General Information

1. Performance Categories
   The Competition (Section ‡T & ‡U) & Festa comprises the following three categories:
   

   Section ‡T:	String Quartet
   Section ‡U:	The following wind ensembles: Wind Quintet, Saxophone Quartet, Brass Quintet
   Festa:	Chamber music ensembles consisting of two to six performers. The instrumental combinations are free.

2. Selection Procedures
   Judgment in the Competition will be made during the 1st, 2nd and Final rounds. Evaluation in the Festa will
   be made at the Preliminary and Final rounds. All performances will be public.

3. Schedule
   

   Section‡T	1st Round	May 17 (Tue), 2011
   	2nd Round	May 19 (Thu)
   	Final Round	May 23 (Mon)
   Section‡U	1st Round	May 18 (Wed), 2011
   	2nd Round	May 20 (Fri)
   	Final Round	May 23 (Mon)
   Festa	Preliminary Round	May 21 (Sat) and 22 (Sun), 2011
   	Final Round	May 24 (Tue)
   Awards Presentation		May 24 (Tue), 2011
   Prizewinners' Concert		May 25 (Wed), 2011

   (Note) The Final Round of Section ‡T and ‡U will be held on the same day.
   The Awards Presentation will be held after the Final Round of Festa.
   
   
4. Venue
   Izumi Hall (Osaka, Japan)
   
   
5. Musical Instruments for Festa Applicants
   The organizer will not provide any instruments other than two Steinways and one Yamaha pianos, each tuned at a pitch of 442 and one Atelier Von Nagel harpsichord (French, double manual). Irregular styles of piano rendition shall be prohibited.
   Any instrument too loud or inappropriate for chamber music cannot be used. Using electric musical instruments is not permitted, except for those using built-in speakers alone.
   Vocal performances are not permitted, except for one vocal part in an instrumental ensemble.
   
   
   
6. Copyrights
   The rights to record and broadcast the performances of these events belong to the Organizer, as do all rights regarding production, commercializing, etc. of any resulting CDs and/or DVDs.
   
   
   
7. Others
   Any problems that may arise, regarding the Competition & Festa, shall be resolved in accordance with the original Japanese text and Japanese Law. The Organizer reserves the right to make additions, corrections or changes to the clauses in the Rules and Regulations even after their publication.
   

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