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19th Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition

£8,250 in prizes & engagements

woodwind, brass, strings, piano & singers

Saturday 27 September 2008

closing date for entries – Thursday 21 August 2008


The Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition was first held in 1990 and is now an established event in music diaries, annually attracting a broad medley of artists of the highest calibre from the UK and abroad. The Competition was devised with the intention of providing a public platform for talent which might otherwise go unheard and to give musicians the opportunity to acquire experience of solo performing, whether or not a professional career is envisaged, also to encourage the pursuance of classical music among listeners and performers. The Competition is an exciting showcase for musicians – invitations are sent to orchestras, music societies, other promoters and agents to attend the Competition to hear the array of talent.

Promoters of the performance prizes have, in previous years, offered further engagements to winners for return visits in following seasons. Visiting promoters also sometimes offer engagements to other Competitors they have heard throughout the day of the Competition.


previous winners

1990, Nicholas Vallis (flute)

1991, Guy Cowley (clarinet)

1992, Rupert Egerton-Smith (piano)

1993, Ben Lasserson (cello)

1994, Julian Sperry (flute)

1995, Rebecca Gilliver (cello)

1996, Sung-Im Kim (piano)

1997, Yuko Nishino (violin)

1998, Jewgenij Sudbin (piano)

1999, Alexandra Wood (violin)

2000, Louisa Breen (piano)

2001, Marisa Gupta (piano)

2002, Martin Sturfält (piano)

2003, Yurie Miura (piano)

2004, Yann Dubost (double bass)

2005, Hayley Wolfe (violin)

2006, Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin)

2007, Sasha Grynyuk (piano)


Prizes  (please see Rules for full details)

First prize

recital: Charterhouse - £225

recital: University of Essex - £225

recital: Leighton Buzzard Music Club - £250

recital: The King's School, Ely - £225

recital: Haywards Heath Music Society - £225

recital: Hoddesdon Music Club - £225

recital: Witney Music Society - £225

solo work: Airedale Symphony Orchestra - £325

solo work: Bedford Sinfonia - £325

solo work: Lambeth Orchestra - £300

solo work: Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra - £325

solo work: Orchestra of the Swan - £325


Second prize £250

donated by Haverhill Round Table


Third prize £200

donated by figleaves.com


Fourth prize £175

donated by Marchant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.


Fifth prize £150

donated by the Herbert Group


Sixth prize £125


Seventh prize £100

donated by Sandarac Ltd.


Highest-placed prize-winner, other than pianist

recital: Bridport & West Dorset Music Club - £225

recital: Linton Music Society - £225

solo work: Arnold Sinfonia - £325 donated by Days Inn Haverhill

solo work: Salomon Orchestra - £325


Highest-placed prize-winner, other than cellist

recital: Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society - £225


Highest-placed pianist

recital: Louth & District Concert Society - £225

recital: Cambridge Summer Music Festival - £225

recital: Brickwall Music and Arts Society - £225

recital: Letchworth Music Club - £225

recital: Pound Arts - £225


Highest-placed string player

solo work: Uppingham Concerts - £325


Highest-placed violinist

recital: Music at St. Peter's, Wallingford - £225


Highest-placed cellist, or string player

recital: Nicholas Yonge Society - £225


Highest-placed string, woodwind or brass player

recital: Faversham Music Club - £225


Best performance of a work by a British composer - £200

donated by Evans-Pughe Strings of Hitchin Ltd


Best performance of a work written since 1958 - £200

donated by Music Sales Group


Best accompanist - £200

donated by Mrs. Pat Taylor & Mr. Nicholas Jarman



adjudicating panel

Kevin Hill MBE

Music Director – Haverhill Sinfonia & Arnold Sinfonia

Stephen Bryant

Leader – BBC Symphony Orchestra

Vanessa Latarche

Head of Keyboard – Royal College of Music

Peter Gane

Head of Department of Wind, Brass & Percussion –

Guildhall School of Music & Drama


official accompanist

Tom Blach


in association with

Airedale Symphony Orchestra

Arnold Sinfonia

Bedford Sinfonia

Brickwall Music and Arts Society

Bridport & West Dorset Music Club

Cambridge Summer Music Festival

Charterhouse

Faversham Music Club

Haywards Heath Music Society

Hoddesdon Music Club

Lambeth Orchestra

Leighton Buzzard Music Club

Letchworth Music Club

Linton Music Society

Louth & District Concert Society

Music at St. Peter's, Wallingford

Nicholas Yonge Society

Orchestra of the Swan

Pound Arts

Salomon Orchestra

Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society

Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra

The King's School, Ely

University of Essex

Uppingham Concerts

Witney Music Society


sponsored by

Days Inn Haverhill

Empire Pianos, Braintree

Evans-Pughe Strings of Hitchin Ltd.

figleaves.com

Haverhill Round Table

Marchant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

Mrs. Pat Taylor and Mr. Nicholas Jarman

Music Sales Group

Printwise (Haverhill) Ltd.

Sandarac Ltd.

STP Stationery

the Herbert Group

promoted by Haverhill Sinfonia

Haverhill Sinfonia, 8 Templars Court, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 9AJ, United Kingdom.

Tel (UK): 01440 763799 Tel (International): +44 1440 763799

Email: info@haverhillsinfonia.co.uk

Please Note:   Competition details are in 3 parts (i) Brochure (ii) Entry Form (iii) Rules