If there is any question, the applicant is required to submit the score of their chosen work to the orchestra director (or wind ensemble director if that ensemble is required) for approval prior to submitting the entry form. Applicants are required to check with their applied teacher to determine if there is any question in the teacher’s mind about the difficulty of preparing the piece with only limited rehearsal time or the difficulty of the orchestra parts.
No electronic/computerized/midi accompaniments are allowed for the preliminary or final rounds of the competition.Duos (not including accompanists) will be permitted to enter the competition with the approval of their instructors.All applicants will perform from memory.Applicants will be allowed to enter one piece per year in the competition.A maximum length, not normally to exceed 20 minutes will be allowed for any one performer in the final performance. Applicants will perform the solo part(s) from a work that is accompanied by orchestra, chamber orchestra or wind ensemble.Any Ithaca College student enrolled for private lessons with an Ithaca College music faculty member during the semester of the Concerto Competition is eligible to participate with the approval of the student’s teacher.The competition will serve as a Center for Music showcase and provide an exceptional educational experience for all involved. The Department of Performance Studies at Ithaca College’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance seeks to recognize our most outstanding student performers through a Concerto Competition.