Competitions

Brookline Music School Competitions

BMS sponsored competitions promote music making at the highest level while maintaining the spirit of friendly camaraderie that characterizes all BMS programs and events. Featured competitions include Piano, Strings and Woodwinds Departments.

The competitions offer students an opportunity to prepare a program that will be adjudicated by nationally recognized musicians outside of the BMS faculty. Students benefit from this experience on many levels, including receiving detailed feedback in the form of written comments as well as the sense of accomplishment that comes with preparing and presenting a performance in a competitive setting. In addition, winners receive monetary prizes and are invited to perform in an Honors Recital for winners of all divisions at the end of the school year.

Policy for Participating in BMS Competitions
Students who participate in BMS competitions must be fully enrolled in the lesson program during the semester in which they participate in the competition. Private lesson students must be fully enrolled, with a minimum of 30-minute lessons weekly for the full semester.

The Honor's Recital, featuring all of the 2013 Competition Winners will be Sunday, May 5, 2013, 4:00pm
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Brookline Music School’s Annual Woodwind Competition
Sunday, April 7, 2013 9:00am-1:00pm

About the Competition
This competition is open to fully enrolled Brookline Music School woodwind students and is intended to provide valuable experience for young musicians. Competitions allow students the opportunity to prepare a performance to the highest of our abilities and polish skills we need to succeed in sports, interviews, public speaking and future auditions. We provide that opportunity in a familiar setting.

* Students 18 years of age and under are invited to compete in three age categories, based on age as of April 1, 2013.
* Prizes for each category will be awarded: 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50
* Additional prizes may also be awarded for special categories as determined by the judges.
* All contestants will receive a certificate of participation.

Congratulations to the 2013 BMS Woodwinds Competition Winners!

10 and Under Category:

1st Place - Lia Suk and Michael Stankovich (teacher - Julianne Johnston)

2nd Place - Imogen Nagle (teacher - Chris Veilleux)

Honorable Mention - Iris Liebman (teacher - Amy Poliakoff)

11 to 14 Category:

1st Place - Nora Bergman (teacher - Amy Poliakoff)

2nd Place - Stella Shiffman (teacher - Chris Veilleux)

Please remember that on Sunday May 5th there is a recital for the 1st and 2nd place finishers of the competition.

10 years of age and under
One piece up to 8 minutes total length. Pieces should represent contrasting styles of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary periods.

11-14 years
One piece up to 8 minutes total length. Pieces should represent contrasting styles of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary periods.

15-18 years
One pieces up to 8 minutes total length. Pieces should represent contrasting styles of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary periods.

Repertoire Requirements for all three categories:

Contestant should bring clean copies of pieces, with measures numbered for the judges.
Applicants must have studied with their current teacher a minimum of one year, or the name of previous teachers must be provided
Applicants’ choice of material must have their teachers’ approval.

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Brookline Music School’s Annual String Competition
Sunday, April 7, 2013 2:00-6:00pm

About the Competition
This competition is open to fully enrolled Brookline Music School string students and is intended to provide valuable experience for young musicians.

* Students 18 years of age and under are invited to compete in three categories based on age as of April 7, 2013.
* Prizes for each category will be awarded: 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50
* Additional prizes may also be awarded for special categories as determined by the judges.
* All contestants will receive a certificate of participation.

Congratulations to the 2013 BMS Strings Competition Winners!

10 and Under Category:

1st Place - Nastasya Semenovski (violin student of Konstantin Arakelov)

2nd Place - Camille Cooke (violin student of Tomoko Iwamoto)

Honorable Mention for "Great Style" Marlyn Li (violin student of Shufang Du)

Honorable Mention for "Great Musicality" - Noa Suk (violin student of Michelle Rush)

Honorable Mention for "Great Tone" - Emma Farrer (violin student of Michelle Rush)

11 to 14 Category:

1st Place - Peter Fletcher (viola student of Philip Rush)

2nd Place - Madeleine Kostant-Greeley (violin student of Sasha Callahan)

15 to 18 Category:

Honorable Mention - Sonja Goldman (cello student of Nara Shahbazyan)

Please remember that on Sunday May 5th there is a recital for the finishers of the competition.

10 years of age and under
Two pieces up to 8 minutes total length. Pieces should represent contrasting styles of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary periods.

11-14 years
Two pieces up to 8 minutes total length. Pieces should represent contrasting styles of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary periods.

15-18 years
Two pieces up to 10 minutes total length. Pieces should represent contrasting styles of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary periods.

Repertoire Requirements all three categories:

Music need not be memorized, but the pieces must have approval of the contestant’s teacher, who is asked to sign the application form where indicated.
Judges’ written comments will be sent to each contestant following the competition.

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Brookline Music School’s Annual Piano Department Competition
Sunday, April 28, 2013 1:00pm-6:00pm

About the Competition
This competition is open to fully enrolled Brookline Music School piano students and is intended to provide valuable experience for young musicians. Competitions allow students the opportunity to prepare a performance to the highest of our abilities and polish skills we need to succeed in sports, interviews, public speaking and future auditions. We provide that opportunity in a familiar setting.

* Students 18 years of age and under are invited to compete in three age categories, based on age as of April 28, 2013.
* Prizes for each category will be awarded: 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50
* Additional prizes may also be awarded for special categories as determined by the judges.
* All contestants will receive a certificate of participation.

Congratulations to the 2013 BMS Piano Competition Winners!

Age Category 1 (10yrs and under):
1st Place - Elizabeth Zhang (Teacher - Niva Fried)
2nd Place - Sayo Kishibe (Teacher - Karine Bagdasarian)

Honorable Mention - Stephanie Tian (Teacher - Niva Fried)

Age Category 2 (11-14yrs):
1st Place - Avik Sarkar (Teacher - Niva Fried)
2nd Place - Claudia Meyer (Teacher - Niva Fried)

Honorable Mention - Chihiro Egawa (Teacher - Atsuko Jozaki)
Honorable Mention - Nao Kishibe (Teacher - Karine Bagdasarian)

Age Category 3 (15+ yrs):
1st Place - Natsuko Yamagata (Teacher - Margaret Denton)
2nd Place - Theodora Hobson (Teacher - Karine Bagdasarian)

First and Second place winners in each category are invited to perform in the Honor's Concert on Sunday May 5th, 4:00pm.

A very special thanks to our judges Amy Lee and Esther Ning Yau. Congratulations again to all participants and thank you to everyone for your hard work!

10 years of age and under
Two or three contrasting pieces of up to 8 minutes total length. Pieces should represent contrasting styles of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary periods.

11-14 years
Two or three contrasting pieces of up to 12 minutes total length. Pieces should represent contrasting styles of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary periods.

15-18 years
Two or three contrasting pieces of up to 15 minutes total length. Pieces should represent contrasting styles of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary periods.

Repertoire Requirements for all three categories:

Applicants must have studied with their current teacher a minimum of one year, or the name of previous teachers must be provided
All music must be memorized
Judges may stop the contestants at any time and may not hear complete selections. Students who prepare more than the allotted time will not be penalized.
Applicants’ choice of material must have their teachers’ approval

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