The annual Concerto/Aria/Composition Competition gives UVM students the chance to perform as a soloist or to have their compositions premiered with the University Symphony.
Eligibility:
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Open to UVM students who are currently taking private lessons from the music faculty at the university, or who are currently members of the department's large ensembles.
Winners of the past UVM Concerto Competition are not eligible to participate unless competing in a different category. Applications are available outside the Music Office.
Application Deadline: November 22, 2024
Audition: Monday, December 8, 2025, UVM Recital Hall, 4:00—6:00 PM
Dress Rehearsal: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 7:00—9:30 PM (the winner must attend two more rehearsals on Tuesday nights.)
Concert: Saturday, April 11, 2026, UVM Recital Hall, 4:00 and 7:30 PM
Past Winners
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- 2024: Luke Nawrocki, Marimba, Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (Despedida (Farewell)) by Ney Rosauro
- 2023: Logan Prewitt, piano, Piano Concerto in G (Adagio assai) by Maurice Ravel
- 2022: Sadie Jones, soprano, Symphony No. 4 in G Major (Sehr behaglich, “Das himmlische Leben”) by Gustav Mahler
- 2021: Simon Webber, cello, Concerto in D minor (Andante-Allegro Vivace) by Édouard Lalo
- 2020: Bailey Brown and Ginny Churchill, Concerto for Two Clarinets, No. 1, Op. 35 by Franz Krommer
- 2019: Kylie Elliott, flute, Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise, Op. 26 by Franz Doppler
- 2018: Ben Kotzen, piano, Piano Concerto in D minor by W. A. Mozart
- 2017: Cleo Flemming, cello, Allegro Appassionato by Camille Saint-Saens
Carlin Rizzo, bass, Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in E Major by Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf - 2016: Spencer Tse, clarinet, Clarinet Concerto No. 1 by Weber
(High School) David Horak, violin, Violin Concerto No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saens - 2015: Lauren Rayson, horn, Horn Concerto No. 2 by W. A. Mozart
(High School) Alan Chiang, piano, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor by Ludwig van Beethoven - 2014: Kayo Nagai, piano, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, op. 18 by Rachmaninoff
(High School) David Fischer, cello, Elegy for Cello and Orchestra, op. 24 by Gabriel Fauré