Concerto Competition
The South Kansas Symphony 2023 Concerto Competition will take place on March 11, 2023. There are two divisions. Senior Division is open to all current Southwestern College students. Junior Division is open to 12 to 18-year-old musicians from Kansas and Oklahoma and past attendees of the Summer Music Festival. It is open to all instruments and voice.
Senior Division
Senior Division is open to all current Southwestern College students.
- 1st Prize – Solo performance with the South Kansas Symphony (April 30, 2023) + $300 award
- 2nd Prize - $150 award
Junior Division
Junior Division is open to 12 to 18-year-old musicians from Kansas and Oklahoma and past attendees of the Summer Music Festival.
- 1st Prize – Solo performance with the South Kansas Symphony (April 30, 2023) + $200 award + full scholarship to the 2023 Summer Music Festival
- 2nd Prize - $100 Award + Half scholarship to the 2023 Summer Music Festival
- 3rd Prize – $50 Award + $100 scholarship to the 2023 Summer Music Festival
Application Deadline: February 10, 2023. Entry fee is $25.00. The competition will be held at Southwestern College. The 2023 Concerto Competition Application form needs to be filled out and turned in by this deadline.
Concerto Competition Application
2022 Concerto Competition Finalists:
Junior Division
1st Place - Christina Ge, cello
Elgar Concerto, 4th movement
2nd Place - Julia Ungvari, cello
Lalo Concerto, 1st movement
3rd Place - Samuel Rhoades, piano
Beethoven Concerto No. 5, Op. 73 “Emperor”, 1st movement
Senior Division
1st Place - Katie Miller, piano
Mozart Concerto No. 23, K.488, 1st movement
2nd Place - Cameron Carter, baritone
Vaughan Williams 5 Mystical Songs, 3. Love Bade Me Welcome
2021 Concerto Competition Finalists:
Junior Division
1st Place – Sophie Deng, cello
Dvorak Concerto in b minor, 3rd movement
2nd Place – Olivia Wang, cello
Saint-Saens Concerto No. 1 in a, 2nd movement
3rd Place – Samuel Rhoades, piano
Beethoven Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 “Emperor”
Senior Division
1st Place – Joefirkus Giat, piano
Haydn Concerto in D Major, 1st movement
2nd Place – Katie Miller and Savannah Joldersma
Mozart Sull’ aria from The Marriage of Figaro
2020 Concerto Competition Finalists:
Junior Division
1st Place – Ryan Byun, violin
Vivaldi Concerto Op.7, No. 11, 1st movement
2nd Place – Avery Givens, flute
Quantz Concerto in G, 1st movement
Senior Division
1st Place – Savannah Joldersma, soprano
Strauss Mein Herr Marquis
2nd Place – Lani Stoddard, violin
Monti Csardas
2019 Concerto Competition Finalists:
1st Place – Elizabeth Kim, alto saxophone
Maurice Tableaux de Provence, 1st-4th movements
2nd Place – Sharon Sun, violin
deBeriot Fantaisie Ballet
3rd Place – Anna Burford, flute
Sarasate Zigeunerweisen
2018 Concerto Competition Finalists:
Junior Division
1st Place – Sarah Smith, cello
Dvorak Concerto in b minor, 3rd movement
2nd Place – Taylor Herrman, violin
Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, 1st movement
3rd Place – Riley Ziegler, violin
Haydn Concerto, 1st movement
Senior Division
1st Place – Jonathan Lee, trumpet
Hummel Concerto, 1st movement
2nd Place – Sarrah Sultz, soprano
Mozart Un moto di gioia
2017 Concerto Competition Finalists:
Junior Division
1st Place – Alex Qian, oboe
Haydn Concerto in C, 1st movement
2nd Place – Briley Lewis, piano
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
3rd Place – TJ Ziegler, viola
Bruch Kol Nidrei
Senior Division
1st Place – Aidan Wells Filbert, piano
Schumann Concerto in a, 1st movement
2nd Place – Eva Farid & Ashton Humbert, violin
Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Violins, 1st movement
2016 Concerto Competition Finalists:
Junior Division
1st Place – Thomas Mondry, piano
Shostakovich Concerto No. 2, Op. 102, 1st movement
2nd Place – Aidan Wells Filbert, piano
Mozart Concerto No. 23, K. 488, 1st movement
3rd Place – Caleb Renner, trombone
Capuzzi Concerto for Double Bass, Andante and Rondo
Senior Division
1st Place – Leslie Wofford, flute
Mozart Concerto No. 1, K. 313, 1st movement
2nd Place – Eva Farid, violin
Vivaldi Summer from “The Four Seasons”, 1st movement
2015 Concerto Competition Finalists
Junior Division
1st Place - Allison Tung, piano
Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2, 1st Movement
2nd Place - Garrett VanArsdale, clarinet
Rossini Introduction, Theme, and Variations
3rd Place - Kaela Massey, violin
Wieniawski Legende
Senior Division
1st Place - Deborah Martin, piano
Hayden Concerto in D Major, 1st Movement
