2025 Annual Concerto Competition

The application period for our 2025 will open this fall.
If you have any questions, please email competition@santafesymphony.org. 

Applicants must provide their own accompanist for virtual and in-person rounds, if possible. If you are unable to provide an accompanist, please record your audition without one and submit your application! Audition videos should be between 5 to 7 minutes in length uploaded to YouTube.

Making a difference!

The funds awarded through our Annual Concerto Competition can make a significant difference to music students in their first year of college. For example, the Senior Division First-Prize winner at The Symphony’s 2024 Concerto Competition can potentially cover the cost of a student’s textbooks in their first year of college. Textbook prices are rising roughly 3 times the rate of inflation.

Educational data shows that:

• the price of textbooks increases by an average of 6% each academic year, doubling every 11 years;
• while less expensive, the cost-per-student of eTextbooks also increased by 36.8% over 12 months;
• college tuition/fees have risen over 80% in the past 12 years;
• the average postsecondary student spends between $600 and $1,200 annually for books and supplies each academic year;
• 25% of students reported they worked extra hours to pay for their books and materials;
• 11% of first year college students skipped meals in order to afford books and course materials;
• 66% of college students skipped buying and renting course materials such as textbooks at some point in their career as they were too expensive;