With the generous support of the Royal Commonwealth Society of SA, the First Prize for the prestigious Geoffrey Parsons Award has been increased to $5000!
The 2012 Geoffrey Parsons Award brochure and application form is now available to download here.
Download and print the YAS Application Form here for full details.
The Accompanists’ Guild of SA provides an opportunity for 6 to 8 Secondary School pianists to gain experience in the art of accompanying through the Young Accompanists’ Showcase (YAS). This project pairs the piano student with a professional soloist with whom they rehearse and perform. All soloists in 2012 will be wind players.
YAS pianists are committed to performances on these dates:
(1) Masterclass with Elizabeth Koch OAM on 3 June, 2:30pm Marryatville High School
(2) Concert on 24 June, 2:30pm Marryatville High School
(3) Concert on 29 September, 1:45pm Cynthia Poulton Hall, St Peter’s Cathedral, North Adelaide (during 2012 Festival of Accompanists)
Full details of the program, and eligibility requirements can be found on the YAS Application Form.
The Soloists are professional performers and teachers, and include: Samantha Hennessy – flute; Amanda Lovelock – clarinet; Josie Hawkes – bassoon; Howard Parkinson – trombone.
Gina Macri is the Young Accompanists’ Showcase convenor.
Download and print the Application Form here for full details.
The Accompanists’ Guild of SA provides an opportunity for six or seven young pianists to enjoy a new experience: that of performing in a small ensemble – the art of ‘Chamber Music’.
The pianists will be joined by two other instrumentalists (also Primary School age) chosen by the Convenor in consultation with teachers.
Preparation will result in a public Concert on September 26, 2012, which will be recorded by 5MBS.
Anna Coppens is the Masterclass Presenter. Her bio can be found on the Application Form. Anna is highly respected by her students and ideally qualified for this engagement which, to conform with AGSA’s “Year of Winds” (the Festival focus for 2012), will include a wind instrument in each trio.
Monika Laczofy is the JEM Convenor.
2012 PROGRAM OF EVENTS RELEASED. Please click here for full details.
Here’s a summary:
April – Junior Ensemble Musicians (JEM) recruitment
May 25 – “Accompanists – Professional Expectations” discussion session
June – Young Accompanists’ Showcase (YAS)
July 27 – “Cocktail Hour with Dale Ringland”
September 24-30 – Accompanist’s Festival, with Musician in Residence Timothy Young (ANAM)
including Concerts, Conference, Geoffrey Parsons Award, and Celebrity Recital with ASO Principal Oboe, Celia Craig & Timothy Young
December 8 – Parsons Award Fundraising Dinner