{"id":71,"date":"2021-11-06T18:11:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T18:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-09-15T18:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T23:23:23","slug":"small-ensemble","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/small-ensemble\/","title":{"rendered":"The SBC Concerto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Concerto-logo-no-yr-Trans-Back-1022x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1254\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0052083333333333;width:396px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Concerto-logo-no-yr-Trans-Back-1022x1024.png 1022w, https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Concerto-logo-no-yr-Trans-Back-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Concerto-logo-no-yr-Trans-Back-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Concerto-logo-no-yr-Trans-Back-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Concerto-logo-no-yr-Trans-Back.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">A concerto competition for piano, strings, woodwinds and brass <br>in Downers Grove, IL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Sinfonietta Bel Canto is proud to announce its <br>4th annual concerto competition.<br>Performers will compete in four categories:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Junior Piano (up to age 13 or in 8th grade) <strong>$100          1<b>st Place<\/b> Award<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Piano (up to age 18, not in college)  <strong>$150          1st Place Award<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winds\/Brass (up to age 18, not in college)   <strong>$150          1st Place Award<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strings\/Harp (up to age 18, not in college)  <strong>$150          1st Place Award<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All finalists are also eligible for the <strong>$100 Audience Favorite Award<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Please read&nbsp;<em>Application&nbsp;Information  <\/em>and&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><em>Repertoire Guidelines<\/em><br>before&nbsp;filling out the Entry Form.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Application&nbsp;Information \u2013<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SBCConcertoInfoOnly2027v4.pdf\"><strong> Click&nbsp;<\/strong>2027-App Info<\/a><br><br><strong>Repertoire Guidelines \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SBCConcertoCompRepInfo2027.pdf\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"71\">Click&nbsp;<strong>2027-Rep<\/strong>&nbsp;Guide<\/a><br><br><strong>Entry form as fillable\/printable PDF&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/sinfoniettabelcanto.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SBC-Entry-Form-2027-V1.pdf\">Click&nbsp;2027-EntryForm<\/a><br><em>&#8211; fill out form online, save, and send in with email <\/em><br> <em>OR <\/em><br>&#8211; <em>print out form, fill out manually, then scan OR photograph, and send in with email as PDF or JPG<\/em><br><br>Entry fee $50 \u2013 Please pay below<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\">\n  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/>\n  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"hosted_button_id\" value=\"Q78YJLBHPGZCA\" \/>\n  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"currency_code\" value=\"USD\" \/>\n  <input type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif\" border=\"0\" name=\"submit\" title=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" alt=\"Buy Now\" \/>\n<\/form>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u2666 \u2666 \u2666 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A concerto competition for piano, strings, woodwinds and brass in Downers Grove, IL Sinfonietta Bel Canto is proud to announce its 4th annual concerto competition.Performers will compete in four categories: Please read&nbsp;Application&nbsp;Information and&nbsp;Repertoire Guidelinesbefore&nbsp;filling out the Entry Form. 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