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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