Competitions

David D. Dubois Piano Festival and Competition

• Feb. 15-17, 2019, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
• Preliminary Prescreening tapes due by Jan. 15, 2019
• Semifinalists will be invited to compete at BGSU on Feb. 16, 2019
• Finals will be scheduled for Feb. 17, 2016
• There is an entry fee associated with this event
• International Competition: Top Prize $3000.00

Music Teacher’s National Conference National Competition

• Ohio Preliminaries, Oct. 13-14, 2018 at UC-CCM, Cincinnati, OH
• East Central Division, Semi-Finals, On-line Video Submission
• Nationals, March 16-18, 2019 at the National Conference in Baltimore, Maryland
• Entry Deadline: September 12, 2018 at 3:00 PM
• Junior Division (ages 11-14), Entry Fee $80, Top Prize $1000
• Senior Division (ages 15-18), Entry Fee $110, Top Prize $2000
• 20-30 minute program to consist of two contrasting pieces from different eras.

Overture Awards

• Regionals, Jan. 26, 2019 at Mount St. Joseph University Theater
• Semi-finals, Feb. 9, 2019 at Jarson Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center in Cincinnati
• Finals, March 9, 2019 at Jarson Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center in Cincinnati
• Sponsored by the Cincinnati Arts Association, Entry Fee $20.00
• Instrumental Division, students must be in grades 9-12
• Top prize $4000.00, all finalists get $1000.00
• Students perform one selection from memory, must be less than five minutes

Pre-Collegiate Buckeye Competition

• Southwest District Competition, April 26-27, 2018, Fees and Location TBD
• Finals, June 7-8, 2019, Malone University, Canton, OH
• Elementary Division, ages 9-11, performs 5-10 minute program
• Junior Division, ages 12-14, performs 6-12 minute program
• Senior Division, ages 15-18, performs 9-18 minute program
• Movement from a classical sonata required in the Senior Division
• All contestants must perform at least two pieces from different eras