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The MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria & Concerto Competition

2023:
​January 8 (Sun) 3pm / *Snow date: January 15 (Sun) 3pm

​There will be a formal performance in Columbia, on February 17 (snow date 2/29).

2023 Application and information will be available in August 2022.

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Application Fee

Competition Details

Prizes:
  • THREE Winners: A concert on February 18, 2022 is presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series (Odyssey) at First Baptist Church of Columbia. Cash Award of $300 per winner is payable after the February Odyssey concert.
  • Alternate: Alternate will perform if one of the Winners is unable to perform.
  • Honorable Mention(s): Judges' Recognition Award.

Repertoire:
  • Any published, one movement of a Concerto or an Aria. No repertoire restriction, however depending on availability of the parts, it may not be possible to have the full orchestral collaboration - in which case the winner will perform with an accompanying pianist.
  • Double or triple concerto is accepted, however these will need to be memorized if you are competing for one of the three performers in February. Each entrant must also pay the application fees in full.
  • Generally, we will accept an entire concerto if the work is about 20 minutes. (For example: Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue," Rachmaninoff Op. 43 is stretching it at 25 min - but we will accept.) You must obtain a permission from the coordinator Ayako Tsuruta before the application deadline by writing her to info@OdysseyMissouri.org .

Eligibility:
  • Age 18 or younger, must not have graduated from high school yet or equivalent at the time of the competition.
  • All pre-collegiate instrumentalists and singers are encouraged to apply.
  • Must be a resident in Missouri.
  • Winner and Alternate must be available to rehearse on Feb 17 (Thu) at 7pm, and perform on Feb 18 (Fri) 7pm and 20 (Sun) 3pm snow date in Columbia, Missouri.
  • There is only one category in 2022.
  • Contestants must provide his/her own accompanist.
  • Published music must be memorized by all soloists who are competing to perform in February under Odyssey Series.
  • Memorization is optional for those who are auditioning for evaluation only.
  • If for any reason orchestral parts are not available, or the orchestral parts require more rehearsals for a quality performance in mid-February, the performance will proceed with an orchestral accompaniment. 
  • If you have any doubts about your repertoire, please ask the coordinator at info@odysseymissouri.org.
  • Past Winner may not be able to enter the competition again for another year. (2021 Winner may enter again in 2023.)

Application Deadline:
  • January 4, 2022 (Tuesday) for the completed application with fee (check or money order), to arrive no later than 5pm via USPS. Or, PDF/.docx applications are accepted with Paypal payment until 9pm.

Application Fee:
  • $30 per student studying with a MMAMTA instructor; additional $100 per student who is studying with a non-MMAMTA instructor.


Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Inc. will have all the rights to take photos and audio and/or video record all rehearsals and performances, and to be used later for all promotional purposes related to the organization and event.

Competition Schedule

2022:​
​
January 4 (Tue)        Application Deadline
January 6 (Thu)        Notification of audition times

January 8 (Sat)      3pm: Auditions are held at the First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia, 65201. You will be asked to perform a movement of a concerto in its entirety. 
* Tutti may be cut, however it must be longer than 4 measures and musically sensible. If you are uncertain, please check with Ayako Tsuruta by contacting her at info@OdysseyMissouri.org. 
* If the work in its entirety is ca. 20 min, you may submit the entire concerto, so long as you are prepared to perform in its entirety at the audition.


January 15 (Sat)     3pm: Auditions (snow date for Jan 8).

February 17 (Thu)   7pm Dress rehearsal with your orchestral accompaniment at the First Baptist Church in Columbia. 
February 18 (Fri)     7pm Formal concert at the First Baptist Church in Columbia. Concerto is programmed in the first half of Odyssey's "Baroque Concerto" concert.

​February 20 (Sun)   3pm Snow date. 

Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Inc. will have all the rights to take photos and audio and/or video record all rehearsals and performances, and to be used later for all promotional purposes related to the organization and event.

Congratulations to Winners of the 2022 Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition!

2022 Result:
Winners:
Mara Zaner, violin
Taehee Oh, piano
Anthony Wu, piano

Alternate - Ema Iwasaki, piano

​Honorable Mentions:
​Ted Krause, piano
Natalie Van Wrinkle, cello

2022 Judges:
Lok Ng, piano - Truman State Universty
Holly Piccoli, violin - International Artist

The 2021 Competition Result

Winners:
Nicole Parker, violoncello
Benjamin Smith, violoncello
Kristen Yu, piano
​
2021 Judges:
Hans Bridger Heruth
​Peter Miyamoto

Photo credit: Katherine F. Blake Photography
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The 2020 Competition Result

Winner
Anthony Wu, piano

Alternate
Nicole Parker, cello

Honorable Mentions

Taehee Oh, piano
Jaehee Yoo, piano
​
2020 Judges:
Emma Horft, cello

Dr. Janice Wenger, piano

Beginning 2021: All published concerti are eligible.


Sample List of Repertoire

This list will be continuously updated. If your concerto is not yet listed, please ask if it is eligible by e-mail: info@OdysseyMissouri.org. You may also check if the accompanying instrumental parts are readily available.

BASSOON
Vivaldi: Concerto in E Minor, RV 484
Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor, RV 498 (ca. 1720-24)
Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor, RV 497 (ca. 1720-24)
Vivaldi: Concerto in D Minor, RV 481 (ca. 1720-24)

CLARINET
Mozart: Concerto in A Major, K. 622 (1791)

FLUTE
Mozart: TBA.
Romberg: TBA.
Vivaldi: TBA.

OBOE
Albinoni: Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2 (1722)
​Mozart: TBA.

PIANO
J. S. Bach: TBA.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 (1795)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 (1795)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 (1800)


Haydn: Concerto in F Major, Hob.XVIII: 3 (1765)
Haydn: Concerto in D Major, Hob.XVIII: 11 (1782)
TBA: Haydn Concerto in G Major, pending availability of the parts.


Mozart: Piano Concerto TBA

HARP
Dittersdorf: Concerto in A Major
Handel: Concerto in B-flat Major, HWV 294 / Op. 4 No. 6

TRUMPET
Haydn: Concerto in E-flat Major, Hob. VIIe/1 (1796)
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HORN
Mozart: Concerto

VIOLIN

J. S. Bach: Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 (1730)
J. S. Bach: Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 (1718)
J. S. Bach: TBA.

W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219
Tommaso Vitali: Chaconne in G Minor

​Vivaldi: Concerto in D major, RV 230 (1711)
Vivaldi: Concerto in F major, RV 293 (1723)
Vivaldi: Concerto in F minor, RV 297 (1723)
Vivaldi: Concerto in G major, RV 299 (1720)
Vivaldi: Concerto in G major, RV 310 (1711)
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, RV 317 (1729)
Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor, RV 356 (1711)

VIOLONCELLO
Boccherini: Concerto in D Major, G. 479 (1770)
Boccherini: Concerto in B-flat Major, G. 482
Haydn: Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1 (1761-65)
Haydn: Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb/2 (1783)



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