Young Musicians sought for Windham Orchestra Concerto Competition on February 6

The Windham Orchestra is pleased to announce its 25th Annual Concerto Competition. Auditions will be held on Sunday, February 6th at the Brattleboro Music Center in Brattleboro, Vermont.

The concerto competition is open to serious music students, in grades 9 through 12, who live in Windsor, Windham and Bennington counties in Vermont; Cheshire, Sullivan and Grafton counties in New Hampshire; and Berkshire, Franklin and Hampshire counties in Massachusetts.

Contestants may play any concerto (or other accompanied solo piece) within the limits of the following orchestration: strings, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, and timpani. Please consult the Competition Coordinator, Connie Green by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , for other arrangements.

All auditions must be accompanied and entrants must provide their own accompanist. Students may play one or more movements, but audition time will be limited to 10 minutes. An audition time will be set, once the application is received.

The Concerto Competition winner will receive $200 and the opportunity to perform with the Windham Orchestra at its concerts on Thursday, March 24, 2011 and Sunday, March 27, 2011, under the direction of Hugh Keelan.

Brattleboro violinmaker Douglas Cox has generously funded the Windham Orchestra’s Annual Concerto Competition since its inception 25 years ago (www.coxviolins.com).

Applications must be received on or before January 24, 2011.

Download Application at Windham Orchestra site: www.windhamorchestra.org

Snow date:  Sunday, February 13, 2011