Houston International Music Competition

04/12/2022

Gaspard de la Nuit is one of Ravel’s most difficult works, but it is found quite often as a virtuosic addition to the programs of the most courageous pianists. Please enjoy an analysis of this suite by Humphrey Xu, our Application Manager!

https://www.himc.us/post/on-gaspard-de-la-nuit-and-ravel

03/12/2022

“Hats Off Gentlemen - A Genius!”
Happy March! As we slowly transition out of the cold, breezy conditions of winter to the delights of spring, we hope you enjoy a take on one of Chopin's many masterpieces by Humphrey Xu, our Application Manager!

https://www.himc.us/post/hats-off-gentlemen-a-genius

02/22/2022

HIMC is now accepting applications for the 2022 season! Visit HIMC.US to apply

10/24/2021

Countless people play music everyday across the globe, but every individual plays for a different reason. Please enjoy a discussion about why we play music written by our PR manager, Alex Wang.

https://www.musichouston.org/single-post/why-do-we-play-music

Please enjoy a short essay written by a new addition to our team, Alex Wang. Many students today may believe that playing a musical instrument is onerous and tiresome, almost as if it's something that they force themselves to do every single day with great effort. Playing music shouldn’t feel like...

08/21/2021

Please subscribe to our YouTube channel for updates on the upcoming Outreach Concert and other information on HIMC 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLeNJTI-3xAOXZC6efGeYw
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With the new fall season approaching, there is much apprehension regarding the new Delta variant. COVID cases have been skyrocketing across the world at alarming rates in the last couple of weeks. As we approach this new season, the Houston International Music Competition would like to uplift and inspire hope to not only our fellow musical community, but also to everyone who may feel concerned for what is to come. The HIMC team hopes to host the Outreach Concert before the approaching school year as a way to encourage musicians and signal the start of a fresh, new beginning. We liken this fresh start as a way to show our audiences that this pandemic will not last forever- there will be a day where events will be in-person, where performances will be live, and where experiencing music will be in-the-now.

Our Outreach Concert will be on August 21, 2021 at 2:30 PM CST, live streamed on the Music Houston YouTube channel. All HIMC 2021 winners will be performing newly recorded pieces from this Summer for the Outreach Concert. Please come and join us for a musical evening to support these musicians!

At the very end of our exciting Outreach Concert, we will be announcing details about our next competition, HIMC 2022. HIMC 2022 will take place during the summer of 2022, and will be featuring an exciting program of masterclasses, performances, workshops, and more to bring the musical experience to Houston. HIMC merchandise will be sold for the first time at the competition. This year will be an experience with many firsts from the HIMC!

Applications will open on February 1, 2022, with an early bird deadline of May 14. Similar to the past year, applications will be due on May 21, and preliminary videos will be due one week later, May 28. For the time being, HIMC 2022 will be in-person, with the finals round on August 6, and the winner’s concert on August 7.

We hope you all enjoy our Outreach Concert, and look forward to HIMC 2022!

08/19/2021

Please join us for our annual Outreach Concert on August 21st at 2:30 PM. It will be live on the Music Houston YouTube channel then so don't forget to tune in!

05/29/2021

We are very excited to announce that the results have been released on our website, www.himc.us ! If you have not already checked the winners on our website, please feel free to do so!

Please subscribe to the HIMC YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLeNJTI-3xAOXZC6efGeYw to catch up with our future events and videos! Any participants who did not win the first prize of their category are welcome to apply again next year! Stay in tune for the HIMC 2021-2022 on our website!

Houston International Music Competition Piano Violin Viola Cello Double Bass Flute Clarinet Oboe Bassoon Horn Trumpet Percussion Harp Houston Symphony Tong Yan Brinton A. Smith Yue Bao Gregory Allen Marilyn McDonald National Symphony Lin Ma Catherine Wu All-State Northwestern University Texas USA

12/31/2020

We are so excited to announce the first year of the Houston International Music Competition, an all virtual music competition open to any musicians ages 7-18 who play strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, or piano. We will have a jury including musicians and professors from the Houston Symphony, the National Symphony orchestra, the Oberlin Conservatory, and UT Austin. All forms are due on March 13, and video submissions are due March 20.

Check out our new blog post featuring junior Tri Ha on www.himc.us.

12/24/2020

We are so excited to announce the first year of the Houston International Music Competition, an all virtual music competition open to any musicians ages 7-18 who play strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, or piano.

We will have a jury including musicians and professors from the Houston Symphony, the National Symphony orchestra, the Oberlin Conservatory, and UT Austin along with cash prizes.

All forms are due on March 13, and video submissions are due March 20. Finalists will then perform via Zoom on April 3 where the winners will be chosen. We look forward to seeing everyone’s applications!

Check out our website: www.himc.us