ANNUAL COMPETITION
Sunday, March 8, 2020
St. Thomas University
12:00 noon (individual time slots will be assigned)
Brady Educational Center
2115 Summit Ave, St.Paul, MN 55105
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 27, 2020
Violin, Viola, Cello & Bass players (up to age 19)
- Residents of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin ONLY.
- Competition NOT open to the public.
- Previous winners not allowed to win the same division a second time.
PRIZES!
- Junior Division winner: solo appearance with the Minnesota Sinfonia
- Senior Division winner: solo appearance with the Minnesota Sinfonia AND Claire Givens Violins’ $500 cash prize
2020 Competition Information
JUNIOR DIVISION
Up to age 14 (birthdate on or after 1/1/06)
- All repertoire is acceptable
- Junior Division winner will perform with the Sinfonia at an upcoming concert
SENIOR DIVISION
Up to age 19 (birthdate on or after 1/1/2001)
- Choose from the approved repertoire below (Additional repertoire may be acceptable, please inquire)
- First Place Prize: $500 Claire Givins Violins Prize and a solo performance with the Sinfonia
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 27, 2020
Registration Fee: $25
For both divisions (nonrefundable). Sliding scale fee available, thanks to a grant from The Firefly Scientists’ Foundation. Call us for details: 612-871-1701
Or download and complete paper YAC Registration Form
Mail completed paper registration with payment to:
Minnesota Sinfonia
901 N. Third St., Suite 112
Minneapolis, MN 55401
2020 Senior Division Approved Repertoire List
Violin
Mozart: Concerti III, IV or V, mvts I or III
Haydn: Concerti in C or G, mvts I or III
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, mvt III
Beethoven: Romances in F or G
Dvorak: Romance in f minor, op 11
Dvorak: Concerto in a minor, mvt I or II
Bach: Concerti in a minor or E, mvts I or III
Saint Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Saint Saens: Havanaise
Bruch: Violin Concerto, mvt l or lll
Sarasate: Intro and Tarantella
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e minor, mvt I or III
Vivaldi: any of the 4 seasons
Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5
Svendson: Romance
Sarasate: Gypsy Airs
Paganini: Concerto No. 1, movt I or III
Massenet: Meditation from Thais
Monti: Czardas
Viola
Hindemith: Trauer Music
Telemann: Concerto, all mvts
Handel: Concerto, all mvts
J.C. Bach: Concerto, all mvts
Carl Stamitz: Concerto, mvts I or III
Bruch: Romance
von Weber: Andante and Hungarian Rondo
Hoffmeister: Concerto, mvts I or III
Cello
Haydn: Concerti in C or D, mvts I or III
Dvorak: Waldesruhe
Boccherini/Gruetzmacher: Concerto, mvt I or III
Faure: Elegy
Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Vivaldi: Concerto in G, P.120
C.P.E. Bach: Concerto in A, mvt I
C.P.E. Bach, Cpmcerto in c minor, movt III
Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto, mvt l or lll
Saint Saens: Concerto No. 1, mvt l or lll
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody
Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso
Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile
Elgar: Elegy
Boccherini: sonata for cello and strings
Dvorak, Rondo op. 94
Frescobaldi (arr. Gaspar Cassado) Toccataz
Bass
Dragonetti: Concerto, mvt I or III
Dittersdorf: Concerto in E, mvt I or III
Vanhal: Concerto in E, mvt I or III
Bloch: Prayer
Couperin: Suite
Bruch: Kol Nidre
Koussevitzky: concerto