2015 CSMTA Concerto Competition Repertoire

We are delighted to announce the repertoire for the 2015 CSMTA Concerto Competition (see below). The Competition Winners Concert will be hosted by the Denver School for the Arts, 7111 Montview Blvd., Denver CO 80220 on Feb. 21, 2015.  (Dress rehearsal will be in the same venue on Friday, Feb. 20. Winners must be available for the rehearsal and the concert). Located at the old Lamont School of Music campus, this is a more central location than recent past venues. We have also changed the winner’s concert to 4 PM in consideration of students/their families and teachers driving long distances to perform and/or attend this event.

This year, in addition to the three piano divisions, the non-piano rotation will feature Vocal and String Divisions. We have opened the age level for string to include Middle School and Junior High as well as High School students this year. Judges may choose separate winners in the vocal and string divisions as well as the piano divisions for a total of up to 5 winners.  Applications are due by Jan. 7, 2015 and the judge’s decisions will be announced approximately one week after the application deadline.

Repertoire for the 2015 competition:

Piano Elementary Division: Concerto in f minor, mvt. 1 by J.S. Bach
Piano Middle/Junior Division: Concerto in C Major, K. 467, mvt 1 by Mozart
Piano Senior Division: Concerto No. 3 “Youth” Concerto, mvt. 1 by Kavalevsky

Voice  Selection: Quella Fiamma che m’accende (attributed to Benedetto Marcello). This is published in the book “28 Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries” by G. Schirmer, Inc. through Hal Leonard. Please choose the appropriate volume/transposition that fits the vocal range of your student: Bbm, Am, Fm, Em, Dm. 

Violin: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Saint-Saens
Viola: Concerto, first movement by Hoffmeister
Cello: Concerto #1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1, mvt 1 by Haydn
Bass: Concerto in G/M Major, mvt 1 by Dragonetti
Harp: Concerto in B-flat, Op. 4, #6 mvt 1 by Haendel

Thanks to the following musician-educators for your input on repertoire: Dr. David MacArthur and Mira Mincheva (piano) Dr. Stephanie Berg and Barbara Taylor (voice), Michael Pijoan (Violin) Dr. Marcelo Sanchez (Cello). The goal is to establish a strong core of appropriate repertoire with the assistance of experts in each area. For complete instructions including applications and entry fees for this event, please click here. Thanks to all the teachers and students for making the 2014 competition such a success and we look forward to your continued support in 2015.