Columbus State University's Schwob School of Music Organ Playing Competition

Jordan International Competition In Solo Organ Playing September, 2009 Stefan Engels, Artistic Director ♦ Dame Gillian Weir, President of the Juries ♦ Joseph Golden, Executive Director
	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
		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.
	Prizes for the Jordan International Competition:
		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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		September, 2009 Application Credit Card Payment Option for Jordan International Competition Entry Fee Repertoire Proctor Form