Strings Syllabus

Please be sure you are familiar with the Rules. In particular, the time limit of each class:
5 minutes, unless otherwise stated in the class description.

34Young Performer Of The Year Award - Nomination14 to 21 years$35

Class sponsor    Wang Yu
1st Place winner will receive a $100 cash prize
and an additional $100 towards their nomination fee,
generously sponsored by Wang Yu.

NATIONAL YOUNG PERFORMER AWARDS
2025 CRITERIA FOR ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS
A. Competitors shall be 14 and under 21 years of age as at 1st October 2025.
B. This award is open to competitors on any (non-electric) acoustic instrument.
Not including Piano, which is another genre at the NYPA.
C. The programme should consist of three contrasting pieces from different
periods of musical history, i.e. Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century
or Contemporary.
D. Each competitor shall perform a programme of 15-20 minutes duration.
There will be a percentage mark for the complete programme. A penalty of
5 marks will be imposed if the time limit is preceded or exceeded by
30 seconds or more.
E. There will be a semi-final of up to six competitors who will repeat
their full programme, as set out in B. and C. Competitors will be chosen
based on their marks in the Preliminary round.
F. For the Final Awards Concert three competitors will be recalled and
will perform one piece, which the adjudicator will choose, from their
original programme.

SOCIETY NOMINATION
Each Society, which is a financial member of PACANZ, may nominate up to
two competitors, which shall be selected by the adjudicator, based on
a performance as outlined in A-D (above). The adjudicator will determine
that a competitor has displayed a sufficient standard of performance to
competently represent that society at the National Young Performer Awards.
The standard required will be at the absolute discretion of the adjudicator
but will include;
• A demonstration of adequate preparation
• An authority of performance
• A performance with a level of maturity commensurate with a national final
competition of this age group.
If the adjudicator considers that sufficient standard has NOT been reached by
any competitor, then NO nomination will be made.
The Nominating Society is responsible for paying part of the entry fee to
the National Young Performer Awards, which is $75.00 incl gst.
The Nominee is responsible for paying their portion of the entry fee to
the National Young Performer Awards, which is $230.00 incl gst.

DIRECT NOMINATION:
Via a Competition Society Member
If the adjudicator considers that more than two competitors have reached
a sufficient standard, the adjudicator may report to the committee that those
competitors should be given the option of a DIRECT NOMINATION.

Via a Tertiary Institution Member
Nominations may also be put forward if Instrumentalists have reached
a sufficient standard and can meet the Criteria listed above.
The DIRECT NOMINATION competitor will be responsible for paying the full
entry fee, which is $305.00 incl gst.

35aString Solo Classical Own Selection9 and younger

Class sponsor    Epsom Music School
“Classical” is taken to mean composers before Schubert.

1st Place $25 and receives the Junior Cup,
2nd Place $15, 3rd Place $10,
sponsored by Epsom Music School.

35bString Solo Romantic or Modern Own Selection9 and younger

Class sponsor    North Shore Performing Arts Society, Roxie Wu, Sarah Zhang
“Romantic or Modern” is taken to mean works by 
Composers from Schubert onwards.

Winner is to receive $25 sponsored by
the North Shore Performing Arts Society
2nd Place $15 sponsored by Roxie Wu
3rd Place $10 sponsored by Sarah Zhang

36aString Solo Classical Own Selection10 and 11 years 

“Classical” is taken to mean composers before Schubert.

36bString Solo Romantic or Modern Own Selection10 and 11 years

Class sponsor    North Shore Performing Arts Society
“Romantic or Modern” is taken to mean works by
Composers from Schubert onwards.
Winner $30 sponsored by NSPAS

37String Solo12 to 14 years

Class sponsor    Miranda Adams
Winner to receive $70
2nd Place $40
3rd Place $30

38String Solo15 to 17 years

Class sponsor    Auckland Youth Orchestra
Winner to receive $50
Second $30
Third $20

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