The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Guild presents the 2020-2021 Stella Boyle Smith Young Artist Competition, a statewide talent competition for Piano, Strings, Woodwinds, and Brass.
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Guild awards the following cash prizes:
$1,000 Grand Prize
$250 Qualified Winner in Each of the Instrumental Categories
Download the application form here.
Download the rules and procedures here.
Application Deadline
March 5, 2022
Eligibility
Contestants must be residents of the state of Arkansas and between the ages of 12 and 18. Contestants may not reach their 19th birthdays by April 2, 2022, and must be in a middle school, junior high, or high school program.
Application Procedure
The preliminary audition must be received no later than March 19, 2022. Please send performance videos to Robert Fitzgerald, Stella Boyle Smith Competition Co-Chair at bjfitz1995@gmail.com. Videos of a high performance quality should be uploaded to a streaming platform such as YouTube or Vimeo, and a link sent to the email address above. Videos can be left "unlisted" for privacy. Please remember that the videos must be recorded with good lighting so that the judges can see your entire stance, all of the instrument and hands, and for strings, the entire bow and bow hold.
Finals will be LIVE on April 2, 2022 at the UALR Campus in Little Rock.
Selections must be a movement of a composition for solo instrument and orchestra from the standard repertoire. Compositions must be performed with a piano reduction of the orchestral score.
THE MUSIC MUST BE PERFORMED FROM MEMORY.
Contestants are required to provide their own pianists to perform orchestra reductions.
Mail the application and a non-refundable $30 check made payable to ASOG, postmarked or received by April 10, to:
Robert Fitzgerald, chair
Stella Boyle Smith Young Artist Competition
54 Montagne Ct
Little Rock, AR 72223
(870) 612-9525
More Information
Barbara Burroughs, Director of Education and Outreach
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
bburroughs@arkansassymphony.org
