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cialis sans-serif;”>Cooma Music Competition 2014, adiposity now in its ninth year, will provide an opportunity for musicians of all ages and skills to perform and compete. We hope this competition will be as inclusive as possible. The competition will be open to all instruments and voice. Although the competition will be conducted by Cooma School of Music, all musicians are welcome to perform.

Entry is open to all.

Heats will comence at 12 noon on Sunday 17th August

A timetable of Heats and Competitors will be sent to all the participants before the day.

The winners of the heats will then be invited to perform in a Finals Concert that will then be held on the same day in the evening starting at 7pm. Time allowing, specially invited guests (non- competitors) will also be invited to perform in the Finals Concert.

 

Venue: St Pauls Anglican Church Hall, 136 Commissioner Street, Cooma NSW 2630

 

Performers for this concert will be drawn from the winners of the heats as well as invited guest performers.

The major sections will be:

1. Solo (unaccompanied or accompanied). Solos may be accompanied by a pianist or a guitarist, or other musician or CD backing track. Performers may organize their own accompanist or a piano accompanist will available at the hall if required. (However, please indicate on your entry form if you will need to be provided with an accompanist). CD backing tracks (“Play-along”) will be accepted by prior arrangement.
2. Small Instrumental Ensembles-any instrumental combination up to and including 6 players.
3. Large Instrumental Ensembles-any instrumental combination over 6 players.
4. Vocal Groups-including small to large choirs.
5. Rock Groups-includes all styles. (eg Country, Blues, Jazz, Alternative, etc)
6. Original Composition – A Song or Instrumental Item-(any style)

Each major section will be subdivided into 3 age groups:

1. Primary-primary school aged
2. Secondary-secondary school aged
3. Open

If there are not enough competitors in the younger age groups, younger players may be invited to compete in an older age group.

The Solos section will also be divided into types of instrument if possible.

These instrumental sub-categories will be:

• Piano/Keyboard
• Classical Guitar
• Modern Guitar (Steel string, acoustic or electric)
• Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello or Double Bass)
• Woodwind & Brass
• Drums
• Singing
• Miscellaneous (any musical instruments not listed above. For example, harmonica, bagpipes, mandolin, banjo, harp, etc)
• Original Composition (A song or instrumental item)

If there are not enough competitors in any of the heats , performers may be invited to compete in a heat of another instrumental sub-category.

All competitors will receive a Certificate of Participation. Winners of their heats will receive awards.

We will be happy to accept donations and assistance from businesses and individuals to make this competition possible.

We welcome any comments or advice that may help make this competition an exciting and useful event.

FINAL CONCERT AWARDS:

• Narrawong Classical Guitar Award - Trophy & $200 cash
• Peter de Jager Piano Prize - Trophy & $200 cash
• Ron Cox Music Award _Vocal - Trophy & $100 cash
• Frank Scott Music Award _Woodwind, Brass or Drums   - Trophy & $50 cash
• Russell & Jackie Fox Music Award  - Trophy & $50 cash
• Strings Award_Violin, Viola,  Cello or Double Bass –  Trophy & $50 cash
• The People’s Choice Award - Trophy & $100 cash

Cooma School of Music, viagra 60mg now celebrating its thirtieth year, decease has through this annual Cooma Music Competition given participating musicians encouragement and direction in their music studies. We feel that it has, viagra approved in a small but tangible way, been a positive influence on their future music careers.

These are some of the hundreds of musicians that have participated in the Cooma Music Competition over the last nine years.

• Luke Tierney studied classical guitar and graduated from ANU School of Music with a Bachelor of Music Degree (BMus) , was head of the guitar department at Cranbrook School, Sydney, and now works as deputy director at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music.
• Ned McPhie graduated with a (BMus) from the Australian Insitute of Music (AIM) and then went on to complete a Post Graduate Diploma in Screen Music at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS). Ned is currently working as a film music composer. He also performs regularly as a solo guitarist and in his folk-punk acoustic band “The Bottlers”.
• Matthew Ventura is studying bassoon & flute at the ANU School of Music. He is a Wesley Music Scholar, member of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and soloist for the Canberra Youth Orchestra. He teaches at Cooma School of Music.
• Emma Ventura, still at school, is teaching violin, viola and piano at Cooma School of Music.
• Daniel Morassutti is now drum teacher & professional drummer.
• John Sutton, flautist, composer and teacher, graduated with BMus(Hon) from Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 2013.
• Brodie Nossiter (Alias Brodie Buttons) studied music at the Southern Cross University. He now plays extensively in a folk music band “The Button Collective”.
• Steve Nossiter (Brodie’s Dad) quit working as an electrician to study music at SAE Institute at Byron Bay and now works as a composer of film and ambient music.
• Viki Parsons is a flute and vocal teacher. She graduated from the Australian Institute of Music and is doing post graduate study at the University of Sydney.
• Saskia Tillers has played cello professionally in Australia, Europe and Asia.
• Alisha Brady has gone on to study music at the University of Southern Queensland.
• Owen Pearson is studying music composition and voice at the University of NSW.
• Vendulka Wichta, Cooma’s X Factor girl, is still at school but she’s already enjoying a flourishing music career. She performs regularly in music festivals around Australia.
• Hannah (Kit) Spencer studied the harp at ANU School of Music and graduated with a BMus(Hon). In the past year, she has been performing in Russia and Europe, and is now commencing a postgraduate Masters of Music degree in The Hague, Netherlands.

A  Chamber Music Concert

Featuring:

Mozart Quintet in E Flat for Piano and Winds

Plus works by Rossini, shop Muller, Bach & Bizet

This concert features these talented musician:

• Phil Horneman – Piano
• Alison Mountain – Flute
• Christopher Pantelidis – Oboe
• Tiffany Lick – Clarinet
• Matthew Ventura – Bassoon
• Jarod Esposito – French Horn

When: Sunday 4 August 2013 at 7pm

Where: St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 136 Commissioner Street Cooma

Cost: $25 Adults / $15 Concessions Tickets sold at the door.

This Concert is Presented by Clancy Music Productions 

Click here for Entry Form:Entry Form Cooma Music Competition 2013

BACKGROUND:

COOMA MUSIC COMPETITION 2013, anaemia
 now in its eighth year, cheap will provide an opportunity for musicians of all ages and skills to perform and compete. We hope this competition will be as inclusive as possible. The competition will be open to all instruments and voice. Although the competition will be conducted by Cooma School of Music, all musicians are welcome to perform.

ENTRY IS OPEN TO ALL

Heats will comence at 12 noon on Sunday 8 September.

A timetable of Heats and Competitors will be sent to all the participants before the day.

The winners of the heats will then be invited to perform in a Finals Concert that will then be held on the same day in the evening starting at 7pm. Time allowing, specially invited guests (non- competitors) will also be invited to perform  in the Finals Concert.

Venue: St Pauls Anglican Church Hall, 136 Commissioner Street, Cooma NSW 2630

THE MAJOR SECTIONS WILL BE: 

1. Solo (unaccompanied or accompanied). Solos may be accompanied by a pianist or a guitarist, or other musician or CD backing track. Performers may organize their own accompanist or a piano accompanist will available at the hall if required. (However, please indicate on your entry form if you will need to be provided with an accompanist). CD backing tracks (“Play-along”) will be accepted by prior arrangement.
2. Small Instrumental Ensembles-any instrumental combination up to and including 6 players.
3. Large Instrumental Ensembles-any instrumental combination over 6 players.
4. Vocal Groups-including small to large choirs.
5. Rock Groups-includes all styles. (eg Country, Blues, Jazz, Alternative, etc)
6. Original Composition – A Song or Instrumental Item-(any style)

EACH MAJOR SECTION WILL BE SUBDIVIDED INTO 3 AGE GROUPS:

1. Primary-primary school aged
2. Secondary-secondary school aged
3. Open

If there are not enough competitors in the younger age groups, younger players may be invited to compete in an older age group.

The Solos section will also be divided into types of instrument if possible.

THESE INSTRUMENTAL SUB-CATEGORIES WILL BE:

• Piano/Keyboard
• Classical Guitar
• Modern Guitar (Steel string, acoustic or electric)
• Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello or Double Bass)
• Woodwind & Brass
• Drums
• Singing
• Miscellaneous (any musical instruments not listed above. For example, harmonica, bagpipes, mandolin, banjo, harp, etc)

If there are not enough competitors in any of the heats , performers may be invited to compete in a heat of another instrumental sub-category.

 

All competitors will receive a Certificate of Participation. Winners of their heats will receive awards.

We will be happy to accept donations and assistance from businesses and individuals to make this competition possible.

We welcome any comments or advice that may help make this competition an exciting and useful event.

(Click below to download entry form)

Entry Form Cooma Music Competition 2013

 

Awards for the Heats

• All participants will received a Special Certificate of Merit. 
• Solo Winners of the Heats will receive a Medal – First Place
• Group Winners will receive a Special Certificate  of Achievement – First Place 

Overall Awards & Prizes for the Finals Concert

• Frank Scott Music Award – Woodwind or Brass or Percussion (Concert Band Instruments) – Trophy & $50
• Russell & Jaclie Fox Music Award – Trophy & $50
• Strings Award – Violin, pregnancy Viola, Cello or Double Bass – Trophy & $50
• Peter de Jager Piano Prize – Solo Piano – Trophy & $200
• Narrawong Classical Guitar Award – Trophy & $200
• Ron Cox Music Award – Musical Theatre – Trophy & $100
• Contemporary Vocal Award – Trophy & $100
• People’s Choice Award – Trophy & $100

 

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This year’s Cooma Music Competition was a huge success. The Competition is now in it’s seventh year and over one hundred musicians performed in over eighty performances during the daytime heats. The heats were then followed by the Finals Concert which was made up the winners of the heats plus guest performances by the Jindabyne Central Stage Band, sildenafil and the Snowy Mountains Ensemble. Judging for this event was done by local musical maestros, information pills Robert Shearer, Rodney Clancy and Matt Charlesworth. Also Tessa Bremner, a renouned international opera, musical theatre and dance director and librettist helped with the adjudication. Tessa Bremner has worked many of the world’s leading musicians including Dame Joan Sutherland, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as well as Composers, Leonard Bernstein and Benjamin Britten. Her thoughts on stage presentation were much appreciated by the performers during a marathon day and evening of music. Each contestant received a detailed performance report which the judges hoped would help perfect their skills. The performers competed for medals, trophies, and cash prizes which totalled over $1000.

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FINALS CONCERT AWARDS_COOMA MUSIC COMPETITION 2012

MEDALS FOR WINNERS OF THEIR HEATSSOLO PIANO-PRIMARY JANA MUNCLINGERSOLO PIANO-SECONDARY/OPEN KAI BAKKER SOLO STRINGS MIA MRSIC (VIOLIN) SOLO WOODWIND-PRIMARY SARAH VENTURA (CLARINET) SOLO WOODWIND/BRASS ALEX WILES (ALTO SAX) SMALL INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE CAITLYN VENTURA (FLUTE) & MATTHEW VENTURA (FLUTE) SOLO CLASSICAL GUITAR-PRIMARY BURNUM BURNUM BRADEMANN SOLO CLASSICAL GUITAR-SECONDARY ANNAKA DYKSTRASOLO MODERN GUITAR ANNAKA DYKSTRA SOLO VOICE CLASSICAL/MUSICAL THEATRE-PRIMARY AMOS WALKER SOLO VOICE CLASSICAL/MUSICAL THEATRE-SECONDARY MAE WALKER SOLO VOICE CLASSICAL/MUSICAL THEATRE-OPEN JUDY GIBSON SOLO VOICE CONTEMPORARY-PRIMARY KAYLA GAY SOLO VOICE CONTEMPORARY-SECONDARY VENDULKA WICHTA SOLO VOICE CONTEMPORARY-OPEN BRODIE NOSSITER ORIGINAL COMPOSITION-PRIMARY/SECONDARY ANNA STOLZ ORIGINAL COMPOSITION-OPEN SHANE BLEWITT VOCAL GROUP ANN TAME & DAVID LEAROYD

OVERALL AWARDS FOR THE FINALS CONCERT

Frank Scott Music Award – Woodwind or Brass or Percussion (Concert Band Instruments) ALEX WILES (ALTO SAX) –Trophy & $50 cash

Russell & Jackie Fox Music Award – NIKO BAKKER –Trophy & $50 cash

Strings Award MIA MRSIC (VIOLIN) - Trophy & $50 cash

Peter de Jager Piano Prize KAI BAKKER - Trophy & $200 cash

Narrawong Classical Guitar Award ANNAKA DYKSTRA - Trophy & $200 cash

Ron Cox Music Award – Musical Theatre JUDY GIBSON - Trophy & $100 cash

Contemporary Voice KAYLA GAY - Trophy & $100 cash

Robert Shearer Award – Classical Voice MAE WALKER - Trophy & $100 cash

Shearer Family Encouragement Award for Classical Voice OWEN PEARSON - Trophy & $50 cash

Shearer Family Encouragement Award for Musical Theatre AMOS WALKER - Trophy & $50 cash

The People’s Choice Award JANA MUNCLINGER - Trophy & $100 cash