RYMY Competition Rules

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1. The competition is open to instrumentalists and singers aged 19 or under on the 23rd March 2025.

2. Competitors should have achieved a minimum performance standard of Grade 7 of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music or equivalent.

3. Completion of the official entry form and the payment of an entry fee of £20 is required for entry into the competition and must be received no later than the 12th January 2025. The entry fee is non-refundable. Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of Chorleywood Music.

4. For the preliminary heat, all applicants are required to upload a video performance of a maximum of 5 mins via our website chorleywoodmusic.com/RYMY no later than 12^th January 2025.

5. The video performance can consist of a work(s), movement(s), or an excerpt(s) and where relevant either accompanied or unaccompanied. The work(s) chosen must be notified on the entry form. 

6. Video performances will be judged by a panel selected by Chorleywood Music. Up to eight finalists will be chosen from across the age and instrumental/voice range according to overall merit (based on factors of competence, interpretation, and performance). 

7. The judging panel’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. All qualifying applicants will receive a written assessment by the panel after the competition.

8. Finalists will be informed by the 17th February 2025 and will be requested to perform at the Competition Final on Sunday 23rd March 2025 at Richard Lawson Pianos, Unit 12, Amersham Commercial Park, Raans Road, Amersham, HP6 6FT https://www.richardlawsonpianos.com

9. The Finalist’s programme must consist of two contrasting pieces of a maximum of 12 minutes (combined total). Details of the works chosen must be provided to Chorleywood Music when requested. 

10. The programme can be with piano accompaniment or unaccompanied. Competitors are required to provide their own accompanist. Chorleywood Music will provide details of accompaniments at your own expense on request.

11. Finalist’s may perform work(s) from their video performance.

12. Competitors are required to provide two copies of their music to be performed for the judges. Photocopies are acceptable (subject to permission of the copyright owner). There will be no photocopying facilities available at the competition venue. Competitors must not perform from photocopied music without the written consent of the publisher. Please refer to the Music Publishers’ Association for further information: mpaonline.org.uk

13. The judging panel’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. All Finalists will receive a written assessment by the judges after the competition.

14. The winner will receive a trophy, a digital certificate, a cash prize of £500, and, if a suitable standard is reached, a performance opportunity with the Chorleywood Orchestra. Prizes (£250 for 2nd place and £125 for 3rd place) will also be awarded to the runners up. Digital certificates will also be awarded to the other finalists.

15. Disregard of these rules can lead to disqualification at the discretion of Chorleywood Music.