EDUCATION

2024 Silicon Valley Music Competition

SILICON VALLEY PHILHARMONIC Orchestra is proudly announcing the opening of the “2024 Silicon Valley Music Competition” in the Bay Area to inspire and support our local young musicians for their experience and courage.

There are 3 competition school groups, Elementary(1-5th), Middle(6-8th), and High(9-12th) by school grade and instrumental classes including Piano, Woodwinds, Strings and Ensemble for competing musical talents. After the competition, Grand, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honors Place performers by instrumental classes in each school group are chosen for Certificate and Prize. Also the top scored performers of each school group will be honored and posted as “The Grand Place Winner of the Year 2024” and awarded Scholarship as well as performance opportunities for the future events of Silicon Valley Philharmonic Orchestra. 2024 Competition is open as an online format.

 

2024 SILICON VALLEY

MUSIC COMPETITION

Application Deadline: March 23

Video Link Submission: April 6

Results Announcement: April 23

Competition Winners' Recital: April 27

2024 Competition Application (pdf) Download ↓ ↓ ↓

2024SVMCompetitionApplicationENG.pdf

▪ 2024 COMPETITION SCHEDULE DATES:

1. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Saturday, MARCH 23, 2024

2. VIDEO LINK SUBMISSION: Saturday, APRIL 6, 2024

3. RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT: Monday, APRIL 23, 2024

4. COMPETITION WINNERS' RECITAL: APRIL 27, 2024


HOST: SILICON VALLEY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

COMPETITION SCHOOL GROUPS:

· Elementary (1st-5th), Middle(6th-8th), High(9th-12th)

INSTRUMENTAL CLASSES:

· Strings(Violin, Viola, Cello), Woodwinds(Flute, Oboe, Clarinet), Piano(Piano), Ensemble(2-9 Players)

APPLICATION PACKET: Application, Photocopy of Music Score, Fee($90/Solo, $65/Each Player for Ensemble)

HOW TO APPLY: Choose one of the ways below in preference by deadline.

· ONLINE: Email your application and score(pdf), and Zelle or PayPal your fee to SVconductor@gmail.com.

· OFFLINE: Mail your application packet to SVPHIL(P.O. Box 18341, San Jose, CA 95158).

APPLICATION DOWNLOAD:  www.SVPHIL.org/education

COMPETITION INFO:  www.SVPHIL.org, Phone: 408-890-0335,  Email: SVconductor@gmail.com


▪ ONLINE COMPETITION and VIDEO SUBMISSION RULES

1. Applicants can choose a movement of classical music pieces and perform to the end without repeat. For Solo Competition, fast movement of standard concertos or sonatas are suggested performing up to 10 minutes. In addition for Ensemble Competition, up to 12 minutes, arrangement of standard pieces or World Premiere pieces are acceptable.

2. No return your application, score, or fee. You can change your repertoire anytime even after submitting your application.

3. Each player for an ensemble team has to submit an application individually. There is $60 of late fee for submitting application after application deadline.

4. Accompaniment is required for online competition unless originally composed with no accompaniment.

5. Although we recommend memorizing the piece, it’s not mandatory. You may use a music stand, not blocking your performance.

6. Please produce your video recording clearly including your whole upper body, face, both hands, bows and instruments. And additionally both feet for cello and piano. Make the best angle. Better quality makes better results.

7. Please wear formal attire. All Grand Place Winners’ videos will be linked on our website to the public.

8. No pause, stop or edit the video recording is permitted.

9. To avoid reusing or sharing the video with other competitions, you have to verbally mention that "This is a video recording to apply for the 2024 Silicon Valley Music Competition." at the beginning of the recording as well as introducing your name, school grade, musical instrument and the title of the music piece followed by your performance.

10. Upload your video recording to YouTube and send us an email with the link as privacy of "UNLISTED".

11. Your YouTube video link submission is by Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 11:59 pm. No video can be accepted after then.

12. Please always put your name and instrument on the title of your video and email.

13. No winner might be chosen depending on performance. The results by the judges are final with no appeal.

14. The Grand Place winners of last year’s competition are not acceptable to apply to the same instrumental class of the same school group.

15. Some Grand place winners will be invited to attend and perform in “2024 Winners Concert”.

16. Any other information or consideration, please contact SVPHIL at 408.890.0335 or email to SVconductor@gmail.com.


▪ COMPETITION AWARDS

· For the competition, Grand, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honors places are chosen and given Award Certificate and Souvenir by instrumental classes in each school group.

· The Top Grand Place Winner of High School Group: Award Certificate with $300 Scholarship

· The Top Grand Place Winner of Middle School Group: Award Certificate with $200 Scholarship

· The Top Grand Place Winner of Elementary School Group: Award Certificate with $100 Scholarship

· The Top Grand Place Winner of Ensemble Category: Award Certificate with $200 Scholarship


2024 Competition Results will be posted at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

All Grand Place Winners’ videos will be linked on our website to the public tomorrow.


2023 COMPETITION RESULTS


2023 GRAND PLACE WINNERS

For SCHOLARSHIP 

High School Group($300): Lydia Thomas/Piano

Middle School Group($200): Micah Lai/Piano

Elementary School Group($100): X

Ensemble Group($200): Spiritoso Ensemble


VIOLIN HIGH

GRAND PLACE: Joshua Cisneros

1st. PLACE: Dixon Yang

2nd. PLACE: David Wang, Ashley Huang, An-Po Chen

3rd. PLACE: Hanna Jung, Claire Choi, Christopher Park

HONORS CIRCLE: Sue Yeon Park, Haidi Lim, Kavi Bidlack

VIOLIN MIDDLE

1st. PLACE: Ella Kim

2nd. PLACE: Annika Valdez, Yeeun Hong

3rd. PLACE: Taelin Kim, Jia Park, Hanz Baek

HONORS CIRCLE: Aiden Kwon, Olivia Cho, Grace Ji

VIOLIN ELEMENTARY

1st. PLACE: Nana Ng

2nd. PLACE: Juliette Leong, Euna Jung

3rd. PLACE: Andria Han, Claire Kim, Lina Hong

HONORS CIRCLE: Jiwoo Shin, Jiho Namkoong, Shulin Lee

VIOLA HIGH

GRAND PLACE: David Kim

1st. PLACE: Jenna KimEleanor Gil

2nd. PLACE: Michelle Choi, Jazlyn Ho

3rd. PLACE: Jiho Kim

HONORS CIRCLE: Jiah Jung

VIOLA MIDDLE

1st. PLACE: X

2nd. PLACE: Hannah Yebin Kim, Olivia Park

3rd. PLACE: Jiwoo Lee, Liya Milman

HONORS CIRCLE: Elin Choi, Andrew Jung, Joshua Bahn

VIOLA ELEMENTARY

1st. PLACE: X

2nd. PLACE: Yuchan Cho

3rd. PLACE: Darren Kim

HONORS CIRCLE: X

CELLO HIGH

GRAND PLACE: Nolan Woo

1st. PLACE: Steven Yoon

2nd. PLACE: Aritro Dasgupta, Daniel Kim

3rd. PLACE: James Xue, Lucas Choi

HONORS CIRCLE: Danyoung Lee, Daniel Koo

CELLO MIDDLE

1st. PLACE: X

2nd. PLACE: Elliot Seo

3rd. PLACE: X 

CELLO ELEMENTARY

1st. PLACE: Yufei Jiang

2nd. PLACE: Emily Wang

3rd. PLACE: Steven Ji

WOODWIND HIGH

GRAND PLACE: Olivia Park/Flute

1st. PLACE: James Fan/Flute

2nd. PLACE: Alison Ahn Pyun/Flute, Levana Lai/Flute

3rd. PLACE: Jayden Choi/Clarinet, Gahyeon Yoon/Clarinet, Yeseul Seo/Flute

HONORS CIRCLE: Chanyoung You/Clarinet, Minchan Shin/Clarinet

WOODWIND MIDDLE

1st. PLACE: X

2nd. PLACE: Michelle Lee/Flute, 

3rd. PLACE: Subin Kim/Clarinet, Yuna Kang/Flute

HONORS CIRCLE: Nahyun Allison Kim/Clarinet

PIANO HIGH

GRAND PLACE: Lydia Thomas

1st. PLACE: Tompson Li

2nd. PLACE: Hyun Hong, Junwoo Lee

3rd. PLACE: Maitreyi Bharath, Ryan Modafe, Christian Evan Pyo

HONORS CIRCLE: Gaeun Esther Kim, Chloe Faith Pyo

PIANO HIGH Grade 9

GRAND PLACE: Micah Lai

1st. PLACE: Yueun Hong

2nd. PLACE: Hyunseo Lee, Doyoon Kim

3rd. PLACE: Andrew Son, Eunoo Cho

HONORS CIRCLE: Yijin Chong

PIANO MIDDLE

GRAND PLACE: Aiden Kwon

1st. PLACE: Benjamin Lee

2nd. PLACE: Jaeyoon Kim

3rd. PLACE: Yubin Kim, Andrew Jung

HONORS CIRCLE: Seyoung Lee, Haeyin Chong, Hannah Thomas

PIANO MIDDLE Grade 6

1st. PLACE: Alexander Bang

2nd. PLACE: Erin Y. Kim, Joowon Kim

3rd. PLACE: June Lee

HONORS CIRCLE: Jihwan An, Dhruv Koppaka

PIANO ELEMENTARY

1st. PLACE: Yuexuan XuKayla Yoon

2nd. PLACE: Mark Liu, Jina Nuri Chon

3rd. PLACE: Rachel Li, Ivy Li, Darren Kim

HONORS CIRCLE: Seungbeom Shon, Musong Kim, Sean Park, Jeongwoo Kim

ENSEMBLE

GRAND PLACE: Spiritoso Ensemble

1st. PLACE: Harmonious Four

2nd. PLACE: The Con Brio

3rd. PLACE: Muse Trio, Fremont Junior Quartet

HONORS CIRCLE: SV Piano Quintet

Silicon Valley Youth Symphony

www.svyouthsymphony.org