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Three Q&A concerning St Alban from Judith Weir

Question: Realisation of grace-note triplets in bb. 18-19 and 23-24: should these be strict quaver triplets or very fast flourishes?

Answer: They are acciaccaturas (diagonal line at the beginning of the bracket) so very fast.

Question: Slurring in RH b. 106: Are these slurs or ties?

Answer: A misprint. In the two triplet groups the first two quavers should be slurred followed by the third detached quaver which has a staccato dot. But given that everyone now has this version of the music, I think it would be better to play it as written, i.e. that the second and third quavers are tied.

Question: Checking accidentals in bar 128: B natural in RH and pedal, B sharp in LH?

Answer: Yes B nat in the pedal, B sharp in LH.

Organ at Christ Church Spitalfields

Photographs of the console are found here:

Transcriptions

Transcriptions may be chosen as free-choice works; a score must be provided to the Competitions Secretary at Registration, or in advance by email as a pdf.

Pre-Selection: Recorded Round

You are unknown to the Jury for this round. Therefore we confirm that we only require audio recordings, as outlined in How to Apply.

Eligibility for 2021 competitors

The Gold Medal was not awarded in 2021, when the competition took place virtually with pre-recorded videos. All competitors in the 2021 competition, including winners of the top awards, are eligible to compete in 2023 (providing, of course, that they are not older than the age limit, i.e. they must have been born after 15 July 1990).

Transcriptions

Transcriptions may be chosen as free-choice works; a score must be provided to the Competitions Secretary at Registration, or in advance by email as a pdf.

Timetable

Please note changes to the previously advertised schedule:

  • For Interpretation Competitors, sessions of preliminary practice on the Quarter-Final organs will be scheduled to start in the evening of on Friday 30 June 2023
  • Registration and briefing will now take place on Saturday 1 July 2023 at 1500hrs (Sunday 2 July 2023 at midday)

Relevant information from the archives

Improvisation and Interpretation Prize Winners
From 1963 to the 30th Competition in 2019

Jurors
From 1963 to the 30th Competition in 2019