2024 Carnegie Debut

If you wish to be considered for selection for the 2024 Chopin Academy Debut Program Performance at Carnegie Hall, complete the following form and pay the reduced application fee of $28.00 (since the audition has been waived, no fee is required; if you have already paid the fee, the $28 can go toward the participation fee).

Students who have been studying at the CAM for a number of years and who have excelled in performance skills as documented by winning top prizes (first, second, or third) in at least two festivals or competitions or similar achievements every year will be invited to debut on the stage of Carnegie Hall in concerts to be scheduled every three years. The 2023-24 academic year presents the next iteration of this opportunity.

This concert represents one of the highest honors that may be bestowed upon a student of the CAM. To participate, the student must:

1. meet all requirements set forth by his or her primary instructor to obtain the teacher’s nomination;
2. be enrolled for at least 3 consecutive years leading up to the opportunity in the CAM’s exam track or competition track program;
3. be nominated by the directors of the CAM;
4. successfully pay the $50 application fee and pass the competitive audition on January 28, 2024 at the CAM.

Students must obtain a recommendation from their primary instructor and apply for the Carnegie competitive audition by December 15, 2023. It is the prerogative of the student’s primary instructor to outline stringent expectations in order to receive this nomination. In addition to the above noted documentation of success, a 120-minute commitment to daily practice is not an unreasonable expectation. All students nominated to take part in this Carnegie Hall performance must submit a resume of accomplishments in music performance detailing the most recent three years while studying as a student at the CAM. Such submission must be made at a date to be specified later. A participation fee of $350 for a performance duration of five minutes or less, and $50 per minute for each minute exceeding five. All decisions by CAM faculty and the directors regarding student participation, including programing selection and timing, are final and not subject to appeal. Adjudicators will weight audition strength not only based on performance, but also history of success within the last several years and apparent involvement with the classical musical life of the community (participating in summer festivals, volunteering at musical events, etc.).

Failure to complete this form may result in a denial to participate.

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Student Name *

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Last

Parent or Legal Guardian Email *

Primary Instructor Name *

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Last

Instructor Email *

Number of Years of Lessons Total *

Number of Years of Lessons Specifically at the CAM *

List Notable Professional Concerts Attended as an Observer in the Last 3 Years *

You may simply list events like “Yo-Yo Ma at Seattle Symph on or around Spring, 2023”

List Notable Performances and Recitals (not Festivals or Competitions) During Which You Were a Soloist in the Last 3 Years *

List year and venue next to each event

List All Festivals and Competitive Events During Which You Were a Soloist in the Last 3 Years *

List year and event, followed by the award you received

Future Music Plans *

Do you envision yourself studying music professionally in the future? Or do you have other longer-term plans involving music, such as submitting a music supplementary application to college, or the like?

List Other Relevant Activities Related To Your Musical Development (Volunteering, Special Invitations, etc)

Work(s) You Wish To Submit for Audition on January 28, 2024 *

List composer, title, and movement headings; selected participants will be required to perform the same work(s) during the Carnegie Debut event in the spring of 2024

Timing *

List the accurate timing of your performance in minutes and seconds above

Pledge for Non-Graduating Age Student Participation *

• I pledge to remain enrolled for the 2024-25 Academic Year at the CAM
• I am a graduating senior during 2023-24; this does not apply to me

Those who do not intend to return to the CAM for the following school year will not have the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall except in the case of a mandatory out of state move or graduation from high school

Agreement *

• I agree to the terms and conditions to participate in the CAM at Carnegie Hall performance event

By clicking the submit button, you affirm that you are of legal adult age, the registered student named above, or the parent or legal guardian of the registered student named above. You agree to accept all terms and conditions of the 2023-24 Chopin Academy of Music Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”).

I, the legal aged participant or legal guardian of the under-aged participant, agree that any decision made hereunder is final and not subject to appeal. I understand all fees are non-refundable.

1) This Agreement supersedes any prior written or oral Agreement, contains the entire Agreement, and there are no other promises or conditions in any other Agreement whether oral or written;

2) This Agreement may be modified or amended by the CAM;

3) In the event that the CAM requires the services of an attorney in connection with enforcement of this Agreement, or in the event that litigation is commenced, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees;

4) If any provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited;

5) Failure of the CAM to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of the CAM’s rights to subsequently enforce this Agreement;

6) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Washington and venue shall lie in King County; and

7) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall be deemed to be an original and constitute a single Agreement. An electronic transmission bearing any person’s acceptance of the terms and conditions shall have the same force and effect as the original of this Agreement bearing such person’s signature.

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