Orchestra Concerto Competition
Chairman: Douglas Guiles, 10359 Cullen Terrace, Columbia, MD, 21044
Committee: Wendy Dengler, Janice Puckett
Competition Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Electronic Deadline: Friday October 6, 2023 – No later than 10:00 PM
Fee: $20 per movement (All fees in one teacher check made out to GLMTA and mailed directly to Treasurer Wendy Dengler postmarked no later than October 7th – And please e-mail Wendy and chair to say that “Check is in the Mail”)
Concerto Concert: November 11 at 6:00 PM – No Rehearsal. Each teacher will conduct the orchestra for their own students
Literature: This event has set literature – see separate list of pieces and entry levels for 2023 competition.
Cadenzas: Unless otherwise stated, students may perform any cadenza of their choice for all concerti.
Eligibility: Students of teacher members. Students may enter a maximum of two movements.
Accompanists: Teachers may play for their own students or provide another accompanist.
Awards: Performers and Alternates will receive plaques. Performer plaques go to person actually performing. Students MUST stay to the end of the concert to receive their performance plaques.
Preliminary Estimate: In order to plan for judges and venues, teachers MUST submit a preliminary list of the number of students expected to enter each movement no later than September 30th. See form for this electronic estimate.
Memory: Required for all Concertos except two-piano concertos.
Winners: Winners will perform with Chamber Ensemble. All entrants receive a critique. Judges do not have to select a winner if no performance is deemed secure enough for public performance. Performance winners (including alternates who actually perform at the honors concert) must move to the next level in subsequent years. Level Six performance winners must stay out for 1 year, but may enter at level six the following year. Students may only compete if they agree to perform on the Concerto Concert if they are selected as a 1st Place winner.
TEACHERS agree to be available to help (a minimum of four hours) the day of the competition if entering students as well as attend rehearsals and concerts if students are performing.
Laurel Concerto Literature for 2023
Alexander Peskanov: Concerto No. 19 (All movements) — Available from Janice Puckett on special order only – This is a limited edition and copies will be numbered – cost $12
Betsy Jo Angebranndt Concerto No. 5 in C Major – Available from Wendy Dengler for $10
Josef Haydn Divertimento in C major Hob. XIV: 4 Henle Edition (Also available from Boosey and Hawkes as Concerto in C Major. Use the Cadenza from this edition)
Johann Christian Bach Concerto in B Flat Major Op. 13 no. 4 (1st and 2nd Movements) — IMSLP under Arrangements and transcriptions (Peters two piano edition is Public domain)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto in A major K. 488 (movements I and II) 2 Piano Concerto in E Flat k. 365 (2nd Movement) – any Edition.
Ludwig van Beethoven Concerto no. 3 in C minor Op. 37 (1st and 2nd Movements) — Any Edition
Concertos by Level
Level I: (6th Grade and Under): Peskanov Concerto no. 19 (All movements)
Level II: (8thth Grade and Under): Angebrandt Concerto no. 5 (All Mvts)
Level III: (9th Grade and Under), Haydn Divertimento Hob. XIV: 4 (all mvts)
Level IV: (10th Grade and Under): J. C. Bach Concerto in B Flat (1st and 2nd mvts)
Level V: (12th Grade and Under): Mozart K. 488 (1st and 2nd Mvts)
Level VI: (12th Grade and under): Beethoven Concerto in C Minor (1st Mvt and 2nd Mvts)
TWO PIANO CONCERTO: (Any Age) Mozart 2 Piano Concerto E flat Major K. 365 (2nd Mvt) (Memory not Required) (Open to students of All Ages)
Purchasing copies of Peskanov and parker: Peskanov available from Janice Puckett, Wendy Dengler, or Douglas Guiles. Copies will be numbered. No copies will be mailed. All copies of the music must be paid for in advance and are non-returnable. Both teachers and students must purchase their own copies of the music. The first copy purchased will be considered the teacher’s copy. The Same is true for the Betsy jo Angebranndt Concerto No. 5 which is available only from Wendy Dengler. All proceeds from the sale of this music will be paid to the composers as commission/royalties. Additional tax-deductible contributions towards this commission are welcome. We are most fortunate to have commissioned over the last 28 years 33 concerti written specifically for our group – that includes one each by Kevin Hobbs and Michael McBride, two by Matthew Edwards, Six by Mary Ann Parker, five by Betsy Jo Angebranndt and Eighteen by Alexander Peskanov.