A. THE PRESELECTION
- The purpose of the videos is to select the candidates who are of a sufficiently high standard to take part in the public rounds of the Competition. (cf. art. 7). The preselection on the basis of videos takes place behind closed doors. The videos are viewed by a jury made up of internationally renowned personalities, in the presence of two members of the Arbitration Committee. In the video the candidate must perform the following programme in full:
1. Concertino da Camera – first movement
Jacques Ibert (version for saxophone and piano) – Publisher Alphonse Leduc.
2. Sonate op.19 – second movement
Paul Creston – Publisher Shawnee Press.
The candidate is accompanied on the piano only.
Technical requirements for the video:
- resolution: 640 x 480 pixels minimum;
- format: DV, DVIX, AVI, etc.;
- file name: FAMILY NAME_FIRST NAME_WORK PERFORMED;
- maximum size of the file: 700 Mb.
- The video must be accompanied by a document certifying its authenticity (as set out on the application form).
- The candidate must be fully visible at all times on the screen and the camera angle must be fixed.
- The candidate must be filmed in single takes (one take for each work performed). No editing will be accepted.
- The Competition Organising Team checks all the videos in advance and is present during the viewing in order to avoid, as far as possible, any technical problems. It may rule on the inadmissibility of a video on the grounds of inadequate technical quality or failure to respect the recording rules set out above, which make it impossible to view it.
- The Mediator will certify this inadmissibility.
- The Competition Organising Team reserves the right to require a candidate to provide a new copy of the video.
B. THE FIRST ROUND
- Each candidate performs three works in the following order:
a. A solo work:
First Violin Sonata, BWV 1001 – Presto
Johann‐Sebastian Bach – Reference URTEXT.
For this piece only, candidates may choose the key and the phrasing. The piece must be played on an alto saxophone, without including the repeats provided for in the original score.
In the case of this compulsory work it is not essential to perform with a printed and/or published score.
b. A compulsory work with piano, to be performed in full:
Concerto Capriccio
Grigorij Markovich Kalinkovich – Version Dinant 2014, reduction and revision by Alain Crepin – Publisher: BRONSHEIMmusic.
c. A work or section(s) or movement(s) of the candidate's choice, with piano, to be chosen from the following list:
Boîte de Pandore
Raymond Alessandrini – Publisher Gérard Billaudot.
Divertimento
Roger Boutry – Publisher Alphonse Leduc.
Fantaisie
Jean‐Luc Defontaine – Publisher Gérard Billaudot.
La Lune en Paradis
Jun Nagao – Publisher Zen‐On Music.
Prélude, Cadence et Finale
Alfred Desenclos – Publisher Alphonse Leduc.
San Antonio
John Harbison – Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation.
Sax in Fire
Alain Crepin – Publisher Robert Martin.
Sonata for Alto Saxophone – fourth movement
Jindřich Feld – Publisher Alphonse Leduc.
- The performance in the first round must not last longer than 20 minutes. The performance may be interrupted at any time by the president of the jury, once this time has elapsed, without prejudice to the candidate's chances of being admitted to the semi‐final.
C THE SEMI‐FINAL
- Each candidate performs three works in the following order:
a. A compulsory work with piano, to be performed in full:
3 Pieces
Jan Van Landeghem – Publisher Robert Martin.
b. A work with piano to be chosen from the following list, to be performed in full:
Arabesque III
Ichirô Nodaïra – Publisher Henry Lemoine.
Décalcomanie de Reich et Ligeti (avec Piazzolla en surimpression)
Jean‐Luc Fafchamps – PM. Europe Publications.
Duel de Capricares
Henri Pousseur 3 – Publisher Suvini Zerboni.
Kyoko’s Dance
Claude Ledoux3 – www.compositeurs.be.
Légende
Florent Schmitt – Publisher Durand.
Sonata Deus Sax Machina
Gregory Wanamaker – www.gregorywanamaker.com.
Sonate
William Albright – Publisher Peters.
Sonate pour Saxophone Alto
Edison Denisov – Publisher Alphonse Leduc.
c. A work of the candidate's choice for solo saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, or bass).
- No external effects are allowed (e.g. tapes, amplification, or other instruments). A good‐quality copy of the work for solo saxophone must be enclosed with the online application form. This remains the property of the Competition Organising Team.
- The performance in the semi‐final must not last longer than 40 minutes. The performance may time by the president of the jury, once this time has elapsed, without prejudice to the candidate's chances of being admitted to the final.
D. THE FINAL
- Participation in the final entitles the six laureates to bear the title of "Laureate of the 6th Adolphe Sax International Competition – Dinant 2014".
- In the final the following works must be performed, in the order set out below:
a. A compulsory work, written specially for this competition. This work will be sent to the candidates two months before the date of the competition. The Competition Organising Team cannot be held responsible for any problem connected to the sending, transport, or delivery of the score.
b. A concerto, to be chosen by the candidate from among the following works:
Chant des Ténèbres
Thierry Escaich – Publisher Gérard Billaudot.
Concerto op. 14
Lars‐Erik Larsson – Publisher Gehrmans Carl.
Fantasia
Heitor Villa‐Lobos – Publisher NY: Southern Music Pub. Co.
Ostinati
Frédéric Devreese – Publisher Gérard Billaudot.
Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone
André Waignein – Publisher Scherzando.
Shams
Jean‐Denis Michat – www.jdmichat.com.
These works will not be accompanied by the official pianists.