Competition Terms & Conditions

1. Places are strictly limited and entries will be processed in order of receipt. The ADRS reserves the right to stop taking entries for a section before the registration cutoff date if the maximum number of participants has been reached.
2. Contestants may not enter multiple solo sections (e.g. Intermediate and Senior competitions) but should select one section which best fits their current skill level. Contestants are permitted to enter the Baroque section as well as their appropriate solo section. 
3. Other double reed instruments from the oboe and bassoon families may be played e.g. baroque bassoon, fagottino, contrabassoon, cor anglais, etc. If you plan to perform on an instrument other than modern oboe or modern bassoon, please note this in your registration or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
4. Time limits will be strictly adhered to. Appropriate cuts may be made to own choice works to conform to time limits.
5. All contestants must provide a photocopy of the music (piano part for accompanied works) on the day for use by the adjudicators. (This will be destroyed at the end of the day in line with copyright laws.)
6. Prizes may be withheld or reduced where adequate standards are not met.
7. The adjudicators’ decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
8. Previous 1st Prize winners in an ADRS National Competition (since 2009) may not enter the same section (or like section) they won. Please contact the Queensland State Representative if clarification is required (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
9. Professional competition pianists will be available to all competitors for competition performances on the day and paid for by the ADRS (cost included in competition registration). Pianists will have limited time for a quick run-through on the day, but competitors are welcome to arrange their own rehearsals with the pianist prior to the competition at their own expense. Competitors will receive contact details for their section’s official pianist and are required to send a copy of the piano part to the pianist prior to the competition. Alternatively, competitors are welcome to provide their own pianists at their own expense.