Young Artists Competition and Concert -
2024
We are inviting young musicians from around the valley to submit video auditions of their concerto
performances. A selection of semifinalists will be announced and invited to perform their concertos
"live" with their own accompanist for the final selection of young artists, on
Saturday, November 11, 2023 between 9:30am and 11:30am,
at
Summerhays Music Recital Hall, 1006 S State St. Orem.
Also, Since 1969 the Utah Valley Symphony has hosted 'School Concerts' for Utah Valley school
age children to experience a classical music concert in a friendly, inviting way. Children of
ALL ages will enjoy this concert! (See School Concerts)
During this school perfomance, a group of young musicians perform these Group Pieces which is accompanied
by the orchestra. ()
Important Dates
Dates for Solo Audition
see Rules and Regulations for Solo Competition for details
Sunday, October 01, 2023 through Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Registration is closed for 2024 season
Monday, November 06, 2023: Deadline for audition upload
Thursday, November 09, 2023: Semifinalists announced
Saturday, November 11, 2023: Final "live" audition
Thursday and Friday, February 22 & 23, 2024 at 7:30 pm: Young Artist Concert w/UVS
Dates for Group Piece Audition
see Rules and Regulations for Group Piece Performance for
details
Sunday, October 01, 2023 through Saturday, January 06, 2024 Registration is closed for 2024 season
Saturday, January 06, 2024: Deadline for audition upload
Saturday, January 13, 2024: Group Piece participants announced
Thursday, February 22, 2024: School Concert
Rules and Regulations for Solo Competition:
Qualifiers for Participation
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The Utah Valley Symphony seeks to promote young musicians from Utah County. Therefore, the UVS Young Artist
competition is open to musicians age 25 or younger who have attended public, private, charter or home school in
Utah Valley. Parents must have established permanent residency for at least two (2) years during the musician's
elementary or secondary school years. The permanent residence must be within Utah County or from areas of rural
Utah that do not have similar opportunities in their communities. Therefore, residents of other Wasatch Front
counties (Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Box Elder, Cache) as well as Iron County and Washington County are
ineligible.
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A Young Artist may perform twice as a winner in the Young Artist Concert by winning in 2 of the 3
categories -- at least 3 years apart. Performances in the School concerts do not count towards this two-concert
total.
The 3 categories are: Elementary (K-6), Junior (7-11), Senior (grade 12 - Age 25).
- A Young Artist from the Elementary or Junior category may be chosen to also perform in the morning School
Concerts in the Covey Center.
- Selected Young Artists from the Junior and Senior categories will perform in the Covey Center for the Young
Artist concert. No more than three (3) from the Junior and three (3) from the Senior category will be chosen.
But the Musical Director reserves the right to choose less or more depending on the applicants auditions.
- The outstanding auditionees for the group piece, will perform in the School Concerts in the Covey Center.
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The solo audition piece must be a work for soloist (or soloists) and orchestra. The piece must be memorized and
performed with a live accompanist. Judges may ask to hear any part of the piece.
For 2024, the following pieces are ineligible for audition and performance:
Violin: |
Scene de Ballet by Charles Auguste de Bériot
Two Violin Concerto in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor by Camille Saint-Saëns
|
Cello: |
Concerto in E minor, 1st mvt. by Edward Elgar
Allegro Appassionato by Camille Saint-Saëns |
Piano: |
Concerto No. 2 Op. 19, 1st mvt by Ludwig van Beethoven
Concertpiece in F minor, Op.79, 3rd mvt. by Carl Maria von Weber
Concerto No. 2, 3rd mvt. by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, III. Rondo Allegro by Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 I. Moderato by Sergei Rachmaninoff
|
Harp: |
Harp Concerto Op. 4 No. 6 in Bb major I. Andante allegro by Georg Frederich Handel
|
Solo Audition Registration and audition procedure
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Registration period will begin
Sunday, October 01, 2023, and end
Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
- The cost to register is $
30.00 per registrant. Registration, payment, and uploads will be made through this webpage.
Payments will process through Paypal (A PayPal account is not required - it will accept your Credit Card).
All registrations and fees must be received by
Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
- Multiple registration discounts for additional siblings are available by typing in the
Audition ID Number of any of the previously registered siblings, either as a solo or the group piece.
First child is $
30.00.
Each additional registered child is $
15.00.
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Upon registration, a link will be provided for you to upload a video recording of your audition. Uploads need to
be submitted prior to
Monday, November 06, 2023.
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For the recorded upload, please provide an excerpt of your piece not to exceed 5 minutes. Make judicious cuts.
See Audition Recording Requirements.
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Semifinalists will perform their 5-minute excerpt of their concerto live, with accompanist, on
Saturday, November 11, 2023 between 9:30am and 11:30am at
TBD During the audition, the judges may ask to hear any passage(s) of the movement or piece that is being performed
regardless of whether or not it is in the timed version of the auditioned piece.
Rules and Regulations for Group Piece performance:
Group Piece School Concert Rotation:
2024
Flute
Devienne: Concerto No. 2 in D Major, 3rd mvt (16 years & younger)
Harp
Salzedo: Tango from Suite of 8 Dances for Harp (17 years & younger)
2025
Violin
Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor, 1st mvt
(13 years & younger)
Cello
Breval, Sonata (Concerto) in C Major, 1st mvt (16 years & younger)
2026
Viola
Telemann: Concerto in G Major, 2nd mvt (14 years & younger)
Bass
Sweet Georgia Brown from Suzuki Bass School, Volume 3 (17 years & younger)
Each year the UVS performs a morning concert for school-aged children. The group piece performers are featured on
that program.
For
2024,
a Flute group piece and a Harp group piece will be performed at the school concert.
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Flute
Devienne: Concerto No. 2 in D Major, 3rd mvt (16 years & younger by December 1st, 2023)
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Harp
Salzedo: Tango from Suite of 8 Dances for Harp (17 years & younger by December 1st, 2023)
These will be performed as a group with the orchestra (accompaniment) for school aged children in the Covey
Center on
Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 10:00 am
- A video recording of your performance of the audition piece may be uploaded from
Saturday, December 30, 2023 through
Saturday, January 06, 2024.
- Record your audition with your pianist. It must be memorized.
(See Audition Recordings)
- A student may audition for both the group piece and on another concerto. For their 2nd audition, they may use
the "sibling" $10 fee for their 2nd audition.
Group Piece Audition Registration and audition procedure
-
Registration period will begin
Sunday, October 01, 2023, and end
Saturday, January 06, 2024.
- The cost to register is $
30.00 per registrant. Registration, payment, and uploads will be made through this webpage.
Payments will process through Paypal (A PayPal account is not required - it will accept your Credit Card).
All registrations and fees must be received by
Saturday, January 06, 2024.
- Multiple registration discounts for additional siblings are available by typing in the
Audition ID Number of any of the previously registered siblings, either as a solo or the group piece.
First child is $
30.00.
Each additional registered child is $
15.00.
-
Upon registration, a link will be provided for you to upload a video recording of your audition. Uploads need to
be submitted prior to
Saturday, January 06, 2024.
-
For the recorded upload, please provide an excerpt of your piece not to exceed 5 minutes. Make judicious cuts. See Audition Recording Requirements.
Audition Recordings Requirements :
For Solo auditions
- You may upload your 5-minute audition video anytime from Wednesday, November 01, 2023 through Monday, November 06, 2023. Semi-finalists will be announced by Thursday, November 09, 2023
- The piece must be memorized and performed with a live accompanist.
- Wear best clothes.
For group piece auditions
You may upload your 5-minute audition video anytime from Saturday, December 30, 2023 through Saturday, January 06, 2024 . Participants will be announced by Saturday, January 13, 2024.
- The piece must be memorized and performed with a live accompanist.
- Wear best clothes.
Post Competition and Performances
Finalists/Winners of the Utah Valley Symphony Young Artists competition will perform with the Symphony on
Thursday and Friday, February 22 & 23, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the Covey Center for the Arts.
Those invited to play the group piece will perform at the school concert on
Thursday, February 22, 2024 in the Covey Center for the Arts.
Competition Registration
Registration and $
30.00 fee must be received by
Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
For additional questions not addressed here please email:
Registration for a SOLO Audition is closed.
Registration for a Group Piece Audition is closed.