Competitions

Peabody sponsors several prize competitions. Guidelines will be posted. Previous first-prize winners are not eligible to re-enter the same competition. Note that students must be in good academic standing to be eligible to compete in Peabody competitions.

Virginia Carty deLillo Composition Competition

The Virginia Carty deLillo Composition Competition is offered biannually to any Conservatory composition major enrolled for lessons. Entrants submit one composition of any style, length or instrumentation. First prize includes a $1,000 cash award and performance of the winning work at a public Peabody concert, if feasible. Second prize is $500. The competition will be held next in 2013-2014. Details may be obtained from the Concert Office.

Peggy and Yal e Gordon Concerto Competition

A $1,500 cash prize and a performance with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra, a recital on the Homewood campus and additional recitals scheduled by the Yale Gordon Trust will be awarded to the winner of this competition, which rotates annually in the areas of strings, piano and orchestral instruments. Second prize is $750. This year’s competition will be for instruments other than keyboard, bowed strings, and early music instruments. Any Conservatory student enrolled in a degree, certificate, or diploma program for major study during 2012-2013 is eligible to compete. Details may be obtained from the Concert Office.

Macht Orchestral Composition Competition

Established in 2000, the Macht Orchestral Composition Competition is held annually for composition majors and is designed to provide a premiere public performance for new works for orchestra. Entries must have been written for a standard symphonic orchestra or chamber orchestra during the student’s period of enrollment at Peabody. The works submitted must also have been played through in a Peabody orchestral reading session and the composer must be enrolled for major lessons during the year. The competition winner receives a prize and a performance of the winning work at a Peabody public concert. The competition will be held next in 2012-2013. Details may be obtained from the Concert Office.

Sylvia L. Green Voice Competition

The Sylvia L. Green Voice Competition is held biannually for junior, senior or graduate-level voice students. Doctoral students are eligible if they are enrolled for major lessons. Contestants perform one or more works of chamber orchestra size or larger. Excerpts from opera or oratorio are not acceptable. First prize is $1,500 plus a performance with a large Peabody instrumental ensemble. Second prize is $750. The competition will be held next in 2013-2014. Details may be obtained from the Concert Office.

William Marbury Prize Competition

The William Marbury Prize is awarded each year to an outstanding undergraduate violin student through a juried competition. The competition award includes a major public recital, as well as a $1,000 cash prize. Second prize is $500. Any undergraduate violin major enrolled in a degree or certificate program for the 2012-2013 academic year is eligible to enter this competition upon the major teacher’s recommendation. Details may be obtained from the Concert Office.

Prix d’Été Competition

Endowed by Walter Summer in 1994, this annual competition was established to encourage composition and computer music majors to compose new chamber works exploring new dimensions in performance, instrumentation and multimedia. Entries in alternate years must demonstrate significant use of music technologies. The first prize includes $1,000 and a performance of the winning work. Details may be obtained from the Computer Music Department.

Harison L. Winter Piano Competition

The Harrison L. Winter Piano Competition was established in 1990 in tribute to a former chairman of Peabody’s Board of Trustees. It is scheduled on a two-yearson, one-year-off basis. The first prize winner receives a $1,000 cash prize and a performance with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra. The second prize is $500. The competition will be held in 2012-2013. Details may be obtained from the Concert Office.

Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts

The Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts is a University-wide $1,500 prize offered for excellence in performance, execution or composition in one of the arts as an advocational activity. Peabody seniors may compete in any artistic area except music (i.e. writing, visual arts, dance, film, etc.). Complete information about the Sudler Prize is available on the Sudler Prize website, http://getintothearts.jhu.edu/ sudlerprize.

Prize Winners

Students who win competition prizes should be aware that the government considers such awards to be taxable income. A prize will not reduce a student’s Peabody funded scholarship unless the prize is a full-tuition scholarship. Note, however, if a prize alters a student’s demonstrated financial need, the student’s federally funded, need-based aid may be affected.