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Young Musicians Competition |
Dr. Ronald Cross, Director
M.A., Ph.D., New York University, A.A.G.O
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Antoinette Carone, Coordinator
Diploma, acting; B.A. French; M.A. Cinema Studies, College of Staten Island
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Honorary Board of Directors
The Rev. Richard F. Michael, Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, President, S.I. Council of Churches
Claire Regan, Adjunct Prof. of Journalism and Alumna, Wagner College
Ernie Jackson. Alumnus, Instructor in Music Technology, Director Guitar Ensemble, Wagner College,
Faculty, Queensboro College, Grand Prize Winner, YMC
Gary Sullivan, Chairman, Theater Dept. and Director of Arts Administration, Wagner College
Dr. David Schulenberg, Chairman, Music Dept., Wagner College
The Young Musicians Competition is a Program of the Wagner College Music Dept.
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PERFORMANCE COMPETITION 2008
The Wagner College Young Musicians Performance Competition is held every year in the spring.
Contestants compete in either the Pre-High-School Level or the High-School Level. Contestants must
return the completed Entry Form by the deadline of Jan. 19, 2008. The Entry Form should be copied
to MS Word, filled out and returned as an attachment to rcross@wagner.edu
The Entry Form for 2008 must be submitted by Fri., Jan. 19
For further, see Performance Entry Information.
Dr. Ronald Cross, Director, YMC, Rm. 108, Campus Hall,
Wagner College, One Campus Road, Staten Island, N.Y. 10301
For further questions: see FAQ, or e-mail Dr. Cross
rcross@wagner.edu (718-390-3202)
(Persons with disabilities should inform the Competition so that we can supply whatever aid needed.)
There are two Levels of Competition:
1) Pre-High School and
2) High School
Contestants in each level may enter in one or more
of the following categories:
1) Bowed Strings; 2) Plucked Strings; 3) Woodwinds; 4) Brass;
5) Keyboard; 6) Voice
The Competition consists of two parts
THE PRELIMINARY COMPETITION
will be held Saturday, March 15, 2008, all day
Campus Hall, Wagner College
Entrants may achieve awards of First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize or Honorable Mention
The Competition Preliminaries are not open to the public or to visitors
THE COMPETITION FINALS
will take place on Saturday, May 17, 7:00 p.m., 2008
Campus Hall, Wagner College
Those who have won First Prize (in both Level 1 and Level 2)
will compete for the Grand Prize.
Winners of the Grand Prize in each level will receive $500
and will be presented in a solo recital in May of the following year, the day after the Finals, at the Music Performance Center, Campus Hall, Wagner College
The Competition Finals are open to the public and admission is free
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ORIGINAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 2008
For a composition of no more than five minutes and for from two to five instruments.
The score and an MP3 of a performance should be submitted by e-mail
to rcross@wagner.edu by January 18, 2008
The composer of the winning composition will receive $500
For further information and complete details see
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION
The YMC expresses its sincere appreciation to The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The Conduit Organization for this grant is St. Paul's/St. Luke's Lutheran Church.
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