§ 1. The “Associazione MUSICARE di
Nuoro”, Italy, organizes the 5th edition of
Agustin Barrios International Guitar
Competition.
The Competition is open to Guitarists of all
nationalities.
§ 2. PARTICIPATION
Along with the application form, candidates
should enclose:
a) a receipt for the transaction of € 60.00
b) A photocopy of an identity document
c) One recent photo
d) A Curriculum vitae
e) Concert programs, reviews and any
document that the candidate considers
relevant.
Registration will take place sending by mail
the required documents, with the
registration form signed by the candidate.
The names of the Judges will be given to the
press and to candidates who have completed
their registration.
§ 3. PARTICIPATION FEE
The participation fee must be credited
within November 18, 2008 by:
Bank transfer
> From Italy :
Associazione MUSICARE, Via Ugo la Malfa 51
08100
Nuoro (Italy)
Account No. 50856 of the Banca di Sassari,
Agenzia di Nuoro
A.B.I. 05676
C.A.B. 17300
> From abroad:
Associazione MUSICARE
Via Ugo la Malfa 51 08100 Nuoro (Italy)
Swift Code: BPSAIT3SXXX
IBAN : IT98 E056 7617 3000 0000 0350 856
State : IT
CIN 1 : 98
CIN 2 : E
A.B.I. 05676
C.A.B. 17300
Account no. 000000350856 della Banca di
Sassari -
Agenzia di Nuoro
Credit Card:
through the site www.barrioscompetition.com
(128 bit cryptography)
§ 4. PROGRAM
First Round (Qualifying Round, November 21):
A program of about 10 minutes, including:
1) Agustin Barrios:
El Sueño de la Muñeca
(Melbay / Zen-On / Ricordi)
2) free choice of pieces by the candidate
Second Round (Semi-final, November 22):
A program of about 20 minutes, including:
1) Agustin Barrios: Preludio en do menor
(Melbay / Zen-On / Ricordi)
2) at least one piece chosen from the
following:
- Agustin Barrios: Preludio en la menor
- Agustin Barrios: Mazurka Apasionata
- Agustin Barrios: Allegro da “La Catedral”
- (Edizioni : MelBay / Zen-On / Ricordi)
3) free choice of pieces by the candidate
(excluding those performed during the
Qualifying Round)
Final (November 23):
A program of about 30 minutes, including:
1) Agustin Barrios: Una limosna por el amor
de Dios
(MelBay / Zen-On / Ricordi)
2) at least one piece in form of Sonata or
Sonatina of
XX° century;
3) free choice of pieces by the candidate
(excluding those performed during the
Qualifying and Semifinal round)
Exclusively original works for guitar
are admitted
§ 5. COMPETITION PROCEDURE
1) The competition will run from November 21
to November 23, 2008
2) On November 21, at 10:00 am (Biblioteca
“Sebastiano Satta” Auditorium, Piazza
Asproni 8 -
Nuoro) there will be a meeting with all the
guitarists
during which the Jury will be presented and
the
candidates will be informed of the time
table of the
qualifying round.
3)For entering the qualifying round, each
candidate
must produce a valid document of
identification.
4) Only the Final Round will be open to
public.
§ 6. THE JURY
1) The International Jury will consist of at
least five
members, of different nationalities and of
established
reputation.
2) The following are not allowed to form
part of the
International Jury: any relative or friend
of any of the
contestants: anyone who is teaching or who
has
privately taught any contestant within the
last two
years; members of the Jury who are teaching
at school
at present or who have taught any of the
contestants
in the last two years must refrain from
discussions and
abstain from voting for their own
contestants. This
abstention shall be recorded in the minutes.
In
compliance with this, when the Jury is being
sworn in
each member shall make a statement as to
his/personal position concerning the
contestant.
3) If one or more of the members of the Jury
are
unable to attend the competition, they will
be
replaced with jurors selected by the
organizing
committee.
4) A competitor's performance may be
interrupted at
any moment considered appropriate by the
jury.
§ 7. ADMISSION TO THE FINAL
1) The selection of the semifinalists to be
admitted to
the final (a maximum of three) will be made
by the
jury, and it will be based on a simple
majority of
votes. The jury's decision is final.
2) In the event of an exceptionally complex
result in the
evaluation of the finalists, the jury may
request all or
some of them to have additional trials.
3) In the event of a tie, the vote of the
President will be
decisive.
§ 8. PRIZES
1st prize:
€ 3.000,00 (cash free of taxes)
Diploma
One concert in Italy
One concert in Miami (FL, U.S.A.) in the
“Miami
International Guitar Festival”
Subscription to Italian Guitar Magazine
"Seicorde"
2nd prize:
€ 1.500,00 (cash free of taxes)
Diploma
Subscription to Italian Guitar Magazine
"Seicorde"
3rd prize:
€ 750,00 (cash free of taxes)
Diploma
Subscription to Italian Guitar Magazine
"Seicorde"
Agustín Barrios prize:
€ 250,00 for the best performance of Barrios
pieces
The prizes cannot be shared. All the prizes
will be awarded in the final round.
All semi-finalists will receive an honorary
diploma.
§ 9. The final prize will be awarded
on November 23, in Nuoro at 7 pm, Biblioteca
“Sebastiano Satta” Auditorium.
§ 10. The competition management
reserves the right to record all rounds and
final concert or documenting the
competition, and circulate the materials
with no royalties to be payed to performers.
By signing the application form, the
applicant gives permission for the
production of the recording and related
broadcasts. The full copyright remains the
property of Associazione MUSICARE .
§ 11. Application to participate in
the competition implies that the candidates
unconditionally accept all of the rules and
regulations currently established. In the
event of any disagreement or difference of
opinion concerning the rules, the only valid
text will be the original in the Italian
language.
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