Sponsored by Vincent Bach

Value

First Prize: $1,000 gift voucher to Brass Music Specialists plus trophy. Trophy to be displayed in the brass studios at QCGU

Second Prize: $600 gift voucher to Ozwinds Brisbane

Third Prize: $400 gift voucher to Ozwinds Brisbane

Date of competition

Monday 9 September 2024 at 6.30pm in Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Entries close

Friday 30 August 2024

Venue

Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Awarded to a Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University undergraduate student completing a Bachelor of Music degree, completing elective studies in Performance (Brass Instruments) (Classical). Each entrant is required to present a program of two contrasting works, not exceeding 15 minutes in total. The applicant may not have received the first prize award in previous years.

Application form

Bach Stradivarius Brass Prize 2024 Application form

  • The prizes will be awarded for excellence in performance.
  • The award of the prizes shall be determined at a public competition to be held annually.
  • Each entrant is required to present a program of two contrasting works, not exceeding 15 minutes in total.
  • The cost of the accompanist will be borne by the entrant.
  • Previous first prize winners are not eligible to apply.
  • A judging panel of three comprising the Director of QCGU (or their delegate), Head of Brass Studies (or their delegate) and one independent industry member of repute.
  • No judge may be the teacher of a student who is competing.

Sponsored by Vincent Bach

Vincent Bach combined his unique talents as both an accomplished musician and a talented engineer to create brass instruments of unequalled tonal quality. Often copied but never duplicated, Bach Stradivarius instruments today remain the sound choice of artists worldwide.