The Music Theatre Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) in cooperation with the German ITI centre is pleased to announce the second edition of the competition Music Theatre NOW. The main purpose of this worldwide event is to promote exchange among artists and presenters making new music theatre and opera. The competition was first held in 2008 and with help from many of you we received 200 applications from 30 countries.

All the information about the competition can be found at www.mtnow.iti-germany.de If you have any questions, please contact the project director at mtnow@iti-germany.de

Laura Berman – Nico Schaafsma – Paola Sarcina
 Members of the Music Theatre Committee of ITI (International Theatre Institute of Unesco)

Showcase 2012 (Saskatchewan)
Calls for Application to OSAC Showcase
October 19-21, 2012

 Application deadline is a Friday May 4, 2012 postmark.

• Showcases
• Contact Room
• Visual Arts Exhibitions
• Workshops and Discussion Forums

8th ANNUAL ADILIA ALIEVA INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

Poster of 8th International Adilia Alieva Competition

Registration Deadline:

Registration Form must arrive in Gaillard : 31th MARCH 2012

To the following address:
Mairie – Cours de la République
74240 Gaillard, France

Fax : 00 33 4 50 39 79 38
E-mail : culture@gaillard.fr concoursdepiano.gaillard@gmail.com alievacompetition@yahoo.co.uk

PROFESSIONAL PIANISTS

Preliminaries on audiocassette or CD
(1) BACH, one prelude and one fugue from the “Das wohltemperierte Klavier” Volume 1 or 2
(2) BEETHOVEN one sonata (minimum first movement)
(3) CHOPIN one étude from either op.10 or op.25

Semi-finals Approximately 35 minutes recital
(1) One étude of your choice from one of the following works: LISZT «Etudes d’execution transcendante», Grande Étude sur le Thème de Paganini ; CHOPIN (different from the preliminaries), RACHMANINOV, SCRIABINE, DEBUSSY, SAINT-SAENS, PROKOFIEV
(2) One 19th century romantic work or part of your choice
(3) An imposed work « MEANDRE » by Laurent Petitgirard

Finals Approximately 50 minutes recital
(1) An imposed work « LANDSCAPE » by Frangiz Alizadeh
(2) One classical work (possible repetition §(2) from Preliminaries)
(3) One or several works of your choice

YOUNG PIANISTS

Preliminaries on audiocassette or CD
(1) BACH, one prelude and one fugue from the “Das wohltemperierte Klavier” Volume 1 or 2
(2) First movement of one sonata of your choice by BEETHOVEN, HAYDN or MOZART

Semi-finals Approximately 20 minutes
(1) One 19th-century romantic work of your choice
(2) One etude by one of the following : CHOPIN, MOSHKOVSKY, LISZT, RACHMANINOV, SCRIABINE, DEBUSSY, SAINT-SAENS, PROKOFIEV

Finals Approximately 30 minutes recital
(1) One work of your choice by a 19th or 20th century French composer
(2) One 20th century work
(3) One or several works of your choice

Click here for full Competition Details and Regulations [PDF]

 IVAI 2012 SUMMER PROGRAMS APPLICATION

Admission is determined by audition. A live audition is preferred, but when distance is an issue, a recorded audition may be submitted. Please refer to our “Recorded Auditions” section below.

Application Deadline: In CVAI office by December 21, 2011.

Montréal, Canada PROGRAM DATES:: July 31 – August 18, 2012
DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Auditions will be held in New York City; and Montréal, Canada. An accompanist will be provided at all auditions.

MONTRÉAL, CANADA AUDITIONS:  January 14 and 15, 2012.

Send application, musical authority form and a check or money order for CDN $35, the application fee, (non-refundable) made payable to Canadian Vocal Arts Institute to:

Canadian Vocal Arts Institute (CVAI)
Music faculty, Montréal University
200, Ave Vincent d’Indy
Montréal, QC H2V 2T2
Canada

For additional information and application details please visit: IVAI.org

Contact:  icav.cvai@gmail.com or 514-554-8822

VIOLIN COMPETITION 2012: April 30 – May 26, 2012

Online application for candidates from now on up to 15 January : cand.cmireb.be
Inscription en ligne dès maintenant et jusqu’au 15 janvier: cand.cmireb.be
Online inschrijving vanaf nu tot 15 januari: cand.cmireb.be

NAPAMA is the North American Association of Performing Arts Managers and Agents.  I was a founding member of NAPAMA in the 1970′s in New York, to promote a collegial  atmosphere for managers and agents to work together to improve working conditions for artists. .  The best description of the organization is in it’s motto:  “A COOPERATIVE VOICE IN A COMPETITIVE BUSINESS’   About to be announced at the NorthWest booking conference is the CERTIFIED PERFORMING ARTS EXECUTIVE (CPAE)  program at the University of  New Orleans, a certification program for agents, managers and presenters.

Although many arts administration programs have existed, this is the first program I know  that includes studies for agents and managers.

Robert Baird of Toronto is President of NAPAMA this year.  For further information, the website is: www.napama.org

- Ann Summers

NAPAMA, Arts Northwest and the University of New Orleans are launching the newly established CPAE Program for both Managers/Agents and Presenters in January 2012. Download Brochure here.

An important step for leaders in all industries, professional certification raises industry standards and builds a platform to better negotiate and build your career success – without the time and expense of a long-term degree. CPAE courses will be taught through UNO’s Graduate Program in Arts Administration both on-line and on site at various conferences.

Whether you’re a leader in the presenting and touring industry, a working or aspiring performing arts manager/agent, a performing arts presenter, a key volunteer, or exploring the field of performing arts management, you’ll increase your capacity to be successful in the field – without the time and expense of a long-term degree – through the Certified Performing Arts Executive (CPAE) Program.  Why should you consider enrolling? Professional certification is an important step in the career track of leaders in all industries. It enhances professional stature. It helps assure peers, your employer or employees, board members, volunteers, customers and the public that you are competent and professional. The CPAE program helps build a platform from which you can better negotiate and build your career success.

COMPOSITIONS 2011

Works for Violin and Symphony orchestra to be played in the final of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium for violinists in 2012 (Brussels Centre for Fine Arts) with the National Orchestra of Belgium, dir. Gilbert Varga

Deadline for the submission of applications: 31 October 2011
Age Limit: 40 years
World premiere: 21 May 2012

The rules for this competition are available here.

COMPOSITIONS 2012

Works for Piano and Symphony orchestra to be played in the final of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium for pianists in 2013 (Brussels Centre for Fine Arts) with the National Orchestra of Belgium, dir. Marin Alsop

Deadline for the submission of applications: 31 October 2012
Age Limit: 40 years
World premiere: 27 May 2013

The rules for this competition are available here.