ELIGIBILITY, RULES, and REGULATIONS

1. All applicants must be pianists, vocalists, or instrumentalists (string , woodwind , or brass).
2. For all pieces, the score and orchestral parts must be currently available for PCS to purchase or rent.
3. All pieces must be composed specifically for the applicant’s instrument or voice with orchestra accompaniment.
4. All genres and eras of music are allowed.

College Division Criteria

1. All applicants must be enrolled full-time in a collegiate undergraduate program,or no older than 23 at the time of the application deadline.
2. The College Division is open to any legal US resident.
3. Instrumentalists must prepare a musical selection of 20 to 35 minutes or a complete concerto.
4. Vocalists must prepare two (or more) selections [10 to 18 minutes in total length] of contrasting styles, performed in original language and key.

High School Division Criteria

1. All applicants must be enrolled in a secondary school program and no older than 19 as of the application deadline.
2. All applicants must be a resident of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Tennessee.
3. Instrumentalists must prepare a musical selection not to exceed 15 minutes in total length or a single movement of a concerto.
4. Vocalists must prepare two selections [6-10 minutes in total length] of contrasting styles, performed in the original language and key.

Note to all applicants: any electronic sound enhancement, such as loops, electronic, MIDI, taped, amplification, etc., is not permitted.