Jordan International Competition In Solo Organ Playing
September, 2009
Stefan Engels, Artistic Director
♦ Dame Gillian Weir, President of the Juries ♦ Joseph Golden, Executive
Director
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Update as of
May 26, 2009:
All Semi-Final Contestants should contact
the official competition travel agent to make their own reservations for
travel to and from the competition.
Agent contact information:
tara@columbustvl.com
Phone: 706-405-7139
Scores for the Robert Rumbelow
commissioned work, "Soundscape for Organ and Percussion Ensemble," are
currently being mailed. They should be received between March 20-25.
Editing issues delayed this mailing.
August
1, 2008: Deadline for CD entries
The following competitors have been
selected to advance to the next round of the Jordan Competition.
The very high artistic level of the CD entries
from these persons has led the judges and the administrators of the Jordan
International Competition to decide to advance all of them directly to the
Semi-Final round, which it has been decided will now be the next stage of
the competition.
There is no need for the selection rounds in
February of 2009. The Semi-Final and Final rounds will take place from
September 17 until 26, 2009, at Columbus State University in Columbus,
Georgia, USA.
In order of the arrival of their materials:
Soo Young Choi, Adriano Falcioni, Shin-Young Lee,
Thomas Schuster, Jonathan Ryan, Yoon Park, Jonathan Oldengarm, Scott
Montgomery, Sang Gil Gu, Woosug Kang, Eun-Hye (Grace) Kim, Suzanne Kujala,
Sophie Lechelle, Hye Hyun Sung
are advanced to the Semi-Final round.
Congratulations to these artists, and many thanks
to everyone who entered the CD round of this competition. There was much
fine playing from many contestants.
September 17-26, 2009: Semi-final and Final
Rounds:
RiverCenter for the Performing Arts - Columbus, Georgia, USA
- Judges:
Gillian Weir, Marie-Bernadette
Dufourcet-Hakim, Martin Jean, Tong-Soon Kwak, Jon Laukvik
THE JORDAN INTERNATIONAL ORGAN COMPETITION
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Founded in 2001, the Jordan International Organ Competition is
one of the
premier competitions in the world, offering the largest First Place prize and significant
other prizes. Competitors from around the globe compete via CD and live
rounds, being judged by a panel of leading international concert organists and teachers,
culminating in the Final Rounds, held in the visual and aural splendor of Legacy Hall at
RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in Columbus, and featuring the renowned
Jordan Concert Organ, Orgues LeTourneau, Opus 60. This event is made possible through
the continuing generosity of the Jordan Family and the Jordan Foundation.
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Prizes for the Jordan International Competition:
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First Prize THE JORDAN PRIZE: $30,000.00, U.S.,
Including artist management by Karen McFarlane Artists for Canada and the
U.S., and by OrganPromotion for Europe
Second Prize: $10,000.00, U.S.
Third Prize: $5.000.00, U.S.
The LeTourneau Prize: $5,000.00, U.S. for the best performance of a
commissioned work for Organ and Percussion Ensemble
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Next Jordan International Competition:
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September, 2009
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