COMPETITION PHILOSOPHY AND FORMAT

The philosophy of the Student Artist Competition is:

1. To offer students the opportunity to appear as soloists with orchestra in the performance of full or partial concerti, arias and other short works on regularly scheduled concerts of the University Symphony Orchestra.
2. To present outstanding School of Music students to the public.

The competition will occur in two rounds:

1. The Preliminary Round, scheduled and administered by the keyboard, woodwind, voice, brass and percussion, and strings areas. Students should talk to their studio teacher and/or area coordinator about specific area requirements.
2. The Final Round, on January 16, 2024, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Up to 15 total auditionees, selected during the preliminary round, will advance to perform in the finals.

PRELIMINARY ROUND

• Scheduled by individual areas (keyboard, voice, woodwind, brass/percussion, string), must be completed no later than December 8, 2023.
• Memorization is at the discretion of each individual area.
• Performance proficiency requirement is at the discretion of each individual area.
• No more that 3 students from any area will be advanced to the finals.

3 Keyboard                   3 Voice
3 Woodwind                 3 Brass and Percussion                3 Strings

• The format for the preliminary round and criteria for advancing students to the final round is at the discretion of each individual area.
• Each area will independently determine if they desire a balance between graduate and undergraduate representatives in the final round.
• Repertoire must be approved by the conductor (Dr. Kim or Dr. Caldwell) before the students enter the preliminary round.

FINAL ROUND

• Tuesday, January 16, 2024, beginning at 2:00 p.m. in Tew Recital Hall
• Advertised and open to the public
• Students will perform for up to 15 minutes in order to present complete works or movements, or samples of multiple movements.
• Limited to a total of 15 participating students, representing their respective areas.

FINAL ROUND GUIDELINES, RULES, AND INFORMATION

1. The audition order will be determined at random, so finalists must be available for the entire block of time. Exceptions may be made due to extenuating circumstances. Special requests for times must be communicated to the conductor by the application deadline.
2. If available in the UNCG music library, an orchestral score should be provided.
3. Each performer and accompanist should report to the audition site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled audition time. Performers should dress appropriately.
4. If a soloist or accompanist is late the audition will be cancelled and the next performer will be called. Rescheduling the audition is at the discretion of the audition committee.
5. If the chosen work is longer than the audition time allows, the finalist may select to perform a portion of the work as a whole, or excerpts from the entire piece.
6. Vocalists may choose repertoire from either literature designed for concert performance with orchestra, or operatic arias. Selection of repertoire should be done in consultation with the studio professor.
7. A soloist may win a performing slot only once during his/her career at UNCG.
8. An impartial committee will serve as adjudicators. The conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra will serve as an advisor to the committee.

REPERTOIRE SELECTION

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULING

ORCHESTRA REHEARSALS

APRIL CONCERT

Student Artist Competition Application Form (Rev. 2023)