CCB Youth Concerto Competition

​What:
 Third Biennial Charlotte Concert Band Youth Concerto Competition
When: 
     Registration Due: January 29, 2019
     Audition: February 16, 2019 starting at 9:00 am 
Rehearsals:  April 30th and May 7th at 7:15 PM
     Performance: May 11, 2019, 7:00 PM
Who:
9-12th Grade wind, percussion, and piano players
Where: 
Rehearsals are at Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church, 1117 South Blvd, Charlotte
The Performance is at Myers Park High School, 2400 Colony Rd, Charlotte

First Prize
Cash award of $500 and the opportunity to perform with the CCB.
Second prize 
Cash award of $250.


The CCB Youth Concerto Competition is open to wind and percussion players, as well as pianists, in grades 9-12 who reside or study in one of the following Charlotte-metro area counties: Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lancaster, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Union, and York.
There is no application fee to enter the competition. 

Applicants must submit an electronic application and submit one letter of recommendation from a private lesson teacher or school music director.
Letters of recommendation should be emailed to charlotteconcertband@gmail.com.  
CCB Board Members and the CCB Director will review the applications according to the timeline below and will choose those who are eligible to audition.  

Those selected to audition must prepare about three minutes of the concerto for a panel of highly-qualified judges. If desired, the student may provide his or her own piano accompanist, though this is not necessary. Students should provide three scores of the concerto for the panel of judges.   

The selected repertoire must have an in-print wind band transcription. A suggested, though not exhaustive, list can be found by clicking here. 

The winner(s) of the competition must be available to rehearse with CCB on the Tuesday evenings listed above.