TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
• BEST PERFORMANCE OF A CONTEMPORARY WORK (IN ANY STYLE)
- Prize: $50 educational & explanatory info (as pdf download)
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• THE VALERIE MISHEK AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE OF AN ETUDE (IN ANY STYLE) - Prize: $50
• Judges, at their discretion, may also consider works not explicitly entitled "Etude" that nonetheless have distinctive characteristics of an etude. (Ideally, teachers or students are encouraged to contact Dr. Houle in advance about etude-like works to determine eligibility.)
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JUDGES' AWARDS (3)
- These three awards go to the best performance(s) of works written, arranged or edited by our three distinguished perennial judges.
Teachers and students are encouraged to contact the judges directly for more information about their works and editions:
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• 1) BEST PERFORMANCE OF A WORK WRITTEN, ARRANGED OR EDITED BY JOHN SALMON - Prize: $50
QUALIFYING MUSIC:
JOHN SALMON • Jazz Standards arranged for solo piano by John Salmon [SEE REVIEW IN AMT]
• Jazz Up the Inventions: J. S. Bach's Two-Part Inventions with Jazzy Accompaniments (duet)
• Add On Bach: Variants, Lead-ins, and New Lines Added to Selected Inventions (solo & duet)
• Videos
• Dave Brubeck At the Piano – Edited by John Salmon (Amazon) - or see Sheetmusicplus
• Seriously Brubeck – Edited by Gail Lew & John Salmon
• Nocturnes by Dave Brubeck – Edited by John Salmon
• Original music by Salmon recorded on CD: Salmon Is a Jumpin'
(Write to Dr. Salmon about original compositions from this CD that are available in manuscript, usually for two pianos.)
• Recordings on YouTube
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• 2) BEST PERFORMANCE OF A WORK WRITTEN, ARRANGED OR EDITED BY KEVIN OLSON - Prize: $50
QUALIFYING MUSIC:
KEVIN OLSON
• Complete list of Olson publications with FJH
• NFMC Choice: Impressions on Color
• Recordings: University of Iowa Piano Pedagogy Video Recording Project
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• 3) BEST PERFORMANCE OF A WORK WRITTEN, ARRANGED OR EDITED BY WYNN-ANNE ROSSI - Prize: $50
QUALIFYING MUSIC:
WYNN-ANNE ROSSI
• Rossi website info (best source)
• Onlinesheetmusic
• Recordings: University of Iowa Piano Pedagogy Video Recording Project
• NEW: A lesson on Jazzin' Americana (terrific 4-book series)
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• THE EVELYN BILLBERG AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE OF A COMPOSITION IN ANY STYLE WRITTEN WHOLLY BY A FEMALE COMPOSER - Prize: $50 educational & explanatory info (as pdf download)
- Prize: $50 educational & explanatory info (as pdf download)
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• THE VALERIE MISHEK AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE OF AN ETUDE (IN ANY STYLE) - Prize: $50
• Judges, at their discretion, may also consider works not explicitly entitled "Etude" that nonetheless have distinctive characteristics of an etude. (Ideally, teachers or students are encouraged to contact Dr. Houle in advance about etude-like works to determine eligibility.)
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JUDGES' AWARDS (3)
- These three awards go to the best performance(s) of works written, arranged or edited by our three distinguished perennial judges.
Teachers and students are encouraged to contact the judges directly for more information about their works and editions:
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• 1) BEST PERFORMANCE OF A WORK WRITTEN, ARRANGED OR EDITED BY JOHN SALMON - Prize: $50
QUALIFYING MUSIC:
JOHN SALMON • Jazz Standards arranged for solo piano by John Salmon [SEE REVIEW IN AMT]
• Jazz Up the Inventions: J. S. Bach's Two-Part Inventions with Jazzy Accompaniments (duet)
• Add On Bach: Variants, Lead-ins, and New Lines Added to Selected Inventions (solo & duet)
• Videos
• Dave Brubeck At the Piano – Edited by John Salmon (Amazon) - or see Sheetmusicplus
• Seriously Brubeck – Edited by Gail Lew & John Salmon
• Nocturnes by Dave Brubeck – Edited by John Salmon
• Original music by Salmon recorded on CD: Salmon Is a Jumpin'
(Write to Dr. Salmon about original compositions from this CD that are available in manuscript, usually for two pianos.)
• Recordings on YouTube
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• 2) BEST PERFORMANCE OF A WORK WRITTEN, ARRANGED OR EDITED BY KEVIN OLSON - Prize: $50
QUALIFYING MUSIC:
KEVIN OLSON
• Complete list of Olson publications with FJH
• NFMC Choice: Impressions on Color
• Recordings: University of Iowa Piano Pedagogy Video Recording Project
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• 3) BEST PERFORMANCE OF A WORK WRITTEN, ARRANGED OR EDITED BY WYNN-ANNE ROSSI - Prize: $50
QUALIFYING MUSIC:
WYNN-ANNE ROSSI
• Rossi website info (best source)
• Onlinesheetmusic
• Recordings: University of Iowa Piano Pedagogy Video Recording Project
• NEW: A lesson on Jazzin' Americana (terrific 4-book series)
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• THE EVELYN BILLBERG AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE OF A COMPOSITION IN ANY STYLE WRITTEN WHOLLY BY A FEMALE COMPOSER - Prize: $50 educational & explanatory info (as pdf download)
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