JB CONCERTO COMPETITION

Application Deadline: January 15, 2027

Application fee for Elementary, Standard & Intermediate Divisions:

• $45 one movement
• $65 two movements
• $85 three/four movements

Application fee for Advanced Division:

• $55 Advanced Division

Auditions: January 30, 2027 (Main Audition Day) & January 31, 2027 (Overflow / Snow Day)

Immanuel Church, 2551 Dixie Hwy, Lakeside Park, KY 41017

Audition times will be emailed to each applicant after the application deadline. No changes will be made to the audition or rehearsal schedule. All students need an accompanist for the auditions.

• Saturday, February 20, 2027 (9:00 am - 3:00 pm). 

• Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Final Concert and Awards Ceremony: Sunday, February 21, 2027 @ 2:00 pm

• $18 admission (box office or online).
• Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

1st place winners perform at the final concert with the Youth Sinfonia and professional friends. 

2nd and 3rd place awards in each division will also be presented at the final concert and ceremony.

Elementary Division (through 4th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Celebration! A Youth Concerto for Piano and Rhythm Ensemble by Lynn Olson

• Movement 1: Brisk and Brilliant
• Movement 2: Revolving, turning
• Movement 3: With snap

Standard Division (through 7th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Piano Concerto in 3 movements by Christina CL Tan (WORLD PREMEIR)

• Movement 1: Ancient Airs
• Movement 2: Pentatonic Psalm
• Movement 3: Jazz Waltz

Music may be obtained through the composer directly.

Please contact Dr. Christina Tan: dr.tinatan88@gmail.com

Intermediate Division (through 10th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition::

Concerto in D minor for Piano and Band by John Thompson

• Movement 1: Allegro con brio
• Movement 2: Andantino
• Movement 3: Allegro furioso

Advanced Division (through 12th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major, K. 413 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Movement 1: Allegro (ONLY)

VIOLIN

Standard Division (through 6th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Violin Concerto No.5, Op.22 by Friedrich Seitz

• Movement 1: Allegro moderato
• Movement 2: Andante cantabile
• Movement 3: Rondo allegretto

Intermediate Division (through 9th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor BWV 1043 by J. S. Bach

• Movement 1: Vivace
• Movement 2: Largo ma non tanto
• Movement 3: Allegro

Students may audition for the Violin I solo or Violin II solo part.

Advanced Division (through 12 grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 by Max Bruch

• Movement 1: Vorspiel: Allegro moderato (ONLY)

VIOLA

Intermediate Division (through 9th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Concerto for 2 Violas in G Major by Georg Philipp Telemann

• Movement 3: Largo
• Movement 4: Vivace

Students may audition for the Viola I solo or Viola II solo part.

Advanced Division (through 12th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Concerto in E-flat Major by Carl Friedrich Zelter

• Movement 1: Allegro (ONLY)

CELLO

Intermediate Division (through 9th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Student Cello Concerto in D Major, Op. 213 by Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn

• Movement 1: Allegro moderato
• Movement 2: Menuet and Trio, Moderato molto
• Movement 3: Rondo, Allegro molto

Advanced Division (through 12th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Concerto in A Minor, Op. 33 by Camille Saint-Saëns

• Movement 1: Allegro non troppo (ONLY)

BASS

Advanced Division (through 12th grade)

2027 selections to be announced by June 2026

Below are selections from the 2025 competition:

Concerto in G Major by Domenico Dragonetti.

• Movement 1: Allegro moderato (ONLY)

• Participating students are required to be available for the dress rehearsal and concert dates.

• All works are required to be performed by memory.

• Each movement is a separate competition (in the younger divisions.) Students may audition with one movement, two movements, or all three/four movements in the younger divisions.

• Provide 1 copy of your marked music for the judges. (Copy of student’s music that shows fingerings, bowings, metronome markings, etc. for the string divisions.)

• Auditions are scheduled and grouped by division.

• All students need an accompanist for the auditions. If you are unable to provide your own, the JB Competition will provide one for you. A brief rehearsal will occur the same day as the audition before your scheduled time.

• Completed applications need to be post marked or received by the application deadline to be accepted.

• Application fees are not refundable.

• Winning students are required to be available for the dress rehearsal date (February 20, 2027) and the concert date (February 21, 2027 @ 2 pm.)