Dear Students,
Below are listed some upcoming regional competitions. Please check the dates with your calendars and let your teacher know if you are interested in any of these so that you both can plan accordingly.
Rebecca Henry, Chair

Regional Competitions for String Students

2009-2010

Additions will be posted on our Prep Strings Website throughout the year.

www.peabody.jhu.edu/prepstrings

Please speak with your teacher if you are interested.

 

Just Added- Oct 29 2009

Washington, DC Metro Area

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2010 Young Artist Award in Gaithersburg

For Vocal, Woodwind,
Brass, String & Piano Artists
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Application and more information available at:
www.gaithersburgmd.gov/ArtsBarn
Application Due By December 11, 2009
The Arts Barn
311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg
301.258.6394

Two contrasting pieces

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Music Teacher’s National Association (MTNA)

http://www.mtna.org/Programs/Competitions/CompetitionsOverviewGuidelines/tabid/304/Default.aspx

Application deadline is 12:00 MIDNIGHT on September 15, 2009. State Competition October TBA at UMBC The National Finals of the competitions are scheduled for March 20–24 2010, in Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

Jr. Age 11-14 by Jan. 1

20 minutes

2 or more contrasting pieces

Sr. Age 15-18

30 minutes

2 or more contrasting

Finals: March 27-30 in Atlanta

National Philharmonic Concerto Competition

Deadline Sept. 21                  Competition: Sunday October 11, 2009 evening

Performance in Strathmore Nov. 17, 18, or 19.

High School Student, all orchestral instruments (no piano)

One movement of a concerto or piece with orchestra.  10 min. max.

www.nationalphilharmonic.org

Asian American Music Society 2009 International Competition

Deadline  Oct. 10    Competition  Sat. Oct. 24, 2009  in Bethesda, MD

Winners Concert in November at the Kennedy Center

Elementary, Middle School and High School Divisions.

Two contrasting pieces.  Asain composers encouraged/not required. Anyone can enter.

http://aamsopera.com/competition.html

 

Friday Morning Music Club Gus Johansen String Competition

Monday (school holiday) November 2, 2009 in Washington DC      Deadline: Oct. 14

Prizes:  1^st: $700, 2^nd: $500, 3^rd: $300

Winning performance:  Friday Nov. 27, 2009, 2:00 p.m.

Grades 9-12     Repertoire:  3 works from different periods

 

 

HORWITZ MEMORIAL COMPETITION FOR VIOLIN & PIANO DUO

 DEADLINE NOV 13

Sunday, December 13, 2009, at the Academy of Music in Gaithersburg, MD.  Forms may be obtained by contacting Claudette Horwitz @ clhorwitz@gmail.com  or Judith Silverman @ s.judith@verizon.net.  Forms are also available in your Student Activities Handbook, and on the MSMTA web site at www.msmta.org.

This competition features music written for violin and piano duo, to be performed by high school students, grades 9 through 12.  Two compositions are required with a minimum playing time of 5 minutes and maximum time of 15 minutes.  Both pieces may be sonata or sonatina movements in contrasting styles or periods, or you may select one sonata/sonatina movement and one piece for violin with piano accompaniment.

 

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The Landon Symphonette Competition

 

Ages 13-18 (as of 3/27).  Preliminaries:  Sat. Dec. 5, 2009  Bethesda MD

Deadline:  postmark Nov15

Five finalists will each perform their concerto  with the Landon Symphonette at a concert on March 27, 2010 at 5:00 pm.  Rehearsals:  March 26, 7:30 p.m. and March 27, 2:00 p.m.

First prize $500, 2^nd Prize $300, Third prize $200, which goes toward your music tuition.  

Required repertoire ( first mvt.) Bach Concerto No. 1 or 2 Concertos of Barber, Bruch, kabalevsky, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Mozart #3, 4, 5, Saint-Saens, Wieniawski, Sibelius & More info and forms:  703-527-0734

 

The Columbia Orchestra Young Artist’s Competition

Students who live or study in Howard County

One concerto movement or piece with orchestra

Jr. Division: through 8^th grade, Sr. Division: High School

Deadline:  likely early Dec.  Competition: likely early January

410-465-8777, ext. 4 email:  youngartists@columbiaorchestra.org

 

 

The following competitions are not updated on their web sites yet:

 

National Symphony Orchestra Young Artist’s Competition

http://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed/youngsoloists.html

 

Washington Performing Arts Society Feder String Competition

For details and applications see www.wpas.org and click on “Education and outreach”application due around Feb 2 2010, audition in March,  Concert April…Open and free to all 6th through 12th grade string students attending school in the District of Columbia, Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince George’s, and Fairfax County and the cities of Alexandria, Arlington, and Falls Church in Virginia, in the categories of Violin/Viola or Cello/Bass.

 

JCC Young Artists Instrumental Concerto Competition

Questions and forms:  410-356-5200

 

Young Artist Award
Instrumental and Vocal Competition
Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: 301-258-6394

www.gaithersburgmd.gov/artsbarn or www.kentlands.org.

Deadline was Dec 12 last year

 

Annapolis Chamber Players competition not posted yet

http://annapolischamberplayers.org/yac.aspx