HONORS RECITAL COMPETITION
Application Deadline: Friday, Jan. 26th, 5pm
Incomplete or late entry forms will not be accepted.
COMPETITION – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24th 9 am-2 pm
Open to the students selected from area preliminary competitions
- Adjudicated by a panel from outside the SOM faculty at Kopleff Recital Hall (9am).
- The top students will advance to the Honors Recital Performance. The number of students is determined by the length of performance from each piece. Total minutes of music not to exceed 60.
HONORS RECITAL PERFORMANCE – THURSDAY, MARCH 7th 11:00 AM FLORENCE KOPLEFF RECITAL HALL
- Top performances advance to this round as determined by the outside adjudicators.
- 1st place winner is determined at the competition round by outside adjudicators.
- Prize awarded from the Dean’s office for 1st Place for $500.00 (pending funding)
- Each performer will receive an audio recording of their performance, a video recording, and live-action still photographs in digital format.
Open to ALL applicants
- Each of the following areas can advance a portion of their spring enrollment that is CURRENTLY STUDYING APPLIED MUSIC (not to be confused with lab) as determined by area coordinators.
- Keyboard (including organ)
- Strings
- Voice
- Woodwinds
- Brass
- Percussion
- Composition
Application Information
- Complete the entry form above
- Late or incomplete applications will NOT be accepted.
- APPLICATION AND VIDEO AUDITION (If applicable) DUE BY: 5 pm-Friday, Jan. 26th
- Area Coordinators submit finalists to Dr. Alex Freund by February 2
Eligibility
- Georgia State full-time graduate and undergraduate music majors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, currently studying applied music and/or composition with a Georgia State School of Music faculty member.
- Students who have won first prize in a previous Honors Recital are not eligible.
Repertoire and Requirements
- Selections should be no longer than eight minutes in duration. Any entry that exceeds eight minutes will be disqualified.
- Applicants must provide four clean scores (no markings) to each phase of the competition, one of which must be an original published score. Vocalists, please tab the pages if you are using a compilation book or score.
- No substitutions of audition repertoire will be permitted for the Honors Recital.
- Composers who submit original compositions must have the work performed at the Honors Recital audition.
- Students will be judged on the quality of their performance. The judges’ decision is final.
- Student(s) and collaborative pianist must be available to perform on the March 7th Recital.
Contact Us
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Office / Delivery Address
75 Poplar St
5th floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Interim Director
Stuart Gerber
Public Relations Coordinator
Kaylee Bramlett
Undergraduate Admissions
School of Music Office
Graduate Admissions
Lara Saville Dahl
USPS Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3993
Atlanta, GA 30302-3993