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| Entry form for 2008 now available for download |
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Added 12/02/08 The Entry form for this year's Australian Concerto & Vocal Competition is now available for download. >> Please click here to be taken to the Entry Form Download Page. << Entries close on Wednesday 28th May 2008. Definitely no late entries will be accepted.
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| Name Change Announcement & dates for 2008 |
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The committee of the North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition Association is very pleased to announce that we were successful in our application to change the name of the competition to reflect the interest that we have received from entrants Australia wide and overseas. So from now on the competition is officially the Australian Concerto & Vocal Competition Inc. The dates have been confirmed as from Sunday 13th July to Friday 18th July 2008 and the adjudicator will be Dr John Hopkins OBE. >> <<
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| Adjudicator announced for 2007 |
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Added 01/04/07 The committee of the North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition Association is very pleased to announce that the adjudicator for the 2007 competition will be Mr Larry Sitsky AM. >> Click here to find out more information about our 2007 adjudicator <<
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| Entry form for 2007 now available for download |
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Added 10/03/06 The Entry form for this year's North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition is now available for download. >> Please click here to be taken to the Entry Form Download Page. << Entries close on Wednesday 30 May 2007. Definitely no late entries will be accepted.
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| 2007 Competition Announcement |
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Added 17/01/07 Please click here to view the Announcement Flyer of the 2007 North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition.
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| Entry form for 2006 now available for download |
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Added 10/03/06 The Entry form for this year's North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition is now available for download. >> Please click here to be taken to the Entry Form Download Page. << Entries close on Wednesday 24 May 2006. Definitely no late entries will be accepted.
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| 2006 Competition Announcement |
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Added 02/02/06 Please click here to view the Announcement Flyer of the 2006 North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition.
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| Adjudicator announced for 2006 |
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Added 02/02/06 The committee of the North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition Association is very pleased to announce that the adjudicator for the 2006 competition will be Mr Max Olding AM. >> Click here to find out more information about our 2006 adjudicator <<
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Added 20/11/05 Click below to download the November Newsletter. >>
NOVEMBER 2005 NEWSLETTER
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| DATE CLAIMER - Fashion Parade 4th June 2006 |
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Our major fundraising event “Sunday Afternoon at Panorama House” will be Sunday 4th June commencing at 2.30pm. Another excellent afternoon is being planned with fun, fashion, music, prizes and dance – can’t give away too much just yet. Tickets will be $30 with tables of 10. Please book this in you diary and get your friends together for a great time.
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| DATE CLAIMER - 2005 Open Winner to appear in Prize Winner's Concert |
Our 2005 Open winner, pianist
Alexander Sunman,
will perform as soloist
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| AGM 2005 |
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AGM - Saturday 3rd December at 10.00am. 34 Sabadine Street, Aitkenvale. The meeting will be followed by morning tea. RSVP by 1st Dec to nqconcerto@hotmail.com or phone Janiece on 4772 5759 and leave a message.
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| Silver Circle 2005 |
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Silver Circle Fun-draiser $10 cost to win $200 first prize or $25 worth of Scratchies 2nd prize. Do you want to have a chance? Only 50 tickets will be sold. Committee members are selling tickets in our first ‘fun-draiser” for the 2006 competition year – contact any one of us, or email nqconcerto@hotmail.com, or phone 4772 5759 and leave a message. As they say you have to be in it to win it! Drawn at the AGM 3rd December 2005
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Added 20/04/05 Click below to download the April Newsletter. >> APRIL
2005 NEWSLETTER
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| Entry form for 2005 now available for download |
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Added 24/02/05 The Entry form for this year's North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition is now available for download. >> Please click here to be taken to the Entry Form Download Page. << Entries close on Wednesday 25 May 2005. Definitely no late entries will be accepted.
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| 2004 Open Winner to appear in Prize-Winners' Concert |
Added 24/02/05
Our 2004 Open winner, saxophonist
Jason Xanthoudakis,
will perform as soloist
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| Adjudicator announced for 2005 |
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Added 24/02/05 The committee of the North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition Association is very pleased to announce that the adjudicator for the 2005 competition will be Mr Donald Hazelwood OA, OBE. >> Click here to find out more information about our 2005 adjudicator <<
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| 2005 Silver Anniversary Announcement |
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Added 02/02/05 Please click here to view the Announcement Flyer of the 2005 North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition Silver Anniversary.
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Added 24/02/05 Click below to download the December Newsletter. >> DECEMBER
2004 NEWSLETTER
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| Review of Gala Finals Concert 2004 - by David Ellis |
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Added 21/07/2004 Gala Finals Concert – Nth Queensland Concerto and Vocal Competition Friday 16th July 2004 Townsville Civic Theatre Reviewed by DAVID ELLIS
Twenty four musicians competed in the Open Section of Nth Queensland Concerto and Vocal Competition. The five finalists performed at the Gala Finals Concert. Matthew Rigby from Brisbane began the concert with the Violin Concerto in A minor by Dvorak in a compelling performance demonstrating respect for the text, eschewing any undue emphasis of Romantic gesture. His playing was by turns lyrical and swaggering with an exploration of the many possibilities of violin tone. Matthew’s musicianship was apparent in the 2nd movement with gracefully sculpted melodic line and his technical control in the 3rd movement with accurate double stopping and a well controlled dance-like lilt . The performance suffered towards the end from a slight memory lapse and some unduly heavy accompaniment but won the support of the audience for its integrity. Jason Xanthoudakis from Sydney in his prize winning chiaroscuro performance confounded many in the audience with his performance of the Variations Pathetique for Alto Saxophone by Ida Gotkovsky. This is a recent composition and uncompromising in its expression. It began with a brooding exchange between saxophone and piano leading to rapid quasi improvisatory passagework in a freely atonal idiom. The second movement featured some very nimble articulation and developed a sense of mounting excitement. The contribution of the accompanist Christian Gante was central to the success of this section. The communication between saxophone and piano was in perfect accord and appeared “sixth sense”. The resulting dialogue was incandescent. Jason’s performance consistently demonstrated flawless tone production at the widest dynamic extremes and virtuosic finger technique. His dazzling technique clearly supports his advocacy of contemporary music for the saxophone. Anya Muston from Sydney in her performance of the Violin Concerto No. 1 by Prokofiev brought a controlled lyricism that that had much to commend it. However a slightly more expansive approach to tempo and a little rubato would have helped to portray a sense of irony. The violin tone could have been a little fuller. The second movement was beautifully balanced between soloist and accompanist. The final movement showed greater depth of violin tone and some impressive pyrotechnics (right and left hand pizzicato). This was an effective performance overall but one which could have benefit from a little more rhythmic drive and dynamic contrast. Misa Yamamato from Melbourne in her performance of the Piano Concerto No.3 by Prokofiev showed an assured technique and a dramatic volatile energy. The bravura opening of the accompanist (playing the orchestral piano reduction) was matched by the soloist in a driving rhythmic impulse. The following languid bitonal theme was played with nicely judged rubato leading to a percussive interlude of some ferocity. The third movement had an urgent inevitability about it with a hard driven interplay between soloist and accompanist. The concerto then dissolved into a gently hesitant interlude before the final controlled abandonment. The concluding performance was that of Katherine Lukey from Melbourne in the Violin Concerto by Khachaturian. This was in many ways the highlight of the evening. The opening theme was characterized by an intensity of sound and insistent rhythmic drive. Katherine carried off passages of virtuosity with great aplomb with accompanist Christian Gante providing unstinting support . In the second movement the lyrical theme was spun with unfolding intensity and great feeling throughout, the accompaniment showing imagination and sensitivity. The final movement promised much at the outset with extroversion and energy from both soloist and accompanist before an untimely memory lapse just before the end.
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| 2004 Results Announced |
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Please click here to view the full results of the 2004 North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition.
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| Richard McIntyre to replace Patrick Thomas as adjudicator |
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Added 03/07/2004 Unfortunately, due to medical advice, Patrick Thomas MBE will be unable to travel to Townsville to fulfill the role of adjudicator for the 2004 competition. We are please to announce that Mr Richard McIntyre OAM has graciously accepted our invitation to travel from Canberra to adjudicate at the 2004 competition. Mr McIntyre is well known through his role as Senior Lecturer at the Canberra School of Music and as a member of the Canberra Wind Soloists.
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| School Ensembles Section reinstated for this year's competition |
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Added 13/03/2004 The North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition is delighted to announce that it will be holding a Schools Ensemble Section (3-8 players) as part of the 2004 event. Our organization has included a schools ensembles section as part of the larger competition since 1996, however it was decided by the management committee that we would discontinue the section after last year’s competition, as the Australian Festival of Chamber Music was also conducting a similar competition, held over the past three years. AFCM have now made a decision not to hold their competition in 2004, and so we have decided to take it up again. The Schools Ensemble Section (3-8 players) will be held on Friday 16th July 2004 at the Townsville Civic Theatre, commencing at 1:00pm. This section will form part of the larger event, which will be held from Mon 12th – Fri 16th July concluding with the Gala Finals Concert on Friday evening at the Townsville Civic Theatre. The adjudicator for this year’s annual NQ Concerto & Vocal Competition is distinguished Australian conductor, Patrick Thomas MBE. I’m sure you’ll agree that this is a fantastic opportunity for school ensembles to participate in a National and International event and receive adjudication and feedback from one of Australia’s foremost conductors of the past few decades. We hope that with the strong support of North Queensland secondary schools and colleges, that we can once again make this a successful event.
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| Adjudicator announced for 2004 |
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Added 10/02/04 The committee of the North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition Association is very pleased to announce that the adjudicator for the 2004 competition will be distinguished conductor Patrick Thomas MBE.
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| Entry form for 2004 now available for download |
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Added 10/02/04 The Entry form for this year's North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition is now available for download. >> Please click here to be taken to the Entry Form Download Page. << Entries close on Wednesday 28 May 2004. Definitely no late entries will be accepted.
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| 2003 Open Winner to appear in Prize-Winners' Concert |
Added 10/02/04
Our 2003 Open winner, violinist
Marianne Broadfoot,
will perform as soloist
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Added 13/12/03 Click below to download the December Newsletter. >>
DECEMBER 2003 NEWSLETTER
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| NQC&VC welcomes New Sponsor! |
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Added 07/11/2003
Pauls has a proud history in the Queensland dairy industry, commencing in 1923 when an ice cream factory was established at West End in Brisbane under the "Peters" brand. Pauls was established at South Brisbane in 1933 and the Peters and Pauls companies merged in 1960 to become Queensland United Foods. QUF changed its name to Pauls Limited in March, 1998. Pauls has approximately 460 farmer suppliers in Queensland currently supplying 307 million litres of raw milk per annum. Those dairy farmers are members of 2 supplier groups, Premium Milk and Port Curtis. Pauls employs more than 820 Queenslanders and operates plants at Labrador, Warwick, South Brisbane, Nambour, Rockhampton. The North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition is proud to have Pauls as one of its sponsors for the 2004 competition. >> For further information on Pauls, please click here to visit their website.<<
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| 2004 Competition Dates announced |
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Added 07/11/2003
Announcing the 12 - 16 July 2004 The Director of the North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition, Mrs. Carol Dall'Osto, is pleased to announce that the competition will once again be held in Townsville from 12th - 16th July 2004. Entries for the 2004 competition will close on Wednesday 26th May 2004. Entry Forms will be available for download from this website in the near future. Please check back soon for further information.
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| Outcome of Annual General Meeting |
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Added 07/11/2003 The Annual General Meeting of the North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition Association Incorporated was held on Saturday, 1st November 2003. The elected committee for 2004
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A copy of the AGM Minutes is available: >>
Click here for 2003 AGM Minutes
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The
North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition is pleased to announce a
generous sponsorship partnership with Pauls Limited for
sponsorship of the Piano & Instrumental Section for 2004 & 2005.