Major Opportunity for Teenage Organists
The London Organ Competition – NEW VENUE FOR 2024!
27th and 28th DECEMBER 2024
St Michael’s Cornhill
For the sixth year and in association with the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition, The Organ Club is promoting a competition at St Michael’s Church, Cornhill, London EC2V 9DS. The competition will take place on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th December 2024. The closing date for applications is November 1st 2024. There will be an opportunity for competitors to practice on the organ during the morning. A poster for the competition can be found here.
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Categories
Applications are invited from competitors for the following two categories:
1) Senior Section (ages 17-19 on Saturday December 28th, 2024)
Prizes: First Prize – £1200 and The Miley Cup; Second Prize – £800
Competitors will be required to play a piece by J S Bach and a second piece of their own choice, the total performance to last no longer than 16 minutes. The performance must be preceded by a short spoken introduction providing information of interest to the audience.
The first and second prize winners will be given free entry to the Northern Ireland International Competition to take place in Armagh in August 2025 with opportunities for further prizes and prestigious recitals.
2) Junior Section (ages 16 and under on Friday December 27th, 2024)
Prizes: First Prize – £700 and The Varney Cup; Second prize – £400
Competitors will be required to play a piece by J S Bach and a second piece of their own choice, the total performance to last no longer than 12 minutes. The performance must be preceded by a short spoken introduction providing information of interest to the audience.
The first prize winner will be given free entry to the Northern Ireland International Competition to take place in Armagh in August 2025 with opportunities for further prizes and prestigious recitals.
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How to Enter
An Entry form should be downloaded and returned, with a cheque enclosed (if applicable – see Rules and Conditions below) by Friday 1 November 2024. They may be sent by post to the address below or by email to cegb36@gmail.com. It is important to make your application by the closing date, as in previous years several applicants could not be included in view of their late application.
J Miley
7 Pridmore Close
Woodnewton
Peterborough PE8 5EY
UK
For shortlisted candidates, one copy of each piece (not a photocopy) must be made available to the Competition Administrator at least 30 minutes before the start of the category. A preparation time of 15 minutes will be allocated to each candidate on the organ of St Clement Danes during the morning of the Competition.
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Rules and Conditions
Please read this attached document before entering, so that you fully understand the rules and conditions of entry.
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Competition Organ
Full information about the organ, include specification, can be found here.
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