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Colorado College Summer Music Festival & Concerto Reading Competition
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
Now in its 40th Anniversary season, the Colorado College Summer Music Festival is an intensive three-week program for 54 advanced student musicians, including violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, and conducting. The participants are chosen from a field of hundreds of applicants to take part in this unique program of learning and public performances.
All participants take part in a concert series including formal and informal chamber music concerts, five orchestra performances, including a free children's concert, and several off-campus outreach concerts. Six to eight students are chosen by audition for concerto readings with the orchestra in performances that are open to the public. All accepted participants attend on a full scholarship, valued at $3,000. The scholarship includes room, board (lunch and dinner), tuition, and extra-curricular activities such as field trips in the Colorado Springs and Pike's Peak region. MAIN OFFICE
Mailing address: 819 North Tejon Street
Physical address: 5 West Cache La Poudre Street, #112 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 UNITED STATES
719-389-6552
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ELIGIBILITY
At least 18 years old and advanced, pre-professional musicians
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Conducting • Piano • Strings • Wind • Brass
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| Travel Covered? | Yes |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First prize | Participants receive $3,000 scholarships |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Scott Yoo, conductor, Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra; violinist; host and executive producer of PBS series Now Hear This |
| Additional jurors | Colorado Music College faculty—see here for details |
| Jury size | 6-10 |
| Application fee | $75 ($85 after February 17, 2024); financial needs are considered |
| Application deadline | February 15, 2024 |
| Application notes | Applications are submitted via SlideRoom; see here for application instructions and information. |
COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| TBD | Semifinals | TBD | Semifinals streamed |
| TBD | Finals | TBD | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2017 & 2018 Alyssa Wang, conductor, violin; now with Boston Festival Orchestra
2017-2019 Hillary Simms, trombone; now with American Brass Quintet
2019 Nicholas Koo, conductor; serving Minnesota Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and San Diego Symphony
2016 Victor Wang, flute; now principal flute, North Carolina Charlotte Symphony and winner, National Flute Association's Young Artist Competition
2013 Anton Rist, clarinet; now principal clarinet, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
2017-2019 Hillary Simms, trombone; now with American Brass Quintet
2019 Nicholas Koo, conductor; serving Minnesota Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and San Diego Symphony
2016 Victor Wang, flute; now principal flute, North Carolina Charlotte Symphony and winner, National Flute Association's Young Artist Competition
2013 Anton Rist, clarinet; now principal clarinet, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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