The Terrace Hill Piano Competition

In 1986, the Terrace Hill Endowment for Musical Arts established the Terrace Hill Piano Competition. The competition is held annually at the Iowa PBS studios in Johnston, Iowa. The date for 2023 is Saturday,  February 4. 

Junior Piano Competition

All entrants must be in grades 9-11 in an Iowa high school or be Iowa residents with equivalent home-school status. The 2023 competition will take place the morning of Saturday, February 4.

First-place, second-place, and third-place awards are courtesy of Jennon Caruth, Clarity Enrollment Solutions, Minneapolis: first-place, $250; second-place, $150; third-place, $100.

Senior Piano Competition

All entrants must be in grade 12 in an Iowa high school or be Iowa residents with equivalent home-school status. The 2023 competition will take place the afternoon of Saturday, February 4. 

First-place, second-place, and third-place will each be awarded a scholarship over a two-year period to enroll as a piano major or minor at any Iowa college or university, with the winner receiving "The First Family of Iowa Scholarship." Scholarship amounts for 2023 are: first-place, $4,000; second-place, $2,000; third-place, $1,000.

Join the Terrace Hill Piano Competition Email List

In addition to being shared on this website, announcements and competition updates are sent via e-mail. Piano teachers who wish to be added to the distribution list should contact: diane.becker@governor.iowa.gov.