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Concerto Competition
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Guidelines for the Divison of Vocal Studies Preliminary and Final Rounds (September 29th and October 6th, 2026):
- Eligibility: Graduate vocal performance majors and senior undergraduate vocal performance or voice concentration students who are qualified may compete, with permission of their applied studio teacher. A student must be enrolled in applied voice lessons as a Vocal Performance Major (BM-7th or 8th semester of lessons and senior status, MM, or DMA), GAC candidate, or Voice Concentration. Students who have completed all course requirements in a previous semester will not be allowed to compete even though they may be enrolled in voice. Students may not enter with repertoire previously performed by that student with orchestra in a UNT performance, e.g., UNT Opera, regardless of change of status or degree program.
- Before signing up to compete, you must receive permission from your studio teacher. The deadline to sign up to sing in the preliminary round is Monday, September 21st at midnight. To request to sing, you must 1) sign up for a time on a provided SignUp Genius link, and 2) fill out a Departmental Performance Request Form, listing CONCERTO COMPETITION as the performance date. Students who do not do both of these tasks will not be eligible to participate. Spaces are filled on a first-come, first served basis.
- Each singer may sing up to 4 minutes in the preliminary round, and up to 8 minutes in the Division final round.
- A preliminary round judged by members of the Vocal Studies faculty will be held on Tuesday, September 29th, 2026 between 3:30 - 5:45 pm in Voertman Hall. This round is closed to the public and without an audience. Judging method: Each faculty member ranks their top 8 candidates from 8 to 1, with 8 being the best score. The total score is calculated for each singer, and separately, the quantity of votes received is tallied. Studio teachers may not vote for their own singers. If adding the quantity of votes to a score produces a different order within the pool of finalists and/or alternates, there will be a runoff vote. Faculty may vote for any singer in this runoff vote.
- Once the results of the preliminary round are known, a drawing is held to determine program order for the semi-final found to be held the following week. The results of the preliminary round are emailed to the voice faculty and then posted on CANVAS. Singers are listed in alphabetical order in the announcement of who has moved on to the next round.
- Advancing singers must, within 24 hours, complete their entry in the Departmental Performance Request Form for the semi-final round. The program for the semi-final round is then sent to the program office.
- The performance order of the semi-final round is determined by random drawing of names. The semi-final round is open to the public (voice students are expected to attend) and is adjudicated by an outside judge who selects 3 finalists and one alternate for the College of Music final round.
- The three finalists must follow the guidelines for the final round or their participation may be nullified.
Click Here for Guidelines for the College of Music Final Round