The OAPC competition was established in 2005 to provide an additional performance opportunity for talented pianists from Washington state. It runs concurrently with the MTNA Competition, but is not part of the MTNA Competition. The Outstanding Artist Piano Competition (OAPC) may serve as a positive initial step for students desiring to compete in the MTNA Performance Competition in future years.  A teacher may not enter the same student in both WSMTA OAPC and MTNA Performance Competition in the same year.

The OAPC is a state level competition with monetary awards. The 2025 OAPC Competition will take place November 7-9, 2025 at Central Washington University in Ellensburg WA.

Registration opens: August 10, 2025
Registration closes: September 10, 2025 (at 11:59 pm Pacific Time)

Questions? Contact Amora Bussey, OAC Chair or the WSMTA Administrative Coordinator.

More information about the 2025 competition will be posted on this site at the beginning of August 2025.

https://wsmta.org/programs-for-students/competitions/outstanding-artist-competition/