Piano Festival

42nd  Annual Truman Piano Festival
and Piano Fellowship Competition
Saturday, February 15, 2025

  • First Place
    Four-Year, Renewable Piano Scholarship to Truman State University
    including full tuition plus room and board (at the average two-person room rate. The room and board rate is calculated using the standard two-person room rates in Truman’s available residence halls, excluding West Campus Suites).
  • Second Place
    $4000 Scholarship Package to Truman State University ($1000 renewable for four years)
    All scholarships are renewable for eight semesters in total.
  • Winners’ Recital
    Top three competition participants will perform on Truman’s newly refurbished Steinway D and be professionally recorded.
  • Masterclass with Dr. Jia
    Top four competition participants will play.
  • Lessons with Dr. Crecca
    Optional lessons with Dr. Crecca offered to all competition participants.
  • There is no cost to apply for participation in the festival. The application link is at the bottom of this page.

 

Incoming first-year college students and transfer students are eligible for the scholarship prizes. Additional requirements for scholarships include:

    • Plan to pursue a degree in music with piano as your primary instrument.
    • Entrants must have applied for admission to Truman State University before January 15, 2025.
    • Entrants must not have reached their 21st birthday by Jan. 1, 2025.
    • Awards must be accepted by May 1, 2025, and winners must be enrolled as full-time students no later than the fall of 2025.

All students aged 14-20 as of Jan. 1, 2025, are eligible for Winners’ Recital performance and recording, Guest Artist masterclass, and lessons with Dr. Crecca.

Students need not be incoming freshman or apply for admission to Truman State University to be eligible for performance and instruction opportunities.

  • One Baroque or Classical work
  • One Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary work
  • Single movements may be chosen.
  • A sight reading component is required. This requirement will be used in determining general admission to the program.
    All music must be memorized, and only solo works will be accepted (no concerto movements).
  • One copy of the music with measure numbers must be provided for the judge if invited to compete in the final auditions.

All students in the Piano Fellowship Competition must submit a digital video recording of the required repertoire with their application form on or before January 15, 2025.  The audio quality of the recording can be a factor that the judges consider.

Entries must be submitted by January 15, 2025.

If selected to perform in the final auditions, entrants will be notified of the exact time of their solo performance, as well as their sight-reading audition, no later than February 1, 2025.

  • Preliminary Auditions: Truman State University Piano Faculty
  • Final Auditions: Dr. Oliver Jia, Bilkent University Piano Faculty
  • The judges reserve the right to withhold any prize if, in their opinion, no pianist qualifies.
  • The decision of the judges is final.

Truman State University
42nd Annual Piano Festival 2025
Kirksville, Missouri

Presents

Dr. Oliver Jia, Bilkent University Piano Faculty

Truman Piano Festival Recital
Friday, February 14
7:30 pm
Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall
View live stream at:
youtube.com/@trumanmusicconcerts/streams

Master Classes with Dr. Jia

Saturday, February 15
Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall
featuring Competition Participants
and Truman Piano Majors

Final Auditions

Truman Piano Fellowship Awards
Saturday, February 15
Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall

Winners’ Recital

Saturday, February 15
Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall

Lessons with Dr. Crecca

Sunday, February 16
Ophelia Parrish Fine Arts Center 1304

Piano Festival Application

Music Department  Contact