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Solo Competition

The Austin Brass Collective will feature a solo competition for 6th-12th grade students. There is a $25 entry fee, and prizes will include cash as well as a high school grand prize winner. The grand prize winner will be featured during the May 18th Concert titled "Made in Texas" playing their solo with the ABC accompaning them! Attendance is required for prize consideration, as prizes will be awarded during the evening concert.​

Solo Prizes:
1st Place - $250
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place - $100

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Chamber Grand Prize:
$400

Chamber Competition

The Austin Brass Collective will feature a chamber competition for 6th-12th grade students. There is a $40 entry fee (per group), and prizes will include cash as well as the winner will be featured during the May  18th Concert titled "Made in Texas"! Please note that attendance is required for prize consideration as prizes will be awarded during the evening concert.

Solo & Chamber Competition Eligibility

  • All Brass students in grades 6-12 may enter. Divisions will be split into grade level: Middle School (6th, 7th and 8th) and High School (9th through 12th).
  • All solos up to ten minutes in length will be accepted for the competition. High School solos MUST have an accompaniment in the high school division. Finalists will have to submit a PDF of their solo and accompaniment
  • Winners will be announced by April 25th. The Grand Prize winner of the High School Division will be required to attend rehearsals on the evenings of May 16th and 17th in preparation for a performance on May 18th with the ABC.
  • All winners must be in attendance at the May 18th Concert to receive prizes

General Rules

  • General Rules Applications and recordings must be received by 11:59pm Central Time on Friday, April 18th.
  • Recordings should be one audio file, video recordings will not be accepted. The file name should be “composer-title name” (i.e. Mozart-Concerto for Accordion). Submissions will be viewed anonymously, so please avoid placing your name on the file name or within the recording. Please do not speak during your recording.
  • Solos must be written for "Brass Instrument" and Piano or Orchestra, no unnacompanied solos.
  • Submissions may be played with or without piano accompaniment without bias from the judges.
  • If recording without an accompanist, please observe rests up to four measures (or 10 seconds) in length. Rests longer than four measures (or 10 seconds) should not be observed.
  • Submissions must be unedited performances; edited recordings will not be considered.​
Sheet Music

Composition Contest

Submissions are being accepted for one original work for brass, 4-7 minutes in length, written for ABC’s instrumentation:

 

  • 4 Trumpets*

  • 4 Horns

  • 4 Trombones (Three Tenors and One Bass)

  • 2 Euphoniums

  • 2 Tubas

  • Percussion (maximum Two Players)**

 

*Composers are allowed to write for flugelhorn, in addition to Bb/C trumpets.

**Composers are welcome to write for drum set, snare, cymbals, and one keyboard instrument. Please avoid writing for timpani, chimes, and other large percussion instruments at this time. 

 

Composers should submit a full score, individual parts, and a MIDI generated recording of the work. 

ABC reserves the right to request edits of the winning composition. 

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