2024 MAPAA Wind & Brass Competition
Congrats to our 2024 MAPAA Winds & Brass Competition finalists!
Logan Bach, bassoon • Alex Brady, flute • Dawson Coleman, saxophone •
Joe Morrione, horn • Jonathon Nickell, saxophone
2024 MAPAA Wind & Brass Competition Guidelines
Application Deadline: January 14, 2024 – submit recordings for prescreening to mapaacomp@gmail.com.
Finalists Announced: February 1, 2024
Competition: February 7, 2024
Location: Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church – 7600 NW Barry Road, KC MO, 64153
2024 Competition Rules:
Application: Application forms and prescreening recordings must be submitted through the MAPAA website. A non-refundable Application Fee of $100 must be paid to MAPAA in order to complete each application.
Eligibility: The MAPAA Youth Competition is open to all Kansas and Missouri wind and brass students. All students have to be currently enrolled in college.
Repertoire: All selected repertoire should either be an unaccompanied solo work or a chamber music piece scored for soloist and piano. (Concerti mov. are acceptable). If an applicant is unsure about a repertoire selection please send inquiries to mapaacomp@gmail.com. The work/movement should not exceed 12 minutes in length. The recording submitted for prescreening should be the same piece performed during the in-person competition.
Prescreening Recording: Each competitor is asked to record their selected repertoire (video only) and send a YouTube link (or similar platform) to mapaacomp@gmail.com no later than 5pm on January 14th, 2024.
Competition: Prescreening recordings will be judged between January 15th-31st. Finalists will be announced on February 1st. Both the MAPAA Executive & Artistic Directors will select up to 16 student competitors from prescreening, who will be invited to compete in-person in the finals on February 17th.
Finalists: Each invited competitor will receive an audition time detailed in the Finalist’s announcement. Each contestant is to provide the judges with 2 copies of the performed work (photocopies are sufficient) and will supply their own accompanist. Jury members may stop and restart a contestant throughout his/her competition time. The winners will be announced immediately following the competition.
Jury: Michael Gordon, KC Symphony Principal Flutist & Steve Lewis, Medical Arts Symphony Music Director.
Prizes:
First Prize: $1000
Second Prize: $750
Third Prize: $500
There will be two honorable mention awards made in the amount of $250 each.
In addition to cash prizes, the winners will all be featured in concert during the 2024-25 MAPAA Competition Winner’s Concert (Date TBD).
Application Form
Finalist announcements will be made via email and through the
MAPAA Youth Competition Webpage.
Completed Applications must be accompanied by a $100 non-refundable application fee filed through MAPAA using the form below. Please add the student’s name in the “Add a message” field.
2023 MAPAA Youth String Competition
Congratulations to the 2023 MAPAA Youth String Competition Winners!
Aaron Tseng, Violin (KC)
$1000 - First Prize
The Dave & Gunda Hiebert Award
Luke Probus, Cello (KC)
$750 - Second Prize
The Dave & Gunda Hiebert Award
Andrew Anderson, Cello (Topeka)
$500 - Third Prize
The Dave & Gunda Hiebert Award
Laura Ward, Violin (Wichita)
$250 - Honorable Mention
The Gary & Levenna Boyer Award
Andrew Gafrick, Double Bass (KC)
$250 - Honorable Mention
The David & Linda Mannering Award