Baroque & Classical Concerto Competition

The Nelly Berman School of Music is excited to present this competition to provide our hard-working piano, string and wind students with an opportunity to practice towards a special goal: to learn and compete with a serious form of classical music — the concerto. Participating in this event will give our students an unforgettable experience for their future!

This year’s competition will be concertos from the Baroque, Classical, & Beyond period. 10 winners of this competition will get the chance to perform with our NBS Faculty String Quartet, thus the movement of the concerto needs to have predominantly string instruments as accompaniment.

• Deadline to apply and submit music is December 1, 2024
• Rehearsals must be completed between December 16th and January 11th
• Auditions for all competitors will be held on Sunday, January 12th at NBS
• The Winners’ Concerts will be on Sunday, February 9th at the Church of the Redeemer

Prizes Include:

• One FULL (100%) scholarship to a week of NBS Summer Camp
• Half (50%) scholarship for a week of NBS Summer Camp
• Quarter (25%) scholarship for a week of NBS Summer Camp
• Featured performance on Main Line TV
• Featured performance on NBS YouTube Channel
• Gift Cards
• Free Lessons at NBS
• All students will receive medals and certificates for platinum, gold, silver and bronze scores

Competition Requirements

Deadline to Apply & Submit Piano Accompaniment: December 1, 2024 

• $86 audition fee written out to NBSCMI (all audition fees and concert tickets will benefit the NBSCMI 501(c)3 Scholarship Program)
• All participants must rehearse & audition with piano accompaniment (orchestra-piano transcription) – rehearsal fees will vary by length and frequency
• Please inquire in the Office about the piano accompanist fee for audition
• All participants must have had at least one (1) rehearsal by December/January (DATE TBA) – make sure to include your full rehearsal availability on the Google Form
• Send a scan of your piano accompaniment to office@nbsmusic.com (accompanists and judges will still need a hard copy of your music)
• Concerto Competition Platinum Winners only: $450 concert fee to perform with the NBS Faculty String Quartet, which includes a rehearsal and a concert performance
• Gold Winners: will perform at the separate Concerto Competition Winners’ Concert with piano accompaniment. Please inquire in the Office about the piano accompanist fee for the Winners’ Concert (DATE TBA)