Eligibility:
1. Entrants can include any instrumental musician up to high school graduates of Spring 2021, and must be under 20 years old as of August 1, 2021.

2. The competition is open to Indiana residents of Monroe, Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Morgan, or Owen counties.

3. Previous BSO Youth Concerto Competition first place winners are not eligible to compete.

Performance:
1. Entrants will record a video* of themselves, without accompaniment, performing a piece of music that has an orchestral accompaniment, not to exceed 15 minutes in length.

2. The video must be a raw, unedited, single-take video using non-professional grade equipment. Cell phone quality expected.

Submission:
1. Applications are due no later than 11:59 PM EDT on Sunday, August 1, 2021.

2. Use a program like Google Drive or Dropbox to create a shareable link to the video file and a photo or pdf of the sheet music. Files should allow access to anybody with the link.

Judging/winnings:
1. The results of the competition will be announced by the end of August 2021. All entrants will receive a phone call from the BSO artistic director after a decision is confirmed, and all entrants will receive notes from the judges. All decisions by the judges are final. The panel of judges includes the BSO Artistic Director (Alejandro Gómez Guillén) and several other friends of the orchestra.

2. The BSO Youth Concerto Competition winner will receive a $250 cash prize. The Runner-up will receive a $150 cash prize. The judges reserve the right not to award a winner.

3. The winner may be offered the opportunity to perform live with the orchestra and/or to record a solo performance for distribution on our website and social media.

* To reduce bias, audio will be extracted from the video and names removed from applications before judging begins.

Please contact us if you have any questions, need help choosing appropriate music, or need any other support. We will make every effort possible to assist you.
ycc@bloomingtonsymphony.com
812-331-2320