The 2014-2015 Justine LeBaron Young Artists Competition

Sponsored by the Florida Orchestra Musicians Association

Competition Rules
1. Applicants must be student instrumentalists or pianists, up to age 22, and currently residing in
Hillsborough, Pasco or Pinellas County, or, if away at college, their high school parental home must be in
one of these counties. 2013 First Place winners of this Competition must wait until the 2015-2016
Competition to apply, excepting that they may participate in a different category in this years Competition.
2. Applicants must submit an application form by mail, together with a non-refundable $35 application fee,
to be postmarked no later than January 10, 2015 * N.B. extended to Jan. 12.
3. The competition will be held at the Gibbs Campus (5th Avenue) of St. Petersburg College on Saturday,
February 7, 2015. Participants must provide their own accompanist (if applicable) and two copies of the
piano accompaniment score for the judges. There will be no photocopier available at the college, nor do we
condone photocopying of copyrighted music except if permitted for temporary usage.
4. There will be a Senior and a Junior Division, each with two categories, Piano and Instrumental. Senior
Division (14 to 22 years old) selections will be a single movement of an orchestral concerto with readily
available orchestral score and parts. Junior Division (under 14) selections may be any classical solo(s) of
the applicants choice, i.e. two selections may be performed provided they do not exceed the time limit.
5. The selection(s) to be performed shall not exceed 15 minutes, and must be the selection(s) the student
intends to perform if a winner. In the case of a single concerto movement being longer than 15 minutes,
only a 15 minute or less portion thereof should be chosen for the audition/afternoon recital, but may be
performed in its entirety for the concert in the case of Senior first place winners.
6. All contestants will be recognized and receive certificates of participation at the public afternoon
ceremony/recital in the Music Center auditorium. First, second and third place winners will receive special
recognition after which they will perform their winning selections. All judges' decisions will be final.
7. Senior division first place winners (piano and instrumental) will be invited to perform their winning
selection as soloists at the next Benefit Concert of the Florida Orchestra Musicians Association. These
soloists will be required to attend any necessary rehearsals prior to the concert performance. Invited
winners must provide two high quality B/W photos (or high res jpegs), sized 2 x 2 inches, and a biography
of not more than 400 words, by two months prior to the concert.
8. A student of a judge may participate providing said judge recuses him/herself from any judging of that
students category.
9. Application and interpretation of the above rules shall be at the sole discretion of the Young Artists
Competition Committee of the Florida Orchestra Musicians Association. If, in the sole opinion of the
judges, the quality of performance in either category is not at a sufficiently high level, they may decide that
no First Place winner nor performance opportunity for that category will be given.
Questions/Requests for application forms should be addressed to;
Florida Orchestra Musicians Association Education Committee
c/o William Mickelsen
P.O. Box 541, Palm Harbor FL 34682
Or a voice message may be left at: 813-818-8445