The Awards Competition offers dedicated and highly advanced piano students the opportunity to perform and receive a monetary prize. Students have the ability to participate in a maximum of three out of the total four competition categories in his/her respective age group:
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Impressionist and Modern
2024-2025 Calendar
Awards Competition:
Date/Time:
March 22, 2025
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location:
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
285 Lyons Plain Rd Weston, CT
Awards Competition Winners Concert
Date/Time:
April 5, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location:
Steinway & Sons Greenwich
1545 E. Putnam Ave Greenwich, CT
Registration Details
Applications are to be completed ONLY by teachers who are current members of the Schubert Club
Registration Fee: $55/applicant category
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Eligibility To Participate
Students may choose to compete in a maximum of three (3) of the four (4) categories
Example composers by category:
Baroque: J. S. Bach, Scarlatti, Rameau, Soler, Telemann
Classical: Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Jan Ladislav Dussek, Haydn, Mozart, Clementi, Beethoven
NOTE: Teachers who want to enter works by composers not on this list must contact Donald Charlamb at [email protected]
Students must adhere to the performance time limits as listed in the table below and remain in the audition hall for the entirety of the event(s) they are performing in
Group
Age
(At time of performance)
Maximum Time Limit
Primary
8- 11
6 minutes
Junior
12 -14
8 minutes
Senior
15+
11 minutes
Prizes
Placement
Primary
Junior
Senior
First Place
$80
$100
$120
Second Place
$60
$80
$100
Music Requirements
Each entrant must provide a copy of the score(s) for the judges at the time of their performance. Photocopies are not allowed. However, entrants may use computer-generated copies from reliable sources such as PianoStreet.com and IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project) or the Petrucci Music Library provided that consent note is included.
Entrants may use transcriptions that are considered standard repertoire (i.e., Bach’s transcriptions of Baroque concerti, transcriptions by other composers e.g. Busoni, Liszt, Rachmaninoff). Other arrangements and transcriptions are not allowed.
Repeats are permitted only at Primary level.
Results
All judges’ decisions are final.
Winners will be announced immediately after each event.
The judges may award Honorable Mention at their discretion
The Schubert Club will scan and email Adjudication Sheets to teachers
All First Prize winners of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist and Modern competition awards are expected to perform at the Winner's Concert. The concert is free and open to the public. However, seating is limited and requires registration that is honored on a first come first serve basis. Winners of all events, including Honorable Mention recipients, will be given their prizes and certificates at the concert. A reception follows.
2024 Winners
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Grace Liu, winner of the Achievement Award, with Seray Goktekin, President of The Schubert Club
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Kaixin Zhong First Place: Primary Contemporary Category
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Katarina Palmer First Place: Senior Romantic Category
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Andrew Maskoff First Place: Senior Baroque Category
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Liam Cheng First Place: Primary Baroque Category
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Giora Nadav First Place: Junior Romantic Category
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Avigail Kohl First Place: Junior Contemporary Category
NFMC JUNIOR COMPOSERS CONTEST The CT portion of this contest is sponsored by The Schubert Club. All students living in CT through age 18 are eligible, they do not have to be members of SC nor do their teachers. There are monetary prizes for 1st and 2nd place winners in each of the 4 age categories. Age is determined as of March 1 st . Class I Ages 9 and under, 1 st prize $30, 2 nd prize $25. Class II Ages 10 to 12, 1 st prize $40, 2 nd prize $35. Class III Ages 13 to 15, 1 st prize $50, 2 nd prize $45. Class IV Ages 16 to 18, 1 st prize $60, 2 nd prize $55. First and second prize winners go on to the Northeastern District judging and those winners go on to National Federation of Music Clubs judging. First place winners will be expected to perform their piece or have their piece performed at the Awards concert on Saturday, April 8, 2017, 6:30 to 9 p.m., at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 285 Lyons Plain Road, Weston, CT. Compositions are due to the CT State Chairperson, Justine Macurdy, by January 31 each year. For more information, contact Justine Macurdy (203) 322-8848, 73 Tall Oaks Court, Stamford, CT 06903-1515, for rules and application. Or go online at www.NFMC-music.org and type into the search box “Junior Composers Contest Rules” for # JR 7-1 or “Junior Composers Contest Application” for # JR 7-2.
