The Norma Hooks Young Artist International Competition alternates each year between oboe and bassoon and is for players who have not reached their 22nd birthday by the date of the final round of the competition.
The 2023 Norma Hooks Young Artist International Competition for Bassoon finalists (in alphabetical order) are:
- Abigail Lopez, United States, Studies at Oberlin Conservatory with Drew Pattison
- Seoyoung Mun, South Korea, Studies with Hojoon Choi
- Javier Sanz Pascual, Spain, Studies at Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía with Gustavo Núñez and Francisco Alonso
Alternate: Guilain Desenclos, France, Studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Lyon, with Carlo Colombo and Olivier Massot
2023 Norma Hooks Young Artist International Competition for Bassoon Preliminary Round Judges:
- Gina Moore (USA), Bassoonist and Diversity Advocate
- Jeffrey McCray (USA), Professor of Bassoon, Colorado State University, Pueblo, Metropolitan State University
- Marcelo Padilla (USA/Costa Rica), Principal Bassoonist of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Sabrina Stovall (USA), Professor of Bassoon, University of the Incarnate Word and Schreiner University. Bassoonist with Adelante Winds.
- Kim Walker (USA), Professor of Music, Texas Tech University, Bassoon Soloist, Author
2023 Norma Hooks Young Artist International Competition for Bassoon Repertoire:
Repertoire for the Preliminary Round:
Njabulo Phungula
Circles for solo bassoon (published by the composer)
Libby Larsen
Jazz Variations for solo bassoon (E.C. Schirmer)
Repertoire for the Final Round:
Libby Larsen
Jazz Variations for solo bassoon (E.C. Schirmer)
Osvaldo Lacerda
Suite for bassoon and piano (Edition Viento/Trevco)
HyeKyung Lee
Dreaming in Colours for bassoon and piano (published by the composer)
2023 Norma Hooks Young Artist Bassoon Contact:
Jennifer Auerbach, Chair
E-mail: auerbach@idrs.org
To be considered, all application materials must be submitted on or before March 15, 2023.
All applicants and contestants shall perform from an edition of the published printed music. Performing from illegally printed copies of any form will immediately disqualify that contestant. Legal copyright for any composition shall be determined and enforced based on the copyright laws of the United States of America, regardless of place of purchase. The use of e-tablets will be allowed only when the contestant can show (by having the original music or a receipt of purchase thereof) that they have previously obtained the published printed music prior to scanning it into the tablet.