Official Biography
Biography
José Jesús
Olivetti
Contest "Touch and Fight" 2019
in its First Edition
Contest created for the recognition of Venezuelan children and young musicians who continue with their learning and professional, cultural and human growth in Venezuela.
A group of young Venezuelans who continue their training and professional careers abroad, come together to encourage all young people to continue “Playing and Fighting” for their dreams, goals and life objectives through the “Tocar y Luchar” contest. .
The contest is named after the phrase of El maestro José Antonio Abreu, who gave his life to the cultural, social and musical development of the country's youth through the System.
Young people, we admire your courage and tenacity, and we tell you: "Dreams do come true, as long as we are prepared and willing to face the challenges that come our way."
1. Participants
1.1. Candidates age
Musicians born in Venezuela and who are currently living in the country can participate. The ages by categories will be the following:
Infant Category: Children aged 0 to 12 years.
Youth Category: Children aged 13 to 18 years.
1.2. Enrollment application
Participants can apply by filling in the "Application Form" between 1.11.2019 and 25.11.2019.
Any question related to the contest, contact by email at the following address : info.concursotocaryluchar@gmail.com
1.3. Number of participants
The number of accepted candidates for the first round is free.
2. Contest
2.1. Contest tests
The Contest is structured in 4 tests or rounds. 1- First Round, 2- Second Round, 3- Third Round or Semifinal and 4- Fourth Round or Final. All tests will be carried out through videos using the YouTube social network.
VERY IMPORTANT: The first round of the contest will NOT be public, and the videos of the candidates will be sent through a private link to info.concursotocaryluchar@gmail.com , from the second round the videos will be Public and shared on the social network of Instagram of the Contest.
2.2. Number of participants per test
In the first round there is no limit to participants. A maximum of 5 contestants per category of each instrument will be chosen to advance to the seventh round.
In the second round, they will compete a maximum 5 musicians of each instrument per category and 1 of each instrument will be chosen to advance to the third round or semifinal.
In the third round or Semifinal, 1 musician of each instrument per category will compete, and 5 musicians are chosen to advance to the final round
Final, in each category the 5 chosen musicians will participate and the winner will be named.
2.3. Public Voting through Instagram and Youtube
The public will have a relevant participation from the second round of the contest through likes on instagram and youtube of the contest to their favorite candidates. In cases of a tie in rounds 2, 3 and 4, the likes will be taken into account by the Jury.
2.4. First Round (November 26 to December 8)
Participants must record their video with the works requested by the contest (Statute 3) and upload it to the YouTube platform. Send the link to info.concursotocaryluchar@gmail.com .
2.5. Second Round (December 17 to December 27)
Participants (Maximum 5 per category) of each instrument that advance to the second round of the contest, must record the mandatory pieces (Statute 3) and upload them to the YouTube social network publicly.
2.6. Third test "Semifinal" (January 16 to January 20)
The participants (1 by category) of each instrument, that advance to the third round of the contest, must record the mandatory pieces (Statute 3) and upload them to the YouTube social network publicly. Send the Youtube links to our official email address info.concursotocaryluchar@gmail.com. The videos of the candidates will be published both on the Instagram account of the Contest and on the Youtube channel of the contest . The public will be able to vote and comment on your videos, which we will take into account (Statute 2.3.), If warranted.
2.7. Final (Announced Soon) this date could vary since, we will adapt to the inconveniences of electricity and internet service in Venezuela.
Maximum 5 finalists (per category) must record the mandatory pieces (Statute 3) and upload them to the YouTube social network publicly. Send the Youtube links to our official email address info.concursotocaryluchar@gmail.com. The videos of the candidates will be published both on the Instagram account of the Contest and on the Youtube channel of the contest. The public may vote and comment on your videos which we will take into account (Statute 2.3.) if warranted.
From these candidates, the winner of each category will be chosen.
3. Repertoire
3.1 First test
Both Categories:
- An academic work of free choice.
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
Percussion:
- Work for drummer
- Venezuelan Waltz, Antonio Lauro (in marimba)
3.2 Second test
Fiddle:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- A movement from a JS Bach Concerto
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Two contrasting movements (Slow and Fast) of a Sonata or Partita by JS Bach
- WA Mozart Concert
Viola:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Giga a free choice of JS Bach
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Giga a free choice of JS Bach
Cello:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- A Dance gives the Bach suites 1,2 or 3.
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- First movement of Haydn's concerto in C major or D major.
Double bass:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Study of free choice of the "30 studies of Simandl"
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Concerto for Double Bass of the Classical Period
Flute:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Andante in C major by Mozart. k 315
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Rondo in D major by Mozart. K184
Oboe:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- First movement (allegro) of the Concerto for Oboe by Albinoni in D minor op. 9 n.2 or Cimarosa's Concerto for oboe, introduzione.larghetto.
-2nd. Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony movement.
Andantino in canzone mode
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- 1st Fantasy of Telemann,. The major (only the vivace)
-Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin. Prelude
-Mozart's C Major Concert, first movement (start to measure 97)
Clarinet:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice.
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument).
- 2nd Movement of the WA Mozart Clarinet Concerto.
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice.
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument).
- Introduction, Theme and Variation of Rossini.
Bassoon:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice.
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument).
- Sonata in F major by Telemann, first movement.
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice.
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument).
- First movement of the Sonata of Saint-Saëns
Trumpet:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Bright Fantasy JB Arban Introduction Theme
Minimum 2 Variations to be chosen by the candidate, all variations can be completed.
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
Alexander Arutiunian (with free choice cadence)
Horn:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Concerto for Horn No. 1 in D major, WAMozart
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Concerto for Horn No. 4 in E flat major by WAMozart or Concerto for Horn No. 1 by Richard Strauss
Trombone:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- 2nd Lesson of the Method "120 Melodies of Rochut"
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Morceau Symphonique op. 88 for Trombone and Piano, A. Guilmant.
Tuba:
Infant Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Marco Bordogni's method, number 1, Andante cantabile.
Youth Category:
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Marco Bordogni's method, number 4, Allegro.
Percussion:
Infant Category:
- Work for drummer
- Venezuelan Waltz, Antonio Lauro (in marimba)
- Work for timpani
Youth Category:
- Work for drummer
- Venezuelan Waltz, Antonio Lauro (in marimba)
- Work for timpani
3.3 Third round or Semifinal
G eneral
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
Percussion:
- Work for drummer
- Venezuelan Waltz, Antonio Lauro (in marimba)
- Work for timpani
- Work for xylophone, marimba or vibraphone.
3.4 Final
general
- An academic work of free choice
- A melody of Venezuelan music (Folk Melody performed with your instrument)
- Work commissioned by the contest.
Percussion:
- Work for drummer
- Venezuelan Waltz, Antonio Lauro (in marimba)
- Work for timpani
- Work for xylophone, marimba, or vibraphone
4. Awards
4.1. Awards
The jury will award two prizes for each category: the First Prize and the Second Prize.
The first prize consists of:
Contest Winner Certificate
Prize in Metallic
Tutoring and training by the jury, in artistic and musical matters
The second prize will be awarded to the semifinalists of the contest, and will correspond to:
Tutoring and training by the jury, in artistic and musical matters.
5. Jury
5.1. Presidency of the jury
José Jesús Olivetti and Ulyses Ascanio
5.2. Members of the jury
Allison Lovera, Violin
Jose Antonio Guedez, Violin
Joyce Blanco, Viola.
Daniel Arias, Violoncello
Arturo Chacón, Double Bass
Joidy Blanco, Flute
Julian Ramos, Oboe
Carlos Escalona, Clarinet
Gonzalo Hidalgo, Bassoon
Gaudy Sanchez, Trumpet
Kervin Guarapana, Horn
Pedro Carrero, Trombone
Leswi Pandoja, Tuba
Ramon Granda, Percussion
5.3. Media and Dise lis
Dhouglas Silva, Digital Media
Victor Hugo Guzman, Graphic Design
5.4. Contest Composers
Elvis Suarez
Rafael Asurmendi
Elias Bello
Julio Landaeta
5.5. Jury deliberations
The decisions of the jury will be secret and unappealable.
5.6. Changes
The organization may modify the number of participants in the different tests, as well as introduce the changes it deems necessary for the proper functioning of the contest.
6. Acceptance of the bases
Participation in the contest implies full acceptance of these rules and conditions, as well as the express submission of the participants to them and to the interpretative decisions that the jury makes of the bases for the resolution of any doubt or conflict that may arise.
