UH Music / UH Bands
2016-2017 Student Concerto / Composition Competition

Congratulations to our 2017 Winners: Tyler Ono (Composition) and Tyler Ramos (Concerto)!

The UH Music Department and the UH Bands announce the 2016-2017 Student Concerto & Composition Competition.  Open to all UH current students enrolled in private study, the competition will take place in January 2017; winners will perform with / have their music performed by the UH Wind Ensemble on their Aloha Concert, Sunday, April 23, 2017.

General Qualifications

  • Entrants must be a currently enrolled UH student at the time of both audition and performance.
  • Entrants must currently be enrolled in private lessons with a UH faculty member.

Concerto Competition

  • Entries for solo voice or wind, brass, percussion, or string instrument with published band or chamber winds accompaniment.
  • Work to be performed should be no more than 10 minutes in length. Cuts are acceptable; for concertos, single movements are acceptable / encouraged.
  • An audition accompanist is required.​

Winners / Performance

  • Winning entries for both categories will be announced by Friday, January 27.
  • The Concerto Competition Winner will rehearse & perform with the UH Wind Ensemble and the Composition Competition Winner will have their work performed by the UH Wind Ensemble on the UH Bands Aloha Concert, Sunday April 23, 2017, 7pm at McKinley HS Auditorium. 

Composition Competition

  • Work should be between 3-6’ in length, suitable for a concert opener.
  • Full score should be submitted (checked for errata) with a MIDI recording.
  • Work should be scored for full wind ensemble instrumentation:
    • piccolo (opt.)
    • flute 1-2
    • oboe 1-2
    • english horn (opt.)
    • ​bassoon 1-2
    • clarinet 1-3
    • bass clarinet
    • ​contrabass clarinet (opt.)
    • alto saxophone 1-2
    • tenor saxophone
    • baritone saxophone
    • trumpet 1-3
    • horn 1-4
    • trombone 1-3
    • euphonium
    • tuba
    • percussion 1-4
    • timpani
    • piano

Application deadline TBA.