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All competition rounds are open to the public
Rules
The CU International Competition is open to all classical guitarists regardless of nationality and age.
The preliminary round is open to 45 competitors that will be selected through a pre-screening of their recordings submitted with the application form.
Twelve competitors will be chosen to play in the semifinal round. Of them, four听finalists will be chosen to perform in the Final round.
Judges comments will not be made available to competitors.
All judges鈥� decisions are final.
By enrolling in this competition, every participant agrees that photographs, images, music, audio material, video material and audio-visual material may be freely used by the University of Colorado Boulder.
Repertoire
Preliminary Round:
7 minutes of free repertoire
Semi-Finals:
10 minutes of free repertoire
Finals:
20 minutes of free repertoire
Choice of music is entirely at the discretion of the听competitor.听A competitor may perform the same or different music听from round to round without penalty.
If a competitor exceeds the given time allowed for each听round, that competitor will be asked to stop but at no听penalty to his/her evaluation.
Registration
The applicant must submit:
- an application form
- an audio AND video recording (DVD) of a recent performance of a short piece (5 to 10 minutes)*
- a check for the registration fee of $60 made payable听to University of Colorado
*The recording can be submitted by mail (to the address below) or by email (either as a .wmv file or as a link to a YouTube video) to Nicolo.Spera@colorado.edu. The piece chosen for this video may or may NOT be related to the repertoire for the competition.
Registration covers entry to all the CU Guitar Festival听events.
Print and mail the following form, together with your听DVD and a check for the registration fee to:
Nicol貌 Spera
College of Music
301 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
The registration for the 2019 competition is still open. However, it is required the late registration fee of $100. Contact nicolo.spera@colorado.edu for further information.
Download the Registration Form
For further information, please contact Nicol貌 Spera at nicolo.spera@colorado.edu
Prizes
1st Prize:听$2,500*听
2nd Prize:听$1,500*听
3rd Prize: $750*
4th Prize: $500*
*Taxes may be applied to the final amount.
Judges
Preliminary Round:
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Semi-Finals:
Laura Husbands
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Schedule
Friday, March 8, 2019
11 a.m.-Noon:听Welcome Everyone! Check-in at听the Macky Auditorium lobby and Continental Breakfast for all the festival participants
2:30 p.m.5 p.m.: Preliminary Round #1 鈥� Macky Auditorium听Choral Rehearsal Room (102)
Saturday, March 9, 2019
10 a.m.-Non: Preliminary Round #2 鈥撎�Macky Auditorium听Choral Rehearsal Room (102)
2 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Preliminary Round #3 鈥撎�Macky Auditorium听Choral Rehearsal Room (102)
The 12 semi-finalists will be announced at the intermission of Saturday's concert.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Semi-finals 鈥� Grusin Music Hall
The four finalists will be announced in front of Grusin Hall, in the lobby of the Imig Music building, at 1:30听p.m.
6:30 p.m.: Finals 鈥� Grusin Music Hall
The winners will be announced in Grusin Hall after the final reception.
Past Winners
2019 Competition Results
1st听Prize: Dragos Ilie
2nd听Prize: Jesus Serrano
3rd听Prize: Yuki Saito
4th听Prize: Amir Hossein Sheybani
2017听Competition Results
1st听Prize:听Silviu Octavian Ciulei
2nd听Prize: Stephen Lochbaum
3rd听Prize:听Misael Barraza-Diaz
4th听Prize:听Nicolas Emilfork
Audience Prize (dedicated to the memory of Samuele Benvenuti):听Misael Barraza-Diaz
2015 Competition Results
1st听Prize:听Chad Ibison
2nd听Prize:听Silviu Octavian Ciulei
3rd听Prize:听Simone Rinaldo
4th听Prize:听Thierry Begin-Lamontagne
Audience Prize:听Silviu Octavian Ciulei
2013 Competition Results
1st Prize: Joseph Palmer
2nd Prize: Ivan Resendiz
3rd Prize: Kyle Comer
4th Prize: Nicolas Emilfork
Audience Prize: Ivan Resendiz