RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
X Sonatina and Sonata
International Youth Piano Competition
April 28-29, 2012

Competition Directors:
Nina Drath and Manuela Shull

I
1.	The X Sonatina and Sonata International Youth Piano Competition will be held in Corpus Christi, Texas, on April 28-29, 2012.
2.	The Jury will consist of prominent European and American judges.
II
1.	The Competition will be open to pianists of all nationalities.
2.	The competition consists of two stages: Semifinals (by DVD’s) and Finals (performance before the Jury in Corpus Christi).
3.	Finals of the Competition will be held at the Omni Marina Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas.
III
Application for participation in the competition should be made on the attached form, and must be received at the following address:
	
Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc.
IX Sonatina and Sonata Piano Competition
4610 Abner Drive
Corpus Christi, Texas 78411

The application must include:
(a)	one recent portrait photograph on glossy paper, not larger than 5 x 7, for use in the competition program and press publications;
(b)	a certified copy of the applicant’s birth certificate and letter from applicant’s school, principal or teacher starting what grade applicant is in ;
(c)	a brief biography;
(d)	a recommendation from the applicant’s piano professor;
(e)	a DVD of the required pieces performed by the applicant;
(f)	a cashier’s check or money order for the application fee of $35.00 payable to the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc.
Please indicate applicant’s name on the check or money order.

IV
1.	Postmarked by March 3rd for acceptance of the competition.
2.	Applications with incomplete documents will not be considered. The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. will not return any documents or DVD.
3.	The decision of the Admissions Committee is final.
V
1.	The admissions committee will notify the winners of the semi-finals by March 12, 2012.
2.	Entering the finals constitutes an agreement between the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. and the applicant regarding his or her participation in the Competition in accordance with those regulations.
VI
1.	Finals will be held at the Omni Marina Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas. Performance schedules will be attached to each letter of notification mailed out by the Admissions Committee and a reservation at the Omni Marina Hotel will be available. (Please be sure to specify the number of nights staying and the number of people per room.)
2.	All students accepted to compete in the finals must submit an application fee of $65.00 to the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. by March 24, 2012.
VII
1.	Contestants are responsible to all expenses to and from Corpus Christi. 
2.	Private accommodations will be provided free to students who are arriving from countries outside the United States.
3.	The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. will provide pianos on which each Finalist can warm up prior to the performance.
VIII
1.	The finals will be held in public.  Winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded before the banquet at 9 am on April 29, 2010.
2.	The judges will select a Grand Prix winner from grades 7-12 and one from grades 1-6.  The Society will provide transportation to the Winner’s Recital in Carnegie Hall for the Grand Prix Winners.
3.	The Finalists will perform in alphabetical order.
IX
All auditions and performances during the competition may be:
(a)	broadcast on radio and/or television;
(b)	recorded and later broadcast on radio and/or television;
(c)	photographed by the press; with the approval of the Director of the Competition, without remuneration to the pianist.

X
Contestants are required to perform two pieces in the competition.  The first will be #1 in their appropriate level.  The second is to be ONE of the other three pieces listed (either #2, #3, or #4) for their level.  
The repertoire requirements of the competition are:

Level  1	
1) A. Biehl- Sonatina, Op.57, No.1, 2nd  mvt.
2) F. Chopin- Waltz in A minor (posth.)
3) F. Burgmüller-Arabesque
4) W. Gillock- Holiday in Spain

Level  2	
1) M. Clementi- Sonatina Op.36, No.1, 3rd mvt.
2) F. Chopin- Polonaise in G minor (posth)
3) F. Burgmüller- Ballade
4) B. Adams- Gypsy Earrings

Level  3	
1) Tobias Haslinger- Sonatina in C Maj, 2nd Mvt (Edition 1st Sonatina Album by James & Jane Smisor Bastien)
2) F. Chopin- Polonaise in B-Flat Major (posth.)
3) Gerard Meunier – Le Bal du Renard (in G. Meunier, Book II- Les Nouveaux Animaux Magiques, Edition Henry Lemoine)
4) F. Burgmuller- Tarantella

Level  4	
1) F. Kuhlau-Sonatina, Op.55, No.1, 2nd mvt. 
2) F. Chopin- Waltz in A-flat Maj. Op. 69, No.1 
3) P. Tchaikovsky- Song of the Lark, Op 39, No 22.
4) Y. Nakada- The Speedy Car

Level  5	
1) M. Clementi- Sonatina Op.36, No. 3, 3rd Mvt.
2) F.Chopin- Waltz in B minor Op.69, No.2
3) F. Mendelsson- Song without Words in F Sharp minor, Op 30, No 6.
4) G. Meunier- Le Zebre Qui Avait Perdu Son Pyjama (see Level 3, #3 for book)

Level  6	
1) W.A.Mozart- Sonata in C Maj. K. 545. 1st mvt.
2) M. Albeniz- Sonata in D Maj. 
3) F.Chopin- Waltz in D Flat Majo. Op 64, 1 (Minute Waltz)
4) P. Petroff- Young Woman in Love (Odds and Ends, RBC Edition)

Level  7	
1) W.A.Mozart- Sonata in A Maj., K.331, 3rd Mvt. (Alla Turca)
2) F.Chopin- Prelude in D Flat Maj. Op 28, No 15, (Raindrop)
3) H.Villa Lobos- Polichinelle 
4) C. Debussy- The Little Shepherd

Level  8	
1) J.Haydn- Sonata in E minor Hob. XVI/34, 3rd Mvt.
2) F. Chopin- Etude, Op 25, No 2
3) J. Brahms- Intermezzo Op 118, No 1.
4) C. Debussy, The girl with the flaxen hair

Level  9
1) J. Haydn- Sonata No 43, Hob XVI/28 in E Flat Maj, Finale, Presto, 3rd Mvt
2) F. Chopin- Fantasie Impromptu, Op 66
3) S. Rachmaninoff- Prelude in C Sharp minor, Op 3, No 2
4) C. Scott- Lotus Land

All students in grades 10, 11, and 12 may choose a level: (10, 11, or 12).  In their level, students choose one sonata of two and a second piece from the SAME level.
Level  10	
1) J. Haydn Sonata in E minor Hob. XVI/34, 1st Mvt.
OR L. von Beethoven- Sonata in C minor Op 13, 3rd Mvt.
2) F.Chopin- Etude in C minor, Op.10, No.12
3) C. Debussy- La Puerta Del Vino, Prelude Book 2, No 3
4) F. Mompou- Cancion and Danza, No. 6

Level  11	
1) L van Beethoven- Sonata in D minor, Op 31, No 2, 1st Mvt.
OR W.A. Mozart- Sonata K.331 in A Maj. 1st Mvt.
2) F. Chopin- Polonaise, Op. 26, No 1 in C# minor
3) F. Liszt- Liebesträum
4) C. Debussy- Ondine, Prelude, Book 2, No 8

Level  12
1) L.van Beethoven- Sonata in C# minor, Op.27, No. 2, 3rd mvt.
OR L. van Beethoven – Sonata in C minor, Op 13, 1st Mvt
2) F.Chopin- Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op 27 No 2
3) F. Liszt – Un Suspiro
4) A. Ginastera- Danza del Guachero Matrero (from 3 Argentinian Danzas)
XI
All decisions made by the jury are final.
XII
The winners of each level will be awarded the following prizes:
First Prize			---$150 U.S. Dollars
Second Prize			---$125 U.S. Dollars
Third Prize			---$115 U.S. Dollars
Honorable mention		---$  50 U.S. Dollars

X Sonatina and Sonata International Youth Piano Competition -- Application

Name:__________________________ 		Grade in school in Spring 2012______	                 

Mailing Address: 	___________________________________________________________________	         

Email address:		_________________________________________________	         

Parent/Guardian: _________________________________________________	         

Country:___________________________ Phone:__________________ Cell Phone: __________________

Piano Teacher Contact Info (address, cell phone, email)_________________________________________

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COMPETITION LEVEL						
(see rules for required repertoire)						
Level 1 _______	Level 4 _______	Level 7 _______		Level 10 _______	         
Level 2 _______	Level 5 _______	Level 8 _______		Level 11 _______
Level 3 _______	Level 6 _______	Level 9 ________		Level 12 _______

(check all appropriate statements)

 ____ I have enclosed the required documents and DVD.
								
____ I have enclosed the semi-final application fee in the amount of $35.00, made payable to Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc.

____ As a foreign student, if selected to be in the Finals, I will need to be housed in private accommodations.

____ Need reservation in the Omni Marina Hotel for____rooms & ____nights

____ If selected to be in the Finals, I will be arriving (      ) alone or (    ) with parents or guardian on date 

________________

____ I will attend the Winners Recital and lunch (tickets $45 per person) on April 29, 2010 at 11 am.

I understand and agree that the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. is not responsible for any accidents
or injuries incurred as a result of travel to, from or at any time during participation in this competition.

	______________________________________________
Signature of Parent or Guardian of Applicant, Date

REPERTOIRE TO BE PERFORMED					
1.	Sonatina and Sonata
2.	___________________________________________________________

The completed and signed application must be mailed to the address as in Section III of the Rules by the date indicated in Section IV.