Description and Purpose of Event

The HMTA Concerto Competition encourages high level performance of instrumental or vocal soloists with orchestra.

Winners of the Senior and Junior divisions will perform with the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra (TBD)

Eligibility

This competition is open to any instrumental or vocal student studying with an HMTA member.

• Senior Division (Grade 9-12): DOB between 9/1/07 and 8/31/11

• Junior Division (Grade 8 and under): DOB on or after 9/1/11

• Senior Youth (Grade 9-12) Concerto Division: DOB between 9/1/07 and 8/31/11

• Junior Youth (Grade 6-8) Concerto Division: DOB between 9/1/11 and 8/31/14

• Elementary (K1-5) Youth Concerto Division: DOB on or after 9/1/14

Registration Deadline and Info

The application and fee deadline is Wednesday March 13, 2026.

To register your students, fill out the enrollment form (found here), and email to Zhu Zhu at [email protected]

Event Fees

$75.00 Senior Division, Junior Division

$50.00 Senior Youth Division, Junior Youth Division, Elementary Youth Division

Please pay online here. You will need your member’s password.

Event Requirements and/or Rules

Repertoire Requirements:

Any concerto movement from the standard repertoire, or a concert piece for soloist and orchestra. Contact Zhu Zhu should any questions arise about appropriate repertoire for the competition.

Event Rules:

• Performance attire.

• Memorization required.

• Audition time is limited to 12 minutes.

• Simplified arrangements are not allowed.

• Contestants will provide their own accompanists.

• Reasonable cuts in extended orchestral tuttis are expected.

• Contest will be open to the public.

Contestants must provide an original copy of the music for the judges with measure numbers and no additional identifying marks of any kind.

Judging:

Judges may interrupt performances.

Callbacks may be made at judges’ discretion.

Judges may declare “no winner” if performances fail to meet artistic standards.

All prizes are awarded at judges’ discretion.

Judges’ decisions are final.

Dress Code

Performance attire

Awards

The first-place winner of the Senior Division and the first-place winner of the Junior Division both perform with the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra on date TBD.  Competitors in the Senior and Junior Divisions also compete for second and third place.

Competitors in the Senior Youth Concerto, Junior Youth Concerto, and Elementary Youth Concerto divisions compete for first, second, and third place, and are not competing to perform with the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra.

All competitors receive written remarks. Trophies will be awarded to all first, second, and third place winner.