March 7, 2015 Entry deadline - November 15, 2014 (POSTMARKED) APPLICATION NAME PHONE ADDRESS CITY STATE/ZIP Instrument How long have you studied? Where did you learn about this competition? How can you be contacted on January 7, 2015? EDUCATION College Attending/Graduated Graduate School Attended/Graduated With whom have you studied? Prizes, and Awards: DOB SOC. SEC. # E-MAIL ENTRY INFORMATION Contestant must be an instrumentalist, between 18 24 years of age and enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies (exceptions may be made at the discretion of the Hellam Committee). We regret that we will not be accepting vocalists this year. Entry fee is $60.00 (non-refundable) Check or Money Order. Deadline November 15, 2014. Mail to: Hellam Young Artists’ Competition Springfield Symphony 411 N. Sherman Pkwy Springfield, MO 65802 To pay by credit card - Call: 1-417-864-6683 (A handling fee of $4.00 will be charged.) Entry must be accompanied by a recent photograph and a copy of a current photo ID with d.o.b. ( Entry application, photograph, and photo ID, may be submitted on-line) AUDITION REPERTOIRE Young Artists’ Competition – Piano) on the Applicant Dashboard. The top ten (10) entrants will be notified by Jan. 7, 2015 of their invitation to perform in the semi-finals on the morning of March 7, 2015, in Springfield, MO. Acceptance of the invitation to compete in the semi-finals must be received by January 21, 2015. The first three (3) alternates will be informed of their status by January 7, 2015. The ten (10) semi-finalists will be invited, but not required, to arrive in Springfield on March 6,2015. Housing will be provided by host families, if desired, from March 6, 2015 to March 8, 2015. Semi-finalists will compete in the morning of March 7, 2015. Finalists will perform in the afternoon of March 7, 2015. Semi-finalists must provide his or her own accompanist and provide three (3) additional copies of their score, or scores; one for each of the three (3) judges. Please be sure the scores are all the same. Each entrant must submit at least one movement of a standard, multi-movement, or large-scale, major SEMIFINALS AUDITION REPERTOIRE work with orchestral (piano) accompaniment through MUSICCAS. Selections submitted through MUSIC- Each semi-finalist will perform one movement (memoCAS must be from the major work entered on the rized -performer not permitted to use score) with piano application. accompaniment of the major work originally submitted through MUSICCAS. To submit audition materials: 1) Create a MUSICCAS account at www.musiccas.com. Finalists will perform the entire major work with orValid email is required (check spam folder). chestral (piano) accompaniment. 2) Fill out the Personal and Payment Information. 3) Search and Apply for Hellam Young Artists’ Compe- Entrants must provide their own accompanist and protition with the corresponding instrument (i.e. Hellam vide three (3) additional copies of their score, or scores; one copy for each of the three (3) judges. My Composition will be: My accompanist will be: (Applicant ‘s signature) EMAIL, MAIL, OR FAX APPLICATIONS TO: Hellam Young Artists’ Competition Springfield Symphony 411 N. Sherman Pkwy Springfield, MO 65802-3652 EMAIL: judyhellam@sbcglobal.net SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY FAX: (417) 864-8967 ph. (417) 864-6683 www.hellamcompetition.com