Congratulations to our 2024 competition winners:
INSTRUMENTAL DIVISION
KRISTIAN NG, 17, FLUTE
PIANO DIVISION
MATTEO LONGARINI, 17
VOCAL DIVISION
CHARLIE ABNEY, 16, BARITONE
Honorable mention goes to
KATHERINE POTTKOTTER, 15, SOPRANO
Come hear the winners at the Showcase Concert on May 5th!
The Denton Bach Society
2024 Competition for Young Musicians
Vocal, Piano and Instrumental Categories
Information and Instructions
Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 9AM-5PM
First Presbyterian Church, 1114 W University, Denton TX 76201
Pianists/Instrumentalists from 9AM-1PM.
Vocalists from 1PM-5PM.
Specific audition times will be sent once all scheduling is complete.
COMPETITION JUDGES AND VENUE
ELIGIBILITY: Contestants must be enrolled in a public, private or home school high school program, Grades 9-12. Students of voice, piano or an orchestral instrument may enter. Students residing in Denton County or these adjacent counties are eligible: Denton, Collin, Cooke, Rockwall, Tarrant, or Wise. Competitors must have turned 14 years of age by September 1, 2023.
REPERTOIRE: Contestants are to prepare two challenging pieces of contrasting styles. Selections must be approved by the student’s instructor and by the DBS audition committee. Audition time will be limited to 10 minutes. Participants may not be required to perform selections in their entirety, but the full 10 minutes will be heard.
ACCOMPANISTS: Contestants must provide their own accompanist as needed. Their name and contact information must be provided on the entry blank.
FEE: An entry fee of $40, made payable to The Denton Bach Society, is to be mailed with the completed application form to the physical address below, OR via PayPal at www.dentonbach.com.
Deadline for Entry: Postmarked by Sat April 6, 2024
AWARDS: The winner in each division (Instrumental, Piano, Voice) will receive a cash award of $500.00, a $150 Gift Certificate courtesy of Pender’s Music, and an opportunity to perform at a
Showcase Concert Sunday May 5, 2024, 4PM at First Presbyterian
APPLICATION FORMS: Complete the entry form below and submit it online. Or download the entry form below. Forms may also be obtained at Pender’s Music 314 S. Elm, Denton 76201.
Please mail completed application and $40 fee to
Beverly Hoch
3819 Monte Carlo Lane
Denton, TX 76210.
Postmark may be no later than Sat, April 6, 2024.
Option 2: Email the completed application OR email a CLEAR photo of the completed application by April 6, 2024 to beverlyhoch@hotmail.com. In this case the fee of $40 is to be paid by April 6 via PayPal at www.dentonbach.com.
On April 20, after you perform, you may leave.
Winners will be contacted by 9:00PM pm on April 20th
Questions may be addressed to:
Beverly Hoch, Competition Chair
beverlyhoch@hotmail.com 940-597-8106