hülsta woodwinds
International Woodwind Competition
30 April to 4 May 2008 | Muenster, Germany

Organized by hülsta and GWK (Society for the Fostering of Cultural Activities in Westfalia),
the international woodwind competition hülsta woodwinds aims at supporting highly gifted
young woodwind players. In this competition, we look for more than technical perfection,
which to us is a matter of course. In a globalized hightech-world, which destroys individuality to
the same extent as it pretends it to be venal in products of mass consumption, we again focus
on the artistic personality. We are looking forward to laureates who convince by both virtuosity
and genuineness, by an extraordinarily deep musical understanding as well as by the
authenticity of their performance. We are looking for characters who will spellbind the connoisseur
and even the expert, who will bewitch the amateur and enthrall the enthusiast, and
who will also captivate the layman, making him and her a true long-term listener to music.
We very much thank the Music Conservatoire Münster, a reliable partner of the GWK for
many years, for collaborating with us in the first international hülsta woodwinds-competition.

General Regulations

The international woodwind competition hülsta woodwinds is open for flute, recorder, 
clarinet, saxophone, oboe, and bassoon.

The competition is organized by the GWK and hülsta. The Musikhochschule Münster / 
Music Conservatoire Münster is partner of hülsta woodwinds. The general management 
and the artistic direction of the competition lies with the GWK. 

hülsta woodwinds will be held from 30 April to 4 May 2008 at the Music Conservatoire 
Münster/Westfalia (Musikhochschule Münster) in Germany. The competition rounds
are open for public viewing. The prizes will be awarded in a special ceremony, 
including a public gala-concert of the prize winners on 28 November 2008 in Münster.

The winners of hülsta woodwinds are expected to meet international standards 
of musical maturity and public performance. Judgement criteria are artistic personality, 
musical interpretation and technical proficiency.

hülsta woodwinds is open to soloists of all nationalities who at the time of the competition 
are no older than 27 years. They must be enrolled in or have graduated from a music
conservatoire, or enjoy comparable private education. 

The number of participants is limited. Upon evaluation of all submitted materials, the competition management will select the competitors. Applicants are not entitled to acceptance; application
does not guarantee a place in the competition.

An international jury evaluates the competitors’ performances. All decisions of the jury are final 
and incontestable. 

The GWK and hülsta hold unlimited rights to use the names, biographical data and photos of the participants for their own purposes of public relations as long as these are associated
with the competition. The organizers of the competition reserve the right to record 
each performance of the competition and the prize-gala both acoustically and optically. 
They furthermore hold the rights to present or future, national and international media transmission 
of these recordings for serving documentary or public relations purposes associated with the competition. The competitors have no claim to compensation.

By signing the application, the applicant confirms his/her acceptance of the general regulations of
the competition as well as of the presentation of prizes. Only the German text of the general regulations
is valid. The English version is for convenience purposes only.

In case of an accident involving the applicant, in case of any losses or material damage to an applicant’s
instrument and/or personal belongings, the competition organizers are not liable.

There is no right of appeal.

Competition Procedure

From 30 April to 4 May 2008 the first hülsta woodwinds. International Woodwind Competition 
will be held at:

Musikhochschule Münster
Ludgeriplatz 1
48143 Münster/Westfalia
Germany
www.uni-muenster.de/musikhochschule

Each competitor must register personally at the competition office in
the conservatoire on 30 April 2008 between 2 and 5 p.m. Late registration may lead 
to the candidate’s disqualification from the competition. The competition authorities 
retain the right to reject any application which does not conform in its entirety
to the competition regulations.

On registration, the participants are informed about the order in which competitors 
are to perform and about their rehearsal times. 

Each applicant brings his/her own piano- or harpsichord-accompanist at his/her own expense. 
Or the applicant may choose to use an accompanist provided by the competition at no cost.

Applicants are responsible for their board and lodging and for their own travel arrangements 
to and from the competition. If desired and available, the organizers provide free lodging
in a host family.

The competition consists of three rounds (first round, second round, finale). 
All rounds are open to the public. The jury may interrupt an applicant’s performance 
or order the applicant to perform only a portion of the piece.

In each round, the competition programme consists of compulsory pieces and works 
of free choice. The pieces of the finale are to be played from memory.

Please, refer to the application form for your competition programme.

Prizes & Application

Two equal prizes will be awarded for the competition as a whole. Prizes are endowed 
with 6.000 Euros each. Concerts shall be arranged for the laureates. The prizes include 
a CD production with the GWK-label „CC Classic Clips“ (www.classic-clips.de); 
the recording shall take place in summer, 2008.

Only the jury decides on the award of the prizes. The jury is supposed to assign 
two equal prize winners, but they are not required to do so. The jury may suspend 
or divide a prize. 

On 28 November 2008 in Münster, the prizes will be awarded in a special
ceremony, including a public gala-concerto by the prize winners. The winners 
agree to perform in the gala-concerto with no claim of monetary compensation. 
Their expenses will be refunded.

Formal application must be filed in writing to the following address:
GWK
Fürstenbergstr. 14
D - 48147 Münster
Germany

Deadline for the receipt of applications is 28 January 2008.

The application form must be completed in clear block letters. 
The following must be enclosed: 
• copy of birth certificate, passport or similar official document 
  furnishing proof of date and place of birth
• a curriculum vitae
• a recent passport photo (at least 9 x 12 cm)
• a non-edited recording (CD or DVD) of the applicant playing
  the compulsory solo-piece of the first round

All applicants will be informed of selection or rejection via mail or email.
The applicants who have been selected as competitors will be notified no
later than 1 March 2008. The competitors must confirm their intention 
to participate by transferring a registration fee of  50 Euros by 31 March 2008 
to the GWK bank account. The registration fee is not refundable.

Jury

FLUTE: Robert Aitken 
studied composition in Toronto, flute in Paris and at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia. 
He served as flutist of the CBS Symphony Orchestra and as principal flute in Toronto, 
after which he devoted himself to solo performances. He was director of the 
Advanced Studies in Music at the Banff Centre for Fine Arts in Alberta. Later he became 
a professor of flute at the Musikhochschule Freiburg in Germany.

RECORDER: Kees Boeke 
studied recorder with Frans Brüggen and cello with Anner Bijlsma at the Royal
Conservatory in The Hague, Netherlands. He has by now recorded more than 60 CDs. 
Boeke is professor of recorder at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Zürich, 
Switzerland. In 2006, he was named Full Professor at the Institut für Alte Musik 
in Trossingen, Germany.

CLARINET: Eduard Brunner
started his musical studies at the Conservatory of Basel and continued in Paris. 
He was first clarinet with the Munich’s Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 
and now is Professor of Clarinet and Chamber Music at the Hochschule für Musik
Saar in Saarbrücken, Germany. His concerts have taken him around the world 
and he recorded more than 250 works for clarinet, including recordings with 
Alfred Brendel, András Schiff and Gidon Kremer.

SAXOPHONE: Daniel Gauthier
studied in Canada and France. At the University of Montréal he completed his 
Doctorate in Interpretation. He was Professor of Classical Saxophone at the 
Hochschule für Musik Detmold, Germany. Since 2003, he has occupied the Chair 
at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. In 2005, Daniel Gauthier won the German music prize 
“Echo Klassik” with his Alliage Quartett. 

OBOE: Ingo Goritzki 
studied in Detmold, Germany, and took courses with Pablo Casals and Sándor Végh 
in Paris. He was the solo oboist for the Symphonieorchester Basel, Switzerland 
and for the Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt/Main, Germany. He became professor 
at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover, Germany. He later 
accepted a similar position at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende 
Kunst in Stuttgart, Germany.

BASSOON: Otis Klöber 
studied piano, bassoon and conducting in Hannover and Berlin, Germany. In 1998 
he became solo bassoonist for the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra. He holds classes 
at the ArtEZ School of Music in Enschede; Netherlands. Since 2004 he has been 
director and conductor of the Deutsch-Niederländische Kammerphilharmonie. 

MUSIC CONSERVATOIRE MÜNSTER: Reinbert Evers 
is Professor of Classical Guitar at the Musikhochschule Münster, and since 1995 
he has been Dean. He studied in Düsseldorf and Vienna. As a soloist and chamber 
musician, the guitarist has toured Europe and Asia. He recorded several CDs, 
and International Master classes have made him well known as guitar teacher.

Supporting the best

GWK is a non-profit society for the support of excellent young artists.
GWK is sponsored by Kulturstiftung der Westfälischen Provinzial-Versicherungen, 
NRW.BANK, RWE Westfalen-Weser-Ems, Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe, 
Westfälisch-Lippischer Sparkassen- und Giroverband, Stiftung Westfälische
Landschaft, WGZ BANK, and Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken.

hülsta is an international manufacturer of quality furniture. “Living with values” 
is the company-philosophy we live by. Our high profile (60% pulic recognition) 
commits and motivates hülsta to master craftsmanship, quality, sustainability 
and innovation. For a long time the company has been dedicated to sponsoring 
cultural events, especially those in the fields of music and the visual arts.

Organizer

General Management:
GWK – Dr. Matthias Schröder
fon: +49 (0)251 591-5704 or -3041 (Jakobus Ciolek)
email: gwk@lwl.org
www.woodwinds-competition.com

GWK
Fürstenbergstraße 14 
D – 48147 Münster
Germany
fon: +49 (0)251 591-3214 
fax: +49 (0)251 591-6540 
www.gwk-online.de

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hülsta-werke
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