Competition

The 2024 Annual Competition

The WMC's 2024 Competition and Winners’ Recital are set as in-person events to be held on Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, February 25.  

To download the 2024 schedule: [view/download pdf]

2024 Competition Categories will include:

Music Camp Scholarships

-  Junior Camp: open to students ages 10 to 13 on the day of the Competition. A student may win this division only once. A Junior Camp division winner may not compete in the Senior Camp division the following year.

-  Senior Camp: open to students ages 14 to 18 on the day of the Competition.  A student may win this division only once. High school graduates are not eligible.  Vocalists are permitted to enter the Senior Camp category.

High School -  Open to students in Grades 9 to 11: all instruments, including vocalists. Vocalists in Grade 12 also are eligible.  First-place winners may not compete in this category the following year

Senior - Open to students in Grade 12, not including voice.

Composition - Open to students ages 10 to 18. First-place winners may not compete in this category the following year.  Two students may collaborate on a composition.   Vocal compositions, with accompaniment, are permitted.

Students are invited to participate in ONE of the above categories per instrument.

AGAIN THIS YEAR! The Winners’ Recital will be recorded by
a professional videographer. Videos of each student’s performance will be made available to them free of charge.

Application deadline: Sunday, January 14, 2024 - to be submitted online.  

Key Documents: 

Note to parents, teachers, and students: Please review the Rules & Guidelines carefully, as well as the Application Form.  They contain essential information related to the Competition, and are revised and updated every year.

Rules and Guidelines [download pdf]

Composition Guidelines for Students & Teachers: [download pdf] (Required reading for all students entering the Composition category, as well as their teachers) 

Competition Essentials [download pdf]

Potential Camp List: [download pdf]

Listing of Area Accompanists [download pdf] 

Accompanist Fee Application [download pdf]

To Apply:  Online Application and payment

The application deadline has passed.

 

Questions: Please email competition@wednesdaymusicclub.org

To access the information from the 2023 competition, click HERE.