Regulations
The First Ukrainian Open Two-Round Children's and Youth Competition of Wind Instrument Performers "Golden Aerophone" Odessa.

Goals and objectives of the competition:

• popularization of playing woodwind and brass wind instruments
• identification of talented young performers
• raising the level of performing and artistic skills
• promoting the general culture of youth
• exchange of creative achievements and the opportunity to establish close contacts between children's and adult creative groups from different cities of the country and abroad

Soloists, performers of wind instruments and wind ensembles of small (up to 5 people) and large (up to 12 people) forms are invited to participate in the competition.

Nominations:

flute (including piccolo flute, block flute and sopilka), oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba

Age categories:

• I age category: 6 - 8 years inclusive
• II age category: 9 – 11 years inclusive
• III age category: 12 – 14 years inclusive
• IV age category: 15 – 16 years inclusive
• Mixed age category for large-scale ensemble
(participation of a teacher and additional instruments is allowed)
• In the collective of each age category, up to 30% of participants younger or older than the specified age range are allowed
• Age is determined on the day of application

Program requirements:

For soloists of I, II, III age categories – performance of two different works. One of which must be a work or arrangement by a Ukrainian composer.
For soloists of the IV age category - performance of a piece of large form (one or two parts of a sonata or concerto, a developed fantasy, variations) and a work or arrangement by a Ukrainian composer.
For ensembles- performance of two different works. One of which is preferably a work or arrangement by a Ukrainian composer.
*For foreigners - a mandatory work or arrangement by a composer of the country represented by the participant.

The competition program is performed from memory. To participate in the competition, a link to the video materials located on YouTube is provided. The recording must clearly show the full performance of the participant(s). Recording is allowed in separate files of two works.