8th Edition international organ competition Pierre de Manchicourt May and october 2020
Béthune. Auxi-le-Château. Saint-Omer.

I. International organ competition Pierre de Manchicourt

The concept
The competition is open to organists of all nationalities without age restriction.
They may also decide to compete on one, two or three different instruments (classical, polyphonic, romantic aesthetics).
The programs are partly free and partly not. They are made to let the jury members evaluating the musical skills of the candidates, his technique and the pertinence of his repertory regarding to the chosen organs. All pieces or transcriptions should be compatible to the specificities of each instrument: Auxi-le-Château, Saint-Omer and Béthune. However, the resources and possibilities offered by these organs are larger than the time period that inspired them. It is therefore possible to keep an open mind and not to be literal with their aesthetics.

Auxi-le-Château: French-historical Organ (Carpentier/Cattiaux, 1747/1993), 3 cl/péd/33 jeux)
Saint-Omer: romantic inspired Great Organ (Cavaillé-Coll, 1855, case from 1717), 4 kboards / ped / 49 stops
Béthune: North-German-polyphony inspired Great Organ (Freytag/Tricoteaux, 2001), 3 kboards / ped / 42 stops

Test rounds
1/ One, two or three pre-selections on recordings
2/ Finals in Lens and/or Béthune and/or Saint-Omer

II. Prizes

Béthune
First Place : 4000€
Second Place : 2000€
Public Prize

Auxi-le-Château
First Place: 4000€
Second Place: 2000€
School Audience Prize

Saint-Omer
First Place : 4000€
Second Place : 2000€
School Audience Prize

> The jury is not obligated to grant a Prize
> Each Prize is granted separately
> The Pierre de Manchicourt Great Prize will only be granted to a candidate that has received two or three First Prizes
> Audience Prizes will be attributed by vote after the finals.
> Prize winners will be offered concert gigs in one or several of the competition churches and in partnering cities.
> Finalists that are not granted a prize will receive a financial compensation.

III. JURY
The jury for the finals is common to the three instruments.

France
François Espinasse. Professeur d’orgue au CNSM de Lyon. Titulaire du grand orgue de St-Séverin à Paris.
Olivier Houette. Professeur d’orgue au CRR de Poitiers. Titulaire du grand orgue historique Clicquot de la cathédrale de Poitiers.
Sophie Lechelle. Professeure d’orgue aux CRD de Calais et Saint-Omer.
Marie-Ange Leurent. Professeure d’orgue aux CRC de Clichy et Saint-Mandé. Titulaire de l’orgue de ND de Lorette à Paris.
Matthieu Magnuszewski. Professeur au CRR d’Aubervilliers. Titulaire de l’orgue du Touquet.

Abroad
Léon Berben (Pays Bas). Organiste et claveciniste. Professeur à l’université de Rostock.
Shin-Young Lee (Corée). Organiste concertiste. Lauréate de concours internationaux.
Reitze Smits (NL), Professeur d’orgue et d’’improvisation à la Music Academy d’ Utrecht et à l’ Institut Lemmens de Louvain. Concertiste.
Ludger Lohmann (D), Professeur d’orgue à la Hochschule de Stuggart. Concertiste.
Henry Fairs (UK), Professeur d’orgue au conservatoire de Birmingham. Organiste titulaire à l’université de Birmingham.
Ami Hoyano (Japon). Organiste de la salle de concert Tokorozawa-Muse à Tokyo. Lauréate de concours internationaux.

Présélections Jury :
François Espinasse, Olivier Houette, Marie-Ange Leurent, Ami Hoyano,
Léon Berben (Pays Bas). Organiste et claveciniste. Professeur à l’université de Rostock.
Shin-Young Lee (Corée). Organiste concertiste. Lauréate de concours internationaux.

The Pierre de Manchicourt competition is organized with the financial support of Département du Pas-de-Calais, in partnership with the Cities of Auxi-le-Château, Saint-Omer and Béthune and their music conservatories, and with local associations, CMA d’Auxi-le-Château, les Amis de la cathédrale de Saint-Omer and Orgues en Béthunois.

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