Concerto Competition

ConcertoComp.jpgOnline application deadline: March 1, 2024, 9:00pm MST
Winners’ announcement: March 22, 2024
Winners' concert: May 11, 2024 with Boulder Chamber Orchestra
Location: Boulder Adventist Church, 345 Mapleton Avenue, Boulder
Event Chair: Dr. Stephanie Cheng

Registration Fees
CSMTA member: $65
Non-member: $95
Additional non-member flat fee: $50

Registration linkhttps://concerto.registrations.comusicteachers.com/

2024 Concerto Competition Orchestra
The winners of the 2024 CSMTA Concerto Competition will perform with the Boulder Chamber Orchestra on May 11, 2024 at 8:00pm. The performance will take place at the Boulder Adventist Church, 345 Mapleton Avenue, Boulder, CO.

In order to raise funds for this event, the Boulder Chamber Orchestra has set up an online auction that will hopefully help generate enough funds to pay for the orchestra and all the associated expenses. The Colorado Young Stars Award Fund Auction was created for this purpose and it will run from February 27, 2024 to May 10, 2024, with proceeds going to support and cover costs for the winners of the Colorado Music Teachers National Association. Auction items range from vacation getaways to donated items guaranteed to delight and surprise. Please use the link below if you are interested in donating:

https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?auctionId=341751291

Event Description:
A pre-selected concerto competition for pre-college students in all instruments, the CSMTA Concerto Competition provides an opportunity for students to perform a concerto with a live orchestra. The competition has 3 piano categories held on an annual basis, and a rotating instrumental and vocal category with the following schedule: strings and voice in odd-numbered years, and winds/percussion (one category) in even-numbered years. The Non-Piano Instruments and Voice competitions are for students ages 13 through 19 pre-college. Competition applications will be done entirely through un-edited recorded videos through YouTube. Teachers are allowed to accompany their own students, provided that they are not visible or identifiable in the video. General rules and information are found on page 4 of the Student Activities Handbook. Exception: Scores do not need to be provided to the adjudicators.

Entry fees, application forms, dates and repertoire requirements will be administered by the CSMTA Concerto Committee. The Concerto Competition information is published in the CSMTA Notes & News and on this page least six months in advance.

Students of non-member teachers in any of the CSMTA Concerto Competition categories are required to pay a non-member fee 1 1/2 times the student entry fee by the entry deadline. 

2024 Concerto Competition Requirements for Piano, Winds and Percussion

  • Piano Elementary: Joseph Haydn Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D, Mvt. I: Vivace 
  • Piano Junior: Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, KV. 414, Mvt I: Allegro
  • Piano Senior: Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 25, in G minor, Mvt I: Molto allegro con fuoco
  • Flute: CPE Bach Concerto in D minor H 484.1 (Wq 22), Mvt I: Allegro
  • Oboe: Alessandro Marcello Concerto No. 2 in D minor, S.D. 935, Mvt I: Andante e spiccato
  • Clarinet: Gerald Finzi Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Chamber String Orchestra Op. 23
  • Bassoon: Antonio Vivaldi D minor RV481, Mvt I: Allegro
  • Horn: Mozart Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, KV. 447, Mvt I: Allegro
  • Trumpet: Johann Baptist Georg Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Mvt I: Allegro
  • Saxophone: Alexander Glazunov Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra, Op. 109, in E-flat major
  • Percussion: Emmanuel Séjourné: Concerto for Marimba and Strings, Mvt. I. Tempo Souple.

Student Eligibility for each Category:

Piano Elementary Performance 
Age: 8–10 as of January 1, 2024

Piano Junior Performance 
Age: 11–14 as of January 1, 2024

Piano Senior Performance 
Age: 15–19 (pre-collegiate) as of January 1, 2024

Non-Piano Entries
Age: 13 - 19 (pre-collegiate) as of January 1, 2024

  • Winds and Percussion 2024

Congratulations to the following winners of the 2023 CSMTA Concerto Competition and their teachers:

Piano Elementary

Giana Wu, Winner, teacher June Haun, Clementi Sonatina Op. 36, No. 6; Mvts. 1 and 2
Joshua Song, Alternate, teacher Jasmine Steadman, Clementi Sonatina Op. 36, No. 6; Mvts. 1 and 2
Aidan Zhao, Honorable Mention, teacher Brenda Ishikawa, Clementi Sonatina Op. 36, No. 6; Mvts. 1 and 2

Piano Junior

Urvi Dhenge, Winner, teacher Crystal Lee, Mozart Piano Concerto, No. 23, K. 488, Mvt 1
Austin Haas, Alternate, teacher Crystal Lee, Mozart Piano Concerto, No. 23, K. 488, Mvt 1
Josette Wu, Honorable Mention, teacher Errol Haun, Mozart Piano Concerto, No. 23, K. 488, Mvt 1

Piano Senior

Desi Silverman-Joseph, Winner, teacher Joyce Li, Shostakovich Piano Concerto, No. 2, Op. 102 in F, Mvt 1
Mercedes Maeda, Alternate, teacher Crystal Lee, Shostakovich Piano Concerto, No. 2, Op. 102 in F, Mvt 1

Strings

Eireen Margittai, Winner, violin, teacher Eugenia Alikhanova, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Op. 64 in e minor, Mvt 1
Joseph Kim, Alternate, violin, teacher James Maurer, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Op. 64 in e minor, Mvt 1

Voice

Georgia Lawrence, Winner, voice, teacher Barbara Taylor, Benedetto Marcello Quella Fiamma che m’accende

The winners will be featured on the final concerts of the 2022-23 Season with the Aurora Symphony Orchestra, on June 3 at 7:30 pm and June 4 at 3:00 pm, at the Aurora Fox Arts Center. 

Special thanks to our judges:

Ms. Dorian Kincaid, Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Brendan Kinsella, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Mr. Kyle Rupley, Interim Music Director, Aurora Symphony Orchestra

Congratulations to the 2023 CSMTA Concerto winners who performed with the Aurora Symphony Orchestra on June 3 and 4. Pictured L-R: Giana Wu, Georgia Lawrence, ASO Maestro Felix Torres, Urvi Dhenge, Desi Silverman-Joseph, Eireen Margittai.