Allegro Solo Competition
Open to all instruments, voice, & piano!
LINK: 2025 Allegro Solo Competition Application Form
Announcing the Inaugural Ventura College
The Second Annual Allegro Solo Competition is hosted and produced by the Performing Arts Department of Ventura College and the Miriam Schwab Academy of Music. It is open to every instrument, piano, and voice category and there is no application fee to apply (See eligibility requirements below). Up to two (2) Eligible winners will be selected to perform their chosen music selection accompanied by the Ventura College Symphony Orchestra (Ashley Walters, Music Director) in concert on March 8, 2025 at the Performing Arts Center at Ventura College.
Important Dates:
- Application deadline: Monday, January 6, 2025 - Midnight
- Competition Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 (arranged time-slots)
- Winners Performance: Saturday, March 8, 2025 - 3:00 pm (entire period attendance required for winners)
Required Rehearsals for Winners:
- Monday, February 24, 2025 (5:15pm - 9:00pm, entire attendance required)
- Monday, March 3, 2025 (5:15pm - 9:00pm, entire attendance required)
- Saturday, March 8, 2025 (morning or early afternoon Dress Rehearsal with Orchestra)
Eligibility Requirements:
The Allegro Competition is open to instrumental or vocal musicians of any age that meet the following eligibility requirements:
Applicant must be at least one of the following:
- Current resident of Ventura County, OR;
- Student currently enrolled at Ventura College, Moorpark College, or Oxnard College, OR;
- Alumni of Ventura College, Moorpark College, or Oxnard College.
All applicants must perform their entire solo live for the Competition Judges at the Ventura College Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at a time between 3:00 - 9:00 PM. Specific time slots will be determined and assigned to each applicant by the Competition Administrators ahead of time.
Winning applicants must be available to attend the entire winner’s performance on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 3:00pm and perform their same solo at a time on the Concert schedule to be determined by the Music Director.
Applicant must meet the following Repertoire requirements:
- A work of any genre no more than 20 minutes in length, AND;
- Selection must have appropriate orchestral accompaniment parts available.
- Selection may be a complete piece, OR one or more movements of a multi-movement work.
- Selection may be performed with or without accompaniment for the Competition Judges on January 14.
