Beginner (up to Grade 2 AMEB) Learning for no more than 2 years
1 work - solo or with piano accompaniment
Time limit: 2 minutes
1st Oboe Prize: $200 Supported by KM Woodwind
1st Bassoon Prize: $200 Supported by KM Woodwind
2nd Prize: $100 Supported by KM Woodwind
3rd Prize: $50 Supported by Blow Woodwind
Most Promising Oboist: 6-month Subscription (Value $60) from www.onlinevirtuoso.com
Most Promising Bassoonist: 6-month Subscription (Value $60) from www.onlinevirtuoso.com
Junior (Grades 3-4 AMEB) Learning for no more than 4 years
1 work - solo or with piano accompaniment
Time limit: 4 minutes
1st Oboe Prize: $200 Supported by Fossati Oboes, Oboe Central & Windtech
1st Bassoon Prize: $200 - Clare Payne Memorial Prize Supported by NSW ADRS Committee
2nd Prize: $100 Supported by Fossati Oboes, Oboe Central & Windtech
3rd Prize: $50 Supported by Fossati Oboes, Oboe Central & Windtech
Most Promising Oboist: 6-month Subscription (Value $60) from www.onlinevirtuoso.com
Intermediate Section (Grades 5-6 AMEB) Learning for no more than 5 years
1 work - solo or with piano accompaniment
Time limit: 5 minutes
1st Oboe Prize: $250 Supported by K.Ge Reeds & Oboe Obsession
1st Bassoon Prize: $250 Supported by K.Ge Reeds & Oboe Obsession
2nd Prize: $200 Supported by Blow Woodwind
3rd Prize: $100 Supported by Blow Woodwind
Most Promising Oboist: 6-month Subscription (Value $60) from www.onlinevirtuoso.com
Senior Section (Grades 7-8 AMEB) Up to age 18 (SET EXCERPTS PLUS OWN CHOICE)
Set Orchestral Excerpts & Own contrasting choice with piano accompaniment
Time limit: 5 minutes
1st Oboe Prize: $1,000 Supported by Patricola Oboes & Oboe Central
1st Bassoon Prize: 1 x Heckel CC1 Bocal Supported by Wilhelm Heckel & Bassoon Factory
2nd Prize: $300 Supported by Consortium Music and Moosmann Bassoons
3rd Prize: $200 Supported by Consortium Music and Howarth of London
Most Promising Oboist: Holzinger Humidor Reed case for oboe (valued at $280) Supported by Ozwinds
Most Promising Bassoonist: Holzinger Humidor Reed case for bassoon (valued at $280) Supported by Ozwinds
Most Entertaining Bassoon Performance: 1 x S2 Reed Making Kit Supported by Georg Reiger and Bassoon Factory (valued at $150)
Elite Section (Open Age) (Full-time professional players not eligible) (SET EXCERPTS PLUS
OWN CHOICE) Set Orchestral Excerpts & Own contrasting choice with piano accompaniment
Time limit: 6 minutes
1st Oboe Prize: $1,000 Supported by Marigaux Oboes
1st Bassoon Prize: 1 x Heckel CC1 Bocal Supported by Wilhelm Heckel & Bassoon Factory
2nd Prize: $500 Supported by Buffet Crampon Paris & Ozwinds
3rd Prize: $350 Supported by Consortium Music and Howarth of London
Most Promising Oboist: Reeds N Stuff Mini Micrometer (Valued at $445) Supported by Reeds N Stuff & Oboe Central
Most Promising Bassoonist: $150 Supported by Consortium Music and Moosmann Bassoons
Most Entertaining Bassoon Performance: 1 x S1 Reed Making Kit Supported by Georg Reiger and Bassoon Factory (valued at $350)
PETER MUSSON MEMORIAL PRIZE - $500
supported by Musson Reeds
for the most outstanding performance on Bassoon from the Elite, Senior or Intermediate Sections
Beginner Adult - Over 18 Years (up to Grade 5 AMEB)
1 work – solo or with piano accompaniment
Time limit: 5 minutes
1st Prize: $200 Supported by AW Oboes & Alexander Australia
2nd Prize: $150 Supported by AW Oboes & Alexander Australia
Weekend Warrior & “Friends” Section
Over 18 Years (full-time professional players not eligible, Secondary Teachers are welcome)
From 1 to 5 players any combination (at least one double-reed instrument)
1 work – solo or with any combination of accompaniment/ensemble
Time limit: 10 minutes
1st Prize: $200 Supported by Bassoon Factory
2nd Prize: $100 Supported by Bassoon Factory
3rd Prize: $50 Supported by Bassoon Factory
Baroque (Open Age) A baroque work performed on period or modern instrument
1 work – solo or with piano accompaniment
Time limit: 5 minutes
1st Prize: $150 Supported by AG Reeds
2nd Prize: $50 Supported by AG Reeds
Best Performance on a Period Instrument: $100 Supported by AG Reeds
*All prizes are correct at the time of printing, subject to change. ADRS June 2022
