The Phyllis Triolo Student Music Competition
The Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association is thrilled to announce that the Phyllis Triolo Music Competition will return to its original home at the State College Area High School for its 40th Anniversary. The competition will be held in-person on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, for talented Middle and High School students in Central Pennsylvania
This year’s competition is presented in collaboration with Erik Clayton and the Tri-M Society. As usual, it is open to instrumentalists, vocalists, and pianists who will compete in two divisions: Junior Division (grades 6-8) and Senior Division (grades 9-12 ). Space is limited to 32 contestants.
Contestants will perform in a public recital at the Performing Arts Center at SCAHS. For the first time, SCASD students may participate without an entry fee! Also new this year, will be a number of other events, with details coming soon!
Contestants must reside in Centre, Blair, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Snyder, Lycoming, or Union counties.
Prizes in each division are $300 for first prize, $200 for second prize, and $100 for third prize (at the discretion of the judges). The deadline to register is May 4th, 2024.
Non-SCASD students who study with CPMTA teachers may register for $25; students of neither SCASD nor CPMTA teachers may register for $35.
For competition rules and application forms, please visit the CPMTA website at https://www.cpmta.org; for more information, please contact competition co-chairs Victoria Petrosky (victoriakravchuk@yahoo.com) or
Ian Duh (contact@cpmta.org).
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Phyllis Triolo, a Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers’ Association member for many years, concert pianist-lecturer and teacher, passed away on July 13, 1984. In her memory, The Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers’ Association under the leadership of Patricia Lloyd and Dora Diamant, organized and established a fund for a high school music competition. With the help of the State College Music Guild, the Nittany Valley Symphony and the Penn State Music Department, the CPMTA accrued enough money to hold the first competition May 18, 1985. Since then donations, play-a-thons, and benefit recitals have enabled the CPMTA to hold the competitiona annually. Winners have come from communities as far away as Williamsport and Harrisburg as well as from local communities like Howard, Huntingdon and State College. The winners have represented several disciplines including Classical Guitar, Cello, Violin, Flute, Piano and Voice.
