ASMTA 2nd Vice President (Competitions): Dr. Ji-Young Kim, pianokim79@gmail.com.
MTNA Performance Chair: Dr. Yali Luo, yluo2yluo2@gmail.com.
MTNA Composition Chair: Devin Gardner, devin.m.gardner@gmail.com
The MTNA Arizona State Competitions Committee encourages every detail of musical excellence by solo and chamber music performance competitions (junior high through collegiate) and composition competitions (elementary through collegiate).
State level winners advance to the MTNA Southwest Division Competition. Winners at the Southwest Division Competition then advance to the MTNA National Competition held at the MTNA National Conference.
Upcoming Competitions
MTNA State Competitions
Online only
Video deadline: Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 11:59pm MST
Announcement of winners: Monday, November 11, 2024
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 3:00pm EDT (12:00pm MST)
VIDEO GUIDELINES HERE
***New for 2024-2025*** Brass and Voice (Senior and Young Artist only) Performance Competitions are two-tiered competitions: the Preliminary Round, by video submission only; and the Final Round, live at the MTNA National Conference. Entrants will compete without regard to the state or division in which they live or take lessons. Seven finalists will be selected in both the Brass and Voice categories from a nationwide pool of applicants to compete in the final round.
Chamber music ensembles will have a different deadline to register and turn in video submissions (no state competition). Registration will open on November 1, 2024 and close at 3:00pm EDT (12:00pm MST) on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
MTNA Southwest Division Competitions
January 2024
Online Only
MTNA National Competitions
March 15-19, 2025
Hilton Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
More Information
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- 2023 Arizona State Competition Winners
- 2022 Arizona State Competition Winners
- 2021 Arizona State Competition Winners
- 2020 Arizona State Competition Winners
- 2019 Arizona State Competition Winners
- 2018 Arizona State Competition Winners
- 2017 Arizona State Competition Winners
- 2016 Arizona State Competition Winners
- 2015 Arizona State Competition Winners
- MTNA Competition Rules and Guidelines