March 3, 2015 Dear Competition Applicant, Congratulations! You have been chosen as a semi-­‐finalist in the 4th annual South Florida Young Artist Solo Competition. Your submission was reviewed by a team of judges and you have advanced to the next round. Please read this email in it’s entirety as it contains very important information about what happens next. A schedule for the day of the competition is attached to this email. Please check the schedule over and confirm that you will attend this event by Sunday, March 15th. 1. Confirmation of attendance at Semi-­‐Final Rounds All semi-­‐finalists need to logon to www.notegarden.com between Tuesday, March 3rd and Sunday, March 15th and click on the application that is labeled SEMI-­‐FINAL INFORMATION. There is no charge for this—we simply need to know that you are confirmed for this competition on March 21st . Please input the applicant’s full name, piece selection, composer and duration of your piece. If you have decided not to compete in the final round please email [email protected] with WITHDRAW in the subject plus the applicant’s name. If you have not logged on by midnight Sunday March 15th we will assume that your child is not able to attend. I will follow up with an email on Monday morning if I do not receive this application. 2. The day of the event please allow ample time to travel and park at our location. Since we are on a University Campus there are often Saturday morning events. Directions: From 595 exit University Drive SOUTH. Take a left on Nova University Ave). You will see the Dolphins Training camp facility on your right—a big white dome. Take an immediate right down SW 75th AVE. At the four way stop sign park in that lot and follow signs to the EPSTEIN CENTER OF THE ARTS. There are many lots around campus so if this lot is filled please find an adjacent lot to park in. Please check your emails the week before the event in case I have to update you about parking. The address is 3375 SW 75th Ave. Davie, Fl. 33314 Please use Google maps NOT MapQuest. When you arrive check in at the front desk and you will be given your applicant rating sheets to hand to the judges. When you are called to enter the room (1024 on the first floor) please hand the judges your applicant judging sheets and a copy of the music you will be performing. If you are a parent entering the room with the applicant please be advised only two people are allowed to accompany the applicant into the room. A piano accompanist is not required for the semi-­‐final round but is required for all pieces in the final round that have standard accompaniments such as violin or cello concertos. We have worked this competition so that this round is efficient and parents and students will not have to wait around all day to play or for the results. A panel of three judges will give each applicant a number between 1-­‐100. The students who have achieved the highest total numbers will proceed to the finals. 3. Tuning and Warmup: The piano will be tuned the day before at A-­‐440 so please have your child tune their instrument in our lobby area to save critical time in the performance room. There are no warm-­‐up rooms for pianists the day of the event in the Middle and High School Divisions! The only warm-­‐up area is the lobby next to the box office at the far end for strings to tune their instruments. Please arrive warmed up. College Division Students can take turns warming up in practice rooms during the judge’s lunch at 12:30. 4. Finalists will be announced approximately ten minutes after each division finishes their round. Please see schedule for timing! All judges’ decisions are final. 5. The final round will take place in the auditorium and is open to the public free of charge. After the final round, a brief intermission will be followed by announcement of the winners and presentation of awards. All divisions will have at least one winner. If there is a tie between winners, the prizes will be split between the top two winners. 6. Schedule of Events for Saturday, March 21st. (please see #8: detailed schedule below for your timeslot) 8:30—building opens 8:55-­‐9:35 LEVEL ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL 9:40-­‐10-­‐LEVEL TWO MIDDLE SCHOOL 10:10-­‐MIDDLE SCHOOL FINALISTS POSTED 10:20-­‐11:50-­‐HIGH SCHOOL 12:15-­‐HIGH SCHOOL FINALISTS POSTED 12:30 LUNCH BREAK And COLLEGE WARMUP ROOM OPENED 1:30-­‐2:40-­‐COLLEGE 3:00-­‐4:30-­‐FINAL ROUND 7. Preliminary Round Applicant Schedule: All middle school applicants in level 1 will have 3 minutes to play their piece or chosen excerpt from their piece. Middle school level 2 will have 5 minutes. Pieces may be a little shorter for this level. Please choose a piece or excerpt that shows technical and musical proficiency. Applicants chosen for the final round will play their piece in its entirety. Pieces cannot exceed five minutes in length. Cuts may be made where appropriate for the final round. All pieces are timed in the semi-­‐
final round. Middle School groups were based taking into account level of playing, years of experience and age. Level 1 and 2 players who were selected have all reached a competitive level of playing. MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL 1: 8:55-­‐Lauren Abrahams 9:00-­‐Madison Yan 9:05-­‐Sallie Zhou 9:10-­‐Carlos Gonzales 9:15-­‐Jane Puro 9:20-­‐Thelia Setton 9:25-­‐Jessica Cheung 9:30-­‐Marilyn Zaragoza 9:35-­‐Cameron Kang MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL 2 9:40-­‐Steven Shapiro 9:45-­‐JoyMarie Puskadi 9:50-­‐Sophia Zheng 9:55-­‐Esther Chae All High School applicants will have to present a program between 5 and 8 minutes of length. Please choose a piece or excerpt that shows technical and musical proficiency. Applicants chosen for the final round will play their piece in its entirety. Pieces cannot exceed 8 minutes in length for the finals. Cuts may be made where appropriate for the final round. All pieces are timed in the semi-­‐final and final rounds. HIGH SCHOOL 10:20-­‐Nicholas Abrahams 10:27-­‐Sarina Schwartz 10:34-­‐Leo Kleyman 10:41-­‐Haiqui Guo 10:48-­‐Emma Duval 10:55-­‐Armando Torealba (High School Continued) 11:02: Bianca Herlory 11:15-­‐Rudolph Veiga Jr 11:22-­‐David Espinoza 11:29-­‐Timothy Bang 11:36-­‐Yining Li 11:43-­‐Tiffany Chen 11:50-­‐David Ramirez 11:57-­‐James Leng All College applicants will have to present a program between 8 and 11 minutes of length. Please choose a piece or excerpt that shows technical and musical proficiency. Pieces cannot exceed 11 minutes, Cuts may be made where appropriate for the final round. Applicants chosen for the final round will play their piece in its entirety. All pieces are timed in the semi-­‐final and final round. COLLEGE 1:30-­‐Kristen Seto 1:40-­‐Chance Israel 1:50-­‐Maria Zdralea 2:00-­‐Zefeng Fang 2:10-­‐Jonheng Chen 2:20-­‐Ziaonan Huang 2:30-­‐Chen Liang We are looking forward to this event and want to make it an enjoyable experience for everyone involved. Please feel free to email me with any questions Anna Baumgaertner Director 4th Annual South Florida Young Artist Solo Competition [email protected]