The International Summer Music Institute will hold its annual concerto competition for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, and piano. There will be a competition in each session. The first round will be online, the second in-person.
Competition Dates (2nd round)
Session 1: Monday, July 10th, at 7:30pm, in the College of Music Recital Hall
Session 2: Monday, July 17th, at 7:30pm, in the College of Music Recital Hall
Performance Dates (Gala Concerts)
Session 1: Saturday, July 15th, at 7:30, in the Winspear Auditorium (Murchison Performing Arts Center, UNT campus)
Session 2: Saturday, July 22th, at 7:30, in the Winspear Auditorium (Murchison Performing Arts Center, UNT campus)
Application Procedure
Indicate your intent to participate when you apply to ISMI through Acceptd. You will be able upload a video with your repertoire section from the list below. A jury comprised of ISMI faculty will decide which participants are allowed to enter the second round of the competition.
Awards
The winning contestants will perform with the ISMI Chamber Orchestra in the Gala Concerts. Our top prize winner in each session will also receive a full-tuition waiver to attend ISMI in 2023. Additional prizes or honorable mentions may be awarded.
Each contestant will be given a 10-minute audition slot. ISMI will provide a collaborative pianist and a rehearsal time for each contestant.
Repertoire
Select one item from the list below:
Flute
Concerto in D minor, H. 484.1 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Movement 1: Allegro or Movement 3: Allegro di molto
Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Movement 1: Allegro maestoso
Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Movement 1: Allegro aperto
Piccolo Concerto in C major, RV 443 by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Movement 1: [Allegro] or Movement 3: Allegro molto
Oboe
Concerto in C major by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Movement 1: Allegro non molto
Concerto in c minor by Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801)
Movement 1: Introduzione - Attacca
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in c minor BWV 1060 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Movement 1: Allegro
Note: Oboists who chose the Bach concerto should submit a video of a duo recording (playing together) with a violinist in order to be considered.
Clarinet
Concerto in A major, KV 662 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (17556-1791)
Movement 1: Allegro
Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Movement 1: Allegro moderato or Movement 3: Rondo. Allegretto
Bassoon
Andante and Hungarian Rondo by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
The complete work
Concerto in E minor, RV 484 by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Movement 1: Allegro poco and Movement 2: Andante
Concerto in B flat, K. 191 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Movement 2: Andante ma Adagio and Movement 3: Rondo: Tempo di menuetto
French Horn
Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. 7d/4 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Movement 1: Allegro moderato or Movement 3: Allegro
Concerto No. 2 in E flat, KV 417 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Movement 1: Allegro maestoso or Movement 3: Rondo: Allegro
Concerto No. 3 in E flat, KV 447 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Movement 1: Allegro or Movement 3: Allegro
Concerto No. 4 in E flat, KV 495 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Movement 1: Allegro maestoso or Movement 3: Rondo: Allegro vivace
Violin
Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Movement 1: Allegro moderato
Concerto in C major, Hob. 7a/1 by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Movement 1: Allegro moderato
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in c minor BWV 1060 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Movement 1: Allegro
Note: Violinists who chose the Bach concerto should submit a video of a duo recording (playing together) with an oboist in order to be considered.
Viola
Concerto in D major by Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812)
Movement 1: Allegro
Concerto in D major by Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812)
Movement 2: Poco adagio and Movement 3: Rondo. Allegro
Trauermusik by Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
All four movements
Cello
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. 7b/1 by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Movement 1: Moderato
Concerto in G major, RV 413 by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Movement 1: Allegro
Concerto in G major, RV 413 by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Movements 2: Largo and Movement 3: Allegro
Double Bass
Concerto No. 2 in B minor by Giovanno Bottesini (1821-1889)
Movement 1: Allegro
Concerto No. 2 in F# minor by Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951)
Movement 1: Allegro
Harp
Concerto in B-flat major, HWV 294 by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Movement 1: Allegro andante
Concerto in B-flat major, HWV 294 by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Movement 2: Larghetto and Movement 3: Allegro moderato
Dances for Harp and String Orchestra by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Piano
Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Movement 1: Allegro
Concerto No. 1 in F major, Hob. 18/3 by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Movement 1: Allegro
Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. 18/11 by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Movement 3: Rondo all’Ungarese. Allegro assai