FORT BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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Marielle Ogletree Young Artists Concerto Competition
Congrats to our wonderful winners for the Young Artist Concerto Competition!
The results are as follows:
1st place - Sabrii Anderson - clarinet
Special Prize - Daniel Bae - violin
2nd place - Andrew Yang - piano
3rd place - Miranda Hollingsworth - violin
Our 1st place winner Sabrii will play solo with the Orchestra in May 2016.
Special prize winner, Daniel Bae, will play with the Orchestra in February 2016!
2016 Contest Information
Date
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Audition time will be confirmed by email after application is received.
Location
Sugar Land First United Methodist Church
431 Eldridge Road, Sugar Land, TX 77478
281-491-6041
Eligibility
Contestants must currently be a Texas resident age 18 or younger on the date of the competition. Previous first prize winners are not eligible to participate.
Music Selection
Contestants are to perform one movement from a concerto or a work from the standard repertoire for solo instrument with orchestra accompaniment no longer than 12 minutes long. The contestant must perform with piano accompaniment at the competition at his or her own expense. Memorization is required.
Prizes
The winner will receive a $500 scholarship and the opportunity to perform with the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra at the concert to be held on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Stafford Centre 10505 Cash Road, Stafford, Texas 77477.
Competition Information
Contestants will receive email confirmation of their applications with performance time and directions to the contest site approximately 2 weeks before the competition date.
The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra reserves the right to limit the number of contestants.
Application Information
The non-refundable entry fee if $60 (includes an FBSO t-shirt). Applications must be postmarked by December 24, 2015. Late applications will only be accepted if space is available. Telephone or fax entries will not be accepted.
Submit online application or mail competition application materials with a check or money order to:
Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra
Marielle Ogletree Young Artists Concerto Competition
Attention: Competition Chair, Diana Quam
P.O. Box 16861
Sugar Land, Texas 77496
Phone: 281-276-9642
Email: competition@fbso.org
Past Competition Winners
