Stringendo, Inc.

Concerto Competition – 2019

Concerto Competition

Click here to view the results of the 2018 Concerto Competition

To Register

Submit completed Application Form and Registration Fee: $30.00 (Non-Refundable) on Saturdays, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm OR mail to: 1580 Route 376, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. You may download any of the paperwork by clicking on the links below:

Concerto Competition Application 2018 – 2019
Concerto Competition Information & Repertoire 2018-2019

Click here if you need an Accompanist for your Concerto Competition Solo

Dates

  • Application Deadline: December 8, 2018
  • All Categories Competition/Recital: Saturday, February 9, 2019
    • Concerto Competition Snow Date: Sunday, February 10, 2019 – Assigned times less 3 hours
  • Finalists Recital: Saturday, February 23, 2019 – 11:00 am
    • Snow Date: Saturday, March 2, 2019

Details and Rules

  • All Stringendo orchestra students are invited to participate in this exciting performance opportunity.
  • Contestants will be featured in a recital open to the public. Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges to perform with orchestral accompaniment at Stringendo’s spring concerts.
  • Finalists will be featured in a recital.
  • Participants must perform a piece or movement from the repertoire lists (click here for the lists) OR a concerto with available string orchestra accompaniment (must be approved in advance by Stringendo Artistic Directors).
  • Participants must perform from memory with piano accompaniment.
  • Each participant may only perform once per year.
  • Participants must be registered for both fall and spring semesters of the orchestra program.
  • Participants are eligible for any category, regardless of orchestral placement.
  • Participants will be notified in advance of their performance time.
  • Performance times are not negotiable once assigned; please inform us of conflicts (you OR your accompanist) on your registration form. Each selection is limited to six minutes. Appropriate cuts should be planned in advance.
  • Concerto Competition rules for previous winners Category A and B – winners are not eligible to participate in the competition the following year.
  • Category C – the winner is not eligible to participate in the competition anymore at any level.