the classes available in a particular discipline. As well as this discipline, there will be competitions available for other performing arts. Please check our website or contact a convenor for information about other competitions. You are very welcome to come to classes in any discipline and watch, listen and enjoy. In July 2018, our 76 th festival will host the following art forms: dance, piano, vocal, speech & drama, strings & orchestral instruments and special needs. The competitions are held over 10 days at a range of venues in Hamilton and Cambridge. Performers will come from a range of communities throughout the upper North Island and from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. They will range in age from little preschoolers to adults completing tertiary study and vying for the big prizes in the Vocal and Piano competitions. The main prize money from the Norah Howell Awards will be used to fund further study and launch performance careers. You can enjoy the Norah Howell Awards at the University of Waikato, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts over the weekend of: 14 th & 15 th July In selected disciplines, young people will compete for the opportunity to represent the Waikato at the National Young Performer of the Year Awards (PACANZ). These awards will be held from 19 th 21 st October in Palmerston North and will bring together the finest young talents to compete for prize money and the recognition associated with being the best in their discipline. The 2018 PACANZ disciplines are: Ballet, Tap, Vocal and Pianoforte for Soloists and the Troupe/Group Dance Award Another special part of the competitions is the morning event, held just before the end of Term 2 for Children & Young Adults with Special Needs. This is a delightful event and we would love you to come and enjoy their special time on Thursday, 5 th July at The Link, St Andrew s Church, River Road, Hamilton. Your involvement and support of the Hamilton Competitions is a key to our success. Please come along, bring your friends and family. We trust you will enjoy the experience and provide gracious support for those participating. Standing up to perform is a challenge, and everyone who has the courage to do so is entitled to our respect and applause. If you have the opportunity to thank the Convenors and their helpers, please do. They are all volunteers and perform a great role organising and running the events for you. Best wishes to all competitors. John Drummond President PS If you are interested in helping either beforehand or on the day, please contact any of our committee members to offer your assistance. Thank you.

5 Dates and Locations of all Competitions Date Discipline Venue 5 July Special Needs The Link, River Rd 7-9 July Speech and Drama Waikato Dio, River Rd 7 July Strings and Chamber Ensembles Hillcrest High 7-10 July Dance St Peter s School, Main High Way, Cambridge July Pianoforte Lady Goodfellow Chapel/ Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts July Vocal Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts/ Riverlea Theatre

6 GENERAL RULES & GUIDELINES 1 Competitors These competitions are for amateurs. Professionals receiving remuneration for expertise in their art are limited only to OPEN classes where offered. 2 Age Limit Age of competitor is to be taken as at 1 st June in the year of the competition. Proof of age must be provided if requested. 3 Entries and Payment 3.1 Only one entry per person per class. All forms (online or paper) are to be correctly and completely filled out. Entries are to be lodged with the Competition Convenor before or on the closing date of the Competition. Participants must indicate if they have entered other sections. 3.2 The Hamilton Competitions Society Committee reserves the right to cancel a class if there are insufficient entries. Refunds will be given in this instance. 3.3 Entries will only be processed after payment has been confirmed. We accept posted cheques and bank transfer. 3.4 If you are paying by direct credit, the Hamilton Competitions Society Inc. bank account details are: Bank Westpac Account No Please include the information below with your payment. Payments with no information cannot be traced! Entries with no record of payment may not be accepted. Particulars Code Reference Competitor s Last name First name Discipline For example Smith Anna Strings

7 4 Late Entries Late entries will not be accepted. 5 Adjudicator 5.1 No competitor who has been coached or taught by the adjudicator during the year preceding the competitions will be allowed to compete. 5.2 There must be no communication with the adjudicator by a competitor until the competition has been completed and the results received of ALL classes announced/published or disqualification may result. 5.3 A substitute adjudicator may be appointed in the event of the announced adjudicator having to withdraw. 6 Performance 6.1 Order of Performance - Competitors will perform in the order shown in the programme unless approved otherwise by the convenor. 6.2 Standards of Performance - If the competitor s performance is not of sufficient standard, the adjudicator has the right not to award a placing. 6.3 Staging No unauthorised person will be permitted back-stage. The adjudicator or their appointee only may give prompting or other assistance when necessary. 7 Restricted Classes Restricted classes are for competitors who, at the date of the competitions, have never won first prize in this or any other Competitions Festival in the particular discipline in New Zealand. See section syllabus for specific requirements for the various classes. 8 Protests Any protest must be lodged in writing to the Secretary, Hamilton Competitions Society within 12 hours of its occurrence and accompanied by a $10 non-refundable fee. The decision of the Protest Committee shall be final. 9 Trophies and Cups 9.1 Engraving - Winners of trophies and cups may have the year and their name professionally engraved on their trophies and cups at their cost.

8 9.2 Return of Trophies and Cups - Trophies and cups awarded in one year must be returned to the convenors no later than 1 st June of the following year, and in the same condition in which they were awarded. The winner is also accountable for any damage incurred whilst these items are in their care. Should repairs be necessary then consultation with the convenor is required prior to repairs being carried out. 10 Video recording (audio and/or visual) and photography Photographing with or without flash is prohibited during a performance. Video filming can be undertaken if permission of the performer and convenor has been obtained in advance. Please inform the convenor of the relevant section before undertaking any video recording. 11 General The Hamilton Competitions Society reserves the rights of applying and interpreting the rules of the Society. Decisions made by the Hamilton Competitions Society Committee are final. 12 Health & Safety Competitors and competition attendees must abide by the Health & Safety rules of the competition and the competition venue.

9 ADDITIONAL RULES FOR PIANOFORTE PIECES Competitors may not perform the same item in more than one class, nor perform a piece with which they have previously won at these competitions. ORIGINAL SCORES, not photocopies, must be used for performance. ADJUDICATOR S COPIES If playing from memory, the original score must be made available to the adjudicator. If playing from an original score, a photocopy of the edition being used must be made available for the adjudicator. Original scores and photocopies must be clearly marked with the class number, competitor s name and number and handed in prior to the commencement of the class. Please number bars at the beginning of each line. In accordance with copyright regulations, photocopies given to the adjudicator will be retained by the convenor and destroyed after the competition ends. COMPOSER DATES & PERIODS Baroque Composer born incl Classical Composer born incl Romantic Composer born incl 20 th 21 st Century Composer born

10 Flavio Villani Pianoforte adjudicator 2018 Flavio Villani is an Italian-born New Zealand citizen living in Auckland. He completed a Bachelor of Piano Performance with Matteo Napoli at the Conservatory G.Martucci in conjunction with a Bachelor of IT in Salerno, Italy in After working in IT in Barcelona he was given the opportunity of coming to New Zealand to pursue a career in music. He moved to New Zealand in 2008 to follow his dream and in 2012 he completed a Master in Piano Performance at the University of Auckland with first class honours under the guidance of pianist Stephen De Pledge. The journey towards his first solo performance with an orchestra was documented in the feature length film Crossing Rachmaninoff. The film followed his preparations for, and performance of, Rachmaninoff Concerto n.2 in Calabria in After that performance he subsequently took different soloist opportunities performing Rachmaninoff Concerto n.2, Tchaikovsky Concerto n.1 and the Warsaw Concerto with the Orchestra of CalArts in Los Angeles, the New Plymouth Orchestra, the Taranaki Symphony, the Bay of Plenty Symphonia and the Auckland Symphony Orchestra. He was absolute winner of the Northland Society Piano Competition in 2008 as well as winning first prize in the Llewelyn Piano Competition in both 2011 and He has performed many recitals as a soloist as well as in different chamber formations in California, Italy, Spain and New Zealand. The festivals were he performed include the Venice Biennale (2011) for the exhibition and installation of the New Zealand pavilion, Lamezia Festival and 'Pianino Festival' in the Chopin cell in Mallorca. He is founder and member of the Villani Piano Quartet which debuted in Auckland in late 2015 and toured extensively throughout the country with Chamber Music New Zealand in He is Director of the St Heliers Music Centre in Auckland where he organises music lessons for different instruments, masterclasses and events. He was adjudicator of the IRMT Competition in 2017 and has given public Masterclasses at the Bangkok University, Conservatorio di Lamezia Terme and the Victoria University in Wellington.

11 2018 PIANOFORTE CLASSES SCHOLARSHIP CLASSES $10 per class. Time limit 8 min. Anyone can enter a scholarship class, however, to be eligible for the scholarship and cup you must enter all the classes listed under each age category. Cup/ Scholarship Class No. Description IM KING CUP Under 7 years 32 Own Selection th -21 st Century NZ 1990 CUP 7 years 34 Own Selection th -21 st Century GWYNNETH MARQUAND CUP 8 years 36 Baroque 37 Own Selection th -21 st Century GARNER CUP 9 years 39 Baroque 40 Own Selection th -21 st Century OW ROWE CUP 10 years 42 Baroque 43 Own Selection th -21 st Century

12 JAN KITCHEN TROPHY 11 years 45 Baroque 46 Own Selection th -21 st Century BETTY DUNBAR CUP 12 & under 14 years 48 Baroque 49 Own Selection th -21 st Century NETTA BARBER CUP 14 & under 16 years 51 Baroque 52 Own Selection th -21 st Century CHALLENGE CUP 16 & under 18 years 54 Baroque 55 Own Selection th -21 st Century BARBARA REDFERN CUP 18 years & over 57 Baroque 58 Own Selection th -21 st Century

13 EXAMINATION SYLLABUS CLASSES $8 per class. No age restriction. Competitors must perform TWO contrasting pieces from a current syllabus for ABRSM, Trinity College London or NZMEB (please state specific syllabus). Competitors may enter only one Examination Class. Class No. Grade

14 RESTRICTED CLASSES $8 per class. Time limit 8 min. Restricted classes are for competitors who, at the date of the competitions, have never won first prize in this or any other Competitions Festival in the particular discipline in New Zealand. Competitors may perform a work of their own selection. Class No. Age 68 6 & under 69 7 & under 9 years 70 9 & under 11 years & under 13 years & under 15 years years & over

15 NON-SCHOLARSHIP CLASSES $8 per class. Duet classes are $5 per person. Time limit 8 min unless otherwise stated. Class Description Requirements 74 Beginner s Class Open to students who have been playing for 1 year or less 75 BONNIE SCOTT MEMORIAL CUP Sonatina 1 st movement Under 13 years 76 Sonata 1 st movement No age restriction. Time limit 10 min. Not Baroque 77 SOVOS CUP Schubert Piano Solo 78 SOVOS CUP MK II Chopin Piano Solo No age restriction. No age restriction. 79 Piano Accompaniment 14 years & under 80 Piano Accompaniment 15 & under 18 years 81 GILMOUR TROPHY Light Popular 82 WEIRS PIANO & ORGAN TROPHY Light Popular Under 13 years 13 years & over 83 Piano Duet Under 11 years

16 84 Piano Duet Under 13 years 85 Piano Duet Under 18 years 86 Open Duet Fun Class One partner must be a parent or grandparent 87 Own Composition for Piano Solo Primary & Secondary school students or equivalent level home school students. A copy of the music must be available for the adjudicator. 88 Open Romantic No age restriction. Time limit: 10 Minutes Prize $30 89 Open 20 th Century to present No age restriction. Time limit: 10 Minutes Prize $30 SOUNZ PERFORMANCE AWARD CLASSES $8 per class. Time limit 8 min Based in Wellington, SOUNZ offers a range of New Zealand contemporary music for sale as well as many recordings by leading New Zealand artists. Candidates must perform a work written by a New Zealand composer. Student compositions are not eligible. The winners of each section will win a SOUNZ voucher. Class No. Age & under & over

17 TEST PIECE CLASSES $8 per class Competitors will be ed the music two weeks before the competition. The music for each class is selected by the adjudicator. The goal of the Test Piece class is to offer competitors the same amount of time to prepare the same piece of music. NB: Competitors in Test Piece classes are allowed to perform from copies of the music sent through the and do not need to provide the adjudicator with a copy of the music & under 14 years & under 16 years & under 18 years & over Class JOSEPHINE BURRY CONCERTO PRIZE 2018 Entry fee is $25 Time limit 15 min The Josephine Burry Concerto Prize was created to encourage piano students to study and perform a movement from a piano concerto. The prize money of $750 is kindly donated by Drs Corinne Law and Martin Schuitemaker RULES: Competitors may perform any movement of a Concerto from any time period. Competitors must provide their own accompanist. Competitors must be under 24 years of age as of 1 st June 2018.

18 Class 101 NORAH HOWELL RECITAL AWARD Entry fee $35 Time limit 20 min PRIZE MONEY 1 st $ nd $400 3 rd $100 RULES Performers must be 15 and under 24 Years of age as at 1 st June Performers shall perform a free choice programme with a maximum time of 20 minutes. The programme must consist of at least 3 contrasting pieces from 3 different periods of history. i.e. Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20 th Century or Contemporary. Please consult the piano rules for the cut-off dates for composer births for each musical period. Performers who received first place in this class in previous years are not eligible to re-enter.

19 Each year the Hamilton Competitions Society receives a significant sum of money from the Norah Howell Trust. This money is used for the Norah Howell Awards which are granted to outstanding performances in special classes in the Vocal and Piano competitions. Norah Howell was born in Hamilton in 1906 and died in She had a lifelong interest in music and gardening and a strong social conscience. Norah grew up in the Waikato and Auckland and attended the Sydney Conservatorium where she studied violin and piano. Norah s husband, Cedric, was killed during WWII and Norah then used her musical gifts to support herself and her two sons. She performed as a soloist and employed her superb accompanying skills to support vocalists and instrumentalists. In her later years she established the Norah Howell Trust which has provided financial support to a number of tertiary students at different Universities and to the Hamilton Competitions Society. We greatly appreciate the trustees on-going support of our young performers. Thank you, Norah Howell.

20 TROPIES, AWARDS AND PRIZE MONEY Classes 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 11 years & under Place Badges Class 100 Josephine Burry award $ Class 101 Norah Howell recital award $ $ Cash and/or music vouchers to the same value. Prize money can be exchanged for badges CUPS, TROPHIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS AGE CLASSES VALUE I M KING CUP Under 7 years 32, 33 $30 NEW ZEALAND 1990 CUP 7 years 34, 35 $30 GWYNNETH MARQUAND CUP 8 years 36, 37, 38 $30 GARNER CUP 9 years 39, 40, 41 $30 O W ROWE CUP 10 years 42, 43, 44 $30 JAN KITCHEN TROPHY 11 years 45, 46, 47 $50 BETTY DUNBAR CUP 12 & 13 years 48, 49, 50, 93 NETTA BARBER CUP 14 & 15 years 51, 52, 53, 94 CHALLENGE CUP 16 & 17 years 54, 55, 56, 95 BARBARA REDFERN CUP 18 years & over 57, 58, 59, 96 $50 $50 $50 $100

21 EXAMINATION SYLLABUS CUPS Grades 1-8 HAMILTON COMPETITIONS PIANO CONVENORS CUP Most Promising Pianist No age restriction Under 11 years $40 HAMILTON COMPETITIONS SOCIETY CUP Most Promising Pianist 11 & under 16 years $100 MICHELE WAHRLICH CUP Most Promising Pianist BONNIE SCOTT MEMORIAL CUP Sonatina 1 st mvt CONSTANCE WELLINGTON CUP Sonata 1 st mvt 16 years & over $120 Under 13 years 75 $15 No age restriction 76 $30 SOVOS CUP Schubert Piano Solo No age restriction 77 $30 SOVOS CUP MK II - Chopin Piano Solo No age restriction 78 $30 PULLON FAMILY CUP Best Performance Piano Accompaniment GILMOUR TROPHY Light Popular WEIRS PIANO & ORGAN TROPHY Light Popular RHEE FAMILY CUP Best Performance Piano Duet BUCHAN CUP Best Performance 79, 80 Under 13 years 81 $10 13 years & over 82 $15 83, 84, 85 Under 10 years $15

22 Hamilton Competitions Society P O Box 243 Hamilton Dear supporters of the Hamilton piano competitions, The 2018 Hamilton piano competitions are nearly upon us. As you are aware we offer a number of scholarships to our young pianists that are awarded along with a trophy which has been donated by a family or supporter of the competition. We would greatly appreciate your support in sponsoring one or more of these scholarships under your name. Below is a list of the trophies that need a sponsor. Please indicate which cup(s) you would like to sponsor. You are welcome to partially or completely sponsor a scholarship. Please (to the convenor) or post this form back by 1 May You can post a cheque or pay by direct credit listed in the form below to the Hamilton Competitions Society. Please make sure you reference your name and award sponsored. Your continued support will enable us to encourage and challenge our young pianists in the Waikato and beyond. Please feel free to get in touch with any questions that you may have. We sincerely thank you for supporting the Hamilton Competitions. Yours sincerely Peter Gillies Pianoforte Convenor peterandbryan6@gmail.com Post cheques to: Hamilton Competitions Society P O Box 243 Hamilton Direct Credit: Hamilton Competitions Society Westpac Reference: Sponsor Surname. Code: Piano Name:. Phone: Yes, I would like to sponsor $... for the.... Cup/Trophy. Signed..

23 Scholarships/cups in need of sponsors I M King Cup Under 7 Years New Zealand 1990 Cup 7 Years Gwynneth Marquand Cup 8 Years Garner Cup 9 Years O W Rowe Cup 10 Years Jan Kitchen Trophy 11 Years Netta Barber Cup 14 & 15 Years Challenge Cup 16 & 17 Years Buchan Cup Best Performance Under 10 Years Bonnie Scott Memorial Cup Sonatina 1 st mvt Under 13 Years Constance Wellington Cup Sonata 1st mvt Sovos Cup Schubert Piano Solo Sovos Cup Mk II Chopin Piano Solo Hamilton Competitions Piano Convenors Cup Most Promising Pianist Under 11 Years Hamilton Competitions Society Cup Most Promising Pianist 11 & Under 16 Years Michele Wahrlich Cup Most Promising Pianist 16 Years & Over Prize money $30 $30 $30 $30 $30 $50 $50 $50 $15 $15 $30 $30 $30 $40 $100 $120