CONCERTO COMPETITION 2012

The Brattleboro Music Center is pleased to announce the Windham Orchestra’s 26th annual concerto competition, open to serious music students in grades 9-12 who live or attend schools in the following counties:

VT: Windsor, Windham, Bennington
NH: Cheshire, Sullivan, Grafton
MA: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire

Auditions for the competition will be held Sunday, February 12, 2012 at the Brattleboro Music Center, 38 Walnut Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301. Applications must be received on or before January 29, 2012. No recorded auditions will be accepted. There is a $25 application fee.*

Contestants may play any concerto (or other accompanied solo piece) within the limits of the following orchestration: strings, 2fl, 2ob, 2cl, 2 bsn, 4hrn, 3trp, 3 trb, tuba, timp. If your piece requires other instruments, please contact Connie Green, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 802-254-9562.

All auditions must be accompanied; please provide your own accompanist.† Once the application deadline is past, you will be scheduled for an audition time. At the audition, you may play one or more movements, with a maximum playing time of 10 minutes. At the concerts, the winner may play one movement or the entire piece. If you have questions, please contact Connie Green.

The winner will receive $200 and perform with the Windham Orchestra at its concerts on Thursday, March 22, 2012 and Sunday, March 25, 2012 in Brattleboro. The Windham Orchestra is made up of amateur and professional musicians and will be conducted by Hugh Keelan.

We are grateful to Douglas Cox, violinmaker, for funding this competition.

* If the application fee creates a hardship for you, please let us know; assistance is available.
† Please contact Connie Green if you need assistance with an accompanist.

Please submit the following:

Name
Instrument 
Age
E-mail address 
Phone number (the best one to reach you) 
Address
School Name
Grade
Concerto Composer/Name/No. 
Private Lesson Teacher 
Teacher’s e-mail address

Please make your check payable to the Brattleboro Music Center and mail it to 38 Walnut Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301 attn: Concerto Competition. This form can be found online at www.windhamorchestra.org.