College Division

Fifteenth Annual Young Artist Competition
College Division, 2025

  • Preliminary Round - to be completed within each area by Wednesday, November 14, 2025.
    • Each area (voice, strings, piano, winds, brass, and percussion) will schedule a round to be completed by this date in order to select up to three finalists
    • Areas are encouraged to send only the highest-level performers to the final round.
  • Final Round - Friday, November 21, 2025.

Guidelines governing participation in the Young Artist Competition

Please contact Prof. Alla Voskoboynikova (voskoboynikovaa@umsl.edu) if you have any questions.


UMSL Young Artist Competition Committee:

Alla Voskoboynikova, Chair
Director of Keyboard Studies

David Wacyk
Director of Instrumental Ensembles, Assistant Teaching Professor of Music

Bethany Worrell
Director of Voice Studies, Vocal Arts

Corinne Stillwell
Associate Professor of Music, Strings