THE INAUGURAL 2004 DREW INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION IN SEARCH OF THE
SUPERPIANIST
As we may or may not like it, today's professional pianist is defined by the
competition. The more won competitions there are on resume, the better he or
she looks. And the better he or she looks, the more "successful" he or she
is. With literally hundreds and thousands of competitions out there today, the
need to create a bigger,better, more demanding competition has never been more
necessary or important. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the answer to that
demand:
the 1st DREW INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION (DIPC).
DATES AND VENUES
The 1st DIPC will be held from February 1 to December 29, 2004 in New York
City. There will be thirty-five qualifying rounds, all of which will be held on
the fourth floor of the Juilliard school. The Finals will be held in a church.
Pray for your survival if you make it this far.
PRIZES Grand Prize: $10,000,000, plus binding concert arrangements, multiple
CD recordings, and an official DIPC t-shirt, socks, and underwear.
Runner-up Prize:
$1.99, plus an official DIPC t-shirt and socks. (second place is first loser)
There will be no further prizes. "Honorable Mentions" or "Audience Prizes" do
not exist in the DIPC, and since they mean nothing, they should not exist in
any competition at all.
All monetary prizes awarded will be in US dollars and cents.
REPERTOIRE
Round 1: The complete WTC (books I and II) of JS Bach, backwards.
Round 2: The complete Hanon excercises in all major keys.
Round 3: To A Wild Rose (Edward McDowell)
Round 4: The complete Transcendental Etudes of Liszt, transposed a minor third
up.
Round 5: The complete Transcendental Etudes of Liszt, transposed a minor third
down.
Round 6: The Complete Piano Solo Works of Messiaen.
Round 7: Schubert's Winterreise and Schumann's Dichterliebe. Either bring your
own singer, or simultaneously sing the voice part while playing.
Round 8: The second-piano parts to all four Rachmaninoff piano concerti, all
five Beethoven piano concerti, and the three Bartok concerti.
Round 9: Transcribe for solo piano, at sight, two of the following:
Mahler's Ninth Symphony;Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra; Mathew Fuerst's
Portrait; Sibelius' Symphony no.3; Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe; Beethoven's
Symphony no.8; Avro Part's Symphony no.3; Berg's Lyric Suite ("Hommage to
Baruch Arnon").
Round 10: The Complete Chopin Etudes, followed by the complete transcriptions
of these Etudes by Godowsky.
Round 11: Etude op.10, no.2 (F. Chopin), transcribed to B-flat minor ("Hommage
to THE Pianist").
Round 12: a 240-minute (minimum) recital program, with works written before
1700 ONLY (no intermissions.) ("Hommage to Kurtz")
Round 13: sightreading; duration is to exceed 240 minutes. Works to be
announced (or not, depending on committee's mood).
Round 14: Liszt's transcription of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, including
vocalization of all chorus parts (SATB)
Round 15: Invention no.1 in C major (JS Bach)
Round 16: Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto, with ALL ossias and other alternate
passages. No accompanist will be provided; orchestral tuttis must be played by
the competitor him/herself.
Round 17: The complete piano quintets of Brahms, Dvorak, and Schumann. A
mediocre string quartet will be provided, to test the competitor's ability
to "make it work regardless."
Round 18: The complete solo piano works of Sorabji.
Round 19: The odd-numbered Piano Sonatas of Scriabin ("Hommage to Arthur").
Round 20: The even-numbered Piano Sonatas of Scriabin ("Hommage to Koji").
Round 21: The complete string quartets of Shostakovich and Beethoven, to be
reduced and performed by the contestant.
Round 22: George Crumb's Makrokosmos (complete)
Round 23: Every third Haydn Piano Sonata, beginning with number 5.
Round 24: The Complete Solo works of Cesar Frank.
Round 25: An improvisation of 24 Preludes and Fugues in the manner of Bach's
Well-Tempered Clavier (fugue themes to be given to competitor sixty minutes
prior to commencement of round)
Round 26: The complete known Sonatas (Essercizi) of Domenico Scarlatti, with
repeats, in both Longo and Kirkpatrick ordering systems
Round 27: A commissioned work
Round 28: "Impersonating Bill Evans" (performance of the complete trio works
of Bill Evans with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro; bassist and drummer will be
provided for nominal fee)
Round 29: another commissioned work
Round 30: yet another commissioned work
Round 31: The complete Sonatinas of Clementi
Round 32: The complete Sonatas of Clementi
Round 33: The complete Sonatinas of Kuhlau
Round 34: Alkan, Grande Sonate 'Les Quatre Ages', op.33; once in original key,
then transpose up a tritone
Round 35: Ravel's La Valse, complete with onstage orgasm ("Hommage to Soyeon")
Finals: TBA (more rounds can be added at the discretion of the competition
committee)
QUALIFICATIONS
All pianists of all nationalities born between January 1, 1900 and December 30,
2004 are eligible. Younger contestants and child prodigies are encouraged to
enter, but must have been born (ie, out of the womb) by the time the
competition commences.
FEES
See fee schedule below (Appendix/Amendments). The fee for advancing to a round
is $25 (rounds one through ten) and $55 (rounds eleven to thirty-five). The fee
for participating in the finals will be $2,500.
HEALTH INSURANCE
It is recommended that all contestants obtain special health insurance to cover
the extraordinary physical and mental demands exerted by this competition.
Please contact the DIPC office to inquire about our value-priced DIPC
contestant insurance program.
COUNSELORS/PSYCHOLOGISTS
Licensed psychologists and psychiatrists will be available to attend to the
mental health needs of all contestants. It is recommended that each contestant
meet with his/her psychologist on a regular basis during this eleven-month
competition.
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You may ask, why? Why are the requirements so extraordinary, almost
ridiculously inane? The answer has already been stated above, ladies and
gentlemen. With the advent of today's superpianists, it is important to add a
competition to the circuit that tests, to the extreme, each and every facet of
pianistic ability. None of today's important piano competitions really do that.
The DREW INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION will set precedence. There is no
initial screening. Anyone who thinks he/she has what it takes for entrance may
do so. All it takes is the application and the entrance fee.The entrance fee
is required from all contestants, and may not be waived under any
circumstances. The fee is much higher than those of other competitions. We
figured: if you are truly serious about proving yourself, you will be willing
to pay ANY fee. Doing this also narrows down the number of applicants, as to
completely eliminate the situation where the applicant pays an exorbitant fee
only to not even be invited to participate. At the DIPC, all applicants are
admitted.
All works must be performed from memory. No exceptions. Each and every note
in the score must be played; the contestant will be immediately eliminated,
without contest, at the first presence of a wrong note. Competitions these days
want CD-perfect artists; so,you guys want that?
Well, you've got it.
Artistic abilities play no role in the decision of the jury. All we want are
right notes. Do you have great interpretative abilities? Do you make your
audience cry? Then forget about the DIPC. There are other (lesser)
competitions out there for you weenies. The types of pianos contestants will
use will randomly switch between grands, uprights,
and digital. No notice will be given. As candidates of being given the
title "SUPERPIANIST," you are expected to make every instrument sound good.
The jury will consist of only one person (TBA). This eliminates all the
hoarsing around and bribing that goes on in other competitions. This single
jurist will NOT be the teacher of any of the contestants. There will be no
favoritism, politics, or any other such bull. The winner will be amply
rewarded. In addition to the unprecedented TEN MILLION DOLLAR prize (tax
free!), the winner will receive a minimum of 500 concerts a year. No more, no
less; any concert that is cancelled, even for health reasons, will result in
the forfeiture of all prizes. The SUPERPIANIST is expected to prevail through
everything short of mortal death.
The application package must consist of the following:
1. application fee; cash only (no personal checks, no wire transfers); coins
preferable
2. a 20,000 word (minimum) biography, unabridged
3. essay one: why you think you have what it takes to become the world's first
SUPERPIANIST (10,000 words min.)
4. essay two: what you think is the meaning of life (10,000 words min.)
5. eighteen (18 ) black and white photos, in the following combination: five
8x10s; three 5x7s; ten 2x3s. The contestant's head must take up three-quarters
of the entire photo. The three 5x7s must have a white border of 5/16ths of an
inch in width. Both eyes must be present in the photo. A smile that reveals
any teeth is unacceptable. Frowns and other intimidating looks are preferable.
Only one pose is allowed.
6. three poster-sized (22x48 in., min.) color photos. Contestant must be
smiling; all teeth except the last three molars on each side of the top row and
the last four molars on each side of the bottom row must be showing.
7. copy of passport
8. copy of drivers license
9. copy of birth cirtificate
10. copy of last bank statement
11. official, notarized letter from guarantor if income is less than $84,000 a
year
12. official transcripts from ALL schools attended
13. government-issued fingerprint and toe-print chart
14. official letter from licensed psychologist clearly stating the mental and
emotional status of the applicant, whether good or bad
15. fifty (50) letters of recommendations. these letters may be from anyone
who knows you and your abilities well, including friends or former lovers.
letters must be explicitly specific; no generic or "templated" letters will be
accepted
16. doctor-certified letter of complete physical examination, done within the
last few years (2000 onward)
17. doctor-certified CAT and MRI scans of applicant's brain, done within the
last few years (2000 onward)
18. doctor-certified blood test
19. personal statement of less than 500 words testifying to the use of any
illegal drugs within the last few years (2000 onward)
20. your latest TOEFL score (international applicants only) More required
materials can and will be added at the discretion of the committee. Please
check back often for updates.
APPENDIX/AMENDMENTS
1. (2/11/03) Each piece of the application package must be individually and
clearly labeled with applicant's name, age, birth date, birthplace, social
security number, gender, sexual orientation, passport number, shoe size, and
favorite breakfast cerea. Legible hand-written labels are acceptable; however,
applicant will receive a $4.99 discount of
all cumulative application fees if bubblejet printer labels are used. Labels
will facilitate the processing of these complex application packages.
2. (2/11/03) New application fee schedule will be effective immediately:
$1,000 if postmarked before March 1, 2003; $1,500 if postmarked between March 1
and March 31, 2003; $2,000 if postmarked between April 1 and April 15, 2003;
$3,000 if postmarked between April 16 and May 5; $3,999.95 if postmarked
between May 5 and June 1, 2003.
June 1, 2003 is the final deadline for all application materials; no
exceptions. Applications postmarked on National Drew Rejection Day (February
7) will be automatically disqualified, and will be cast to hell in a bonfire.
Send all materials IN ONE PACKAGE, to:
DIPC 2004 IN SEARCH OF THE SUPERPIANIST
60 LINCOLN CENTER
PLAZA #172
NEW YORK, NY 10023
ALL LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE SADISTICALLY USED AS FIREWOOD. RULES AND
REGULATIONS ARE ACCURATE AS OF FEBRUARY 11, 2003.
QUESTIONS?
EMAIL US AT:
DIPC@drewle.com
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