Competition Rules and Information - Index

• Eligibility
• Categories and Divisions (Piano / Violin/ Cello ; Senior / Junior)
• Repertoire Requirements
  • Piano
  • Violin
  • Cello
• Ordering required music pieces
• Competition Rules
• Competition Location
• Application Form, Fee and Deadline
• Prizes
• Winners' Concert and Award Ceremony
• Past Winners
• Sponsoring Organizations
• Contact
• About the Required Pieces and the Composers

 

This competition is open to all pre-college students. 

Categories:

Piano, Violin, Cello

Divisions:

Piano and Violin

• (1) Senior division: Grade 9 through 12
• (2) Junior division: 8th Grade and younger

  * Previous first-prize winners cannot compete in the same division in the same category in the following years.
  * Please note that the division is based on Grade rather than the age of the competitor.

Cello - One division - 12th grade and younger

Two pieces of music are required to be performed by each contestant.

I. Piano

1. First or third movement from any concerto or one piece for violin with piano from memory without repeats. AND
2. One of the following required pieces. Contestants may use music (only for the required piece).

   Senior division

   • Sanjo ………………………………….. Eun Ho Chang
   • Joy of Ong-He-Ya ………………...……... Misook Kim
   • Korean Fantasy ………………………... Luis Obregon
   • Toad ……………………………….….. Jeongkyu Park
   • The Great Peace of Gyeonggi …... Simon Hutchinson

Junior division

• Doraji & Arirang Variation …………..... Yong Jeong Lee
• Hae-ga San Ma-loo-eh Ju-mool-uh-do .… Dong-Ji Moon
• A-ri ……………………………….……. Jung eun Choi

 

Violin and Cello Repertoire Book (with Accompaniment) and
Piano Repertoire Book are sold separately.

1. Required Repertoire book may be purchased in person ($8 for each book) at:

• Korean Books, Niles Store (한국서적) ($8 for each book)
  9820 N. Milwaukee Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018 (TEL:847-795-1414)
  (on Milwaukee, one block north of Golf Rd.)
         

2. Or purchase by mail ($10 for each book ):

Send a mail order form with a check ($10 for each book)
The Sejong Cultural Society.
606 Forest Rd., Suite 100. Glenview, IL 60025
Mail order form.

3. Purchase On-line at our website ($10 for each book):
(PayPal service - Visa/Master Card accepted)

Violin and Cello Repertoire Book with accompaniment ($10 incl S&H)

Piano Repertoire Book ($10 incl S&H)

Repertoire Book (4th Edition, published in Aug, 2008)

1. Music of competitor's choice must be performed from memory
2. Music may be used only for the piece from the required music repertoire.
3. No transcriptions will be allowed.
4. Questions concerning repertoire may be directed to sejong@sejongsociety.org
5. Judges may not hear pieces in their entirety due to time constraints.                     
6. The approximate performance time limit at the competition will be:
   • i. Senior division: 10 minutes
   • ii. Junior division: 8 minutes
7. The decision of the judges will be final.
8. Prizes may not be awarded at the judges’ discretion.      
9. The competition will not provide an accompanist but can recommend pianists upon request.  The contestant is responsible for arranging rehearsals and paying expense for the accompanist.
10. First prize winners cannot compete in the same division in the following years.
11. One clean copy of original music score and two clean copies must be provided for the judges. Contestants will not be allowed to compete if he/she fails to provide a clean original music score. Please number measures at the beginning of each line.

Fine Arts Building,
PianoForte Chicago studio
410 South Michigan Ave
Chicago IL 60605

Please note the new location for this year's competition.

Deadline:
Application form accompanied with application fee must arrive at the Sejong Cultural Society
(606 Forest Road, Glenview, IL, 60025)
on or before October 30, 2008.

Form:
Click here to download application form  (MS word format / Interactive PDF format)

Fee:
Application Fee : $30 per application. (Please make check payable to Sejong Cultural Society)

Send to:
Send the Application Form and Application Fee of $30 to:

Sejong Cultural Society           
606 Forest Road
Glenview, IL 60025

Senior Divisions: First ($500), Second ($400), Third ($300)
Juniors Divisions: First ($300), Second ($200), Third ($100)

Cello category has only one division and considered as Senior Division.

Senior division winners may have future public performances and scholarship opportunities

Date: Jan 18 (Sunday), 3 PM 2009
TBA

Winners will be announced on this website and Korea Times of Chicago.
Video recording of the Winners Concert may be posted on this website, and/or broadcast on Korean TV or radio stations. Video clips from the past winners concerts:

| 4th Sejong Music Competition Winners Concert Recording (1/13/2008) |
| 3rd Sejong Music Competition Winners Concert Recording (1/14/2007) |
| 2nd Sejong Music Competition Winners Concert Recording (1/15/2006) |
| 1st Sejong Music Competition Winners Concert Recording (1/15/2005) |

(Teacher's name in parenthesis)

 - 2007 -

2007 Piano:
Senior: 1st-Paul Juhn (Emilio del Rosario) Mundelein, IL, 2nd-Alice Huang (Shu-Ching Chung) Verona, WI , 3rd-Matthew Sun-Oo Scherer (Soo Lee) Winnetka, IL
Junior: 1st-None, 2nd-Susie Lee (Emilio del Rosario) Naperville, IL & Dhongkyu Yoon (Dr Michael Thiele) Brookfield, WI, 3rd-Emma Michalak (Soo Lee) Evanston, IL

2007 Violin:
Senior: 1st-Samantha Bennett (Almita Vamos / Marko Dreher) Evanston, IL , 2nd-Shelley Liu (Almita Vamos) Winnetka, IL , 3rd-Hannah Selonick (Desiree Ruhstrat) Evanston, IL
Junior: 1st-Gallia Kastner (Almita Vamos / Marko Dreher) Arlington Heights, IL , 2nd-Susie Koh (Almita Vamos / Marko Dreher) Buffalo Grove, IL, 3rd-Connie Liou (Julie Maura) Elk Grove Village, IL

2007 Cello:
Senior: 1st-Benjamin Lash (Tanya Carey) Evanston, IL , 2nd-Jessica Cho (David Cunliffe) Glenview, IL , 3rd-None

 - 2006 -

2006 Piano:
Senior: 1st- Sean Yeh, Libertyville, IL (Emilio Del Rosario) , 2nd-Paul Juhn, Mundelein, IL (Emilio Del Rosario) , 3rd- Yueun Kim, Chicago, IL (Theodore Edel)
Junior: 1st-Lauren Eun Kim, Bannockburn, IL (Emilio Del Rosario), 2nd-Myung Sook Stella Tu, Northbrook, IL (Sueanne Metz) , 3rd-Jonathan Lyu, Vernon Hills, IL (Dr. Sung Hoon Mo)

2006 Violin:
Senior: 1st-Siwoo Kim, Westerville, OH (Almita & Roland Vamos), 2nd-Emily Hyun, Winnetka, IL (Betty Haag-Kuhnke) , 3rd-Ashley Sachay, DeKalb, IL (Desiree Ruhstrat)
Junior: 1st-Laura Park, Palatine, IL (Injoo Choi) , 2nd-George Hyun, Winnetka, IL (Betty Haag-Kuhnke),Erika Gray, Wilmette, IL (Desiree Ruhstrat)

2006 Cello:
Senior: 1st-Mindy Park, Palatine, IL(Haans Jorgen Jensen) , 2nd-Benjamin Lash, Evanston, IL(Tanya Carey), 3rd-Hyunjin Jessica Cho, Glenview, IL (David Cunliffe)

2005 -

2005 Piano:
Senior: 1st- none, 2nd- Andrew Kim (Soo Lee), 3rd- none
Junior: 1st- Paul Juhn (Emilio Del Rosario), 2nd- Alice Huang(Shu-Ching Chuang), 3rd- Myung Sook Stella Tu (Sueanne Metz)

2005 Violin:
Senior: 1st- Shawn Moore (Cyrus Forough), 2nd- Yeon Sun Huh (Kyung Sun Lee), 3rd- Ji Yeun Yook (Kyung Sun Lee)
Junior: 1st- Herah Kim (Desiree Ruhstrat), 2nd- Laura Park (Injoo Choi), Jaimie Sachay (Desiree Ruhstrat)

- 2004 -

2004 Piano:
Senior: 1st- Jooeun Shim ( Emilio del Rosario) and Ada Jeon (Sylvia Wang / Soo Young Lee), 2nd- none, 3rd- Jonathan Shih (Cheryl Cheon-Ae Lim)
Junior: 1st- Andrew Yoon (Emilio Del Rosario), 2nd-Paul Juhn (Emilio Del Rosario), 3rd- Alice Choe (Emilio Del Rosario)

2004 Violin:
Senior: 1st- Susan Jang (Almita Vamos) , 2nd- Eun-Hye Dong (Kyung Sun Lee), 3rd- Sang Won Chung (Kyung Sun Lee)
Junior: 1st- Sophia Cho (Almita Vamos), 2nd- Herah Kim (Desiree Ruhstrat), 3rd- Thomas Huntington (Cyrus Forough) and Jaeyon Chung (Gerardo Ribeiro)

For questions regarding application or repertoire, please send an e-mail to sejong@sejongsociety.org or call the Korea Times of Chicago at 847-626-0388.