Chair:
Ayako Tsuruta
Application Deadline:
March 1, 2026, Sunday at 5:00 p.m.
Audition Date:
March 8, 2026, Sunday, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Whitmore Recital Hall, the MU School of Music in Columbia
Prize:
Three winners will perform a movement of a concerto with an orchestral accompaniment of your choice, in a subscription concert on April 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in downtown Columbia. Each soloist’s $300 cash award is an honorarium for the April concert.
Eligibility:
Students must be [1] A pre-collegiate student 18 years or younger on March 8, 2026, AND [2] must be a resident of Missouri. Students residing in Missouri who study with an instructor who is not a member of MMAMTA may still apply, but there is a non-refundable, additional entrance fee of $100 with the application.
Repertoire:
Applicants should prepare an aria or a movement from a published concerto or a short work (ca. 15 min or less) that has an orchestral accompaniment.
Fees:
The non-refundable entrance fee is: $35.00 per student of a MMAMTA member whose dues have been paid in full, or for the students of non-members, a non-refundable $100.00 additional fee per application is required.
Regulations:
Two adjudicators will select three winners.
Music & Scores:
Photocopies are not allowed. Applicant should provide one clean original copy to the judges.
Check list:
Application fee, completed entry form, confirmed accompanist, current e-mail address.
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