Application Deadline: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Competition Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Where: Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Fine Arts Recital Hall

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AWARDS

$75 – First prize (Category A)

$75 – First Prize (Category B)

$100 – First Prize (Category C)

$150 – First Prize (Category D)

$150 – First Prize (Category E)

Note: All the participants will receive diplomas and critique sheets with comments from each judge. Only the 1^st Prize winners will perform at the award ceremony, which will take place after the competition ends. High school seniors participating in the Texoma Piano Competition may elect to have their competition performance serve as their college audition and can request a free masterclass with a piano faculty from Southeastern.

ELIGIBILITY

The piano competition is open to all pianists, ages 6-18, who reside or study in Oklahoma and Texas. Previous First Prize winners of the Texoma Piano Competition are not eligible to compete again in the same category. They can compete in a higher category if they meet the age requirements. Students who currently study or have previously studied with a member of the judging panel may participate for critique only and are not eligible for awards.

Due to copyright laws, all entrants must provide original music sheet(s) and two photocopies for the adjudicator(s). Entrants without an original score will be permitted to perform for critique only. A monitor may examine all music prior to the performance of each entrant.

CATEGORIES

Category A (ages 6 to 8): maximum 3 minutes

Category B (ages 9 to 11): maximum 5 minutes

Category C (ages 12 to 14): maximum 7 minutes

Category D (ages 15 and 16): maximum 12 minutes

Category E (ages 17 and 18): maximum 15 minutes

REPERTOIRE

All the pianists will have to perform at least one piece by memory and should not exceed the allotted maximum time for each category. One movement of a sonata or a selection of short pieces part of a larger work are acceptable. Please omit repeats in sonata movements.

If you have any questions, please email Dr. Catalin Dima, Assistant Professor of Piano at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Coordinator of Texoma Piano Competition.

Email: cdima@se.edu

APPLICATION

Deadline: April 14, 2026, 11:59pm (CST)
Registration: $35

Online:

Step 1: Please fill in the application form online by clicking here.

Step 2: Pay the registration $35 fee online here.

By mail:

For a successful and complete registration, please fill out the TPC Application Form and send it by regular mail accompanied by a $35 registration fee (check or cash) to:

Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Dr. Catalin Dima
425 W. University Boulevard
Durant, Oklahoma 74701

Please address the check(s) to Southeastern Oklahoma State University with TPC in the memo line. Once the application form and the registration fee are received, applicants will receive a confirmation by email. All the registration fees and donations received will contribute towards the final awards and judges’ fees.

SCHEDULE

The schedule for each category will be posted on the university’s website (www.se.edu/music/texoma-piano-competition/) on Monday, April 20, 2026. A detailed schedule with performance times and instructions for the day, will be emailed to each teacher and applicant on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

DIRECTIONS

Location: Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Fine Arts Recital Hall

(437 Montgomery Dr, Durant, OK 74701 or click here)

Free Parking: click here

All performances will take place in the Fine Arts Recital Hall, where competitors will enjoy playing on a Steinway & Sons Model D Concert Grand Piano. Students will have access to seven practice rooms to warm up prior to their performance.