The Boise Chamber Music Series
Second Annual
Young Artist String Quartet Competition

Saturday, April 21, 2007

9:00 am-12:00 pm

Boise State University
Morrison Center Recital Hall
Boise, Idaho

Competition Judges: The Alexander Quartet

First-Place Cash Prizes for Two Categories: Pre-College and Collegiate

 

Pre-College Category

Quartet members must be 18 years or younger and at least three members must not have graduated from high school by April 3, 2007. The ensemble must consist of two violins, viola, and cello.

Collegiate Category

All quartet members must be enrolled in an Idaho college or university; the maximum individual age is 30. The ensemble must consist of two violins, viola, and cello.

Application Process

• Preliminary Application: Must be received via email by March 1, 2007. Use the form below, cut/paste and email.
• Final Application, including Repertoire Recording: Must be received in hard copy by April 1, 2007. The Application Repertoire Recording should be submitted in CD format, with the repertoire and group competition number (assigned after the Preliminary Application is received) identified on the CD, and it should be accompanied by a hard copy of the Preliminary Application.
• NO APPLICATION FEE.
• A maximum of three quartets from each category will be invited to perform at the live competition on April 21. Applicant quartets will be notified by April 9 if they have been selected to perform at the live competition.
• The Pre-College Finalist quartets will be required to be ready to perform at 9:30 am in the Morrison Center Recital Hall. Warm-up rooms will be available at 8:30 am, and the order of performance will be determined by random procedure.
• The Collegiate Finalist Quartets will be required to be ready to perform at 10:30 am in the Morrison Center Recital Hall. Warm-up rooms will be available at 8:30 am, and the order of performance will be determined by random procedure. 
• The competition performance is free and open to the public.
• Winners in each category will be announced at the conclusion of the competition. Collegiate First Place winners will receive a cash prize of $1000 to be divided equally among the four players. Pre-College First Place winners will receive a cash prize of $800 to be divided equally among the four players. Runners-up and third–place finalists and their coaches, will receive certificates of recognition.
• First Place winners from each category will perform a recital on Sunday, April 22 at 2:00 pm in the Morrison Center Recital Hall. This concert is free and open to the public.
• In the event of insufficient entrants (fewer than two in either category), the organizers reserve the right to cancel the competition for either or both categories.

Repertoire Rules

Each quartet must prepare two contrasting movements from the standard literature of the string quartet. Contrasting is defined by the following major style periods:

• Viennese Classical, up to and including Beethoven and Schubert
• 19th Century Romantic, through about 1900
• 20th Century, typically composed after 1910

The total competition performance time for both movements together is limited to 20 minutes. Selections may exceed the time limit, but performances may be stopped at ten minutes for each movement by the judges during the live competition.