General Information
Each year, Symphony Australia presents awards to outstanding young Australian musicians. In 2008 applicants will be placed in one of three categories - Strings, Keyboards and Other Instruments.
The competition is run in four Stages, with the number of competitors in each Stage getting progressively smaller. At the completion of Stage III one outstanding performer from each category is awarded a Young Performers Award.
These three performers go on to compete for the title of 2008 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year in the competition Grand Final (Stage IV).
Adjudicators will be seeking high quality performances that demonstrate technical proficiency, an understanding of the repertoire and an appreciation of musical style.
Awards Stages
1. GENERAL AUDITION: A recital program performed with piano accompaniment
2. FINAL AUDITION: A concerto or work with orchestra, performed with piano accompaniment (you must provide your own accompanist in Stages I and II)
3. CATEGORY FINAL: Your chosen concerto or work with orchestra, performed with orchestra in a public concert, competing with other finalists in your category. The winner of each category will receive a Young Performers Award. Winners will progress to Stage IV.
4. GRAND FINAL: Your chosen concerto or work with orchestra, performed with orchestra in a public concert, competing with finalists from the other categories. The winner will be named ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year and receive associated prizes.
Prizes
a.Young Performers Awards
At the end of Stage III, one competitor in each category will receive a Young Performers Award. This award is a cash prize of $5,000. Each of the three recipients will advance to Stage IV.
The winner of Stage IV will be named the 2008 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year and receive the ABC Sir Charles Moses Young Performer's Trophy and a further $5,000 cash (in addition to the $5,000 Young Performers Award received in Stage III).
He or she will also receive multiple copies of a compact disc recording of their recital/concerto program and at least three paid performances with a Symphony Services Australia orchestra.
B.Young Vocalist Award
Symphony Services Australia is pleased to collaborate with one of Australia's premier competitions for singers, the Australian Singing Competition, which incorporates the Mathy Awards and many other prizes and opportunities for vocalists.
Singers under the age of 26 years at the ASC's closing date are invited to apply for the Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award as part of the Australian Singing Competition. The closing date for applications will be announced in early 2007, and all applicants must meet the eligibility criteria and repertoire conditions which will also be available from the Australian Singing Competition in early 2007.
You should visit the Australian Singing Competition's website at www.aussing.com.au for further information about the competition.
The Symphony Services Australia Young Vocalist Award carries a cash prize of $5,000, as well as an engagement with one of the orchestras in the Symphony Australia network. All finalists will perform with a symphony orchestra as part of the Australian Singing Competition. The Australian Singing Competition can be contacted as follows:
Australian Singing Competition
PO Box A2325
Sydney South NSW 1235
tel: (02) 9231 4293
email: asc@aussing.com.au
web: www.aussing.com.au
ABC Sir Charles Moses Trophy
This perpetual trophy is awarded to the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year by the ABC in honour of Sir Charles Moses, Managing Director of the ABC, 1935-1965
Applications for the 2008 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards
Applications closed on Friday 14 December 2007.
To download a brochure, click here.
To download current terms of entry, click here.