Finals of the National Solo Competition
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*Please Note the Changes to the Age Requirements
Senior Division (ages 19-25) born on or after March 18, 1983 and before March 18, 1991.
Junior Division (under age 19) born on or after March 18, 1991.

2009 National Solo Competition Flyer

2009 National Solo Competition Application

The next National Solo Competition will be held from March 18th- 21st, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. The competition is open to ASTA student members or students of a current ASTA member with instrument categories of Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp and Guitar. For entry into the semi-final round, each state competition chair submits to the national chair applications, fees and recordings of contestants from his/her state who have been selected by either a live state competition or a recorded screening evaluation. You may find your state contact information on the state chapters portion of the website. (If you live in Canada please click here for your chair contact.) If your state chapter has no solo competition information listed, please contact your state president or the ASTA National Office for more information (libby@astaweb.com).

If you have any questions please contact:

National Office Contact: Libby Dietrich
libby@astaweb.com  
(703) 279-2113 x28

National Solo Competition Chair: Laura Kobayashi
lkobayas@myway.com, vlnkobayas@yahoo.com (please use both to email Laura)
(703) 242-0017

Important Notes:

**Semi-finalists will only be accepted through the state competition chair’s recommended list. Applications sent directly to the national office without state endorsement will automatically be disqualified. Also, if you are selected by the national committee to participate in the finals of the National Solo Competition at the national conference, you may not also participate in the Alternative Styles Awards program or be part of a participating National Orchestra Festival group. This participation restriction is due to overlapping schedules which will cause disruption to the overall experience for all participants.  

***It is the policy of ASTA National Solo Competition that judges NEVER take part in the adjudication of their own students in all the rounds of the competition- the state competitions, Semifinal and the Final Round. If judges' students are in the Competition, then they are required to abstain from judging that contestant.