International Music Competition

« Melos »

Rome, Italy – 09/04/2016

Deadline for the applications – 01/04/2016

International Internet Music Competition  “Melos”  is organized by the Cultural Association «Melos»  with the aim of the development of international musical culture and of finding and encouraging talented musicians.

 

It is held in the Academic Hall of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music (Rome, Piazza Sant'Agostino, 20/a, .

 

REGULATIONS

 

Art. 1

 

The competition is open to instrumentalists and singers of any nationality without age limits; soloists or groups.

 

Art. 2 Sections

 

• Piano (soloists, assembles for 4 hands, two pianos)

• Organ (soloists, assembles for 4 hands)
• Strings (soloists and groups)

• Wind Instruments (soloists and groups)
•  Percussion (soloists and groups)
• Folk Instruments (soloists and groups)
• Singing- art,  folk (soloists and groups)
• Chamber and orchestral music

 

Art. 3 Category and program

 

Categories for soloists e duets (Age on the date 01/04/2016)

 

• Category «Free»: up to 7 years old – free program with a maximum duration of 5 minutes
• Category A : 8 – 9 years old – Free program with a maximum duration of 5 minutes
• Category B : 10 – 11 years old   free program with a maximum duration of 7 minutes
• Category C : 12 – 13 years old – free program with a maximum duration of 10 minutes
• Category D: 14 – 15 years old – free program with a maximum duration of 10 minutes
• Category E: 16 – 17 years old – free program with a maximum duration of 15 minutes

• Category F: 18 – 19 years old – free program with a maximum duration of 15 minutes
• Category G: from 20 years old – free program with a maximum duration of 15 minutes

 

For soloists it  is required to perform by heard. For organists and duets it is not obligatory to perform by heard.

Categories for groups

 

• Category A : up to 11 years old- free program with a maximum duration of 7 minutes
• Category B: 12 – 15 years old – free program with a maximum duration of 10 minutes
• Category C : 16 – 19 years old – free program with a maximum duration of 15minutes
• Category D: from 20 years old – free program with a maximum duration of 15 minutes

 

It will be considered the average age of the group members.

 It is not obligatory to perform by heard.

 

Art. 4 Jury, scores, rewarding

 

The jury consists of the prominent musicians, professors of Rome conservatory “Santa Cecilia”. The jury's decision is final and non appealable.

Final score is derived as the sum of the arithmetic average of the scores of all the judges on a 100- point scale.

 

GRAND PRIZE – with the highest number of points not less than 98/100. It is one in every category.

FIRST PRIZE – from 90 to 100 points

SECOND PRIZE – from 80 to 90 points

THIRD PRIZE – from 70 to 80 points

DIPLOMA OF PARTICIPATION – to all the other participants

 

The jury has the right to award an unlimited number of prizes in each category.