The 2021 MMAMTA/Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Aria & Concerto Competition
January 10 (Sun) 3pm. *Snow date: January 17 (Sun) 3pm
There will be a formal performance in Columbia, on February 12 (snow date 2/14).
Application Form (Download PDF)
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Competition Details
Prizes:
Repertoire:
Eligibility:
Application Deadline:
Application Fee:
Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Inc. will have all the rights to take photos and audio and/or video record all rehearsals and performances.
- THREE Winners: A concert on February 12, 2021 is presented by Odyssey Chamber Music Series (Odyssey) at First Baptist Church of Columbia. Cash Award of $300 per winner is payable after the 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 this year.
- At this time, we are accepting concerto for one soloist only. (For example: No Brahms Double Concerto)
- Generally, we will accept an entire concerto if the work is about 18 minutes or less. 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 11 (Thu) at 7pm, and perform on Feb 12 (Fri) 7pm and 14 (Sun) 3pm snow date in Columbia, Missouri.
- There is only one category available for 2021.
- Contestants must provide his/her own accompanist.
- Published music must be memorized by all soloists, no exceptions.
- [Not important for 2021] If for some rare reasons orchestral parts are not available in time for rehearsals in mid-February, the performance may be postponed without guarantee.
- 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. (2019 Winner may enter in 2021.)
Application Deadline:
- January 5, 2020 (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.
Competition Schedule
2021:
January 5 (Tue) Application Deadline
January 7 (Thu) Notification of audition times
January 10 (Sun) 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. *Note* Assume that the event is not open to the public until further notice. Aside from the competitor and an accompanist, one guardian may be present. We apologize to the bigger families in advance.
* 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. 12 min, you may submit the entire concerto, so long as you are prepared to perform in its entirety at the audition.
January 17 (Sun) 3pm: Auditions (snow date for Jan 10).
February 11 (Thu) 7pm Dress rehearsal with your orchestral accompaniment at the First Baptist Church in Columbia.
February 12 (Fri) 7pm Formal concert at the First Baptist Church in Columbia. Concerto is programmed in the first half of Odyssey's "Baroque Concerto" concert. The event is ticketed, though assume the event will not yet open to the public due to COVID-19.
February 14 (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.
January 5 (Tue) Application Deadline
January 7 (Thu) Notification of audition times
January 10 (Sun) 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. *Note* Assume that the event is not open to the public until further notice. Aside from the competitor and an accompanist, one guardian may be present. We apologize to the bigger families in advance.
* 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. 12 min, you may submit the entire concerto, so long as you are prepared to perform in its entirety at the audition.
January 17 (Sun) 3pm: Auditions (snow date for Jan 10).
February 11 (Thu) 7pm Dress rehearsal with your orchestral accompaniment at the First Baptist Church in Columbia.
February 12 (Fri) 7pm Formal concert at the First Baptist Church in Columbia. Concerto is programmed in the first half of Odyssey's "Baroque Concerto" concert. The event is ticketed, though assume the event will not yet open to the public due to COVID-19.
February 14 (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.
Congratulations to the 2020 Pre-Collegiate Aria/Concerto Competition, pianist Anthony Wu!
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 |
2021 Judges will be announced in December.
2020 Judges
Emma Hoeft, the fifth child in a large musical family, started studying both piano and cello at the age of four with her mother Catherine and her brother Philip, respectively. Emma received her Young Artist Certificate in 2009 from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Richard Aaron, Melissa Kraut, and Richard Weiss. In 2013, Emma completed her Bachelor of Music at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music under the tutelage of Desmond Hoebig.
As a performer, Emma has soloed with over fifteen orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra, New West Symphony, and the Delta Symphony, to name a few. Emma has appeared on the international public radio show “From the Top” twice, where she performed with her sister Katrina in 2003 and with an oboe quartet in 2008. During the summers, Emma has attended the Tanglewood Music Festival and the Aspen Music Festival on full-ride fellowships. Emma has been the recipient of many music scholarships from the Shepherd School of Music, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Cleveland Cello Society, National Federation of Music Clubs, and the Los Angeles Violoncello Society. In 2017, Emma was featured in a recital presented by the Artists Presentation Society in St. Louis where she performed alongside pianist Peter Miyamoto. Emma is also an avid chamber and orchestral musician. Emma performed in seasons 13 and 14 of the Odyssey Chamber Music Series in Columbia, Missouri. In 2018, Emma presented and performed in a double cello recital entitled “Cellists for Clean Water” with her sister Bethany Bobbs to raise support for World Vision. Emma has served as principal cellist in the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival’s Sinfonia Orchestra, and the Shepherd School Chamber and Symphony Orchestras. Currently, Emma is a substitute cellist for the Houston Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, and Kansas City Symphony. Emma, her husband Nicholas, and her son Jacob reside in Kansas City where she runs a private music studio. |
Dr. Wenger holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Kansas State University, a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, and the DMA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. She has studied with Robert Steinbauer, Barry Snyder, Robert Spillman, Richard Cass, and John Perry. Her students at MU are active in competitions and performances as piano performance and collaborative piano majors.
In addition to her teaching, Dr. Wenger appears frequently as both solo collaborative pianist to vocal and instrumental artists in the Midwest, and coaches art song and opera. She has served as staff accompanist or opera coach at the Eastman School of Music, the Aspen Music Festival, and the International Horn Symposium. She performed as official accompanist for the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) national and division student competitions for more than ten years. Dr. Wenger performs and tours with MU’s McNulty/Walter fortepiano, specializing in the music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Dr. Wenger has served as a division president and national vice president on the national board of MTNA. She has presented programs and lecture recitals for the Janáček Academy of Music in the Czech Republic, the College Music Society, the American Liszt Society, MTNA, the Missouri Music Teachers Association, and the Music Educators National Conference. |
All the published concertos are eligible for 2021.
(For 2022) List of Eligible 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
TRUMPET
Haydn: Concerto in E-flat Major, Hob. VIIe/1 (1796)
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)
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
TRUMPET
Haydn: Concerto in E-flat Major, Hob. VIIe/1 (1796)
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)