Svirel 2012 Regulations
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SVIREL 2012
REGULATIONS
General provisions
1. Goal
The goal of the competition is to promote the orchestral culture as well as solo and chamber performance, the exchange of experience among young musicians, encouraging young people to continue their musical education and finding young talented musicians.
2. Direction of the competition
The organiser of the competition is the association Kulturno društvo Univerzitetni pihalni orkester Ljubljana.
The responsible for the organisation is the Competition committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee").
The competitors will be evaluated by a jury composed of at least three members, who are renowned international musicians.
A jury secretary will assist the jury with the administrative work.
3. Competition
The competition of soloists will take place at the Štanjel castle on 29th March until 1st April 2012 in Štanjel na Krasu, while the competition of chamber groups will be held only on 1st April 2012 at the same location. All the information regarding the competition will be available to competitors on the website www.upol.si.
Individuals and Chamber groups, selected from among the competitors by the jury, will perform on Sunday, 1st April 2012, at 19.00 at the final concert at the Kosovelov dom in Sežana.
4. Identification
Before the competition performance, the competitors must be registered and must identify themselves with a photo-bearing ID document.
5. Evaluation
The jury evaluates competitors' musical knowledge with regard to the technical readiness, musicality, precision in correct rendition of the text, intensity of musical expression, choice of the programme and originality.
Jury's decisions are final.
6. Music scores
The programme can be played from music scores. Photocopies are prohibited by law. Performers can use photocopies while performing, but they must be able to provide the original at Committee's request.
7. Awards
The Gold award is given to the competitors who achieve between 95.00 and 100.00 points.
The Silver award is given to the competitors who achieve between 90.00 and 94.99 points.
The Bronze award is given to the competitors who achieve between 85.00 and 89.99 points.
All competitors receive a certificate of attendance at the competition "Svirel".
The winner of the soloist competition, who receives an art sculpture "Golden Svirel" and a special sponsorship award, is selected by the jury at the final concert. There can be only one winner of the competition (the award is not divisible).
The jury also selects the winner of chamber group competition, which receives a special sponsorship award (the award is not divisible). The winning chamber group performs at the final concert.
The jury can give special awards as well.
The competitor will receive his award or diploma personally. He or his agent should be present at the Final concert (1st of April 2012) where all the diplomas will be delivered after the Concert at the award ceremony. If the competitor or his agent will not be present at the ceremony, the diploma will not be delivered and can not be claimed (required) afterwards. The winners announcement and award ceremony will take place on Sunday, 1st April 2012, after the final concert of soloists.
The competitors will be notified about their participation at the Final Concert on Sunday, 1st April at 10am per telephone. Winners of individual categories are obliged to be present at the final concert.
Competitors in the category A do not perform at the final concert unless the jury exceptionally decides otherwise.
8. Competitors' obligations
By submitting an entry in the competition, the competitor unconditionally agrees to the rules of the competition.
By submitting an entry in the competition, the competitor consents to public display of their achievements, photographs, audio and video recordings of their competition performance and therefore waives all the rights from this title.
9. Exclusion
If a competitor does not respect the rules of the competition, the Committee has the right to exclude them from the competition. The Committee's decision is final.
10. Restriction on the number of applications
If too many applications are received, the Committee reserves the right to cease accepting further applications before the announced closing date or reject the last arrived applications in order to ensure the best possible organisational quality of the competition. In this case the entry fee will be refunded. Preference will be given to early applications.
11. Dispute settlement
The Competition committee is responsible for the settlement of eventual disputes. Its decisions are final.
12. Entry fee and application
All competitors must completed the internet entry form, and bring a photocopy of a valid photo-bearing ID document, three (3) copies of their competition part (they can be photocopies) and claim an entry fee payment receipt by 15th February 2012. The entry fee is not refundable.
The entry fee (see the Application form), must be transferred to:
Kulturno društvo Univerzitetni pihalni orkester Ljubljana
Ižanska cesta 261a
SI - 1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Registration number: 2244063, tax number: 35521414
Account number: 03171-1000678788, at the SKB d. d. bank.
BIC: SKBASI2X IBAN: SI5603171 1000678788
For further information please check the website www.upol.si or contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Soloist competition
13. Disciplines
Competitors can take part in the following disciplines: flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium (baritone), tuba, and percussion (drum-set, xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone).
All other versions of the primary instruments are allowed as well (for example piccolo, Es clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tuba in Es, B, F etc).
A detailed specification of percussion will be published on organiser's website before the competition.
14. Categories
|
Cat |
Age |
Programme duration |
|
A |
born in 2001 and later |
up to 6 minutes |
|
B |
born in 1999 and 2000 |
up to 8 minutes |
|
C |
born in 1997 and 1998 |
up to 10 minutes |
|
D |
born in 1995 and 1996 |
up to 13 minutes |
|
E |
born in 1993 and 1994 |
up to 14 minutes |
|
F |
born in 1991 and 1992 |
up to 15 minutes |
|
G |
born in 1988, 1989 and 1990 |
up to 16 minutes |
|
H |
no age limit |
up to 16 minutes |
The secretary of the jury will stop any performance exceeding the allowed programme duration.
15. Competition programme
Each competitor will present a programme of her/his own choice, which has to contain one or more orchestral parts from wind or symphonic orchestras' repertoire. This part should not exceed a half of individual competitor’s entire competition performance otherwise the sanction from the article 9 of these regulations can be applied. A competitor can perform just a fragment (or more fragments) of the part, but this has to be clearly marked in the scores sent together with the application (see article 12). Pauses in the part longer than 10 seconds will not be played by the competitor.
16. Piano accompaniment and rehearsal
An official accompanist will be available to competitors. When submitting the entry form, it must be stated whether a competitor will use this option. The competitors who will decide to have an official accompanist must send a copy of their music scores for the piano accompanist together with the application as well. If the sent music scores are photocopies, please make sure they are clearly visible and properly prepared for performing. A rehearsal with the accompanist is possible on the day before the competition (Wednesday, 28th March 2012, in the afternoon).
17. Hall soundcheck
It is possible to soundcheck the hall on Wednesday, 28th March 2012 in the morning (note in the entry form). During the competition, intonation practice cannot take place in the hall. The schedule will be published after all applications have been received
Chamber group competition
18. Disciplines
A chamber group must consist of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 8 musicians.
A group can consist of wind and brass players as well as percussionists. Members of the same chamber group can come from different countries. Each combination is allowed to have a piano as well.
It is not provided for a chamber group to have an accompanist.
19. Categories
The calculation is based on the average age (calendar year).
|
category |
age |
duration |
|
ŠTREKELJ |
to 12 years (0-12) |
up to 6 min |
|
ČERNIGOJ |
to 15 years (12,01-15) |
up to 8 min |
|
KOSOVEL |
to 19 years (15, 01-19) |
up to 13 min |
|
FABIANI |
to 24 years (19,01-24) |
up to 16 min |
|
SPACAL |
no age limit (24,01-) |
up to 16 min |
The secretary of the jury will stop any group exceeding the allowed programme duration.
20. Competition programme
Groups present themselves with a programme of their own choice within the time limit. It is recommended that groups perform original compositions of authors originating from the same country as the group members.
21. Hall soundcheck
It is possible to soundcheck the hall on Thursday, Wednesday, 28th March 2012 in the morning. During the competition, intonation practice cannot take place in the hall. The schedule will be published after all applications have been received.
22. Final provision
These regulations are valid for the competition held in 2012. In case of doubt, Slovene version is legally binding.