- Music Choices: Candidates for the competition must coordinate their music choice by registering on or before July 15. This assures that their music choice is both available to and playable by the orchestra. No two candidates may audition with the same piece of music; pieces are reserved on a first-come basis. Candidates are encouraged to coordinate music choices as early as possible. Please email Jayme at info@NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org to register.
- Music must have orchestral accompaniment available. The music does not have to have "Concerto" in its title to qualify.
- If the chosen music is unavailable other than as rental music, the costs for the orchestra increase exponentially. If chosen to perform a rental piece, the family of the performer is asked to assist with finding sponsors, to help cover the cost. If the piece is a rental, the performer will be informed of this situation before the auditions take place. Average price for a rental: $400.
- The auditions will be held at the middle or end of August. The date will be posted on the Google Calendar. Results will be posted as soon as possible after the auditions. Outside adjudication is used. Our staff does not choose the winners. There is an effort to balance strings and non-strings.
- Auditions must be accompanied. Candidates must provide their own accompanist at their own expense.
- Auditioning for concerto night is a privilege included in musicians' membership fee; anyone auditioning on an orchestral instrument must be a member of one of the orchestras; those auditioning on a non-orchestral instrument (for instance, piano) who are not members of either orchestra pay a $20 entrance fee, due on the day of the audition (but they are only eligible if there are fewer than 8 orchestra members auditioning). Make checks payable to LBSS.
- Winners perform with the orchestra, one (sometimes two) concertos per concert. Concerts are generally two Saturdays before Thanksgiving, a Saturday at the end of February or beginning of March, and a weeknight toward the end of April.
- At the discretion of the judges, up to two or three performers will be selected each year.
- If there are fewer than 8 members of the orchestra auditioning, outside auditions will be accepted to make up the difference. As stated above, approval must be obtained by July 15.
- Those selected to perform with the orchestra are ineligible to compete the following year, but are encouraged to perform in Recital Night, and return with a concerto the following year, if they have not yet graduated.
- Only youth who are still in high school or younger are eligible to compete. This is not a college competition.
- All candidates will be invited with other members of the orchestra to perform at the NUYS Recital Night, an inspiring evening of music featuring concerto audition soloists and other soloists from the orchestra. This concert will be a Saturday evening in mid-January.
2020-2021 NUYS Concerto Competition Winners:
Our Heroes Through the Years
Saturday December 19, 2020, Ogden High School:
Elizabeth Archuleta, Winner 2020, Junior at Venture High School,
performed Concerto A Major, Mvt 1. Allegro
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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| Elizabeth Archuleta |
Kai Bowen, Winner 2020, Senior at DaVinci High School,
performed Concerto No 1 in A Minor, Mvt 1. Allegro Non Troppo
by Camille Saint-Saens
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| Kai Bowen |
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Mid-Winter Showcase
Saturday, February 27, 2021, Mount Logan Middle School:
Talmage Kay, Honorable Mention 2020, Senior at Green Canyon High School,
performed Suite Hebraique, Mvt. 1 Rapsodie
by Ernest Bloch
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| Talmage Kay with Cooper the parrot |
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Season Finale
Monday, February 27, 2021, Box Elder High School:
Natalie Nef, Winner 2019, Senior at Weber High School,
performed Concerto No 2 in D Minor, Mvt 1. Allegro Moderato
by Henri Wieniawski
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| Natalie Nef |
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There was no recital night in 2021, because of COVID-19.
2019-20 NUYS Concerto Competition Winners:
Spooky Fantasia Festival
Saturday November 16, 2019, Ogden High School:
Ashley Montgomery, Senior at Ogden High School,
performed Concerto No 3 in Bb Major, 1st Movement,
by Karl Stamitz
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The Planets: A Journey Through Modern Music
Saturday February 22, 2020, Logan High School:
Rebecca J Hales, Senior at Logan High School,
performed Baal Shem, Three Pictures of Chassidic Life: Nigun
by Ernest Bloch
Rebecca Hales
Final Concert
Canceled for COVID-19
Natalie Nef will be performing next season
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Recital Night 2020
Saturday January 11, 2020, Brigham City Tabernacle
Emily Rockwood,violin; Dallin Murrow, cello; Jacob Rockwood, piano; Talmage Kay, viola; Alexis Jensen, oboe; Evan Anderson, piano; Kristene Murrow, violin; Bethany Christensen, violin; Archer Crawford, oboe
2018-19 NUYS Concerto Competition Winners:
Symphonic Sampler
Saturday November 17, 2018, Ogden High School
Tyler J Morgan, Junior at Logan High School,
performed Bass Concerto No 2, 2nd Movement,
by Giovanni Bottesini
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| Tyler Morgan |
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Mid-Winter Showcase
Saturday February 23, 2019, Logan High School:
Allison Cook, Senior at Mountain Crest High School,
performed Flute Concerto in G Major, 1st Movement,
by Johann Joachim Quantz
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| Allison Cook |
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Season Finale
Tuesday April 23, 2019, Box Elder High School:
Ambree Burggraaf, Junior at Weber High School,
performed Harp Concerto in A Major, 1st Movement,
by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
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Recital Night
Saturday, January 12, 2019, Brigham City Tabernacle
Rebecca Hales, Braden Peterson, Emily Rockwood, Sarah Rockwood, Dallin Murrow, Sarah Francis, Kristene Murrow, Hailee Dubovik, Aleesa Barker, Tyler Morgan, Dawson Pitcher
2017-18 NUYS Concerto Competition Winners:
Symphonic Sampler
Saturday November 18, 2017, Ogden High School:
Sarah Francis, Junior at Ogden High School,
performed Concerto in E Minor, 1st Movement, by Felix Mendelssohn
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| Sarah Francis |
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Mid-Winter Showcase
Saturday March 3, 2018, Logan High School:
Kristene Murrow, 8th Grade at Bear River Middle School,
performed Violin Concerto in G Major, 1st Movement, by Haydn
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| Kristene Murrow |
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Season Finale
Thursday April 26, 2018, Box Elder High School:
Natalie Nef, Freshman at Orion Junior High School,
will perform Violin Concerto in D Major, 3rd Movement, by Tchaikovsky
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| Natalie Nef |
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Recital Night
Saturday, January 13, 2018, Brigham City Tabernacle
Katerina Mayerle, Julian Mitton, Kristene Murrow, Drew Burnett, Samuel Fowler, Dallin Murrow, Jacob Rockwood, Clayton Johnson, Elizabeth Wagstaff, Natalie Nef, Sarah Francis, Carter Fielding
Symphonic Sampler
Saturday November 19, 2016, Mountain Crest High School:
Jaquell Taylor, senior at Fremont High School,
performed Concerto in C, I Moderato, by Joseph Haydn
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| Jaquell Taylor |
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Tia Luther, senior at Ridgeline High School,
performed Concerto for Violin in G Minor, op 26, I Vorspiel, by Max Bruch
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| Tia Luther |
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Mid-Year Showcase
Saturday February 25, 2017, Ogden High School:
Andrew Burnett, junior at Venture High School,
performed the Trumpet Concerto by Alexander Arutunian
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| Drew Burnett |
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Recital Night
Anna Blanchard, Drew Burnett, Christina Blanchard, Allison Francis, Jacob Rockwood, Kristene Murrow, Brooklynne Wilkinson, Abigail Blanchard, Erin Blanchard, Tia Luther, Joyanne Bills, Grace Schaelling, Sarah Francis
2015-16 NUYS Concerto Competition Winners:
Season Finale
Tuesday April 25, 2017, Box Elder High School:
Hubert Kim
performed Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin
performed Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin
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| Hubert Kim |
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Recital Night
Saturday, January 14, 2017, Brigham City Tabernacle
Symphonic Sampler
Saturday November 21, 2015, Bear River High School:
Allison Francis, junior at Ogden High School,
performed Concerto No. 2, I Allegro Aperto, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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| Allison Francis |
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Mid-Year Showcase
Saturday February 20, 2016, Ogden High School:
Makenzie Harris, junior at Bear Lake High School, Idaho,
performed Horn Concerto in Bb Major, III Moderato, Allegro Vivace, by Reinhold Glière
Saturday February 20, 2016, Ogden High School:
Makenzie Harris, junior at Bear Lake High School, Idaho,
performed Horn Concerto in Bb Major, III Moderato, Allegro Vivace, by Reinhold Glière
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| Makenzie Harris |
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Season Finale
Thursday April 28, 2016, Box Elder High School:
Megan Brasher, senior at Weber High School,
performed the Violin Concerto, I Allegro, by Samuel Barber
Thursday April 28, 2016, Box Elder High School:
Megan Brasher, senior at Weber High School,
performed the Violin Concerto, I Allegro, by Samuel Barber
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| Megan Brasher |
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Recital Night
Saturday, January 30, 2016, Brigham City Tabernacle
Symphonic Sampler
Saturday November 22, 2014, Bear River High School:
Krystell Taylor, senior at Fremont High School,
performed Symphonie Espagnole, I Allegro Non Troppo, by Edouard Lalo
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| Krystell Taylor |
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Mid-Year Showcase
Saturday, February 21, 2015, Logan High School:
Joshua Austin, senior at Box Elder High School,
and Jaquell Taylor, sophomore at Fremont High School,
performed Concerto for Two Violoncelli, by Antonio Vivaldi
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| Jaquell Taylor and Joshua Austin |
Season Finale
Thursday, April 23, 2015, Box Elder High School:
Travis Seamons, senior at Bear River High School,
performed Piano Concerto No. 2, I Allegro, by Dmitri Shostakovich
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| Travis Seamons |
2014 LYS Concerto Competition Winners:
Saturday February 1, 2014, Logan High School:
Krystal Matheson, senior at Weber High School,
performed Trumpet Concerto in Eb, III Allegro Rondo
by Johann Hummel
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| Krystal Matheson |
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Kristene Murrow, Howell Elementary,
performed Violin Concerto in A Minor, III Presto
by Antonio Vivaldi
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| Kristene Murrow |
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David Ban, from Logan,
performed Piano Concerto No. 23, K 488, III Allegro Assai
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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| David Ban |
Saturday April 19, 2014, Bear River High School:
Joshua Musselman, from Logan,
performed Piano Concerto No. 2, 1st movement
by Edward MacDowell
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| Joshua Musselman |
2013 LYS Concerto Competition Winners:
Saturday February 9, 2013:
Jennifer Ban, student at Logan High School,
performed Piano Concerto No. 1, III Rondo
by Ludwig von Beethoven
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| Jennifer Ban |
Paisley Tarboton, student at Logan High School,
performed Violin Concerto No. 1, II Adagio
by Max Bruch
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| Paisley Tarboton |
Taylor Robbins, senior at Weber High School,
performed Cello Concerto in C Major, I Moderato
by Joseph Haydn
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| Taylor Robbins |
Saturday, April 20, 2013:
Nathan Brown, junior at Bonneville High School,
performed excerpts from The Butterfly Lovers' Concerto for Violin
by Chen Gang & He Zhanhao
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| Nathan Brown |
2012 LYS Concerto Competition Winners:
Saturday February 4, 2013:
Ryan Stocks, junior at Box Elder High School,
performed Cello Concerto No. 1, I Allegro Non Troppo
by Camille Saint-Saens
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| Ryan Stocks |
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Andrew Johnson, sophomore at Box Elder High School,
performed Violin Concerto in E Minor, III Molto Vivace
by Felix Mendelssohn
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| Andrew Johnson |
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performed Piano Concerto No. 1, I Allegro Maestoso, Tempo Giusto
by Franz Liszt
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| Joshua Musselman |
2011 LYS Concerto Competition Winners
Sarah Pehrson, senior at Fremont High School, performed the 1st Movement from Bruch's Violin Concerto in G Minor on Feb 5, 2011
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Hector Guadarrama, student at Bear River High School, performed
Vanhal's Viola Concerto in C Major on Feb 5, 2011
Vanhal's Viola Concerto in C Major on Feb 5, 2011
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| Hector Guadarrama |
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Krystell Taylor, student at Fremont High School, was also selected to perform the Accolay Violin Concerto in A Minor, but broke her arm before the performance. She performed with Lincoln Youth Symphony in the November 2011 concert.
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| Krystell Taylor |
2010 LYS Concerto Competition Winners
Emily Halling, student at Box Elder High School, performed Prelude & Courante from Sonata in g minor by Eccles in the concerto concert, January 30, 2010
Mitchell Andersen, from Brigham City,
performed Violin Concerto in a minor, III Allegro Assai, by JS Bach
in the concerto concert, January 30, 2010
performed Violin Concerto in a minor, III Allegro Assai, by JS Bach
in the concerto concert, January 30, 2010
McCall Andersen, from Brigham City,
performed Violin Concerto in a minor, III Presto, by Vivaldi
in the concerto concert, January 30, 2010
performed Violin Concerto in a minor, III Presto, by Vivaldi
in the concerto concert, January 30, 2010
2009 LYS Concerto Competition Winner
Kandra Patterson, freshman at Box Elder Middle School,
performed Mozart's Andante in C Major for flute and orchestra,
February 28, 2009
performed Mozart's Andante in C Major for flute and orchestra,
February 28, 2009
2008 LYS Concerto Competition Winners
Candace Child, Oboe, sophomore at Weber High School,
performed Marcello's Oboe Concerto in d minor
on March 1st, 2008.
performed Marcello's Oboe Concerto in d minor
on March 1st, 2008.
Jana Gardner, Flute, sophomore at Liberty Tree Academy,
performed Mozart's Flute Concerto in D Major
on March 1st, 2008.
performed Mozart's Flute Concerto in D Major
on March 1st, 2008.
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