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Music competitions
Deadlines, age ranges, fees, and prizes for youth music competitions — grouped by state.
Instrument
Any instrument
Bass
Cello
Concert
Non-piano instruments
Orchestral
Other
Piano
Viola
Violin
Voice
Student age
Deadline
Any date
Upcoming only
Prizes
Any
Cash prizes
All
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NC
16 competitions
Chapel Hill Philharmonia Young Artist Competition
Chapel Hill
+
Ages
Not specified
Instruments
Not specified
Next deadline
Coming soon
Prizes
Coming soon
Duke University String School Concerto Competition
Durham
+
Ages
2 winners per ensemble (CSO and YS)
Instruments
Not specified
Next deadline
October 3
Prizes
$100
Eastern Region Orchestra
Eastern
+
Ages
High school
Instruments
Orchestral
Next deadline
Before December 12
Prizes
Coming soon
Junior Eastern Region Orchestra
Eastern
+
Ages
Middle school
Instruments
Orchestral
Next deadline
Before February 10
Prizes
Coming soon
Junior Western Region Orchestra
Western
+
Ages
Middle school
Instruments
Orchestral
Next deadline
Before February 7
Prizes
Coming soon
MENC / NAfME Student Competitions
+
Ages
Not specified
Instruments
Concert, Piano, Voice
Next deadline
January – March (approx.)
Prizes
Coming soon
NCASTA
+
Ages
All students grades 5-12
Instruments
Not specified
Next deadline
September 17
Prizes
Coming soon
North Carolina Symphony Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto Competition
+
Ages
Not specified
Instruments
Not specified
Next deadline
Coming soon
Prizes
Coming soon
Opus Music Competition
+
Ages
Ages 5–18
Instruments
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano
Next deadline
November 16
Prizes
Coming soon
Peter Perret Youth Talent Search
+
Ages
Ages 8–18
Instruments
Any instrument
Next deadline
November 14
Prizes
$250, $150, $100
Raleigh Symphony Orchestra Rising Stars Concerto Competition
Raleigh
+
Ages
Ages 15–23
Instruments
Any instrument
Next deadline
January – March (approx.)
Prizes
Coming soon
Richard R. Dead Young Artist Concerto Competition (Wilmington)
Wilmington
+
Ages
Not specified
Instruments
Not specified
Next deadline
January 17
Prizes
Coming soon
Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Artists
+
Ages
Up to age 26
Instruments
Any instrument
Next deadline
April 30
Prizes
Coming soon
Symphony Guild of Charlotte Young Artists Competition
Charlotte / Mecklenburg
+
Ages
Ages 12–18
Instruments
Orchestral, Other
Next deadline
September 15 – December 20
Prizes
$500–$750
Tar River Orchestra Competition
Tar River
+
Ages
Ages 10–19
Instruments
Non-piano instruments
Next deadline
April 4
Prizes
$600
Western Region Orchestra
Western
+
Ages
High school
Instruments
Orchestral
Next deadline
Before December 10
Prizes
Coming soon