Marquette Symphony Orchestra
Youth Concerto Competition
Every season, the Marquette Symphony Orchestra accepts applications for our annual young artist concerto competition.
Each year, the competition features a different family of instruments. The winner of the competition is invited to perform with the MSO the following season as a featured soloist, and receives a cash prize of $1,000.
Two runners-up receive cash prizes of $500 and $250, respectively.
Applications are now live for our 2024 Youth Concerto Competition! Please see below for more information.
2024: Piano
APPLICATION NOW LIVE!
COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS:
No prior 1st Place winners are allowed to participate.
Applicants must be piano players and 30 years old or younger as of January 1, 2024.
The 1st Place winner will participate in community outreach as schedules permit.
TO APPLY: Send entrance form (linked below), brief resume, video recording (with accompaniment) of a complete concerto and a check or money order for $35 application fee, made payable to “Marquette Symphony Orchestra” by May 15, 2024 to:
MSO Concerto Competition
PO Box 253
Marquette, MI 49855
Videos may be submitted online by email to businessmanager@marquettesymphony.org. The Marquette Symphony Orchestra reserves the right to use application videos for promotional purposes.
Winners will be notified by June 15, 2024. Please direct questions regarding your application to the competition coordinator Janis Peterson - 906-250-4242 or janisshierpeterson@gmail.com.
The 1st Place winner will perform with the Marquette Symphony Orchestra in 2025 and receive a cash prize of $1,000.
2nd Place will receive a cash prize of $500 and 3rd Place will receive $250.
2023: Strings
Our 2023 winner, Jay Julio, viola, joined the MSO for a feature performance on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
Jay performed William Walton’s Viola Concerto.
Congratulations to our 2023 runners-up, Sandro Sidamonidze, cello, and Adam Hall, cello!
2022: Winds & Percussion
Our 2022 winner, Britton-René Collins, marimba, joined the MSO for a feature performance on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Britton-René performed Ney Rosauro’s Concerto No. 1 for Marimba and String Orchestra.
Congratulations to our 2022 runners-up, Leah Reinardy, marimba, and Natalie Feldpausch, oboe!
Entertainment for our audience, education for our community.
The MSO fills an important need within the Upper Peninsula Community. Music education helps share creative experiences with young musicians, and all area students, who benefit from expressing their creativity.
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Statement on Non-Discrimination and Fair Access in Auditions, Volunteer and Hiring Recruitment
MSO is committed to helping make the organization and its activities are accessible to all individuals on a non-discriminatory basis. MSO is opposed to discrimination based upon actual or perceived gender, age, race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, parental, marital, domestic partner, civil union, military, or veteran status.