The Sixth Annual Concerto Competition will be held on Sunday, December 13th, 2009.
Applications are due by 4:30pm, December 4, 2009.
The winner will perform with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra on March 6, 2010.
All currently enrolled undergraduates and graduate students from any Cornell college and in any major may participate. Must be studying privately with a Cornell music faculty member or faculty-sponsored outside instructor.
The competition is open to all orchestral instruments, as well as guitar, saxophone, piano, and voice.
It is important that the studio teacher and the student know ahead of time what the goal or goals of the student's audition will be. The competition itself can serve either or both of two functions:
1. An opportunity to audition for a distinguished panel of professional musicians from the Ithaca area. To fulfill this purpose, the student and teacher are free to select a piece best suited to the student's education in the long run, provided the piece adheres to the rules of the competition.
2. An opportunity to play a solo with the Symphony Orchestra. If a student truly desires to win the competition, he or she—in consultation with the teacher—must take into account the following considerations:
CSO strongly encourages students to rely on their private teachers' experience and judgment when choosing a piece to play for the competition. Teachers who have questions are encouraged to contact CSO directors directly.
A selection not to exceed 20 minutes of a major work for soloist and orchestra, ONLY single movement or single movement of a larger work is acceptable. Memorization is mandatory.
You must provide your own accompanist. Musicians who are unable to provide an accompanist for the live audition should contact Xak Bjerken at xb10@cornell.edu, no later than November 15, 2008.
Please download and complete the application form. Note: It is mandatory that the applicant's current private teacher sign the application in the appropriate space. No application will be accepted without the approval of the student's private teacher.
Contact Chris Kim at cyk8@cornell.edu or 607-225-8614.