REQUIREMENTS (read carefully)

Annual Student Soloist Competition

The Tacoma Concert Band is a nationally acclaimed community symphonic band dedicated to providing its audiences with the highest quality classical and contemporary music. The student soloist competition reflects our desire to recognize and encourage talented young musicians in the Puget Sound area. We are now inviting high school brass, woodwind and percussion students to audition and participate in the twenty-fourth annual Student Soloist Competition.

ELIGIBILITY

Any Puget Sound-area high school woodwind, brass or percussion student who has received the recommendation of his/her high school band director.

Participants must be members in good standing of the school band program.

Home-schooled students are encouraged to participate.

BENEFITS

Perform as a soloist with one of the most respected community concert bands in the nation in the Pantages Theater on February 9th, 2019

Receive coaching in style, interpretation and stage presence from the Conductor, Gerard Morris, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at the University of Puget Sound.

Receive the Wayne Timmerman Prize of $300.

Use this opportunity to gain experience to compete for regional and state solo competitions and college scholarships.

The student must perform a live solo audition of sufficient musical substance to demonstrate technical and musical abilities.

The piece or movement from a piece must be performed in its entirety, cuts will not be permitted.

The performance time of the solo must not exceed 12 minutes.
The soloist must be accompanied by piano at the audition, and it is the responsibility of the soloist to provide the piano accompanist. Be certain to finalize plans with your accompanist.

The solo performed at the audition must be the one intended for the performance with the Tacoma Concert Band.
The solo performed at the audition must be the one intended for the performance with the Tacoma Concert Band