CCYO Concerto Competition

The 2025 CCYO Concerto Competition will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Christ Church in La Plata, Maryland at 3 PM.

The first-place winner will perform a solo with the CCYO at the January 2026 concert. The first-place winner will receive $200, and the second-place winner will receive $100.

Applications are due May 20th. This competition is open only to current CCYO members, which includes all CCYO groups (Prelude Strings, Encore Strings, Encore Band, and the Youth Orchestra). The public is encouraged and invited to attend this exciting event!

Our Past Winners

2024

First Place: Aaron Oribello, violin

Second Place: Autumn-Sky Leroy

2023

First Place: Zachary McKay, cello

Second Place: Lillian Merrill, violin

Honorable Mention: Scarlett de Leon, violin

2022

First Place (tie): Haley Gruwell, flute; Joseph Bonney, viola

Second Place: James Olmsted, viola

Honorable Mention: Lillian Merrill, violin

2021

First Place: Esther Bonney, violin

Second Place: Joseph Bonney, viola

2020

First Place: Evangeline Gilmer, flute,

Second Place (tie): Luca Silverans, flute; Esther Bonney, violin

Competition Sign-Up Information

The application form can be found here (PDF). It is due May 20th.

Competition Rules can be found here (PDF).

Judge bios can be found here (PDF).

If there is trouble accessing the documents above,

please contact CCYO.

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