Concerto Division
- Application Fee $50
Preliminary Video Submission Round: Friday, February 6, 2026 at 5pm
In-Person Finalist Round: Saturday, February 28, 2026
This Division is intended for musicians in grades 8-12. The winner of the Concerto Division will be the recipient of the Lois H. Allen Award in the amount of $1,000 donated by the Friends of the Symphony. Musicians must receive approval from their private teachers to participate in this division. All participants will receive certificates and comment sheets from judges.
Applicants are to prepare one movement from a standard solo work with orchestral accompaniment (performed in both rounds with piano accompaniment). Selections must be no longer than 15 minutes. Applicants must provide their own accompanists.
Each competitor’s preliminary video will be evaluated, and all participants will receive award certificates and comment sheets from the judges. The finalists will be notified by Friday, February 7, 2025 and will be assigned a time slot for the in-person Competition Finals on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Concerto Division Award Cermony will be held in Mess Auditorim Saturday, March 1 at 5pm
Preliminary Round Video Submission Requirements
- PUBLIC DOMAIN PIECES ARE ENCOURAGED. NON-PUBLIC DOMAIN PIECES MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS.
- Students are asked to record ONLY THE EXPOSITION SECTION of their chosen piece without CADENZA.
- Video should be shot in one continuous take.
- Multiple videos or evidence of editing is prohibited. Videos that are suspected of editing will be disqualified.
- Participants MUST have an accompanist for their recorded video to be considered.
- Memorization in the preliminary round is not required.
- To be eligible, completed videos should be uploaded via a provided Dropbox link no later than Monday, January 27, 2025
at 5 pm.
In-Person Final Performance Requirements
- Audition slots will be scheduled in 15-minute increments. If your piece is longer than the allotted time, you will be stopped by the judges due to time constraints. Abridged versions are not permitted.
- Participants MUST provide their own accompanists.
- Memorization is required for the primary piece.
- Two original music scores or parts must be provided for the judges, but you are encouraged to provide additional original scores. Photocopies are not permitted.
- PREPARE A sECOND sOLO OR mOVEMENT FROM A CONTRASTING STYLE PERIOD (IE BAROQUE, CLASSICAL, ROMANTIC, OR 20TH CENTURY) tO BE pERFROMED AT THE DISCRETION FO THE JUDGES IF A TIE-BREAKER IS NEEDED IN THE FINAL ROUND
- Tie-breaker selections do NOT need to be memorized. Two original scores or parts must be provided for the judges. Photocopies are not permitted.
- Applicants must be available for the Final Round when registering for the Concerto Division.
