Sponsored by the
South Dakota String Teachers Association
Lucy Palermo Weed
Violin and Viola Awards
Lucy Palermo Weed
String Competition
August 22-23, 2014 • Yankton, South Dakota
Leona Pratt Marek
Cello and Bass Awards
CoMPeTiTion CoMMiTTee:
Kathryn Reimler, Chair;
Lelia Elder; Linda Haar; Jim Reimler;
Steve Pier; Becky Tasa; Juli Wilcox;
Marian Casey, President, SDSTA
Kathryn Reimler, Competition Chair
502 W. 9th St., Yankton, SD 57078
[email protected]
605-660-1683
SDStringTeachers.org/Lucy
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GeneRAL inFoRMATion
The fourteenth biennial Lucy Weed String Competition will be held Friday and Saturday, August
22-23, 2014, at United Church of Christ (Congregational) in Yankton, SD.
The competition includes violin, viola, cello, and
string bass categories.
Contestants are encouraged to bring their own
accompanists. If that is not possible, qualified accompanists are available for a fee to be worked
out directly with the accompanist. Accompanists’
names will be supplied to interested parties.
The finalists’ recital will be held Saturday evening, August 23, 2014, and will feature the first
prize winner in each instrument category.
DeADLineS AnD DATeS
Wednesday, July 30, 2014:
Registration form and $45.00 fee must have
been received by competition chair.
Friday & Saturday, August 22-23, 2014:
Live Competition at
United Church of Christ (Congregational)
210 W 5th Street, Yankton, SD.
applications
Download an application online, or contact the
Competition Chair.
Prizes
The competition awards the following prizes in
each of the four instrument categories:
$500 First prize
$300 Second prize
$200 Third prize
Competition Website
SDStringTeachers.org/Lucy
Competition Chair
Kathryn Reimler
605-660-1683
502 W. 9th St.
Lucy Palermo Weed
Yankton, SD 57078
[email protected]
ReqUiReD RePeRToiRe
Violin
Any movement from the Solo Sonatas & Partitas J.S. Bach
Danse Espagnole (4’)
de Falla/Kreisler
Any piece of the contestant’s choice
Viola
Any movement from the Solo Cello Suites
(or the violin Sonatas & Partitas)
Concerto, first movement, with cadenza (7’)
Any piece of the contestant’s choice
J.S. Bach
C. F. Zelter
Cello
Any movement from the Solo Cello Suites
Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68 (8’)
Any piece of the contestant’s choice
J.S. Bach
D. Popper
Double Bass
Any movement from the Solo Cello Suites
Concerto, First Movement (~6’)
Any piece of the contestant’s choice
J.S. Bach
S. Koussevitsky
Competition Rules and Guidelines
Participants in The Lucy, or their current
teachers, must hold an active membership in
either the SD or NE chapter of ASTA.
Previous Lucy Weed Competition winners
are eligible to enter again if they still meet
the age requirement.
The Competition is open to musicians under
the age of 19 as of March 20, 2015 (born on
or after March 20, 1996).
All repertoire must be performed from
memory, including the Bach.
If an accompanist is requested, piano
scores for all choice repertoire should be
sent with the registration. Piano scores for the
required repertoire will be provided by the
competition committee.
The Lucy is no longer an official preliminary
for the ASTA national competition, but remains
an excellent preparation for it.
In addition to the required works, entrants
must present another work of their choice,
which should contrast in both period and
style. Both unaccompanied works and works
with piano accompaniment (original or orchestral reductions) are acceptable. Complete
works or complete single movements from
works are required. No composer may be
represented more than once in each entrant’s
program. Entrants may not use requiredrepertoire composers for free choice. Multiple
movements of the same work are permitted,
but three composers MUST be represented.
Suggested total playing time is 12-20 minutes. Audition times will be scheduled to accommodate lengths shown on the application,
but performances exceeding 20 minutes may
be stopped without penalty. Cuts in lengthy
piano tutti sections are strongly encouraged.
Application forms are available on line, or
by contacting the competition chair.
Three copies of all choice performance repertoire and Bach solos must be provided by the
contestant for the judges’ use. Please number
measures. Copies of the other required piece
will be provided by the competition committee.
Lucy Palermo Weed
Leona Pratt Marek
The Lucy Palermo Weed String Competition
memorializes an outstanding artist, pioneer in
music education and beloved wife.
Leona Marek was one of South Dakota’s
most honored musicians. She was cited twice
by the South Dakota Music Educators; she
received the Gold Staff Recognition Award in
1984, followed by the Distinguished Service to
Music Award in 1985.
Born: October 17, 1913, New York City, NY
Died: May 20, 1986, Yankton, SD
A graduate of the Manhattan School
of Music in violin, Lucy studied with Harold
Eisenberg, Emanuel Ondricek and Hugo
Kortshak. She was later named to the
Manhattan faculty, and was a candidate for
the Leventritt Award in 1935.
Marriage to J. Laiten Weed brought her to
SD, where she was widely recognized for her
violin virtuosity as a member of the Sioux City
Symphony for 35 years, the South Dakota
Symphony for 25 years, and as a recitalist.
Lucy Weed is remembered by her
colleagues and fellow music educators as
an exceptional string teacher. Dedicating 25
years to the string program in the Yankton
Public School District, 1956-1981, she
produced many fine students.
In recognition of her enthusiasm, energy
and pursuit of artistic excellence, Lucy Weed
was named Yankton Co-citizen of the Year in
1981, and was co-recipient of the Governor’s
Award in the Arts in 1982, along with her
husband Laiten.
The Lucy was established in 1986-87
through the efforts of J. Laiten Weed and the
South Dakota String Teachers Association.
Born: February 15, 1917, Black River Falls,
WI Died: May 11, 1997, Vermillion, SD
As a private cello and bass teacher with
a home base in Vermillion, South Dakota,
from 1958 on, Leona Marek had cello and
bass students from both states represented in
the Lucy Weed Competition. She was on the
faculty of Morningside College in Sioux City,
Iowa, and was Assistant Professor of Music at
Yankton College.
Mrs. Marek was a member of the Sioux
City and South Dakota Symphonies for many
years. Perhaps she is best remembered for
her performances as a cellist with the Yankton
College Faculty Trio; J. Laiten Weed, violin,
and Lewis Hamvas, piano.
Mrs. Marek received her undergraduate
degree from Kansas State Teachers College
at emporia, Kansas, and her M.M. degree
from the University of South Dakota. She was
a private student of Marie Strassen at the
Wisconsin Conservatory, and of Luigi Silva at
the Eastman School of Music.