Dates and Information

Each year, the GBYO sponsors a Senior Concerto Competition for its senior members. Winners will appear with the GBYO in one of the season's concerts. Applications can be printed from this site and mailed to the manager by August 1st.

For further information, please see Senior Concerto Competition Rules and Senior Concerto Application.

Biennial Piano Competition

The GBYO sponsors a Piano Concerto Competition every other year.  Our next competition will be in April, 2011. 

All participants shall be, at most, high school juniors. The participants must prepare to perform by memory one movement of a concerto plus a short piece of a lyrical nature (more or less 5 minutes) on the date of the audition.

One winner will be chosen who will be a soloist with the Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra in the gala opening of the following season.
If interested, please link to GBYO Piano Competition Application, and mail to the manager, with a $25 non-refundable fee.