2007-2008 YOUNG ARTIST STRING COMPETITION

Presented in partnership with

Wilson Violins and BASF, the Chemical Company 

Location:  Wilson Violins, 725 South Adams Rd., Birmingham, MI  48009

Dates:  January 8, 9, and 10, 2008 – 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm

 

Dear Prospective Auditionees:

BIRMINGHAM-BLOOMFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA sincerely wishes to encourage the Young Michigan Musician by offering this opportunity to further their interest in the field of music.  This String Competition is for 12^th grade or younger.   The winner will perform at the January 27, 2008 BBSO concert and receive a cash award of $750.00.

Contestants will be notified about assigned date/audition time by mail and/or by e-mail.  Contestants may come ˝ hour early before their scheduled time to warm up.  The winner of the Competition will be informed by mail.  The BBSO will try to accommodate your preferred date & time.  Once your time is assigned to compete, we cannot change your time.  Thank you for being understanding and considerate of your fellow musicians.

Competition Rules

Competition Regulations

• This competition is open only to string students 12^th grade or younger
• The concerto performed must be one movement from a major concerto written for soloist with orchestral accompaniment
• The concerto movement performed for your audition will be the movement performed with the Orchestra on a BBSO Concert, the date of which will be determined
• The concerto performed need not be memorized
• The audition should not exceed 10 minutes in length; the judges reserve the right to cut off the audition performance
• The artist must provide own accompanist if so desired
• Audio and video tapes are not allowed
• The artist must bring 3 copies of music to be performed for the judges
• Contestant cannot be related to an active BBSO Board Member and/or current BBSO Musician
• The artist must reside on the State of Michigan
• This competition is not open to a previous BBSO Young Artist Competition Winner (except previous Junior Division winners)  
• The decision of the judges is final
• There are no cash awards if a winner is not selected
• Entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2007

Please complete the accompanying Audition Form.  Good Luck!

Senior Winner of the Young Artist Competition 2006

Andrea Jarrett

Andrea Jarrett is this year’s Senior Winner of the Young Artist Competition in the Instrumental Division. She will perform with the BBSO in the concert on January 21, 2007.

Andrea Jarrett is 15 years old and a sophomore at Saline High School. She has been playing the violin since the age of three and is currently a student of Anna Bittar Weller of Ann Arbor. She also makes frequent trips to Chicago to study with Almita and Roland Vamos. In April of 2006 Andrea was selected by Interlochen Arts Camp as its Emerson Scholar from the state of Michigan. This merit-based scholarship is one of the most prestigious offerings at Interlochen and she was awarded full tuition for the six-week summer session. While at camp she was accepted into Interlochen’s World Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO) under the musical direction of Jung-Ho Pak, and was concertmaster for both the opening and closing concerts. It was a thrill for her to meet both Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Van Cliburn when WYSO accompanied their guest performances. In previous summers at Interlochen, Andrea won the Intermediate Concerto Competition (2005) and the Junior Concerto Competition (2003).

Andrea was named third-place winner in the Junior Division of the 2006 Michigan Music Teachers Association (MMTA) Concerto Competition. In 2005 she won first-prize in the Youth Music Competition sponsored by the Ann Arbor Society for Musical Arts. In addition, she was a featured soloist with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in March 2005 as a first-place winner in their Young Artist Competition.

Andrea is a member of the Saline High School Chamber Orchestra, and is co-concertmaster of the Michigan Youth Symphony Orchestra in Ann Arbor. In addition to performing her solo repertoire and participating in orchestra, Andrea enjoys performing in chamber ensembles and composing music.

The Winners of the 2005 Competition