Concerto Competition
Each year, several of advanced Youth Symphony musicians compete for an opportunity to play a concerto or concerto excerpts with the Youth
Symphony.
The public is invited to attend the annual Concerto
Competition to hear the performances by the competitors.
Thirteen Youth Symphony musicians competed for an opportunity to perform as a soloist with the Youth Symphony at last season's competition. The judges selected two winners: Alison Dresser, horn, and Paul Shubat, cello. Each of the winners are soloists with the Youth Symphony during the 2011-2012 concert season.
Judges for the 2011 Competition were Lori Calhoun, Tom Stauffer and Arlene Taylor.
The Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon 2012 Concerto Competition will take place in the Music Recital Hall at Southern Oregon University in Ashland at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 2012. Judges for the 2012 Concerto Competition are Scott Cole and Judy Bjorlie.
In order to be eligible, musicians must be current advanced-level Youth Symphony musicians, 14 years of age and in high school (or high school equivalent if home schooled) at the time the Intent to Participate form is sbumitted. Each eligible Concerto Competition participant must pay a non-refundable fee of $25. The fee will help defray venue rental and stage management expenses, and adjudicator fees. The $25 fee must accompany the Intent to Participate form. The form must be submitted on or before the deadline.
The YSSO organization's governing board and staff reserve the right to pre-screen musicians if the YSSO receives a large number of applications from eligible Youth Symphony musicians. Musicians who have won the YSSO organization's Concerto Competition in the past are not eligible to participate in the Competition again.
The 2013 form will be posted in the summer 2012. Please review the eligibility criteria, follow the instructions and provide all information requested.
YSSO 2013 Concerto Competition Intent to Participate Form
