Juries
- Document
- Principal Musician request form.
Concerto Competition
COMPETITION DATE & APPLICATION DEADLINE
Winter Quarter - 2nd Sunday in February, each year
(check calendar for exact date)
Winter Quarter - Friday of Week 4, each year
(check calendar for exact date)
HOW TO APPLY
- Complete:
- Concerto Competition Application
- If working with a collaborative pianist, include their name.
- Complete ALL fields; incomplete applications will not be accepted.
- Submit Applications To:
- Submit to the Music Office (deliver to MM 303 or email music@uci.edu) by the deadline.
ABOUT THE CONCERTO COMPETITION
Eligibility
- Competitors must be full-time students at UCI (Music majors and non-majors).
- Previous year’s winners are ineligible.
- Instructor approval required for all applications, to ensure all entries are appropriate and competitors are prepared.
Repertoire
- Selected work must be at least 12 minutes in length and be performed in the original key and language.
- Vocal Arts applicants may submit two compositions; all others submit one composition.
- Competitors must perform the entire work from memory.
Accompaniment
- All competitors must provide their own accompanist.
- BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION: Check the availability of your accompanist for the competition date and any rehearsals.
- Provide music to your accompanist by December 1st.
Judges
- A panel of faculty or guest musicians will be selected by the department.
- Faculty members whose students are competing are ineligible.
Selected Competitors
- One copy of the score or piano reduction must be provided to the judges.
- Competitors must be prepared to perform the entire work, from which the jury may ask selections (the jury may stop competitors at any time).
- Judging is based on musicianship, thorough knowledge of the composition, technical proficiency, expression, and stage deportment.
- Winners must be deemed ready and able to perform with the orchestra, with limited rehearsal time.
Competition Schedule
- Competition times are assigned by the Conductor.
- Once the schedule is posted, assigned competition times are final.
- The schedule will be posted outside MM 109 (Conductor’s office) on the Monday after the application deadline.
Questions
- Contact Dr. Geoffrey Pope, UCI Symphony Orchestra Conductor, at geoffrey.pope@uci.edu.
