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The Bass Flute CompetitionSpecial Thanks to Our Bass Flute Competition Sponsors The Bass Flute Competition will be a single recorded round. Applicants will submit recordings of 4 pieces for a total time of between 15 and 25 minutes of music. (see below for details on repertoire) Open to all applicants 18 and older.
Each Prize winner will also receive a $200 Gift Certificate to Carolyn Nussbaum Music. The videos of the three prize winners will be featured on the Festival's Thursday night concert. Key Dates (Deadline Has Been Extended):
Competition Registration fee – $25 All competitors must also register for the Festival ($50) You can submit all the pieces in one video file, or send four separate files, one for each category. Videos should be made on just one camera and each movement or piece be recorded in one take - no editing within a movement or piece. Audio and video quality will be taken into consideration when choosing winners. |
Repertoire
All Pieces with an accompanying instrument must submit a recording with that instrument
1. Required Piece
Two for Two; Tango - bass, piano - Katherine Hoover - publ. Papagena Press
2. Pick one of These Three Pieces
- Enchantment and Dance - solo bass - John Heins
Link to Enchantment and Dance pdf - Night in Greenwich - solo bass - Mike Mower - publ. Itchy Fingers
- Lunar Mural 2 - bass with pre-recorded soundtrack - David Gunn
Link to sample of Lunar Mural 2 score & backing track to purchase the piece contact David Gunn at david@davidgunn.org
3. Pick one of These Four Pieces
- Klezmer Suite; Dreams of Yesterday and Tomorrow – bass, guitar or piano - Carl Dimow - publ. ALRY
- Small Sonata for a Large Flute (one or more movements) - bass, piano - Gary Schocker - publ. Falls House Press
- Prière et Scherzo - bass, piano - Dan Kessner
Link to order a copy of Prière et Scherzo - Sonata: Spirit of the Hudson (one or more movements) - bass, piano - Daniel Dorff - publ. Presser
4. One Piece of Your Choosing (no longer than 8:00 minutes)
Registration opens on February 1st and closes on April 1st.
Have all your registration materials
(Video links to recording of your pieces, Bio and Typed Program)
ready when you register.
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