ALL APPLICATIONS, SUPPORTING MATERIALS, AND PAYMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025.
Please provide the following materials:
 Completed application form. We partner with Acceptd to host our applications.
Please visit our Application Page to submit your application.
Performance Repertoire -
Instrumentalists - a concerto or other major multi-movement work;
Singers - three arias (one in English), or song cycle with orchestral accompaniment. Please list the title, movement titles and composer, composer’s dates, the duration of each movement and the overall duration of the piece. This is the repertoire you will perform on March 1, 2025, should you be chosen as a finalist. Concertos and arias must have orchestral accompaniment available for purchase or rent.
These concertos will not be accepted:
Dvorak Violin Concerto
Dvorak Cello Concerto
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Lalo Symphonie Espagnole (violin)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor, Op. 23 by P. I. Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 by S. Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 by L. van Beethoven
Concerto for Drum Set and Orchestra by J. Pastor Piano
Concerto in A minor by C. Schumann Violin
Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 by P. I. Tchaikovsky
Concerto in D minor by F. B. Price
Your bio or resume, in paragraph (prose) form, highlighting your education, major accomplishments, performances, and reviews.
Printed program of one full-length concert performance within the last two years.Scans (PDFs or JPGs) are preferred. Photos are acceptable, but must be clear. Imagery of the entire printed program must be included.
Two letters of recommendation from professional musicians, one of whom is your current or former teacher, addressing your musical strengths and performance abilities. Recommendations need not be private, but it is preferable. Emails may be sent to: auditions@apsmusic.org
Video. Applicants must submit a video of one movement of a standard, multi-movement, or large-scale, major work, or aria with piano accompaniment through Acceptd. Submissions with orchestral accompaniment will not be considered. Your performance must be memorized and unedited, however, long pauses and lengthy musical introductions must be edited out. Provide an internet link to your video. Your video will be screened for musicianship and technical ability by professional musicians of the highest caliber. Submission of a high-quality video will be to your advantage.
A non-refundable application fee of $125 will be handled through the Acceptd application.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO FINAL COMPETITION ON MARCH 1 WILL BE MADE BY MIDNIGHT ON FEBRUARY 13, 2025. YOUR RESPONSE IS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF NOTIFICATION. Those not accepted to finals will also be notified at this time. (Notification will be via email from auditions@apsmusic.org.)
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