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2011
Collin County Young
Artist Competition
Sponsored by the
Plano Symphony Orchestra Guild,
with financial support from
ATMOS Energy & TOPAZ Labs
DATE: Saturday, January 15, 2011
PLACE: Collin College, Spring Creek campus
2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition
• Showcase the talented, young musicians in Collin County
• Choose 3 Grand Prize Winners to perform with the Plano
Symphony Orchestra at the March concert
• Limited to students with some connection to Collin County or
the Plano Symphony through their home, school, or music
teacher
(cello)
(piano)
2011 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
(marimba)
2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition
• 1985 - First Competition - 3 judges listened to 17 contestants in closed
auditions
• 1997 - Competition expanded to 2 days for 58 contestants with 3 judges
• 1998 - Format changed to have closed Preliminary Round auditions with
a Final Round open to the public. Had 6 judges for 53 contestants.
• 2009 - Preliminary Round Junior Strings & Senior Strings were split
and run concurrently. Had 8 judges total for 92 contestants.
• 2011 - Had 117 contestants with 8 judges.
Announcement of Finalists
FINALS
2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition
• 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Preliminary Rounds
(closed auditions)
Warm-up
hallway
• 5:50 PM - Announcement
of 12 Finalists
• 6:00 PM - FINALS
5 min. performances
open to the public
• 7:20 PM - Reception &
judges deliberation
• 8:00 PM - Awards Ceremony
FINALS
2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition
• May 2010 - Reserve facilities
• July - Update mailing lists,
print & mail brochures
• Aug. to Nov. - Approve
additional concertos,
secure judges, volunteers,
donations, & piano tuner.
• Dec. - Applications due. Schedule
auditions. Contact contestants,
monitors, & facility.
CONCERT
• Jan. 2011 - Confirm details.
Get pianos tuned. Set up displays.
• Jan. 15, 2011 - Competition Day
• Jan. 16 to March - Work with
Grand Prize Winners on formal
portraits, biographies, slide show,
and rehearsals. Order trophies.
Plan reception.
• Mar. 19, 2011 - Plano Symphony
Orchestra Concert featuring the
3 Grand Prize Winners
2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition
• Chairperson - organize the Competition, scheduling, and audition
details
• Co-Chair - coordinate the food requirements for the Hospitality
Room & reception
• Competition Day Volunteers: 29 monitors, 5 for the reception,
2 photographers, 15 donated 4 dozen cookies,
3 transported the judges
Piano Monitors
Reception Committee
Check-in
monitor
2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition
• TOTAL FUNDING
$ 9,680
Entry fees $ 4,680
Sponsors $ 5,000
• EXPENSES
$ 4,319
Venue rental
$840
Piano tuning
$450
Judge stipends $2,385
Awards
$278
Supplies & misc $366
Grand Prize Winners with Sponsors
NET PROFIT . . . . . . . $ 5,361
• IN-KIND DONATIONS
$ 1,871
Refreshments $ 690
Portraits
$ 825
Hotel rooms for judges $ 356
Pizza donated for reception
2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition
• Involves young people and reaches a more diverse audience for the
Young Artists’ concert in March
• Supports and introduces young local talent to the general public
• One Grand Prize Winner performs at the school concerts for 4th & 5th
graders.
• Two winners visited and performed at a middle school.
• Six winners performed a concert at a local retirement home
Retirement Home performance
2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition
• Utilized the internet, email, and PSO website more
• Posted lots of photos on the PSO website for contestants
to download
• Created a PSO email address for the Chairperson
• Secured 2 non-local judges - required extra volunteers for
transportation
• Reserved a table for each GPW family at the post-concert reception
• Presented a concert at a retirement home with 6 of the winners
• Coordinated schedule with the Juanita Miller Competition for
17 contestants who entered both competitions.
• Presented 2-minute slideshows to introduce each Grand Prize
Winner at the March concert
2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition