Date | Application Postmark Deadline | Event | Location | ||
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January 22, 2022 | December 15, 2021 | Hanna Powell Memorial Piano Competition. Open competition for performers ages 15-30 who live or study in Maine. Visit https://sanfordpac.org/hanna-powell-competition/ | Sanford Performing Arts Center, Sanford, Maine | ||
March | December | Kotzschmar Memorial Trust Scholarship Auditions open to students ages 10-18 and 19 -25 who are residents of the greater Portland area. Organ, piano, voice and all orchestral instruments are eligible. Email info@foko.org or visit http://www.foko.org/scholarship-auditions. | Portland, Maine | ||
March 1, 2022 | March 19, 2022 | Ocy L. Downs Piano Prize Biennial competition sponsored by Portland Conservatory of Music. For pianists ages 12-18. Winners receive monetary awards and the opportunity to perform in winners recitals. Visit portlandconservatoryofmusic.org or call 207-775-3356 | Portland Conservatory of Music, Portland, Maine | ||
March | Early February | Contemporary Piano Festival Competition sponsored by Plymouth State University for high school students grades 7-12. The day includes lectures, recitals, concerts, and master classes. Visit go.plymouth.edu/piano | Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, New Hampshire | ||
April | February | Young Composers' Competition & Festival Sponsored by Bagaduce Music Lending Library Awards and prizes for student compositions Category I: Age 13 & under Category II: Ages 14-18 Visit bagaducemusic.org and click on "Events" | Emden Hall Blue Hill, Maine | ||
May | Applications: January Auditions: February | Maine High School Concerto Competition Sponsored by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Open to string, woodwind, brass, percussion, harp, and piano students in grades 9 through 12. First place winner will be featured in a concerto with the BSO. Visit.bangorsymphony.org/education | Minsky Recital Hall University of Maine Orono, Maine | ||
Early June | May | Portland Rossini Club Scholarship Competitions For music majors ages 17-25 who live in Cumberland, Oxford and York counties. Visit rossiniclub.org | St. Luke's Cathedral Portland, Maine | ||
June | Spring | Young Stars of Maine Music Competitions Sponsored by Bay Chamber Concerts | Rockport Opera House Rockport, Maine | ||
June - August | January | Bowdoin International Music Festival Intensive conservatory level program for band, string, and piano students, ages 13 to 30. Auditions tape required. 3 and 6 week sessions available. Visit bowdoinfestival.org. | Bowdoin College, Bowdoin, Maine | ||
July - August | January | Atlantic Music Festival Piano Institute and Seminar Four-week program for serious piano students. Audition tape required. Visit atlanticmusicfestival.org/the-institute/programs/piano-institute-and-seminar. | Colby College Waterville, Maine | ||