2011 Collin County Young Artist

Competition Sponsored by the

Plano Symphony Orchestra Guild,

with financial support from

ATMOS Energy & TOPAZ Labs

DATE: Saturday, January 15, 2011PLACE: Collin College, Spring Creek campus

2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition

• Showcase the talented, young musicians in Collin County• Choose 3 Grand Prize Winners to perform with the Plano

Symphony Orchestra at the March concert• Limited to students with some connection to Collin County or the

Plano Symphony through their home, school, or music teacher

2011 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS(piano)

(cello) (marimba)

P U R P O S E

2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition

• 1985 - First Competition - 3 judges listened to 17 contestants in closed auditions• 1997 - Competition expanded to 2 days for 58 contestants with 3 judges• 1998 - Format changed to have closed Preliminary Round auditions with a Final Round open to the public. Had 6 judges for 53 contestants.• 2009 - Preliminary Round Junior Strings & Senior Strings were split and run concurrently. Had 8 judges total for 92 contestants.• 2011 - Had 117 contestants with 8 judges.

PROJECT HISTORY

Announcement of FinalistsFINALS

2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition

COMPETITION DAY SCHEDULE

• 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Preliminary Rounds

(closed auditions)

• 5:50 PM - Announcement

of 12 Finalists

• 6:00 PM - FINALS 5 min. performances open to the public

• 7:20 PM - Reception & judges deliberation

• 8:00 PM - Awards Ceremony

Warm-up hallway

FINALS

2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition

• May 2010 - Reserve facilities• July - Update mailing lists, print & mail brochures• Aug. to Nov. - Approve additional concertos, secure judges, volunteers, donations, & piano tuner.• Dec. - Applications due. Schedule auditions. Contact

contestants, monitors, & facility.

• Jan. 2011 - Confirm details. Get pianos tuned. Set up

displays. • Jan. 15, 2011 - Competition Day• Jan. 16 to March - Work with Grand Prize Winners on formal portraits, biographies, slide show,

and rehearsals. Order trophies. Plan reception.• Mar. 19, 2011 - Plano Symphony

Orchestra Concert featuring the 3 Grand Prize Winners

CONCERT

TIMELINE 2010 - 2011

2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition

VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS• Chairperson - organize the Competition, scheduling, and audition

details

• Co-Chair - coordinate the food requirements for the Hospitality

Room & reception

• Competition Day Volunteers: 29 monitors, 5 for the reception,

2 photographers, 15 donated 4 dozen cookies,

3 transported the judges

Reception Committee

Piano Monitors

Check-in monitor

59 TOTAL VOLUNTEERS

2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition

• TOTAL FUNDING $ 9,680 Entry fees $ 4,680

Sponsors $ 5,000

• EXPENSES $ 4,319 Venue rental $840

Piano tuning $450 Judge stipends $2,385 Awards $278 Supplies & misc $366

NET PROFIT . . . . . . . $ 5,361

• IN-KIND DONATIONS $ 1,871 Refreshments $ 690 Portraits $ 825 Hotel rooms for judges $ 356

Grand Prize Winners with Sponsors

Pizza donated for reception

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition

IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY• Involves young people and reaches a more diverse audience for the Young Artists’ concert in March• Supports and introduces young local talent to the general public• One Grand Prize Winner performs at the school concerts for 4th & 5th

graders. • Two winners visited and performed at a middle school.• Six winners performed a concert at a local retirement homeRetirement Home performance

2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition

• Utilized the internet, email, and PSO website more• Posted lots of photos on the PSO website for contestants

to download• Created a PSO email address for the Chairperson• Secured 2 non-local judges - required extra volunteers for transportation• Reserved a table for each GPW family at the post-concert reception• Presented a concert at a retirement home with 6 of the winners• Coordinated schedule with the Juanita Miller Competition for 17 contestants who entered both competitions.• Presented 2-minute slideshows to introduce each Grand Prize Winner at the March concert

NEW IDEAS in 2011

2011 Collin County Young Artist Competition

SLIDESHOWS of Grand Prize Winners