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The New Brunswick Piano Competition, under the direction of the NBRMTA, is held in order to select one pianist who will represent New Brunswick in the National Semi-finals of the CFMTA-FCAPM Piano Competition to be held in Sackville, New Brunswick at the CFMTA National Convention, July 8-11, 2009. The New Brunswick Piano Competition offers a very important opportunity for talented young high school and university level pianists.
Each province holds its own competition to select one piano competitor to represent that province in the National Semi-finals in Sackville. New Brunswick has again chosen to hold its competition by asking for recorded submissions. The successful candidate will be selected by a distinguished jury to proceed to the National Semi-final round in Sackville. The NB Piano Competition Application Form, entry fee and recorded submission must be packaged together and received on or before November 15, 2008.
Each stage of the competition ‚ Provincial, National Semi-finals, and National Finals ‚ is governed by its own particular regulations. Because successful competitors at the Provincial level must be prepared to proceed to the higher levels, the repertoire and time requirements for each level must be carefully considered before the student applies to compete on the Provincial level.
We¼d like to see many enthusiastic competitors compete at the Provincial level since the National Piano Competition will be held in New Brunswick. This is our chance to show off the tremendous talent that exists in our province. Also, the monetary prizes for the winners at the National level are very attractive indeed! Now is the time to begin planning with your students! We also request that you pass this information along to teachers who are not members of the NBRMTA who may be interested in joining our organization so their students will also be eligible to compete.
 RULES & REGULATIONS
1) THE NEW BRUNSWICK PIANO COMPETITION IS LIMITED TO COMPETITORS STUDYING AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL OR LOWER AS OF THE DATE OF APPLICATION.
2) COMPETITORS MUST BE STUDENTS OF A REGISTERED MUSIC TEACHER AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. The competitor must be from New Brunswick or studying with a New Brunswick Registered music teacher.
3) Competitors must be no more than 24 years of age as of January 1, 2009. They must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents (landed immigrants).
4) The entire program presented by a competitor must be at a senior concert level or higher. The program should be 30 to 45 minutes in length and consist of the following:
- One complete Canadian solo composition.
- One complete solo composition from the Classical or Baroque period.
- A variety of shorter solo works to form a well-balanced program.
- In determining a program for Round One, it may be useful to consider prizes decided upon at the National level of competition:
The Marek Jablonski Prize - for best performance of a Chopin composition: $500.00
The Dorothy Buckley Prize - for best performance of a Canadian performance: $500.00
The Willard Schultz Prize - $1,000.00 award to the performer whose reading of Baroque music best communicates the intentions of the composer, in the opinion of the jury.
The Willard Schultz Prize - $1,000.00 award to the performer who shows the most promise over all as a performing artist, in the opinion of the jury.
These prizes are in addition to the First ($5,000.00), Second ($3,000.00) and Third ($2,000.00) place monetary awards.
5) Two CDs or two tape cassettes (each containing the required repertoire), entry fee and applications for Round One must be packaged together and received on or before November 15, 2008. Incomplete applications, and applications received after November 15, 2008 will not be accepted. No exceptions will be made for any applicant.
6) Decisions of the Jury at every stage of the competition will be final and not subject to question, review or appeal.
7) From the recordings submitted, one (1) candidate will be selected by a distinguished jury to proceed to the National semi-finals which will be held during the Collaborative Convention in Sackville, New Brunswick on July 8-11, 2009. The winner of the Provincial (Round One) competition must agree to be available for this convention. The name of the Provincial winner will be announced in early January 2009. The NBRMTA will be responsible for the expenses of the competitors travel to and from Sackille.
8) Competitors and their teachers are responsible for reading and understanding the Regulations governing the CFMTA National Piano Competition as printed in the Canadian Music Teacher, Spring 2008 edition and accessed through links on the NBRMTA website www.nbrmta.com.
9) Recordings will be returned ONLY if a self-addressed, padded envelope and correct postage is provided.
APPLICATION FORM
To enter the NB Piano Competition, you must complete an application form and submit it along with a recording of
your performance. A copy of the application form in PDF format can be obtained by clicking on the link below.
Please print out the application form, fill it in and submit it along with 2 copies of your performance
and the required application fee.
Application Form: nbpiano2008.pdf
CONTACTS
If you have any questions about this competition, please feel free to contact the following people:
Lynn Johnson
(506) 859-4211
Email: music@pianoclinic.com
Janet Hammock
(506) 536-4245
Email: jhammock@mta.ca
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