The State Honors Recitals will be held at The Piano Gallery, 5478 S Green St, Murray, UT on October 30-31, 2026.
- 2026 PIANO PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (Registration links for each region will be available on August 15, 2026)
| Bridgerland/USU Region Region Chair: Rowena Bunce rowenarb@hotmail.com 435-760-7063 No Performance Evaluations available in person. Please enter the Online Division. ONLINE DIVISION REGISTRATION | Sandy Region Darlene Fish nursedgf@hotmail.com 801-599-4947 Registration Deadline – September 8, 2026 Evaluations – September 26, 2026 (10:30-3:00) Region Honors Recital – October 1, 2026 SANDY DIVISION REGISTRATION |
| Instrumental/Vocal Region Elizabeth Lund elizabethlund88@msn.com INSTRUMENTAL DIVISION REGISTRATION | St. George Region Rachel France france.rachel@gmail.com 801-369-2079 Registration Deadline – September 8, 2026 Evaluations – September 26, 2026 Region Honors Recitals (Eccles Recital Hall, Utah Tech) – October 3, 2026 ST GEORGE DIVISION – REGISTRATION |
| Jordan River/Tooele Region Barbara Shelton bjspiano@yahoo.com 801-706-1092 Registration Deadline – September 19, 2026 Evaluations – October 3, 2026 JORDAN RIVER/TOOELE REGION REGISTRATION | Utah County Region Sarah Mano sarahsinouye@gmail.com 801-885-9329 Registration Deadline – September 26, 2026 Evaluations – October 10, 2026 Region Honors Recital – October 12, 2026 UTAH COUNTY REGION REGISTRATION |
| Online Region (piano only) Video submission deadline & Registration deadline – October 3, 2026 Melanee Ardizzone meletvin@comcast.net 801-458-4604 ONLINE DIVISION REGISTRATION | Weber/Davis/Ogden Margie Dean margiedean6@gmail.com 435-237-7655 Registration Deadline – September 26, 2026 Evaluations – October 10, 2026 Region Honors Recital (Piano Gallery, Riverdale) October 17, 2026 WEBER/DAVIS REGION REGISTRATION |
| Salt Lake City/Park City Region Rosemary Olsen rosemary@olsenpiano.com 801-244-7032 Registration Deadline – October 3, 2026 Evaluations – October 17, 2026 (4100 S. Camille St. Holladay, UT) SALT LAKE CITY/Park City REGION REGISTRATION |
*All Regions are for PIANO evaluations (solo or duet), except for the Instrument/Vocal region.
**Music for up to two pianos will be accepted for the UMTA State Honors Recital, but may not be possible in your region’s evaluations. Please contact your region chair. If two pianos are not available for your region, please make your entry through the Online Region.