CLASSICAL ERA COMPETITION
Date: February 2, 2025
Application Deadline: January 12, 2025
Venue:
Music Recital Hall, Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Avenue. Valley Glen, CA 91401
Parking:
Parking is Available on in Lot B, Corner of Fulton and Oxnard (entrance on Fulton)
Campus Map Link: https://www.lavc.edu/about/map
Fees: (No refunds will be allowed)
Teachers Fee: $10.00
Solo Student’s fee: $30.00
Duet fees: Same fee as a single solo performance plus $1 additional per student
Mail check, made out to MTAC Hollywood Branch, postmarked by application deadline, to:
Galina Berezovsky, Treasurer
2749 Selby Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
One of the reasons to rename this competition was to incorporate pieces of different genres of one period into one Competition. Even though we are limited by the time period, there are myriads of Classical Era pieces waiting to be performed by Major composers, as well as lesser-known composers. Here is the composers’ list, which includes some of the Classical era composers. If you have some composers that come to mind, please, reach out to Svetlana, to add them to our list.
| Early Classical Composers
Georg Benda Domenico Cimarosa Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach Leopold Mozart Carl Ernst Abel Johann Christian Bach Georg Schobert Marianna von Martines James Hook Samuel Arnold Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Niccolo Jommeli |
Middle Classical Composers
Muzio Clementi Joseph Haydn Ludwig van Beethoven Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Luigi Boccherini Alexander Reinagle Daniel Gottlieb Turk Ignaz Pleyel Johann Ladislaus Dussek Thomas Attwood Daniel Steibelt Johann Wilhelm Hassler |
Late Classical Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven Anton Diabelli Dmitriy Bortniansky Johann Nepomuk Hummel Friedrich Kuhlau Helene de Montgeroult Carl Maria von Weber Tobias Hasslinger Johann Baptist Wanhal Giovanni Battista Viotti Samuel Wesley Franz Schubert |
CLASSICAL ERA COMPETITION GUIDELINES:
- The Classical Era Competition is open to any age group and any difficulty level.
- Any piece of various genres from the Classical Period Repertoire is acceptable
- Simplified versions and arrangements are not allowed
- Repeats, other than first and second endings, are discouraged.
- Students are expected to perform from memory (with the exception of ensembles), and it is customary for students to bow before and after their performance.
- Students are not required to bring the music scores for the judges to the competition.
- Adjudication will be based on the following age categories: age 8 and under, 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under, age 17 and over and one Instrumental category (all ages)
- Trophies are presented to the winners in each age category.
- Winners from the previous year’s competition compete in a separate Winners Program.
- Please note that the Hollywood Branch may use images of the participants and audience on our branch website.
- Teachers are expected to help and be present at the competition.
| Two Grand Prizes:
Senior Grand Prize (age 13 and above) – $100 Junior Grand Prize (age 12 and under) -$100 The Grand Prize awards will be limited to a one-time win per student. |
DRESS CODE GUIDELINES:
A dress or elegant pants outfit for females and long dress pants, dress shirt, dress shoes (no sports shoes) for males.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Complete the Student Application below.
- Mail cheque, postmarked by the deadline (no individual parents’ checks are accepted).
- Complete a consent form for each student. Note that the Hollywood Branch may use images of the participants on our Branch Facebook page as well as our Branch Website. All participants must have a Consent Form on file. Participation, plus the consent form, signify acceptance of these postings.
CLASSICAL ERA COMPETITION
Questions?
Please contact branch website coordinator, Lieschen Bierstedt (lieschen@bierstedt.com).