Concerto Competition

Meyerhoff Symphony Hall - Monday, November 16, 2026 - 3pm-7pm

Eligibility: All students that are current members of HCYO are eligible to compete in the concerto competition. Students may compete using the instrument with which they perform in the ensemble or another instrument included on the repertoire list (including piano).

Fee: A fee of $35 is required to participate in the competition. This must be submitted by OSP to HCPSS. The link to pay the fee can be found here: https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/DA902-67

Prize: The winning student(s) will receive the opportunity to perform their solo during our BSO side-by-side concert on March 2, 2027 with HCYO.

Sign-up: Students interested in participating must complete the application form by November 6th. The application form can be found here: https://forms.gle/YN9KzgwqG1u9cMbb8

Accompanist: All students will be required to bring an accompanist to the audition excepts for pianists, who have the option to audition unaccompanied.

PDF: Repertoire List

Repertoire: Students should consider performing a selection taken from the repertoire list. Students only need to play one movement of the selected piece. If a student is considering a piece that is not listed but feels that the piece would be an appropriate addition to the list, they must submit by email to the name, composer, and publisher of the piece to the directors (@hocoyo.org) for approval. All submissions to the repertoire list must be made by November 1st and must be approved before they can be placed on the application form. If you are choosing a piece not on the repertoire list, please follow this criteria: 

Please choose works originally published before 1930 if possible. This means that the work will most likely be in the public domain, and the orchestral parts will be available for purchase, or already in the public domain. Works published after 1930 may be approved if limited repertoire has been composed for the student’s instrument. 

Please consider the ending of the movement you are selecting, and choose a movement with a concert ending. Endings that may not work are ones that run attacca into the next movement, for example. 

Please choose a movement from the concerto with maximum duration of 15 minutes.

Please consider the orchestral instrumentation of the piece you wish to perform.