The annual Concerto Competition is a chance for ¶¶Òõ̽̽ students to play a solo with the University Symphony Orchestra.
Eligibility
Open to ¶¶Òõ̽̽ students who are currently taking private lessons from the music faculty at the university, or who are currently a member of the department's large ensembles.
Winners of the past ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Concerto Competition are not eligible to participate unless competing in a different category. Applications are available outside the Music Office.
Application Deadline: November 22, 2024
Audition: Monday, December 9, 2024, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Recital Hall, 5:00—7:00 PM
Dress Rehearsal: 7-9:30 PM, April 8, 2025, (the winner must attend two more rehearsals on Tuesday nights.)
Concert: Saturday, April 12, 2025, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Recital Hall, Time 4:00 and 7:30 PM
Past Winners
Body
- 2024: Luke Nawrocki, Marimba, Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (Despedida (Farewell)) by Ney Rosauro
- 2023: Logan Prewitt, piano, Piano Concerto in G (Adagio assai) by Maurice Ravel
- 2022: Sadie Jones, soprano, Symphony No. 4 in G Major (Sehr behaglich, “Das himmlische Lebenâ€) by Gustav Mahler
- 2021: Simon Webber, cello, Concerto in D minor (Andante-Allegro Vivace) by Édouard Lalo
- 2020: Bailey Brown and Ginny Churchill, Concerto for Two Clarinets, No. 1, Op. 35 by Franz Krommer
- 2019: Kylie Elliott, flute, Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise, Op. 26 by Franz Doppler
- 2018: Ben Kotzen, piano, Piano Concerto in D minor by W. A. Mozart
- 2017: Cleo Flemming, cello, Allegro Appassionato by Camille Saint-Saens
Carlin Rizzo, bass, Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in E Major by Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf - 2016: Spencer Tse, clarinet, Clarinet Concerto No. 1 by Weber
(High School) David Horak, violin, Violin Concerto No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saens - 2015: Lauren Rayson, horn, Horn Concerto No. 2 by W. A. Mozart
(High School) Alan Chiang, piano, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven - 2014: Kayo Nagai, piano, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, op. 18 by Rachmaninoff
(High School) David Fischer, cello, Elegy for Cello and Orchestra, op. 24 by Gabriel Fauré