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WCCB's Annual Concerto Competition

The Washtenaw Community Concert Band's ANNUAL CONCERTO COMPETITION awards a cash prize of $1,000 to the winner, who will perform their concerto with the WCCB in concert.

Applicants must be enrolled in grades 9–12 in a public, parochial, or private high school located in Washtenaw County, be a member of the school's band or orchestra, and be a player of an instrument commonly used in concert bands. The applicant must have parental and band/orchestra teacher approval to apply. Music to be performed for the audition must be from the approved list. Prior approval from William Perrine, WCCB Conductor and Music Director, is required for any proposed substitutions (email concertoinfo@wccband.org). The initial round of judging is based on a video recording that the applicant posts on a non-public section of YouTube.


Quinton Riggs

Quinton Riggs
2025 winner

Reinhold Glière's Concerto for Horn on May 8, 2025

Quinton started playing piano at five years old and listening to his mother play French Horn everyday. He started French horn in fifth grade. Initially, music was just a fun hobby until his sophomore year at high school, when Quinton became principal horn of the Detroit Youth Symphony Orchestra and went to All-State. This was the beginning of his love for music.

First studing under his mother, in middle school Quinton started to study under Johanna Yarbrough, second horn of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Quinton now studies under Scott Strong, third horn of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and receives additional support from his family and his band teacher Nathaniel Lampmann.

Quinton attends Saline High School, graduating June 2025. He has served as principal horn of both his high school band and Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra. He has performed in MSBOA's All-State for four years, competed in the outstanding soloist competition, and played in the honors band. Quinton sings in the high school chamber choir, is the tenor drum squad leader in the drumline, plays french horn in jazz band, and plays horn in a five person jazz combo.

After high school, Quinton plans on serving a two-year mission for his church and then studying horn performance in college to pursue his dream of becoming a professional horn player.