Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras

The Symphony Guild of Charlotte's Young Artists Competition and Youth Festival

Established in 1955 as one of the Symphony Guild of Charlotte's original education projects, the Young Artists Competition is a concerto competition in the categories of piano, winds, strings and percussion for area student musicians, grades 7 through 12. Youth Festival was established in 1986 to offer the musicians of the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Senior Young Artists winners the opportunity to perform with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in a concert hall atmosphere.

The grand prize winners of the competition in the senior division will be performing as soloists at Youth Festival with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra at Ovens Auditorium on February 24, 2010. Youth Festival also includes performances by the Charlotte Senior Youth Orchestra (CSYO),the Junior Youth Orchestra (JYO), and a side-by-side performance with the CSYO and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. The junior division competition winners will be soloists at the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra's Spring Concert May 16, 2010 in the Halton Theater.

Cash awards are given. Musicians are eligible to enter the competition if they reside in North Carolina within a 50 mile radius of Charlotte, or if outside the radius, they reside in a NC county west of I-77 or within Lancaster or York counties in South Carolina.

Click here for more information on the Young Artists Competition or email office@symphonyguildcharlotte.org