Dear Colleagues and Music Educators,
The Muscatine Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce its Annual Young Artists Competition auditions which will be held on Sunday, January 26, 2024 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 Iowa Ave., in Muscatine. Student musicians in grades 9-12 are eligible to participate. One student will be invited to perform his/her solo work in concert at the Performing Arts Center at Central Middle School in Muscatine, Iowa as a part of the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra’s MasterWorks IV: “Piecing Together Greatness” concert performance on March 8, 2025. There will be scholarship prizes for the winner as well as first and second runners up.
- Entrants must audition with a composition appropriate for performance with orchestral accompaniment, and which does not exceed 15 minutes in length.
- Entrants must reside, go to school, or take regular music lessons within 50 miles of Muscatine, Iowa.
- Entrants must provide their own accompanist for the audition.
- Entrants must provide three (3) copies of their music being performed.
Teachers, please help your students to confirm that the piece they choose is appropriate for this occasion, and that orchestral accompaniment parts are available.
The deadline for submission of applications for the competition is January 24, 2025.
Click here to sign up for an audition.
I look forward to our audition day!
Sincerely,
Brian Dollinger
Music Director & Conductor
