Ross-Roberts Competition for High School Woodwinds, Brass, & Percussion

The application for the 2023 competition is now open!

Application Deadline

• Application Deadline: Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 11:59pm
• NOTE: Apply early! The number of spaces is limited.

Competition Date & Time

• Competition Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023, from 9am to 4pm

Location

Lutheran Church of the Reformation
212 East Capitol St NE, Washington, DC 20003
Click here for Google Maps directions.

Fees

A $35 nonrefundable application fee is required by the deadline. Apply online using a credit card.

Eligibility

Students currently enrolled in grades 9 – 12 who play woodwind, brass, or percussion instruments and live within 50 miles of Washington, DC. First-place winners from previous years are not eligible.

Awards

• First Prize: $1,500
• Second Prize: $1,000
• Third Prize: $700

Repertoire and Requirements

Woodwind & Brass Requirements

Choose a 15–20 minute program of 3 works from 3 different musical time periods (see musical periods), while fulfilling the additional requirements listed below. These may be transcriptions of music originally composed for another instrument.

• One must be in the style of Baroque, Classical, or Romantic.
• One must be in the style of Impressionist, Expressionist, Modern, Postmodern, or Contemporary.
• One must be a fast movement of a major concerto.
• One must be unaccompanied, 2–5 minutes duration (an etude is acceptable).
• At least one work must be memorized.
• All works must be currently published.

Percussion Requirements

Choose a 15–20 minute program of 3 solo works fulfilling the requirements listed below:

• 1 each on Snare, Mallets (original or transcribed) using 2 or 4 mallets, and Timpani using 4 drums.
• OR a Snare solo and 2 Mallet solos in contrasting styles/periods, using 4 mallets on at least one solo.
• The performer must provide all percussion equipment.

Accompaniment

Any selection written to be accompanied MUST be performed with an accompanist. Contestants may use an accompanist provided free by FMMC or may use their own. The application will require you to give information on your own accompanist or request the FMMC accompanist.

COVID-19 Policies

We are constantly monitoring the situation revolving around COVID-19 and will update COVID-19 policies closer to the date of the competition.

Contact

John Hoven and Carole Falvo
Woodwind, Brass, & Percussion Competition Co-Chairs
highschoolwind@fmmc.org

2022 Winners

First Prize:
None

Second Prize:
Jackson Bernal (Alto Saxophone)
Thomas S. Wootton High School, 11th grade

Third Prize:
Arturo Salvalaggio (Oboe)
Walt Whitman High School, 12th grade
Michael Wang (Clarinet)
Winston Churchill High School, 12th grade

Honorable Mentions:
Angela Shen (Clarinet)
Winston Churchill High School, 10th grade
Yunah Kwon (Oboe)
Centennial High School, 11th grade