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Concerto/Aria/Composition Competition
Western Illinois University
Symphony Orchestra
2022-2023 Concerto/Aria/Composition Competition
Preliminary Round Due Date - November 4, 2022
Live Final Round - December 4, 2022
Eligibility
- Competition is open to both undergraduate and graduate full-time students.
- nstrumentalists and vocalists who wish to participate in the concerto/aria competition must be enrolled in private lessons AND ensemble(s) (with the exception of pianists).
- Instrumentalists and vocalists must be in good standing with their participation in ensemble(s).
- Competition winners from the previous year (2021-2022) are ineligible for a period of one year.
- Winners must be available to perform in the Concerto/Aria concert on March 2, 2023.
Jury
- The concerto/aria preliminary round will be judged by the WIU applied faculty. Following the preliminary round, the faculty will advance up to three performers from each area.
- For the final round of the concerto/aria competition, there will be three judges from outside of the Western Illinois University community. No faculty at WIU will be involved with the judging of the final round.
- The composition competition will be judged by the WIU composition faculty and the Orchestra Director.
Repertoire
- All concerto/aria competition repertoire must be approved by the Director of Orchestral Activities prior to entry.
- Composition entries must be submitted as a PDF and must be notated clearly using software (Sibelius, Finale, LilyPond, etc.)
- The maximum time limit for any piece is 20 minutes.
Preliminary Video and Composition Submission
- Instrumentalists and vocalists must submit a preliminary video recording through the Preliminary Round Form by November 4, 11:59PM.
- There is no preliminary round for composers. Composition entries are due on December 4 at 11:59PM and can be submitted here.
- Preliminary round results will be announced by November 9.
- Finalists must submit a Finalist Form by December 1 and will need to upload their scores for the judges. Piano reductions are acceptable.
- Finalists will perform their repertoire on November 19 in COFAC Recital Hall. Specific times for the competition will be announced later.
- Instrumentalists and vocalists are required to perform all rounds with a collaborative pianist.
- Memorization is highly encouraged.
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