The 22nd Young Musicians of Macao Competition, organised by the Cultural Institute, will take place between 1 - 9 May of this year. The enrolment period began on 1 March and ends on 7 March, so interested parties are advised to waste no time in enrolling. In order to enrol, contestants should bring the Competition Enrolment Form, the original and a copy of their Macao Resident’s I.D. Card, their Student Card, a copy of the score for their free choice piece and the enrolment fees to the Macao Conservatory in Avenida de Horta e Costa, no. 16, open every day 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (with no break for lunch). This year’s Competition is divided into over fifty categories grouped into four divisions, namely: Western instuments, Chinese instruments, Instrumental ensembles and groups and Vocal. Western instruments include the violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba, percussion, guitar and recorder. Chinese instruments include the dizi, sheng, suona, guan, xun, xiao, hulusi, liuqin, guzheng, pipa, yanqin, ruan, gaohu, erhu, zhonghu and banhu. The “Young Musicians of Macao Competition” is an annual event aimed at encouraging local musical development, enhancing artistic knowledge and raising the performance levels of the young musicians of Macao. For twenty one years now, this initiative has also provided young people with a chance to add to their stage experience, thereby contributing to an improvement in their artistic level. The “Cultural Institute” Prize and the Virtuosity Prize will once again be on offer, providing the opportunity to study abroad on short or long courses. Rules and regulations and Competition enrolment forms are available at the Central and branch libraries, at the Macao Conservatory, in musical instrument shops in Macao, or from the Cultural Institute website: www.icm.gov.mo Scores for the set pieces are available at the Cultural Institute head office (Praceta do Miramar, no. 87-U, San On Building, ground floor) and at the Macao Conservatory. For further information, please contact Ms Carol Chiu or Ms Mimi Chiang – tel. 7993118 or 7993219, or fax 700450 or by email: cjmm@icm.gov.mo.