THE 1ST ROUND

GENERAL RULES:

1. Only one entry per contestant with Eb, Bb or Bass clarinet.
2. All contestants must register via this application form
3. Only solo works or works accompanied by piano will be accepted.
4. Entries with electronics/loopers/digital accompaniment are considered solo works.
5. Winners of Silverstein Global Clarinet Contest 2019 and 2020 are not eligible.
6. Entries must be received no later than 11:59pm on April 15th, 2021.
7. These rules may be changed without prior notice or consent.

VIDEO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

1. Videos must be submitted using the official application form
2. Video resolution must be 1024 x 768 or higher, and must be in landscape mode. File name must be: first name+last name+birthday. (example: johndoe12312001.xxx).
3. Maximum upload file size is 1GB.
4. Video must begin with a verbal introductory statement by the contestant with name, age, date of recording, occupation, and title of the musical selection. 
5. Performer should be centered in the video frame with the entire face, hands, and instrument visible at all times. The video must clearly show the torso of the contestant, the clarinet, and finger movement. 
6. Video must be recorded in one continuous shot with no breaks, cuts, or edits of any type. Edited videos will be immediately disqualified without notice to the contestant. If editing is discovered after the awarding process completes, the award will be forfeited.
7. Entire length of the video must be under 12 minutes in total, including the introductory statement.
8. To maintain a high standard of the contest, the application page may be closed if an excessive number of applications is received. For this reason, we encourage everyone to start the application as soon as possible even before preparing a video file which can be added to the application later on.
9. An example of an acceptable video can be found here.
10. Silverstein Works reserves the right to remove or disqualify any video submission for any reason at our sole discretion.
11. Video submissions must be new, previously unreleased or publicly distributed recordings.
12. Contestants may not use video submitted to the Silverstein Clarinet Contest for any other personal or professional purpose, until the final results of this event are officially announced. 
13. For communication purposes, We encourage all contestants to follow the Silverstein Works Facebook page, the Global Clarinet Contest Facebook page, the Silverstein Works Instagram account and Youtube Channel.

THE 2ND ROUND

1. 2nd round finalists will be announced on or about May 7th, 2021.
2. Second round contestants must record and submit a 2nd video (following the same recording guidelines as the first round) by 11:59pm(EST) on June 11th, 2021

REPERTOIRE

Repertoire for the second round must be chosen from the following selections:

JUNIOR DIVISION 2ND ROUND REPERTOIRE (Choose One):

1. With accompaniment

André Messager: Solo De Concours for Clarinet in Bb and Piano. (~6 min)

2. Without accompaniment 

Igor Stravinsky: Three pieces for Clarinet solo (~4 min)

SENIOR DIVISION 2ND ROUND REPERTOIRE (Choose One):

1. With accompaniment

Carl Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto Op. 57 ( 1st Movement until “11” ) (~7 min)

2. Without accompaniment

Jörg Widmann: Fantasie for Clarinet solo (~7 min)prior

Eb & Bass 2ND ROUND REPERTOIRE: At will, New video for 2nd round is mandatory.