THE 1ST ROUND

1. Only one entry per contestant with Bb, Eb or Bass Clarinet.
2. All contestants must register via this Official Application Form.
3. Each contestant must submit one freely chosen piece with or without accompaniment, including piano, electronic, loop-based, or digital accompaniment, with a total video length not exceeding 16 minutes, including the introductory statement, ensuring that the first-round repertoire does not overlap with the second-round repertoire. (***Please be sure to carefully review the VIDEO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES below***)
4. Winners of Previous Silverstein Clarinet Contests are not eligible except for Recipients of Honorable Mention and Shining Talent Award.
5. Entries must be received no later than 11:59 pm on March 31st, 2025, EST.
6. 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 16 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 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 April 26th, 2025.
2. Second round contestants must record and submit a 2nd video (following the same recording guidelines as the first round) by 11:59 PM (EST) on May 27th, 2025.

REPERTOIRE for Bb Clarinet

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

JUNIOR DIVISION 2ND ROUND REPERTOIRE (Choose One):

1. Camille Saint-Saëns – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 167 (2nd & 4th Movements Only)
2. Igor Stravinsky – Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo (All movements required)

1. Francis Poulenc – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, FP 184 (All movements required)
2. Jörg Widmann – Fantasie for Clarinet Solo 

REPERTOIRE for Bass Clarinet

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

JUNIOR DIVISION 2ND ROUND REPERTOIRE (Choose One):

1. Eugene Bozza: Ballade
2. Adolf Busch: Suite Op 37a. II Adagio

SENIOR DIVISION 2ND ROUND REPERTOIRE (Choose One):

1. Isang Yun: Monolog for Bass Clarinet
2. Yvonne Desportes: Andante et allegro

REPERTOIRE for Eb Clarinet

JUNIOR DIVISION 2ND ROUND REPERTOIRE (Choose One):

Alfred Prinz: Sonata No.2
J.Melchior Molter: Concerto No.1

SENIOR DIVISION 2ND ROUND REPERTOIRE (Choose One):

Theresa Martin: Calcipher
Eduardo Morales Caso: Tentative wings