Propositions

Introductory note

Dear teachers, students and saxophone-lovers,

Serbian Saxophone Society is inviting you to take part in SAXPERIENCE COMPETITION 2023, an international saxophone contest.

The main idea behind this event is to bring all of you – saxophone players, students and teachers, and lovers of the sound of saxophone– together in one place. All teachers whose students are participating in this year’s competition, may join the jury. This way, interacting with their colleagues and exchanging experiences, they can directly contribute to the advancement of musical interpretations and the improvement of saxophone studies at all levels.

We decided to organise Saxperience Competition to mark the 10th anniversary of the annual Belgrade Saxperience, festival which has been at the center of attention of saxophone-lovers since its inception.

It should be noted that in Serbia there is no competition of this sort, focused solely on bringing together saxophone players, their performance and the study of this noble instrument.

The competition will be held on December 17, 2023, at the Stanislav Binicki music school performance hall, on Bulevar Zorana Djindjica 152a, New Belgrade.

If you have any additional questions, please contact Jovana Stojanovic, the award jury secretary and competition coordinator, at competition@saxperience.rs

Sincerely,

Milan Savic

Director of the Competition

First category (I) for contestants born in 2014, and younger

Duration: up to 3 minutes

Program requirements:

• Ah, Mon Beau Chateau (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Second category (II) for contestants born in 2013

Duration: up to 4 minutes

Program requirements:

• J. Brahms - Sandman (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Third category (III) for contestants born in 2012

Duration: up to 5 minutes

Program requirements:

• M. Perrin - Berceuse (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Fourth category (IV) for contestants born in 2011

Duration: up to 6 minutes

Program requirements:

• M. Petrenko - Vals (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Fifth category (V) for contestants born in 2010

Duration: up to 7 minutes

Program requirements:

• E. Bozza - Menuet des pages (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Sixth category (VI) for contestants born in 2009

Duration: up to 8 minutes

Program requirements:

• J. Rueff - Chanson et Passepied (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Seventh category (VII) - for contestants born in 2008

Duration: up to 8 minutes

Program requirements:

• M. Perrin - Fantasie Tzigane (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Eighth category (VIII) - for contestants born in 2007

Duration: up to 10 minutes

Program requirements:

• P. Maurice - Tableaux de Provence – 1st movement (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Ninth category (IX) - for contestants born in 2006

Duration: up to 12 minutes

Program requirements:

• D. Milhaud - Scaramouche – 1st movement (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Tenth category (X) - for contestants born in 2005

Duration: up to 15 minutes

Program requirements:

• A. Glazounov - Saxophone Concerto Op. 109 – to the end of the cadenza (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece or A. Glazounov - Saxophone Concerto Op. 109 – after the cadenza to the end of concert

Eleventh category (XI) - for contestants born in 2003 and 2004

Duration: up to 15 minutes

Program requirements:

• A. Sedlar - Tudor Etudes, Etude No. 1 (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Twelfth category (XII) - for contestants born in 2001 and 2002

Duration: up to 15 minutes

Program requirements:

• J. Ibert, Concertino da camera – 1st movement (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Thirteenth category (XIII) - for contestants born in 2000, and older

Duration: up to 15 minutes

Program requirements:

• I. Jevtic, Concert – 1st movement (mandatory piece)
• A free choice piece

Awards:

First award: 95-100 points

Second award: 90-94.99 points

Third award: 80-89.99 points

Honorable mention: 60-79.99

PRIZE FUND

The winner of each category, if he/she had been given 95 points or more, will be awarded a cash prize in the amount of:

• Winner of the 1st category - 50 euros
• Winner of the 2nd category - 50 euros
• Winner of the 3rd category - 50 euros
• Winner of the 4th category - 60 euros
• Winner of the 5th category - 60 euros
• Winner of the 6th category - 60 euros
• Winner of the 7th category - 70 euros
• Winner of the 8th category - 70 euros
• Winner of the 9th category - 70 euros
• Winner of the 10th category - 70 euros
• Winner of the 11th category - 100 euros
• Winner of the 12th category - 100 euros
• Winner of the 13th category - 180 euros

In addition to the mentioned cash prizes, the jury will award the best competitors with saxophone products from the range of well-known manufacturers such as Vandoren, Selmer, SCV Ligature (Sax Clinic) and Krpitza Tegich.

The best-placed competitor in the thirteenth category, if he wins 100 points, the Organizer guarantees a performance at the Belgrade Saxperience festival in the following calendar year.

Application fees:

• For the first, second and third categories: 25 euros
• For the fourth, fifth and sixth categories: 30 euros
• For the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth categories: 40 euros
• For the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth categories: 50 euros

Important notes:

• The competitors must play mandatory pieces from memory. The rest of the program can be played using music sheets.
• Students of music high schools may not compete in the same categories as the students attending elementary music schools. If they happen to fall, age-wise, under the same category, the high school student must compete in the first next category, no matter what year he or she was born in.
• Likewise, professional musicians may not compete in the same category as students of music high schools. If they happen to fall, age-wise, under the same category, the professional musician must compete in the first next category, no matter what year he or she was born in.
• For the free choice piece, it is advisable to play classical saxophone compositions rather than jazz pieces.
• To apply, you need to send a carefully filled out application form, proof of application fee payment, and scans of either your birth certificate (for Serbian nationals) or the first page of your passport (for foreign nationals), to competition@saxperience.rs to complete an online application at www.saxperience.rs
  Application deadline: December 5, 2023
• Competitors may have their accompanists perform alongside them, or they may request to have the official accompanist accompany them. In the latter case, the competitors need to get into direct contact with the competition’s official accompanist, to schedule rehearsals and discuss financial compensation: nedahofman@yahoo.com