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Richard R. Deas Young Artists Concerto Competition

ABOUT THE COMPETITION
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Dr. Richard R. Deas
, for whom the student concerto competition was named and in whose memory it continues, helped create the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra in 1971. As the then-Chair of the UNCW Department of Music he assisted in developing the competition in 1976 as a way to give talented young musicians an opportunity to perform with a symphony orchestra.

  The  Richard R. Deas Young Artists Concerto Competition is open to 4th grade through college level music students. This competition provides an excellent challenge for students to hone their skills and knowledge, producing musicians who have gone on to conservatories and music studies in college. An online application is available along with a list of repertoires. The competition is in November with contestants performing for a three-panel judge, recruited from across the State.

The winners of the High School and UNCW Divisions will perform in concert at the Wilson Center accompanied by the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra. The winner of the Junior Division will perform in  the spring accompanied by the Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Application deadline: June 1, 2023
​Competition date: TBA

Competition Location: First Presbyterian Church   (125 S Third St, Wilmington, NC 28401)


Application fee: $15 (non-refundable)
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(pay tuition here)
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Eligibility
  • Junior Division - limited to instrumental and piano students enrolled in grades 4-8 during the 2022 Fall semester with a home address within New Hanover, Onslow, Duplin, Sampson, Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, or Columbus counties.
  • High School Division - limited to instrumental and piano students enrolled in grades 9-12 during the 2022 Fall semester with a home address within New Hanover, Onslow, Duplin, Sampson, Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, or Columbus counties.
  • UNCW Division - limited to students currently enrolled as majors or minors in the UNCW Department of Music, studying with a UNCW applied music instructor both during the semester of the audition and the semester of the performance
 
Previous winners may not audition on the same instrument within the same division.
 

Rules
Audition pieces must be performed from memory. The contestant must provide an accompanist and bring three copies of the music for the judges (contestants are responsible for observing applicable copyright laws). The decision of the judges is final, and the winner must perform the composition played at the audition and be available for all rehearsals in preparation for the concert.
 

Repertoire
Time limit for submissions (including all orchestral passages)
  • Junior Division - 8 minutes
  • High School Division - 15 minutes
  • UNCW Division - 15 minutes
 
The suitability and availability of performance materials must be approved by the conductor prior to the acceptance of the application. Contact conductor@wilmingtonsymphony.org well in advance of the deadline if in doubt.



No composition may be entered if it appeared or will appear on any Wilmington Symphony concert the prior season or the current season.   For the 2023 competition, works which may not be submitted include:
  • Haydn:  Cello Concerto No. 1 in C
  • Bruch:   Kol Nidrei
  • Accolay:  Concerto in a minor, 1st movement
  • Sibelius:  Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
  • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K.271, 1st Mvt
  • Andrés Martín: Concerto No. 1 for Bass

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SUGGESTED AUDITION LIST

PIANO
  • Honegger -Concertino
  • Mendelssohn- Concerto in G Minor, Op. 25, lst movement
  • Mozart -Concerto in F Major, K. 459, lst movement
  • Mozart -Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 271
  • Mozart -Concerto in A Major, K. 488
  • Ravel -Concerto in G Major, lst movement

STRINGS
Violin
  • Bach -Violin Concerto #1 in A Minor, lst movement
  • Mendelssohn -Concerto in E Minor, Ist movement
  • Mozart- Concerto #3 in G Major, 1st movement
  • Mozart- Concerto #4 in D Major, 2nd movement
  • Viotti -Concerto #22 in A Minor, Ist movement
  • Vivaldi -Concerto in G Minor, Ist movement
  • Wieniawski -Legend

Viola
  • Bach, J. C. -Concerto in ut Mineur, 1st & 2nd movements
  • Bloch, Ernest -Suite Hebraique, any movement
  • Bruch -Romance, Op. 85
  • Stamitz -Viola Concerto in D Major, 1st movement

Cello
  • Elgar- Concerto, Op. 85, 1st movement
  • Haydn -Concerto in D Major, lst movement
  • Kabalevsky- Concerto, Op. 49, lst movement
  • Lalo, Edouard- Concerto in D Minor, lst movement
  • Saint-Saens -Concerto in A Minor, 1st movement
  • Schumann, Robert- Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129, lst movement

Bass
  • Dragonetti -Concerto in A Major, lst movement
  • Giannini -Psalm 130

WOODWINDS
Flute
  • Mozart -Concerto in G Major, K. 313, 1st movement
  • Quantz, J. J. -Concerto in G Major, 1st movement
  • Vivaldi- Il Cardellino

Oboe
  • Barlow- The Winter's Passed
  • Handel -Concerto in G Minor, complete
  • Haydn- Concerto in C Major, 1st movement

Clarinet
  • Mozart- Concerto in A Major, K. 622, 1st movement
  • Spohr- Concerto #1 in C Minor, Op. 26, 2nd & 3rd movements

Alto Saxophone
  • Cowell -Air and Scherzo
  • Glazunov- Concerto in B-flat, 1st movement
  • Ward, David -An Abstract
  • Tenor Saxophone
  • Tuthill, B. -Concerto
  • Martin, F. -Ballade
  • Wilder, A- Concerto
  • Villa-Lobos -Fantasia (or soprano)

Bassoon
  • Mozart- Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 191, 1st movement
  • Weber -Concerto, 2nd & 3rd movement

BRASS
Trumpet
  • Capel Bond -Concerto
  • Haydn -Concerto in E-flat, 1st movement
  • Hovhaness -Prayer of St. Gregory
  • Hummel -Concerto, lst movement
  • Persichetti -The Hollow Men
  • Riisager- Concerto
  • French Horn
  • Glazunov- Serenade #2
  • Haydn, J. -Concerto #2
  • Mozart -Concerto #3 in E-flat, K. 447, 1st movement
  • Saint-Saens -Romance, Op. 36
  • Strauss, R. -Concerto #1 in E-flat, Op. 11, 1st movement

Trombone
  • Hovhaness -Concerto #3,
  • Diran (The Religious Singer)
  • Jacob -Concerto, 1st movement

Tuba
  • Andriessen- Concertino Frackenpohl 
  • Concertino Levy, F. -Dialogue
  • Vaughn Williams -Concerto, 1st movement

PERCUSSION
Marimba
  • Mayuzumi -Concertino, 1st movement
  • Creston- Concertino for Marimba, 1st movement

Timpani
  • Cirone, Anthony- Sonata #1 for Timpani & piano
  • Tcherepnin- Sonatina for Three Timpani, 1st & 4th movements

Multiple
  • Milhaud- Concerto for Percussion
  • Russell, A. -Sonata for Percussion, 1st movement
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FEE:  There is a $15 non-refundable application fee
Make checks payable to "Wilmington Symphony Orchestra"  or   PAY ONLINE

2022 Richard R. Deas Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners!

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Junior Division: Julia Gualdi
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High School Division: Saybren Long
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UNCW Division: Guitare Le

2021 Richard R. Deas Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners!

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Junior Division: Logan Tamadon, piano
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High School Division: Aria DiLoreto, violin
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UNCW Division: Luís Barragan-Higuera, piano

2019 Richard R. Deas Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners!

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Junior Division: Saybren Long, violin
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High School Division: Amelia Smith, violin
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UNCW Division: Sarah Wells, soprano

2018 Richard R. Deas Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners!

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Junior Division: Douglas Han, piano
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High School Division: CJ Tyson, V, violoncello
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UNCW Division: Tanya Hanano, mezzo-soprano
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