ACCEPTANCE- Young Artists

Applicants who are invited to compete in the 2008 GINA BACHAUER INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS PIANO COMPETITION will be notified no later than March 1, 2008 and shall accept the invitation by submitting the following items to be received at the office of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation no later than March 25, 2008:

To complete and accept our invitation, please submit the following items to be received through email no later than March 25, 2008 to the competition office: 

1. Signed acceptance letter.  This is the only document that may be mailed to the Bachauer office but an emailed copy is preferred.
2. A curriculum vitae written in English including additional information and extended biographical material pertinent to your education, principal teachers, competitions and awards, and recital/concerto appearances.
3. The competition repertory for each round written in English, complete with key signature and opus number.  (Round One – 25 minutes; Round Two – 35 minutes; Final Round – Concerto, one movement only of your choice.)  No changes to repertory will be allowed after March 25, 2008. 
4. A non-refundable  Acceptance fee of $100.00 US payable to The Gina Bachauer Piano Foundation and paid either through:
   
   (1) Bank wire transfer – please email Bachauer office to receive bank account information
   Or by
   (2) Credit card through Paypal - www.bachauer.com.  
   
   
   
   Please remember to type in the competitor's name and if it is for the Junior or Young Artists Competition in the Item field.

THE JURY 

Douglas Humphreys, Chairman U.S.A.
Rolf-Dieter Arens Germany
Paola Bruni  Italy
Alan Chow  U.S.A.
Mirian Conti Argentina/U.S.A.
Mieko Harimoto Japan
Faina Lushtak  Russia/U.S.A.
Thomas Schumacher U.S.A.
Zhe Tang China
Veda Zuponcic   U.S.A.  

PRIZES

FIRST PRIZE  Cash Award of $7,000
SECOND PRIZE Cash Award of $5,000 
THIRD PRIZE Cash Award of $4,000
FOURTH PRIZE Cash Award of $3,000
FIFTH PRIZE Cash Award of $2,000
SIXTH PRIZE Cash Award of $1,000

HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION

Housing will be provided with host families for contestants who do not reside in Salt Lake City. Competitors are responsible for their own transportation to and from Salt Lake City. Competition-related transportation in Salt Lake City will be furnished by host families.

COMPETITION REPERTORY AND PROCEDURE

ROUND ONE:  A 25–minute, self-chosen program of solo music, which should include compositions from different composers.

ROUND TWO: A 35–minute, self-chosen program of solo music, not repeating repertory from ROUND ONE.

FINAL ROUND: One movement of any concerto selected by the competitor.

(ALL COMPETITORS accepted to the competition will perform in ROUNDS ONE and TWO. There will be NO ELIMINATION between the two rounds. At the conclusion of the ROUND TWO, the jury will select SIX FINALISTS to perform in the FINAL ROUND).