Junior Concerto Competition/ Recital

JUNIOR CONCERTO COMPETITION/RECITAL

Chair:	Dr. Maya Tuylieva, Chair Dr. Xiangyu Zhau, Co-Chair 620-687-3586 (text preferred) [email protected]
Location:	Music Academy of Kansas City
Competition Date:	Sunday, February 2, 2025
Recital Date:	Sunday, February 2, 2025 time TBD
Postmark Deadline:	January 20, 2025
Eligibility:	Young Musicians, School Grade 4 and younger Junior Musicians, School Grade 5-8 Senior Musicians, School Grade 9-12
Enrollment link:	https://forms.gle/izta8TChuYPh8gzo9

Description: This competition is an opportunity for students of piano, strings, and other instruments to compete for awards and to perform in a recital setting.

Format: Adjudicator may select winners from each group. Each winner will receive a trophy. Students should be prepared to perform their selected movement in its entirety at the competition. However, depending on the number of entrants, student auditions may have a time limit. In this case, all competitors will be given the same audition time allotment. The competition is open to the public.

Repertoire: One movement (memorized) of a concerto for piano or other instrument from the standard repertoire. Pedagogical concertos may be used. The time limit is five minutes for Young Musicians, ten minutes for Junior Musicians and fifteen minutes for Senior Musicians.

Rules: Students must furnish their own pianist for accompaniment at the competition. The student should provide a copy of the music with measures numbered for the judges. No photocopies are allowed.

Eligibility and Fees: All pianists and instrumentalists age 18 or under as of the date of the event are eligible to enter. The entrance fee is $40.00 per student whose teacher is a KCMTA member, with an additional $25.00 teacher fee for teachers who are MTNA members and $75.00 teacher fee for teachers with no MTNA membership.

Enrollment: Submit the online entry form found at kcmta.org. One check made to KCMTA may be sent by the teacher to cover the total fee. No enrollments will be accepted after the deadline. Enrollment fees should be mailed . All teachers who enroll students will be assigned to help with the event.