WASHINGTON, DC (January 8, 2013) - Poised to take its place as the world’s premier international classical piano competition for musicians ages 5-29, The World Pianist Invitational is underway, and today announced that the online application process for judges is now available at www.worldpianist.org.
Culminating
with a major concert event on Saturday, June 15, 2013, World Pianist
Invitational finalists will have the distinct honor of receiving a
personal invitation to perform live at The John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts in Washington DC.
Qualification
standards for judges will be at least consistent with, and generally
higher than those of many other international competitions. Those who
aspire to become a WPI judge must complete the online application,
including professional references and past judging experience. The
applications will be reviewed and audited by the WPI Judicial
Committed. All sanctioned WPI judges are required to review, approve
and sign the WPI Official Adjudication Guidelines and Agreement. Each judge is paid by WPI for their adjudication services.
The
World Pianist Invitational begins as a worldwide online
video-performance competition, so the preliminary round of judging will
not require travel. Judging for the Internet-based opening round of
competition will take place immediately following the April 13, 2013
application deadline. Judges will receive video uplinks of recorded
performances, and be asked to listen to, observe and evaluate the
candidates, then produce a written critique of each performance.
Each
WPI competitor’s file (including their unique competitor number, the
age range and the video file) will be assigned and sent electronically
to two (2) certified independent international judges. Judges will
adjudicate all of their assigned competitors, complete the appropriate
critique and scoring forms online and submit them to the WPI
headquarters. The two judges’ scores will be combined for a total
preliminary round competition score, which will determine competitor
rankings and identify those who will receive a personal invitation to
perform live at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The
final performance round of the competition – the live performances –
will be adjudicated by five certified independent international judges.
The scoring process will be similar to the preliminary rounds. The
total of the five judges’ final performance round scores will determine
Phenom Laureates’ rankings within their age groups and the amount of the
cash scholarship to be awarded.
To
ensure the highest levels of professionalism and integrity, the World
Pianist Invitational has adopted the established guidelines of The World
Federation of International Music Competitions in Geneva, Switzerland.
Founded
and administered by the World Pianist Invitational (WPI) Foundation, a
Maryland-based non-profit organization, the WPI will award more than
$10,000 in cash scholarships to all of the performing finalists. A
registered 501(c)(3) Non-Profit applicant, the WPI Foundation has chosen
to focus solely on classical piano music for this competition.
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