She ership ~IWOR MAIRANTS Mae GUITAR AWARD Wusicians © The 2016 winner is offered a concert at the Guildford Festival © The non-refundable entrance fee for the competition is £15 to cover office and administration costs. TERMS OF THE COMPETITION ‘© Contestants must have been born on or after 1 January 1989, Guitarists of any nationality ean enter the competition as long as they have been resident in the EU for at least 12 months and/or are eurrently enrolled in a UK eonservatoire. Previous entrants, but not first prize winners, may take part. © Contestants will have to play: 1) Wvor Mairants - Any work, or selected movement(s) from ‘Jazz Sonatas for Guitar’ (Mel Bay), of no more than five to seven minutes. This music book is available through Amazon (ISBN 0786679573). 2) One only of the following complete works: ji) Michael Berkeley: Sonata in One Movement {pub.0UP) ‘Mario Casteinuovo-Tedesco: Capriccio Diabolico 0p.85 —_(pub.Ricordi) John MeLeod: Fantasy on themes from Britten's ‘Gloriana’ (pub.Griffin Music) iv) Manuel Ponce: Sonatina Meridional {pub.Schott ed Segovia or Hoppstock) \) Peter Sculthorpe: From Kakadu {pub.Faber) vi) Joaquin Turina: Fandanguillo op.36 {pub.Schott ed. Segovia or Alvarez) AND Sevillana 0p.29 {pub.Columbia ed Segovia, or pubSchott ed.Alvarez) © Early application is highly recommended to ensure a place in the competition. Applications received after 26 February 2016 will not bee accepted. Contestants who wish to withdraw have to notify the Clerk of The Musicians’ Company no later than one week before the competition. The entry fee will not be refunded under normal circumstances. © Contestants bear full responsibility for travelling to, and accommodation in, London. Travel arrangements must not be made until a place in the competition has been confirmed by the Clerk of the Musicians’ Company. The panel of judges will consist of not less than three internationally acknowledged adjudicators. The judges have the right not to award a prize, should there be no performance de- serving of it. The decision of the judges is final and indisputable. The Musicians’ Company reserves the right to cancel the competition for any reason. © Music for the set pieces for the 18th Ivor Mairants Gui it is usually available from www-FretsOnly.com © Application forms for entry to the competition can be obtained by download from The Musicians’ Company website www.wcom.org.uk/news-events/awards, or by emailing assistant@wcom.org.uk . Completed application forms, together with the entrance fee, must be sent to The Clerk, The Musicians’ Company, 1 Speed Highwalk, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DX. ‘The deadline for the receipt of these is 26 February 2016. Contestants must provide a copy of their birth certificate with their application, and a reference from a recognised music college or teacher to confirm their performance ability. 1 Award is available from most classical uitar centres. In case of difficulty Additional Financial he i Ediciones. upnert DAddario Foundation Joaquin Rodrigo rom... Previous Ivor Mairants Guitar Award Winners Pecos ra eee) 1998 Amanda Cook (UK) 2003 Carl Herring (UK) aan 1989 Hayley Savage (UK) 2004 Luis Leite (Brazil) 2012 Francesco Scelz0 (aly) 22000 Xuefel Yang (China) 2008 Dimitris Dekavalis (Greece) 3014 gramersgoecer ta 2001 Milos Karadaglic (Montenegro) 2006 Nicolas Papin (France) gota Laura'sronden (UK) 2002 Jorgen Skegmo (Nerway) 2007 Fabricio Mattos (Brazil) Sa SA TeRaA Ce