2026 Concerto Competition

The Symphony of Southeast Texas is thrilled to announce the 2026 Concerto Competition and invites Region 10 Middle and High School Students to compete for a chance to perform with the SOST.

Please reach out to the Director of Operations, Mason Hendrix at mhendrix@sost.org for the application form.

Audition Details
Date: January 4, 2026
Time: 1 p.m.—4 p.m.
Location: Jimmy Simons Music Building, Lamar University
Application Submission Deadline: December 12, 2025

Performance Details
Date: January 28, 2026
Times: 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Location: Julie Rogers Theatre

Students should choose from the following concerti for audition:

Flute:
Griffes – Poem for flute and orchestra
Haydn – Concerto
Ibert – Concerto
Mozart – Andante, K.315
Mozart – Concertos nos. 1-2

Oboe:
Albinoni – Concertos, op.7, no.3; op.9, no.2
Bellini – Concerto E-flat major
Cimarosa – Concerto C minor
Donizetti – Concertino F major
Haydn – Concerto
Marcello – Concerto C minor
Martinu – Concerto
Mozart – Concerto K.314
Strauss. R. – Concerto D major
Vaughan Williams – Concerto

Clarinet:
Mozart – Concerto, clarinet, K.622
Weber, C.M.–Concertino, op.26; Concertos nos. 1-2

Bassoon:
Mozart-Concerto
Weber, C.M – Concerto, bassoon. op.75

Horn:
Haydn – Concertos nos. 1-2
Mozart – Concertos nos. 1, 3

Trumpet:
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Hummel – Concerto

Trombone:
Creston – Fantasy for trombone
Jacob – Trombone Concerto
Tomasi – Trombone Concerto

Tuba:
Vaughan Williams – Bass Tuba Concerto
John Williams – Tuba Concerto

Harp:
Debussy – Sacred and Profane Dances

Handel – Harp Concerto
Dittersdorf – Concerto for Harp

Piano:
Haydn: Concerto in D Major, 1^st mvt. (c. 8’), 3^rd mvt (c. 8’)
Mozart: Concerto, No. 20 in D Minor, 3^rd mvt. (c. 7’)
Mozart: Concerto, No. 21 in C Major, 3^rd mvt. (c. 7’)
Mozart: Concerto, No. 23 in A Major, 3^rd mvt. (c. 8’)
Beethoven: Concerto, No. 2 in B-flat Major, 3^rd mvt. (c. 6.5’)
Mendelssohn: Concerto in G Minor, 1^st mvt. (c. 6’), 3^rd mvt. (c. 7’)
Saint-Saens: Concerto, No. 2 in G Minor, 3^rd mvt. (c. 7-8’)
Saint-Saens: Concerto, No. 5 in F Major “Egyptian,” 3^rd mvt. (c. 6’)

Percussion:
Creston – Concertino for Marimba
Hohvaness – Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints
Klatzow – Marimba Concerto
Kurka – Marimba Concerto
Milhaud – Concerto
Rosauro – Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra

Violin:
Bach – Concerto No. 1&2
Mozart – Concerto No. 1-7
Saint-Saëns – Concerto No. 1 Op. 20; Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; Havanaise
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen; Introduction and Tarantella
Schumann-Concerto in D minor
Telemann – Concerto
Torelli – any concerto
Vivaldi – any concerto
Wieniawski – Legend, Op. 17

Viola:
Handel – Concerto
Telemann – Concerto
Stamitz – Concerto in D Major
Weber – Andante and Hungarian Rondo

Violoncello:
Boccherini (Grutzmacher) – Concerto in B-flat Major
Haydn – Concerto No. 1&2
Saint-Saëns – Concerto in A Minor
Vivaldi – any concerto

Double Bass:
Bottesini – Concerto No. 2
Dragonetti – Concerto
Dittersdorf – Concerto in Eb Major, Concerto in E Major Vanhal – Concerto

*Other concerti need to be approved by the Music Director

PREVIOUS CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS

2025 Concerto Competition winner: Matthew Lou, Beaumont, piano