MOST GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FROM YOUNG TEXAS ARTISTS

Your exceptionally thoughtful and generous support has enabled vital career opportunities for emerging Texas stars. Since 1983, YOUNG TEXAS ARTISTS has helped launch the careers of more than 3,000 classical musicians and has become a highly respected cultural jewel of Texas

The nationally-acclaimed Young Texas Artists Music Competition and the Career Development Program provide professional guidance, mentoring, and performance experience critical to progress and jobs. An Official Music Competition of the State of Texas, YTA is a one-of-a-kind program open to classical artists, ages 18-20 (20-32 for Voice), who are Texas residents or affiliated with a Texas music school. The four performance divisions are: Voice; Piano; Strings; and Orchestral Instruments.

YTA alumni include a Grammy winner and six nominations, a silver medalist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and other performing or teaching at major orchestras, opera companies, conservatories, and institutions around the world.

Proceeds from this evening help to secure valued performance prizes and meet advance expenses for the 2026 Competition and other 41st Season programming.

The YTA Music Competition, Career Development Program, benefit gala (Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue), YTA Circle, and other cultural events for the community are presented by YOUNG TEXAS ARTISTS, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.