Dana Young Artist Competition

The Dana Young Artist Competition, held each year in November, is open to juniors, seniors and graduate students who are enrolled in applied music at the Dana School of Music. This year's competition will be held on Sunday November 15, 2009 beginning at 1:00 pm. The competition will be open to the public. All performances will be recorded for broadcast at a later date. In order to secure a successful live recording, admission to the hall will be strictly controlled.

Rules for Contestants:

1. All applicants must be enrolled in applied music at the Dana School of Music.

2. Previous winners of the Dana Young Artist Competition are ineligible.

3. Only one entry per student is admissible. If a student chooses to perform a work for several soloists (e.g. double concerto etc.) he/she will not be allowed to enter with an additional work. Students may enter only once at the junior level, once at the senior level, and twice at the graduate level.

4. The repertoire selection must be approved by Professor Wilcox no later than 2:00 pm on Friday October 16, 2009. At this time, all performers must indicate the name of their accompanist. The conductor's decision regarding repertoire is final. All mail correspondence to Professor Wilcox must be placed in his locked mailbox. Correspondence in the open box will not be received. Applicants should check the availability of repertoire as early as possible, especially if a particular selection is non-standard.

5. Contestants will submit the completed application form, with all required information and signatures. All application forms must be presented to Professor Wilcox before Friday October 16, 2009. Applications without Professor Wilcox's signature will not be accepted. The following information should be included on the application form:

- Contestant's name and email
- Instrument or voice type
- Accompanist name
- Composer with dates
- Title and opus number of composition (including title of movement if applicable)
- Duration of composition
- Edition, publisher and catalogue number of composition
- Signature of applied teacher
- Description of equipment requirements (including piano lid position)

6. The judges will select up to three winners regardless of instrumentation. Program time permitting, honorable mentions selected by judges may be added to program, at the discretion of conductor.

7. Memorization is required for the competition and for the orchestral performance.

8. All selections must be accompanied by standard piano reduction.

9. Each department or studio (vocal, woodwind, brass, percussion, strings and piano) is encouraged to withdraw unprepared entries

10. Application forms will be available via the web only. Completed application forms must be returned to the Dana Office no later than 4:00 pm on Monday October 19, 2009. All applications will be dated in the Music Office.

11. Beginning in 2010: "The winning pieces from last year's Dana Young Artist Competition may not be entered in this year's competition."

The application is available in Acrobat format (recommended) or in HTML.

Click for list of 2007 Winners.
Click for list of 2008 Winners.