COMPETITIONS: SCRTEC 2024 will offer the following competitions (click on each to be taken to repertoire requirements)
Tuba Young Artist Solo
Tuba Artist Solo
Euphonium Young Artist Solo
Euphonium Artist Solo
Tuba Mock Band
Tuba Mock Orchestra
Euphonium Mock Band
Tuba/Euphonium Open Chamber Music Competition
RULES AND REGULATIONS
ELIGIBILITY : All SCRTEC competitions are open to contestants of every race, gender and nationality. Each contestant must be a member of ITEA at the time of the live rounds of the competition. Competitors must be registered and present at SCRTEC 2024 held March 6-9, 2024 at the University of Memphis in Memphis, TN.
*Competitions will begin on Thursday, March 7, 2024 and conclude Friday, March 8, 2024. Those selected as Finalists for the solo competitions must be prepared for rehearsals with pianists beginning the afternoon/evening of Thursday, March 7, 2024. Some competitions may have preliminary and final competition on the same day. Please be sure to check the page of each competition and the conference schedule for specific dates. Competitors must use the assigned SCRTEC pianists, no guest pianists will be allowed.
*Previous SCRTEC competition 1st place winners may not enter the same category again. However, they may enter a different category. Second and third-place winners are eligible to re-enter the same category again. Winners of any other competitions (ITEC, other regionals, Falcone, USABTEW, etc.) are eligible to participate. Entrants/competitors must never have held a full-time professional position as a performer or teacher.
AGE REQUIREMENTS:
Young Artist Competitions - Contestants for the Young Artist Level solo competitions must not have reached their 20th birthday as of March 6, 2024. Artist Competitions - There is no age limit for the Artist division solo competitions or for any of the other Artist level competitions. A valid photo ID (with birthdate) must be presented at check-in to confirm age eligibility.
APPLICATION FEES AND DEADLINES: Each contestant must register through an online application portal and pay an entrance fee of $35.00 (USD) for the individual competitions. The entrance fee for the ensemble category is $100.00 (USD) per performing group. Contestants who wish to enter more than one competition must submit a separate application AND fee for each competition. If any competition does not receive enough entries to be a viable competition, the competition will be canceled and all fees will be refunded. If either Young Artist competition is too small, they may be combined to create one Tuba/Euphonium Young Artist Category. ALL competitors must register for the SCRTEC competitions by February 19, 2024 to ensure we have allotted appropriate time and space for the competitions. Any not registered by this time will be ineligible to participate