CLASSICAL ERA APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Classical Era Competition Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026
Chair: Aroutioun Mikaelian (aamikaelian@yahoo.com)
Online Application Deadline: January 16, 2026
Venue: Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Ave, Valley Glen, Ca 91401
Campus Map Link: https://www.lavc.edu/about/map
Parking is available in Lot B
Cnr. Fulton and Oxnard
Entrance is on Fulton
Fees: (no refunds will be allowed)
Teachers Fee: $10.00
Solo Student’s fee: $30 Flat fee per student
Duet fees: Same fee as a single solo performance plus $1 additional per student
Mail your check by the deadline to:
Chizuru Sanada (Hollywood Branch Treasurer): 4236 Arch Dr. #208 Studio City, CA 91604
CLASSICAL ERA COMPETITION GUIDELINES:
- This competition is open to any age or difficulty level
- Any piece from the Classical Period Repertoire is acceptable
- Repertoire must consist of an original composition – simplified versions are discouraged (Refer to the Certificate of Merit Syllabus for acceptable arrangements)
- Repeats, other than first and second endings, are discouraged
- Students are expected to perform from memory (except for ensemble performances), and it is customary for students to bow before and after their performance
- Adjudication will be based on the following age categories: age 8 and under, 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under, age 17 and over and one Instrumental category (all ages)
- Trophies are presented to the winners in each age category
- Winners from the previous year’s competition compete in a separate Winners Program
- Please note that the Hollywood Branch may use images of the participants and audience on our branch website
- Participating teachers will be expected to be present and to contribute to the running of this event
| Two Grand Prizes:
Senior Grand Prize (age 13 and above) – $100 Junior Grand Prize (age 12 and under) -$100 The Grand Prize awards will be limited to a one-time win per student. |
DRESS CODE GUIDELINES:
A dress or elegant pants outfit for females and long dress pants, dress shirt, dress shoes (no sports shoes) for males.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Complete the Student Application below.
2. Send one check made out to MTAC Hollywood Branch by mail, postmarked by the deadline to event chair (no individual parents’ checks are accepted).
3. Please submit a completed and signed consent form for each student. Note that the Hollywood Branch may use images of the participants on our Branch Facebook page as well as our Branch Website. All participants must have a Consent Form on file. Participation, plus the consent form, signify acceptance of these postings.
CLASSICAL ERA COMPETITION APPLICATION
COMPOSER SUGGESTIONS:
One of the reasons to rename this competition was to incorporate pieces of different genres of one period into one Competition. Even though we are limited by the time period, there are myriads of Classical Era pieces waiting to be performed by familiar composers, as well as lesser-known composers. Please see below for a list of our own suggestions. If others come to mind, please reach out to Colleen Carney to add them to the list.
| Early Classical Composers
Georg Benda Domenico Cimarosa Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach Leopold Mozart Carl Ernst Abel Johann Christian Bach Georg Schobert Marianna von Martines James Hook Samuel Arnold Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Niccolo Jommeli |
Middle Classical Composers
Muzio Clementi Joseph Haydn Ludwig van Beethoven Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Luigi Boccherini Alexander Reinagle Daniel Gottlieb Turk Ignaz Pleyel Johann Ladislaus Dussek Thomas Attwood Daniel Steibelt Johann Wilhelm Hassler |
Late Classical Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven Anton Diabelli Dmitriy Bortniansky Johann Nepomuk Hummel Friedrich Kuhlau Helene de Montgeroult Carl Maria von Weber Tobias Hasslinger Johann Baptist Wanhal Giovanni Battista Viotti Samuel Wesley Franz Schubert |
Questions?
Please contact branch website coordinator, Lieschen Bierstedt (lieschen@bierstedt.com).