61st Annual Young Artists Competition

61st Annual YA Competition application are open.

ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS

The Senior Division is open to any student enrolled in a college or conservatory in a degree program. Maximum age 26 years on the date of contest. Senior Piano will play one movement from any major concerto or concert piece published for piano and orchestra. Maximum time: 15 minutes. Senior Wind/Brass contestants must be prepared to perform one movement from a major concerto or concert piece published for solo instrument and orchestra. Maximum performance time: 15 minutes.

The Junior Division is open to students 17 to 21 years on the date of contest. Younger students may be eligible based on the recommendation of their instructor and approval of the Young Artists' Committee Chairs. Junior Piano participants will play a selection published for piano and orchestra which is of the difficulty of the Mendelssohn G Minor Piano Concerto. Maximum performance time: 15 minutes. Junior Wind/Brass participants must be prepared to play selections published for soloist and orchestra which is of the difficulty of a Haydn or Mozart Wind Concerto. Maximum performance time: 15 minutes.

All contestants must perform music from MEMORY and must provide two copies of their music, including all cadenzas, for the judges.

Your completed application form with a non-refundable registration fee of $40.00 must be post marked no later than March 27th, 2023. Late registration fee is $25.00. Applications will be submitted in the order received until the competition is filled. Make checks payable to the Friends of the Symphony. Mail to the Lima Symphony Orchestra, Attn: Young Artists Competition, P.O. Box 1651, Lima, Ohio 45802.

Contestants are responsible for their own expenses and must be prepared to remain for the evening concert on April 29th should they be selected as a finalist. Two contestants in each division will be selected to perform in the Finalist Concert. This performance will determine the First Place Winners. Please notify your accompanist of this requirement.