In 1997, TASO's first president, Juanita Miller, had a vision for an exceptional student concerto competition. The Juanita Miller Concerto Competition is considered among the finest in the state, and provides performance opportunities and financial awards to its distinguished finalists.
27th Annual Juanita Miller Concerto Competition
2024 Competition
Divisions: Piano, Strings, Winds & Brass
Sunday, January 7, 2024
SMU Owen Arts Center
Grand Prize Winner: performance opportunity with
a symphony orchestra.
First Prize $750
Second Prize $400
Third Prize $200
2024 Winners
Grand Prize
Stephen Chang, Southlake - 12th
First Place Winners
1st Place Viola - Stephen Chang, Southlake - 12th
1st Place Piano - Emma Oba, McKinney - 10th
1st Place - Flute - Joseph Park, Allen - 11th
Strings
Grand Prize - Violin- Stephen Chang, Southlake - 12th
2nd Place - Violin - Lucas Yeh, Frisco- 11th
3rd Place – Cello - Jin Han, Flower Mound - 11th
Piano
1st Place – Piano - Emma Oba, McKinney - 10th
2nd Place – Piano - Minyang Xu, Allen - 9th
3rd Place Piano - Melody Guo, Dallas - 11th
Winds/Brass
1st Place - Flute - Joseph Park, Allen - 11th
2nd Place - Flute - Soomin Oh, Austin - 9th
3rd Place - Bassoon - Bowie Wu, Cedar Park - 12th
2024 Judges
Strings – Emily Ondracek-Peterson, Executive Director of Diehn School of Music at
Old Dominion University
Winds/Brass – Mark Kellogg, Eastman School of Music
Piano – Rachel Heard, Director of Millsaps Conservatory of Music
Registration is closed for 2024
COMPETITION GUIDELINES
ELIGIBILITY
o Student in grades 9-12 as of Entry Deadline date
o Legal resident in the State of Texas
o Currently studying with a private teacher. May enter only one division
o FORMER GRAND PRIZE WINNERS INELIGIBLE
o Former First Place winners ineligible to compete in same division
o A five-minute audio-only excerpt of entry concerto with live piano accompaniment is required. Either upload below using MP3 or WMA, or attach as an audio file to an email sent at the time of this application.
o No videos accepted. No audio excerpts containing verbal introductions, or other spoken words accepted. Initial screening is blind.
o $75 registration Fee
MUSIC & LIVE AUDITION
• One movement of a STANDARD CONCERTO written originally for the instrument must be performed from memory with piano accompanist.
• Finalists/call backs announced following preliminary rounds.
• FIRST PLACE division winners compete in final round for the Grand Prize.
• Contestants are responsible for engaging and compensating an accompanist for the competition, and for supplying a published copy of the concerto for the judge which will be returned at the end of competition. No copies of music accepted.
JUDGES' DECISIONS ARE FINAL! To avoid potential familiarity with any contestant, judges are from out of state.
All information subject to change.
$75 registration fee
Registrations Closed for 2024 Competition
Questions?
Venise Stuart tasojmcc24@gmail.com
Jan Woodward janw.taso@gmail.com
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