Posted by Mark McMahon on October 01, 2002 at 11:11:47:
In Reply to: Good solo competitions? posted by Aubrey Foard on September 30, 2002 at 23:17:38:
Yamaha used to sponsor an international solo competition on the high school and collegiate levels. If my memory serves me correctly, it had a fairly large purse to be won. It was the "Yamaha Young Artist" something or another. Sorry I am not more specific.
However as a winner of a number of solo and concerto competitions, it is my humble opinion that they are a great labor of love. They hardly produce any net profit in the end. Travel cost- Hotel- Food....Even at the most profitable competitions that I won, I did little more than break even.
Sad, but true.
Nevertheless, good luck and happy competing!
-Mark