MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, & COLLEGE PROGRAMS
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Ovations
The North Carolina Symphony is proud to offer Ovations, a pre-concert performance opportunity for student and community groups. Prior to select concerts, we invite small groups of advanced student musicians and community members to perform in the lobby of Meymandi Concert Hall.
Do you have students or a group interested in performing before a concert? Sign up below!
Open Rehearsals
Students in middle and high school are invited to observe the dress rehearsal for a performance of the North Carolina Symphony in Meymandi Concert Hall. Seating is limited, so please request reservations early.
Guest Artist Master Classes
Throughout the season, the North Carolina Symphony hosts guest artist master classes, offering pre-selected students from Triangle-area community partners and youth organizations the chance to perform and receive expert guidance. These sessions, led by world-renowned musicians, are open to the public, providing a unique opportunity for all to observe, learn, and be inspired.
Generous support has been provided by the Marilyn Ehrenshaft and John Williamson Young Musician Master Class Endowed Fund of the North Carolina Symphony.
Upcoming
Violin Master Class with Philippe Quint
October 26, 10am–12:30pm
White Memorial Presbyterian Church
1704 Oberlin Road, Raleigh
Hosted by Triangle Youth Music
Music Clinics
North Carolina Symphony musicians are available to visit public/charter middle and high schools across the state. To request a NCS musician visit your school and lead a sectional/workshop/clinic, please complete the form below. Requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Generous support has been provided by the Marilyn Ehrenshaft and John Williamson Young Musician Master Class Endowed Fund of the North Carolina Symphony.
Youth Concerto Competition
The North Carolina Symphony’s Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto Competition is North Carolina’s premier performance competition for young instrumentalists. The competition fosters the most promising musical talents in our state; winners have gone on to enter some of the world’s most prestigious music schools and perform with other acclaimed music organizations across the country.
The competition is open to candidates ages 13 to 23 and is divided into junior and young artist divisions. A panel of North Carolina Symphony musicians adjudicates preliminary and final rounds in Raleigh. The first- and second-prize winners in each division receive cash awards, with the first-prize senior division winner also earning the opportunity to perform on the NCS Ovations pre-concert performance series.