WORKS OF THE COMPETITION
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS
At the end of the preliminary rounds, 18 candidates will be selected for the semi-finals. Candidates will present themselves in the established order of attendance, before the International Jury. All the candidates have to take part in these rounds.
Each candidate will present two works:
- 1 compulsory work with piano, specially written for the competition. This work must be performed in its entirety, which the candidates must play at the beginning of their programme:
* Ge(r)ms by Daniel Capelletti - Ed. Lantro Music - Beigemsesteenweg, 8 - B-1850 Grimbergen - info@lantromusic.be
- 1 work with piano to be chosen from the following list:
* Concerto by Marcel De Jonghe - Ed. Lantro Music.
* A la bonne heure by Pierre Liémans - Ed. Bayard-Nizet - Rue des Ecoles, 6 - B-4970 Stavelot - contact@bayard-nizet.com
* Duel de Capricare by Henri Pousseur - Ed. Suvini-Zerboni - MKT - Via Corsica, 305 - I-25125 Brescia (BS) - suvini.zerboni@sugarmusic.com. It is imperative for a candidate choosing to interpret this work to be accompanied by a private pianist. The number of movements interpreted is left to the choice of the candidate taking into account the time available for them to complete their round.
* Pathetic Story by Frederik van Rossum - Cebedem - Avenue du Port, 86C Bte 214 - B-1000 Bruxelles - info@cebedem.be
* Trilogie by Willy Bauweraerts - Ed. Golden River Music - Deken Debostraat, 61 - B-8791 Beveren-Leie - goldenrivermusic@pandora.be
* Sonate by Jean Absil - Ed. Lemoine - Rue Bayen, 41 - F-75017 Paris - info@editions-lemoine.fr
* Hommage à Sax by René Bernier - Ed Leduc - Rue St-Honoré, 175 - F-75040 Paris cedex 01 - AlphonseLeduc@wanadoo.fr
* Chronographie IX by Michel Lysight - Ed. Alain Van Kerckhoven - Avenue Broustin, 110 - B-1083 Ganshoren - ncm@avk.org
SEMI FINALS
The purpose of the semi-finals is to select 6 finalists. Candidates will present themselves in the order of attendance fixed by the ballot (see 30), before the International Jury. All selected candidates have to take part in the semi-finals.
Each candidate will present 3 works:
- 1 compulsory work with piano, specially written for the competition. This work must be performed in its entirety, which the candidates must play at the beginning of their programme:
* Décalcomanie de Reich et Ligeti by Jean-Luc Falchamps - Ed. PM Europe Publications - Langveld, 6 - B-3300 Tienen - sales@pmeurope.com
- 1 work with piano to be chosen from the following list:
* Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert - Ed. Leduc.
* Fuzzy Bird Sonata by Takashi Yoshimatsu - Ed. Billaudot - Rue de l'Echiquier, 14 - F-75010 Paris - info@billaudot.com
* Sonate by Edison Denisov - Ed. Leduc.
* Légende by Florent Schmitt - Ed. Durand-Salabert-Eschig - Rue du Helder, 5 - F-75009 Paris - ventes.sales.durand-salabert-eschig@bmg.com
* Renewing the Myth by Marilyn Shrude - Ed. Lemoine.
* Sonate op. 19 by Paul Creston - Ed. Shawnee Press Inc. - P.O. Box 1250 - Jay Park Plaza - 9, Dartmouth Drive Bldg. 4 - Marshalls Creek, PA 18335 - shawnee-sales@shawneepress.com
* Prélude, Cadence et Finale by Alfred Desenclos - Ed. Leduc.
* Sonate by Paul Hindemith - Ed. Schott Muzik International GmbH & Co KG - Weihergarten, 5 - D-55116 Mainz - info@schott-muzik.de
- a personally selected work for solo saxophone. No other external technical device will be permitted (sound tapes, amplification, other instruments, etc.).For this work, candidates may not include a work of their own composition.
FINAL ROUND
Each of the six finalists who has performed to the final will be entitled to claim the title of "Prizewinner of the 4 th International Adolphe Sax Competition". The finals will determine the order of merit of the six candidates.
The final round includes the performance of the following works:
1. a compulsory work, specially written for this Competition, to be performed with orchestra; the finalist will play the compulsory work first. That work will be sent to the candidates two months before the date of the Competition.
2. a concerto to be performed with orchestra and to be chosen by the candidates in the list hereunder:
* Concerto by Lars-Erik Larsson - Ed. AB Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag - Box 42026 - SE-126 12 Stockholm - sales@gehrmans.se
* Ballade by Frank Martin - Ed. Universal AG - Forsthausgasse 9 - Wien - hermann@universaledition.com
* Ostinati by Frédéric Devreese - Ed. Billaudot.
* Divertimento by Roger Boutry - Ed. Leduc.
* Le Chant des Ténèbres by Thierry Escaich - Ed. Billaudot.
The duration of the final performance must not under any circumstances exceed 40 minutes. The performance can be interrupted at any time by the President of the Jury without causing any prejudice to the performance of the candidate.
