The College of Music holds an annual concerto competition open to all students of the College of Music.  The competition consists of two rounds.  In the first round, the faculty of each area (strings, piano, organ, woodwinds, brass, voice, and percussion) holds a preliminary audition.  Five finalists are chosen from each area to play for an independent panel of judges chaired by the Director of Orchestral Studies.  Winners of the competition perform with the UNT Symphony Orchestra led by Maestro David Itkin and graduate conducting students.