Competition and application information
Please note, that the closing date has now passed.
The results of Round 1 were sent to each competitor by 28 February 2008. The successful applicants will travel to Dublin and participate in the quarterfinals starting on Monday, June 23 2008.
Information on the successful competitors and the competition repertoire is available here.
We wish all competitors the very best.
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Thomas Trotter (UK), chair
Hans Fagius (Sweden)
David Higgs (USA)
Margareta Hürholz (Germany)
Daniel Roth (France)
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First prize €5,000
and the following prestigious recital engagements:
| UK and Continental Europe Kings College, Cambridge Westminster Cathedral, London St Paul’s Cathedral, London St George’s Windsor St Bavo, Haarlem |
Ireland St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin St Michael’s Church, Dun Laoghaire Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford Galway Cathedral |
Second prize €3,000
Third prize €1,500
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Round one (recorded)
Dietrich Buxtehude: Praeambulum in a, BuxWV 158 Olivier Messiaen: Second movement (Alleluias sereins d'une âme qui désire le ciel) from L'AscensionQuarterfinals
A thirty-five minute programme of the competitor’s choice, to include a substantial work written before 1750.
Semifinals
A thirty-five minute programme of the competitor’s choice, to include a substantial work written after 1850.
Finals
A forty minute programme, to include a work by Olivier Messiaen (which may be a movement or movements from a multi-movement cycle, excluding L'Ascension second movement).
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Applicants born on or after 1 June 1973 are eligible to enter the competition. Applications must be made on the festival application form, available to download here.
Applications must reach the festival administrator by 31 January 2008. Each application must be accompanied by a recording of round one (details above); a written reference from a musician of high standing; and an application fee (details below).
Recording
The programme for round one must be recorded in one session and must not be cut or edited. The programme must be submitted on CD, and must be clearly marked with the candidate’s name. The recording must be made on a pipe organ, with details concerning provenance of the instrument etc supplied on the application form.
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An application fee of €50 must accompany the application form. Payments can be made using international money transfer available through most banks.
The following bank information is required:
Bank: AIB Bank, Grafton Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Account name: Pipeworks Festival
IBAN: IE12 AIBK 9312 3308 344090
BIC: AIBKIE2D
Please enclose a copy of bank payment confirmation with your application.
Alternatively payments can be made by cheque cheques written in euro must be drawn on an Irish bank), bank draft or international money order and made out to Pipeworks.
The application fee is non-refundable. Those candidates accepted for the quarter finals will then be required to pay an additional registration fee of €70.
Notification
Competitors selected to proceed to the quarter finals in Dublin will receive written notification by 28 February 2008. Detailed information concerning the competition timetable, practice arrangements, organ console layout, hospitality and payment of registration fee will be given at that time.
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All competition rounds in Dublin are open to the public. The final round may be recorded for broadcast on radio.
More information on the Dublin International Organ Competition 2008 can be found on the following pages:







