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The following competitions are held at the School for currently
enrolled Manhattan School of Music students in the College Division.
Students and alumni seeking information about regional, national,
and international competitions sponsored by other organizations
should visit the Office of Career Development.
Concerto Competitions
Through annual concerto competitions held each spring, departments
in the college division choose winners by audition. The Eisenberg-Fried
Concerto Competition is open to all musicians and the Zaslavsky-Koch
competition is for pianists only. Successful competitors are offered
a public performance with orchestra in the subsequent academic year.
Some departments have adjudicators from within the department, while
others invite outside judges. The brass department alternates yearly
winners with the percussion, guitar, and harp departments; the guitar,
harp, and percussion departments hold one collective audition from
which one winner is chosen. The piano department has two annual
competitions: a general competition with open repertoire and the
Koch competition, which features specific repertoire that changes
each year.
All full-time students are eligible to compete, provided that the
major teacher has given prior written approval. Application forms
are available in the Office of Chamber Music and Ensembles, Room
201. Completed forms are submitted to the appropriate department
chair by February 1.
Artur Balsam Competition for Duos
Manhattan School of Music wishes to honor the memory of the great
pianist and its former faculty member, Artur Balsam, by establishing
the Artur Balsam Competition for Duos. Mr. Balsam was an active
member of the Manhattan School of Music piano and chamber music
faculties from 1965 – 1993. In addition to establishing a
venue to memorialize Mr. Balsam, the competition acknowledges those
young artists who are striving for the highest musical and ensemble
standards as exemplified by the artist himself. It should be noted
that the purpose of this competition is educationally based. The
prizes will serve to honor these winners, however, the motivation
of the process is to build an ongoing higher musical and performance
standard as well as a unique recognition of the duo as a significant
chamber music medium.
- To download a pdf of the Guidelines, click
here.
- To download a pdf of the Duos Application,
click
here.
Lillian Fuchs Memorial Chamber Music
Series
Toward the end of each semester, the manager of chamber music and
ensembles holds auditions for the Lillian Fuchs Memorial Chamber
Music Concert. Coaches recommend groups who audition for this series,
which is a public event. Many of the vocal ensembles perform publicly
each semester as well. Chamber Music Festivals — weekend-long
series of string, piano, woodwind, guitar, and vocal ensembles —
take place each winter and spring. For more information,
visit the Office of Chamber Music and Ensembles, Room 201.
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