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2026 TPYO Scholarship Competition Information
Preliminary Auditions Sat., December 13, 2025 9:00am-1:00pm
2026 Artists Spotlight (Finals) Sat., February 8, 2026
2:00pm
ELIGIBILITY
Current TPYO members are eligible to compete. Competitors must be TPYO
members for both semesters of the 2025-2026 season to win awards.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The TPYO Scholarship Competition presents cash awards and solo appearances
to Philharmonia members who demonstrate superior musicianship and artistry.
All applicants will perform at the preliminary auditions on Saturday,
December
13, 2025 at the Armory Park Center when the first group of
$150 scholarships will be awarded.
The top six finalists, chosen at the preliminary audition, will perform on the
2026 Artists Spotlight
on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at the Catalina Foothills
HS Auditorium where cash awards from $300 to $700 will be
presented.
ADJUDICATION PANEL
The adjudication panel will be members of the Tucson Symphony and other
professional musicians who have no students entered in the competition.
The preliminary auditions are private, but are open to teachers of the
competitors.
SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION GUIDELINES
- Applicants may audition on more than one instrument and on an
instrument other than the one that they play in TPYO; however, they
can only advance to the finals on one instrument.
- Repertoire Options:
One movement (or two short movements) or any published composition
written for soloist and piano accompaniment.
Piano and harp works may be unaccompanied if desired.
- Auditions (both preliminary and finals) must be accompanied by a
pianist provided by the competitor.
- Competitors have a maximum of eight minutes of performance time,
with a minimum of six minutes. (Cuts in the tutti sections or the solo
part are permitted in order to comply with the time limit.)
Note: Finalists are able to perform the entire movement of their
piece at the finals depending on the overall composition length.
- The chosen composition need NOT be memorized but extra
consideration is given to competitors performing by memory.
- Competitors must furnish three copies of their piece (either the
solo part or the piano accompaniment (photocopies are acceptable.)
- Decisions of the adjudication panel will be based on musical
criteria (musicianship, technique, artistic maturity).
The difficulty of the orchestral accompaniment and its availability will be
a consideration in the selection of the work to be performed by a competitor chosen as a soloist.
- Previous award winners are eligible to audition each year for cash
awards, but are ineligible to be selected as a soloist in two successive competitions or years.
PRELIMINARY AUDITION AWARDS
Special Citations: Up to eight monetary awards of $150 will be
given to competitors presenting outstanding performances during
the preliminaries who are non-finalists.
FINALISTS AWARDS
Competitors selected as finalists are required to perform on the
2025 Artists Spotlight concert to be awarded any scholarship funds.
In the event of the inability of a finalist to perform at the concert,
an alternate competitor will be added (at the discretion of the panel).
Medalist Awards: Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals will be awarded
to outstanding performers selected by the panel. Multiple medals
may be awarded. In addition, a cash award of $700 will be awarded
to each Gold Medalist, $500 to each Silver Medalist, and $300 to
each Bronze Medalist.
Solo Performances: Invitations will be extended to the top medalist
to solo at the Spring Gala 2026 (April 12, 2026) and to other medalists
to appear as soloists during the 2026-2027 season if they are still a TPYO member.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE & FEE
The deadline for the submission of the REGISTRATION FORM and
the $30 REGISTRATION FEE (fee can be submitted paid online at Membership Costs
or
submitted at rehearsal) is
Sunday, November 23, 2025.
A teacher's endorsement is required in order to compete
(signature on form or emailed endorsement to info@tpyo.org).
Download 2026 TPYO Scholarship Competition Registration Form
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