International Competition of Musical Performance 

XV Edition

1. The scope of the ANEMOS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION is to encourage and give incentives to young talented  musicians and to promote cultural awareness in the outer city  zones of  Rome.  It will take place from  14 to 18 May 2008, in Rome at the Theatre Tor Bella Monaca - via B. Cirino at the corner of Via Cambellotti.  

2. The competition consists of three sections: a) soloists: strings; guitar and lute; wind instruments, piano; b) chamber music: piano  duet and groups - with or without piano – of duets, trios, quartets etc, and small orchestra ensembles c) opera singers.

3. Candidates must submit their application form, completely filled in, in block letters, to the Competition Secretary no later than 30th April 2008, enclosing : a) a photocopy of  I.D. with a separate form with  personal details (name, place and date of birth, address and phone number.); for children: an I.D. card with photo and personal details, filled in by a parent; b) a brief curriculum; c) description of programme (duration, editors, titles, authors and revisers of pieces to be performed); d) for  chamber music: personal data for each member; for opera singers, indicate the vocal timbre; e) proof of payment of the enrolment fee for the competition.

The Payment can be made to the Bank account: Abi 08327, Cab 03218, Cin Iban 18, Cin Bban Z, Country Code: It cc 000000014912, SWIFT: ROMA ITRR c/o Banca di Credito Cooperativo Agenzia  n° 18 - or must be made to the postal account, IBAN code: IT30 0103 2000 8280 003 BIC/SWIFT code: BPPIITRRXXX, CIN C  ABI 07601 CAB 03200 Account nr. 000088280003 - headed “XV Anemos International Competition”, held  by: ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE ANEMOS, Via di Orti  Poli, 69 - 00133 Rome. The applications should be addressed to: Artistic Manager, XV ‘ANEMOS’ International Competition -Via  Di Orti Poli, 69 - 00133 Rome.

4. Adult candidates must have a valid identification document, or they will be excluded from the competition. Candidates under age must show a passport or another valid document. Parents documents will not be accepted. Before performance, the candidate shall provide the Committee with at least two copies of the pieces and a copy of the programme that will be performed, which must conform with that attached to the enrolment application. 

5.   Under no circumstances will the enrolment fee be reimbursed.

6.  It is understood that 1st place prize-winners will give a free performance in the final concert. If a winner is not present at the prize giving ceremony or refuses to perform, he/ she shall forego the right to receive the award.

7. The panel of judges, made up of music  teachers, well known concert performers, conservatory teachers, music specialists and artist managers, will be published before 30 April 2008. The President of the organising Association or his/her representative and the Artistic Manager are part of the panel, but without voting rights. If a candidate is a student or relative of one of the Committee members, this member shall not participate in the voting, in respect of the regulations Cir. Min. of 11/7/1989, n. 2, art. 16, sub-section 3. Committee members will be required to issue a declaration concerning their personal situation regarding the candidates.

8.  This year Competition Committee includes: Salvatorella Coggi, Ogna Lefterescu, Fiorenza Di Croce, Marzia Tramma; Giuliano Balestra, Javier Somoza, Montserrat Cervera; Petre Lefterescu, Lenuta Ciulei, George Atanasiu; Giovanni Battista Bergamo, Giuseppe Barbirotta, Vincenzo Reina; Paolo Bonvino, Pasquale Sabatelli, Valerio Marchitelli; Artistic Director: Maurizio Greco; President of the organisation: Connie Russo.

9. The order of appearance at the trials will be established by draw at the beginning of the rehearsals and this order will remain throughout.

10. Candidates in the soloists section will be divided into five categories: Piano, strings,  guitar and lute, winds: 

Cat. PN  =         «First notes» born  in or after 2000.

Cat. A    =         candidates born between 1997 and 1999;

Cat. B    =         candidates born between 1994 and 1996;

Cat. C    =         candidates born between 1989 and 1993;

Cat. D    =         candidates born between 1974 and  1988;

Cat.  Voice =     candidates  born  in or  after 1968 will be divided according to vocal timbre.

 Chamber groups:

Cat. F   =  under 14: chamber groups from special music schools. Average age of the group members: 13 years old.                

 Cat. F1       =   over 14: instrumental groups, choral and mixed. Average age: 17 years.

Cat. G  = chamber groups, from duets and above and small orchestra ensembles, between 21 and 35 years of age.

11. The aforementioned ages refer up to 18/05/2008.

12.  Programmes:

For categories PN, A, B, C: a single performance of a programme chosen by the candidate, comprised of pieces from different styles and periods. The programs for each categories will be as follow:

Cat. PN: Time: 3/5  minutes

Cat.   A: Time: 4 /8 minutes.

Cat.   B: Time 8/15 minutes.

Cat.   C:  Time: 15/20  minutes.

Cat. D

piano: preliminary trials: the Preludio e Fuga in C minor from “Well Tempered Clavier” first book, by J.S. Bach and a programme chosen by the candidate lasting no more than 15 minutes; final performance: a programme of candidate’s choice, lasting no more than 20 minutes, excluding the pieces from the preliminary trials programme.

string:

Violin. Preliminary trials: Paganini a caprice of candidate’s choice except for n. 13, 14, 16 and a programme chosen by the candidate lasting no more than 15 minutes; final performance:  The 1st movement of a concerto, chosen from the traditional repertory of 1800/ 1900 and  a work chosen by the candidate.

 Viola. Preliminary trials: two movements of a Suites by J.S. Bach and a programme of candidate’s choice, lasting no more than 15 minutes. Final performance: the 1st movement of a concerto, chosen from the traditional repertory, and  a work chosen by the candidate.

 Cello. Preliminary trials: two movements from the Suites by J.S. Bach and a programme of candidate’s choice, lasting no more than 15 minutes. Final performance: the 1st movement of a concerto, chosen from the traditional repertory, and  a work chosen by the candidate.

Guitar. Preliminary trials: H. Villa  Lobos, a prelude, a Study and a free choice programme from the original repertory for guitar of ‘800/’900 up to 15 minutes; final performance: a free choice programme from the original repertory for guitar of ‘800/’900 up to 20 minutes;

Wind. Preliminary trials: an original free choice programme including a work from 1700-1800 for a maximum time of 20 minutes. Final performance: 1st movement of a concerto, chosen from the classic or romantic repertory and a work chosen by the candidate.

Cat. Voice. Two trials, preliminary and final performance. Preliminary trials: 2 (two) arias from the chamber music repertory and 3 (three) opera arias, from Italian, German, French, English, Russian or  Spanish repertory.  The pieces should be sung from memory and in the original language. Each performance should last up to 10 minutes. All the singers should provide musical scores of the chosen works of their  programmes. The candidate can choose the initial work of performance.

Cat. F and F1 (junior chamber music): Free choice. Maximum time: 10 -15 minutes.

Cat. G. Chamber Groups: two pieces from different styles and periods. Maximum time: 45 minutes. The judges reserve the right to choose movements and sections of the pieces.

13. All registered candidates must be present at the established time and day for their rehearsal, with ID documents, to take part in the draw to establish the order of performance. Candidates without ID documents will have their rehearsals cancelled.

14.  Candidates who are absent from this draw will be excluded from the Competition.

15. Arrangements, transcriptions, transpositions, other than those from Junior Chamber Music, are not permitted.

16.  The jury, composed of international personalities, will deliberate at the end of each performance, calculating the average points obtained from the sum of votes of each member, excluding the highest and the lowest scores. The judges reserve the right to choose movements and sections of the pieces, or ask to rehear any candidate. 

17.   Application fee:

18. Soloists  from Cat. C, Cat. D and Cat. E are obliged to perform their pieces from memory.

19.  Marks and prizes:

- Between  95  and  100/100: 1st prize;

- Between  90 and     94/100: 2nd  Place;

- Between 85 and      89/100: 3rd  Place..

All candidates  included in these  grades  will receive  plaques and diplomas.

- Between 82 and 84/100 an honourable mention.

All candidates receiving marks of at least 60/100 will receive a certificate of  participation.

A certificate will be given to all accompanists, on request.

Only  candidates who receive  marks between 98/100 and 100/100 will receive a prize in money or concerts:

CAT. C                   $    250.00 or master class

CAT. D                    $    1,000.00

CAT. E                     $    1,000.00

CAT       F and F1  $      300,00   

CAT      G               $   2.000,00  

• Special Prize “Erminia Frezzolini”, the famous XVIII century soprano who inspired G.Verdi’s, will be assigned by Orvieto Borough to the Cat. Voice, € 500,00 and € 250,00 or concert - the first and second winner.

•  Special Prize of $ 500,00 awarded from the Banca di Credito Cooperativo of Rome.

• Silver medal from the President of the Republic of Italy, to the outright winner. 

• Two concerts provided by GAIAM-arts G&A International Arts Management, Inc., in U.S.A.

• Concerts offered by other Concert Societies, with dates and expenses agreed to between the candidate and the musical institutions.

20. The association holds the right to reproduce, publish and transmit the recorded performances and the winners’ concert. The association reserves all the copyrights of the recordings made during the competition and winners’ concert.

21. Soloists may present pieces with or without accompaniment. Official pianists, Eugenia Tamburri, Angelo Aliberto and Paolo Saracino, will be available to candidates who have no accompanists. These candidates are advised to specify this request on their enrolment form and to add $ 30,00 (from Cat. First  Notes to Cat B) or $ 50,00 (for Cat. C, D and opera singers) to the enrolment fee. In this case the candidate must be sure to send photocopies (with the enrolment form) of the piano scores of the chosen pieces. Only one trial performance with the pianist is provided before selection.

22. Candidates may participate in the solo category as well as in the chamber music category.

23. From 7:00 p.m. of 17/05/2008 onwards, the results with the score of each candidate will be posted in the auditorium and from 9:00 p.m. published on the internet: http://www.anemosarts.com  

24. The winners from previous competitions may compete also in 2008 only if they have changed category or section.           

25. The Committee will choose the  pieces the winners will perform in the final concert.

26. Travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of the candidate.

27. The calendar will be published on the site www.anemosarts.com from 7 May. For more information, contact the Secretary of the Competition.  No written communication will be sent.

28. Any controversy is under the jurisdiction of the Court of Rome.

29. Performances are public.

30.  Judgement of the panel is final.

31. All applications and relative documentation must be sent by 30/04/2008 either by fax, post (the postmark will be considered valid) or e-mail to The Segreteria del XV Concorso Internazionale "Anemos" Competition Office - Via di Orti Poli, 69 - 00133 Rome. Applications sent after the deadline will not be accepted.

32. Partecipation in the Competition means unconditional acceptance of the regulations.

Organization:  ANEMOS - Associazione Culturale - Via Di Orti Poli, 69 – 00133 Roma  

Tel/fax +(39)06 20 22 972  - + (39)062025282  -  cell. + 393398167697,   + 3934722 94374

 e-mail: ass.anemos@tiscali.it - info@anemosarts.com

               www.anemosarts.com

  Direttore Artistico/Artistic Director: M°  Maurizio Greco.

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