A. COMPETITIVE EVENTS FOR MAINE MUSIC STUDENTS |
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Application Postmark Deadline | Competitive Event | Date of Event | Location of Event |
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January 9 | High School Concerto Competition Sponsored by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Grades 9-12
| February 20 | Minsky Recital Hall
University of Maine
Orono |
December 2009 | Kotzschmar Memorial Trust Scholarship
Sponsored by the Friends of the Kotzschmar
For Greater Portland area students ages 10-25
| February | Portland |
December 15, 2009 | Ocy Downs Piano Prize (biennial)
Sponsored by the Portland Conservatory
For Maine piano students grades 8-12
| March 20 | Portland Conservatory of Music
116 Free St.
Portland, ME 04101
Ph. 207-775-3356 |
January | Youth Music Competition
Sponsored by the Saco River Festival Association
Grades 9-12
| Early June | Greater Portland |
February | 20th Century Piano Music Competition
Sponsored by Plymouth State University
Grades 9-12
| March | Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH |
February 19 | Young Composers' Competition & Festival
Sponsored by Bagaduce Music Lending Library
Category I: Through age 13
Category II: Ages 14-19
See their Web site or contact the festival for further information.
| April 24 | Blue Hill |
| Biennial Pine Tree Piano Competition
Sponsored by MMTA
For pre-college music students
| May 2011 | Minsky Recital Hall
University of Maine
Orono |
May 21 postmark | Emily Rand Voice Competition
Sponsored by the Portland Rossini Club
For music majors ages 17-25
Download info
Download application
Contact Elizabeth Harmon (207-829-3393)
| June 4 | St. Luke's Cathedral
143 State St.
Portland |
| Anne Gannett Scholarship Competition
Sponsored by Maine Federation of Music Clubs
For sophomore or junior music majors
| June 2011 (biennial) | Portland |
May | Annual Student Music Competitions
Sponsored by Bay Chamber Concerts
For Maine residents ages 12-23
| June—2 Saturdays | Rockport Opera House |
May 21 postmark | Lucia Wright Piano Competition
Sponsored by the Portland Rossini Club
For music majors ages 17-25
Download info
Download application
Contact Elizabeth Harmon (207-829-3393)
| Early June | St. Luke's Cathedral
143 State St.
Portland |
B. NONCOMPETITIVE EVENTS FOR MAINE MUSIC STUDENTS |
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TBA | MYMP Winter Chamber Music Festival
Sponsored by Kneisel Hall
Contact Patricia Stowell (207-945-4499)
| March | First Congregational Church
Blue Hill |
February | MMTA Student Evaluations
Sponsored by Maine Music Teachers Association
For pre-college music students
| March & April | Various locations statewide |
April 16 | Spring Student Piano Performance
On the Arlan A. Baillie Steinway Grand
Students of all ages & levels, up to 6 min. each, including duets & accompanied instrumental pieces
Contact Kay Eames (207-942-1474)
| May 8 | All Souls Church
10 Broadway
Bangor, ME 04401 |
March 27
| Kneisel Hall's Maine Young Musicians Program
A day program with chamber music for students ages 10-19. Sessions in March & June.
Audition by tape. Download application.
Contact Patricia Stowell
| June 21, 22-26 | Blue Hill |
April | Piano Monster Festivals
Sponsored by Plymouth State University
Junior: Grades 5-8
Senior: Grades 8-12
| Late June | Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH |
April | New England Music Camp
For pre-college music students (ages 12-18)
Option available to do 1 or 2 sessions
| Late June through early August | Sidney |
May-June | Rising Star Piano Academy
Camp Mozart (ages 4-8)
Camp Beethoven & Camp Mussorgsky (ages 9+)
Contact Vanessa Ellis (see directory))
| July & August | Hope & Camden |
May 3 | Next Generation Youth Chamber Music Program
Sponsored by Bay Chamber Concerts
For Maine music students (winds, brass, piano, vocal) ages 11-20
| July 19-23 | Rockport |
June 1 | Winter Harbor Music Festival
instrumentalists & singers—solo, chamber, choral, & orchestral musicians.
Contact Deirdre McArdle-Manning (207-291-0143) | August 15-22 | Winter Harbor |
