Faculty of Music students have opportunities throughout the year to participate in competitions. Awards range from cash prizes to soloist opportunities.
Some of these competitions are internal; that is, for current Music students at the Desautels Faculty of Music. However, other competitions that would appeal to our students will be posted here as well. (Note: external competition information pages will open in a new window.)
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Zita Bernstein Competition | internal | Spring | |||||||||||||
Each year the Faculty awards a cash prize for the best performance in German lieder. |
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Concerto Competition | internal | November | |||||||||||||
Winners have the opportunity to perform a concerto (Symphony) or solo (Wind Ensemble) at a future concert. This can be any instrument or voice (for Symphony), or any wind, brass or percussion instrument (for Wind Ensemble). |
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Genser Competition | internal | January/February | |||||||||||||
Solo performance, any discipline; cash prizes for 1st & 2nd place. |
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The Women's Musical Club of Winnipeg | |||||||||||||||
The Doris McLellan Competition for Solo Performance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. First Prize $10,000/2nd $6,000/3rd $4,000. Open to young Manitoba musicians, vocal and instrumental, who are pursuing performance careers. Visit webpage for full details. |
external | March/April (deadline: Dec.) |
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WMC Scholarship auditions are also available; five scholarships totalling $8,000. |
external | May (deadline: 4 weeks prior) |
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external | September | ||||||||||||||
Includes 3 scholarships for Music students |
More national and international competition opportunities:
This list is provided for reference purposes. Except for internal competitions, it is not meant to be all-encompassing.
If you know of another competition that should be posted on this page, please send an email to musicevents@umanitoba.ca.
More information about the Desautels Faculty of Music Awards and Scholarships