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107 Tunnel Mountain Drive PO Box 1020 Station 23 Banff, Alberta T1L 1H5 CANADA

1. The competition is open to string quartets of all nationalities whose members are under the age of 35 on September 1, 2019.

2. First and second prize winners of any previous Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) are ineligible to apply.*

3. Quartets may compete in BISQC a maximum of two times only. Quartets that have already competed twice in BISQC are excluded from participation.*

*For the purposes of rules 2 and 3, a quartet will be considered the same quartet if 50 percent of the personnel are returning.

SEMIFINALS (live rounds)

Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Banff, Alberta, Canada

(the ten competing quartets perform in all four preliminary rounds)

FINALS (live rounds)

Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Banff, Alberta, Canada

(three quartets advance to the finals)

Manhattan Concert Artists

576 Fifth Avenue

9th Floor, #903

New York, NY 10036

UNITED STATES

Up to 35 years old; pianists, singers and string performers

SEMIFINALS (live rounds)

Online competition (no traveling required).

VIDEO SELECTION

FINALS (live rounds)

Festival de musique Concours de jeunes chefs d'orchestre 2 rue Morand 25000 Besançon FRANCE

The Competition is open to candidates of any nationality, under the age of 30 on the day of the Finale. No prior qualifications are required.

SEMIFINALS (live rounds)

Germany : Berlin (Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler”), from 27 April to 2 May 2017

Canada : Montreal (Faculté de musique de l’Université de Montréal), 4 and 5 May 2017

China : Beijing (Central Conservatory of Music), 8 and 9 May 2017

France : Besançon (Conservatoire à rayonnement régional du Grand Besançon) from 12 to 15 May 2017

FINALS (live rounds)

1/8 Final Symphonic

Monday 11 Sept., 2:30 pm and 8 pm (20 candidates maximum)

1/4 Final Opera

Tuesday 12 Sept., 2:30 pm and 8 pm (12 candidates maximum)

1/2 Final Concerto

Wednesday 13 Sept., 2:30 pm (6 candidates maximum)

1/2 Final Oratorio

Wednesday 13 Sept., 8 pm (6 candidates maximum)

Final Symphonic and original piece

Saturday 16 Sept., 6 pm (3 candidates maximum)

606 Cathcart, Suite 335 Montréal, Quebec H3B 1K9 CANADA

The CIOC is open to organists of all nationalities born after October 19, 1982. To be admitted to the CIOC, candidates must send a completed registration file bearing a postmark prior to January 30, 2017. Only complete files will be processed. The First prizewinner of any previous CIOC competition is ineligible to apply.

SEMIFINALS (live rounds)

FINALS (live rounds)

850 7th Avenue, PH-A New York, NY 10019 UNITED STATES

The suggested age limit for individuals is 30, and 35 for singers. Instrumentalists over 30 and singers over 35 must include a statement explaining why they consider themselves to be in the early stages of a professional career. The suggested average age limit for ensembles is 30 (including ensembles with one singer), and 35 for vocal ensembles. Ensembles with an average age higher than suggested must include a statement explaining why they consider themselves to be in the early stages of a professional career. No individual member of an instrumental ensemble may be aged over 35, and no individual member of a vocal ensemble may be aged over 40. Ensembles should have been in existence with the same membership for at least 12 months prior to the Competition. For more information on eligibility, please visit our website: http://www.concertartists.org/competition

SEMIFINALS (live rounds)

FINALS (live rounds)

878 Lyster Road Highwood, IL 60040 UNITED STATES

The competition is open to chamber ensembles in 12th grade and younger. Ensembles may consist of 3 to 8 musicians. Ensembles may use no more than one piano.

FINALS (live rounds)

Civic Trust House 50 Pope's Quay, Cork IRELAND

The Fleischmann International Trophy Competition consistently features top class adult choirs from many countries. A programme of a capella (purely vocal) music consisting of either three or four contrasting works whose total duration (actual singing) is between ten and twelve minutes, is required.The music must be purely vocal without the addition of percussion instruments.Choirs whose programmes do not comply with the prescribed limits will incur a time penalty.

The contrasting programme must represent an historically-balanced and coherent range of styles and must include:

-A piece composed before 1750

-An original work by a living composer

-A work by a composer of the choir’s native country.

Subsequent to final acceptance, a choir may not change its repertoire, nor the order in which it will be sung. The five member international jury allocates marks for the technical and artistic quality of the chosen programme and the overall quality of its performance. It will also take into account how well the choir communicates with the audience in a performance situation.

-Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 31st October of the preceding year.

-Open to any choir of international standing (except specifically children’s choirs)

-Minimum twenty/Maximum sixty voices

-Successful Applicants will be notified by fax or email within two weeks of the closing date

FINALS (live rounds)