Sigma Alpha Iota Competition

The Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. Competition rotates annually among the three departments, in 2022 the competition will be held within the Instrumental Program. Winner receives $1,000 and performs as soloist with the Music School Festival Orchestra in the summer of 2023.

Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies Instrumental Guidelines 2022: 

Instrumental students will be emailed a SAI application on May 1, 2022 and instructions on how to upload them to our drive. Students wishing to enter the competition should upload their applications no later 5 p.m. on June 1.

Preliminary Round:

Friday, July 1 (Week 1)
4–6 p.m. in Fletcher Music Hall
Unaccompanied and private
10 minutes total of chosen selection

Semifinals Round:

Saturday, July 9 (Week 2)
6:30–9:30 p.m. in Fletcher Music Hall
8 students, accompanied and open to the public
10 minutes total of chosen selection

Finals Round:

Thursday, July 14 (Week 3)
4–7 p.m. in Fletcher Music Hall
5 students, accompanied and open to the public
Entire piece

Note: Accompanists will only be involved in the semi and final rounds. In the preliminary and semi rounds students will only need to perform up to a maximum of 10 minutes duration from sections selected at the student’s discretion. It is anticipated, but not mandatory, that most candidates will perform from memory. In the final round, students will be expected to know and perform the entire work.