Competition Opportunities

Concerto Competitions

Murphy Family Interlochen Scholarship

Thomas Buchhauser Honors Orchestra Scholarship

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Concerto Competitions

The WYSO Concerto Competitions were established to feature the talents of individual Youth Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra members.

Participants prepare solo works that may be performed with their respective orchestras. A $20 audition fee is required. Members who have won the competition with a specific WYSO orchestra may not compete in future years with that same orchestra. Previous Philharmonia winners may compete again if they become members of the Youth Orchestra.

Winners of the concerto competition will play the concerto with their orchestra during the Bolz Spring Concerts on May 8 & 9.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

 

Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition 2008-2009:

JANUARY 10, 2009 | Applications available in October.
Please review the approved repertoire before making your decision.

In addition to the winners, five to seven Honorable Mention Finalists will be named. They will have the opportunity to perform in an Honors Recital in April

Philharmonia Orchestra Concerto Competition 2008-2009:

JANUARY 3, 2009 | Applications available in October.
Please review the approved repertoire before making your decision.

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Murphy Family Interlochen Scholarship

The Murphy Family Interlochen Scholarship Auditions are open to Youth Orchestra members wishing to attend the Interlochen Music Camp. The family of Stephen Murphy has endowed this scholarship for over ten years providing an opportunity for many Youth Orchestra members to attend the camp on reduced tuition. Upon acceptance to the camp, the winner will receive a $1000 scholarship and a WYSO letter of recommendation to be used in the application for further scholarship support from Interlochen. Previous winners and graduating seniors are ineligible for the competition.

The auditions are held in conjunction with the Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition.

Maggie Schenk, a 14-year-old home schooled flutist in Youth Orchestra, has been named the winner of the 2008 Murphy Family Interlochen Arts Camp Scholarship. Upon acceptance to the camp, Maggie will receive $1,000 toward her camp tuition. 

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Buchhauser Honors Orchestra Scholarship

The Thomas Buchhauser Honors Orchestra Scholarship Competition is open to WYSO members who successfully audition into the WSMA State Honors Orchestra and are committed to playing in WYSO during the following season. The winner will receive a $250 scholarship to attend the Honors Orchestra summer camp. A panel of judges will choose the scholarship recipient based on merit demonstrated during the audition.  Results will be mailed the week following the audition.

Auditions are held mid-April and consist of a 10-minute prepared solo. An accompanist is not required but is recommended.

Note: If you apply for this audition and then learn that you have not been accepted into the Honors Orchestra, please call the WYSO office to cancel your audition.

Christina Teuschler, a Youth Orchestra clarinetist from Verona, has been named the winner of the 2008 Buchhauser Honors Orchestra Scholarship.