The next annual Young Soloists’ and Composers’ concert is scheduled to be held at the end of May 2019. Many top level Sri Lankan musicians performing both, nationally and internationally, have had their first solo performance with an orchestra at this annually held concert. The concerts, in addition to setting standards for young musicians to aspire to, provide a platform for emerging outstanding talent to be showcased before a discerning musical audience.
Instrumentalists: Talented instrumentalists under the age of 35 as at the closing date are invited to apply to take part in competitive auditions. Applicants are expected to perform a complete concerto from the standard repertoire for the audition. Singers: Singers under the age of 35 as at the closing date may apply to perform a program of approximately 15 minutes consisting of selections from opera and/or oratorio from the standard repertoire written originally for voice and orchestra. All works must be performed in the original key they were written in. Composers: Composers under the age of 35 as at the closing date are required to submit the full score of a composition of 5 to 15 minutes written for orchestra, along with a CD providing a digital realization of the score. Applications and Auditions:All applications giving details of the works to be performed should be forwarded to the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka, No. 15, Police Park Avenue, Colombo 5. The closing date for applications is January 31, 2019. Auditions will be held towards the beginning of March 2019.