Concerto Competition Information
Registration for the Ogden Youth Symphony Concerto Competition is postponed.
Congratulations to Sarah Francis! Winner of the 2019 Concerto Competition.
She performed a solo accompanied by the Ogden Youth Symphony for the String Project concert on April 15, 2018.
Concerto Competition Information
The winner will perform as a featured guest artist with the Ogden Youth Symphony at their Spring Concert.
This opportunity is open to all musicians, age 18 and younger, who play a wind, string or percussionist instrument and attend school in Weber or Morgan County.
Previous winners of the concerto competition must wait 1 year before re-auditioning.
The winner will be required to attend multiple rehearsals, including the dress rehearsal and performance.
The application fee is $30 per student. Below you will find the full list of rules for the competition as well as a list of approved repertoire.
Email stringproject@weber.edu for more information.
Full Competition Rules
You must:
- Play a wind, string or percussion instrument
- Attend school in Weber or Morgan County
- Not have won this competition the previous year
- Play one movement of a piece on our “Approved Repertoire” list. If you would like to perform a piece that is not on this list, you may email us at stringproject@weber.edu and request permission to audition on your piece
- Perform one movement of your chosen piece at the auditions with an accompanist. You will need to provide your own accompanist
- Attend rehearsals as well as the dress rehearsal and performance.
- Wednesday rehearsals are from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Weber State University Browning Center, Room 133.
- Dress rehearsal will be from 4:00-4:45 p.m. on the Austad Stage in the Browning Center. The concert will be at 6:30 p.m.
To be eligible to audition, you will need to fill out and submit the application form and pay the $30 application fee.