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| 2014 Concerto Competition Winners |
ASQ recently sent out an email announcing the application and competition guidelines for the
Eighth Annual Concerto Competition. If you missed the email we're reposting below.
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Eighth Annual Concerto Competition
Junior Division, 2015
The winners of the Junior and Collegiate divisions will perform as soloists with the UMSL Orchestra or Band in spring 2016. The online application and preliminary video are due by Sunday, November 1, 2015. Click here to apply
Qualifications/Eligibility:
- Open to high school students from participating states in the Midwest Student Exchange Program. (Residents of Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) member states receive 150% of resident college tuition rates, a significant savings compared to out-of-state tuition rates. The following states are members: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.)
- Musician must be a high school student or home school equivalent.
- Open to orchestral or band instruments, piano and voice.
Preliminary Round:
- Online only. Submit up to 10 minutes of music (with accompanimental cuts) on YouTube or Dropbox.
- Online Application ( click here ) and video must be submitted by Sunday, November 1, 2015.
- Applications and videos will be reviewed by the Concerto Competition Committee
- Results will be announced via email by Sunday, November 8.
Final Round:
- Friday, November 20, 2015 7-9pm in the Touhill PAC, Lee Theater. Times will be assigned in mid-November.
- The final round is open to the public.
Requirements:
- The musician and his/her applied teacher must select a movement of a concerto with readily available orchestral parts.
- The selected concerto will be approved by the Concerto Competition committee. Reasons a concerto may not be approved for the competition include:
- Availability of orchestra parts
- Cost of music rental
- Memorization of the piece is required in the final round.
- The musician is responsible for securing an accompanist for the competition. Live piano accompaniment is required.
- The musician is responsible for supplying the judges with three copies of the score. Copies are acceptable.
- The deadline to enter the competition is Sunday, November 1.
Results:
- One winner will be selected by a panel of three judges of highly regarded professional musicians and educators, to be named at a later time.
- The results will be announced the evening of the final round, after the judges' deliberation.
- The winner will perform their concerto movement with the UMSL Orchestra or Band on a spring concert in the Touhill Performing Arts Center Lee Theater.
- The judges' written evaluations will be available to contestants the evening of the competition.
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