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69th Annual Young Artist Competition
The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra's Young Artist Competition provides music students in the Tri-State area the opportunity to compete for cash awards in front of a panel of judges on the stage of the historic Victory Theatre.
Eligibility
Students must be in grades 6-12 and attending a school within a 125-mile radius of Evansville, Indiana
Repertoire
Selections must be a movement of a composition for a solo instrument and orchestra from the standard repertoire. Selections must be performed with a piano accompaniment.
Memorization is encouraged but not required. Contestants are required to provided their own pianist to perform orchestra reductions.
Contest Winners
Grand prize, second and third place are awarded cash prizes of $2,000, $1,000 and $750. Prize money awarded to the outstanding musicians of the competition is designated for further music studies.
Competition
Will be held on January 26, 2025 at 2:00 pm on the Victory Theatre Stage.
Applications will open on October 21, 2024 and will close January 13, 2025.
Application for Competition
The Young Artist Competition is designed to promote, encourage, and nurture exceptional young talent. The Young Artists Competition is funded in part by the Musicians Club of Evansville/Margaret B. & Leo E. Hem Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Judges for the 2025 YA Competition are Dr. Donald McKinney (Indiana University Director of Bands), Dr. Brian St. John (Western Kentucky University Director of Orchestra) and tbd.
For more application information about the Young Artist Competition, or to explore opportunities to support the event, please contact the Evansville Philharmonic Education Department at (812) 425-5050 ext. 316.
2024 Winners:
Grand Prize: Braden Riley, Violin
Orchestra Award: Faith Murphy, Flute
Musician's Award: David Drury, Clarinet