Music for Youth announces the Marianne Liberatore Memorial Instrumental Competition for High School instrumentalists who reside in Connecticut.
Music for Youth was the creation of Marianne Liberatore and friends with the goal of bringing classical music, professionally performed, into the lives of young people in Fairfield County. This competition is in honor of Marianne and the gift of music she gave to our community through the Free Young Persons’ Concerts and school residency and exchange programs.
The first round of this competition will be reviewed with the submitted YouTube videos of two contrasting pieces. There is no time limit to the pieces submitted in the digital 1st round. The six finalists will perform the repertoire they submit for the first round of the competition. Each student will be given approximately 13 mins to audition for judges in the final round.
THE COMPETITION IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED as of 6 pm 1.12.2024
First Prize: $1,500
Second Prize, The Karl Koss Memorial Award: $500
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Application fee is $50
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We will not review entries that are submitted after 6 pm on January 12th 2024. Those students selected for the final round will be notified by January 18th. Six students will be selected to play in the final round which will take place at Pequot Library on January 25th at 6 pm.
