TCW home     Guest Artists      Director      Schedule
Cello Competition      Registration      Hotel Info.

TCW Cello Competitions

The Tennessee Cello Workshop is celebrating our 10th anniversary in part with the addition of two new cello competitions. The finals of each competition will be held on Friday, January 25, and presented as public concerts. Each competition will have three finalists. The final round of each competition will be judged by a panel of TCW guest artists.

Competition Prizes :

Pre-college competition: $150, $300, $600

Collegiate/Young Professional : $250, $500, $1,000

Age requirements:

Pre-college competition: Age 17 or younger

Collegiate and Young Professionals: Age 18 or older

Repertoire requirements:

Entrants should submit a varied program of solo literature (for solo cello or cello with piano. Orchestral reductions for piano are fine.)

Pre-college competitors will need to submit a CD of roughly 20 minutes in length.

Collegiate/ Young Professional competitors will need to submit a CD of roughly 30 minutes in length.

Deadline for entries:

CDs and completed applications must be received by January 11, 2008.

Finalists will be notified no later than January 18, 2008.

Pianists will be provided for all finalists, and will be available for a rehearsal of up to 90 minutes on Friday, January 25.