University of Debrecen Faculty of Music and Conservatory Foundation announce a one-round contemporary vocal competition in memoriam of Emil Petrovics, which will be held on
16th November, 2024.
MEMBERS OF THE JURY:
Éva Bátori
Miklós Csemiczky
Péter Lakatos
Andrea Meláth
János Vajda
CHIEF PATRON OF THE COMPETITION:
Eszter Petrovics
VENUE:
University of Debrecen Faculty of Music, Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 82., Hungary
CATEGORIES:
Category I:
singers born between 2000–2005
II. kategória:
singers born between 1992–1999
III. kategória:
singers born between 1994–2005, vocal music of 21th century with chamber music accompaniment
REPERTOIRE:
Category I–II:
Compulsory:
1 song or aria composed by Emil Petrovics or by a composer studied under him, at contestant’s choice
(If you need help finding the pieces, please contact the organizers at petrovics.comp@gmail.com)
Composers studied under Emil Petrovics:
Zoltán ABRUDBÁNYAI, Marica ANTAL, Gábor BARTINAI, Gyula CSAPÓ, Miklós CSEMICZKY, Erzsébet CSÍK, Benedek DARVAS, Csaba ERŐS, Gyula FEKETE, Zsolt FELVINCZI, Gyöngyvér GUPCSÓ, Iván KÁRPÁTI, Tamás KONCZ, Albin LESZKOVSZKI, Árpád NAGY, Katalin PÓCS, Attila REMÉNYI, Zsolt SEREI, Ferenc SZABÓ, Balázs SZUNYOGH, Zsófia TALLÉR, Péter TÓTH, János VAJDA
Free choice:
1 song or aria composed after 2000 from the world's contemporary vocal pieces AND
1 song or aria composed after 2000 selected from the pieces of composers from the competitor's country
(total time: max. 15 minutes)
III. kategória:
1 song or aria composed after 2000 with chamber music accompaniment
(max. 5–6 instruments, max. 10 minutes)
PRIZES BY CATEGORY:
1st price: 300 000 HUF
2nd price: 200 000 HUF
3rd price: 100 000 HUF
PIANO ACCOMPANIST:
Piano accompanists are provided by the competition upon request for a fee of 20 EUR including one rehearsal session and one competition performance.
REGISTRATION FEE: 50 EUR
Payments can be made by bank transfer until the application deadline.
Name of account holder: Conservatory Foundation
Bank: OTP Bank, SWIFT/BIC: OTPVHUHB
EUR IBAN: HU91 1176 3385 5617 7880 0000 0000
(In comment section, please give us the competitor's name.)
The registration fee is non-refundable.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30th October, 2024