The Ohio State University School of Music

Application to perform in "Counterpoints" Series Concert VIII at Wexner

Applicant Information

Thank you for your interest in performing at the Wexner Center/School of Music Counterpoints Series Concert VIII on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Proposal submission deadline: Monday, Nov. 2 by 5 p.m. 

Browse the Fall 2026 Learning Guide [pdf] and wexarts.org/exhibitions.

All fields are Required.

School of Music affiliation (required)

Students must provide full name(s) of your applied teacher(s) whom we may contact for reference.

Proposed Selection(s) and Personnel

(If no arranger, enter N/A)

List other person(s) performing with you (collaborative pianist, members of chamber group, etc.)

—First and last name(s), instrument(s) 

—Name of group (and director), if applicable

Length of proposed selection (please be as exact as possible). NOTE: in order to accommodate multiple selections and performers, compositions in the 5–8 minute range are preferable.

Exhibitions and Proposal Selection

The Box — Leonard Pongo: Tales from the Source (video, Sept.–Oct.); Frank Mukunday and Tetshim: Machini (video, Nov.–Dec.)

Galleries A and B — Temitayo Ogunbiyi: You will have revelations among felled branches and longer roots/routes — "The Meaning of a Line"

Galleries C and D1 — Sammy Baloji: When Extraction Becomes Form It Speaks in Borrowed Tongues — "Tracing History through Material"

Gallery D1 (#1) — Sammy Baloji and Gloria Cabral with Cécile Fromont: "Suspension (Debris of History, Matters of Memory)"

Gallery D1 (#2) — Sammy Baloji and Cécile Fromont: "Rethreaded Indies"

Gallery D2 — sweat variant (Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born): where you go full, volume 5 — "Movement and Meaning"

To which exhibition/gallery does your proposal apply? *

Describe how your proposed selection connects with the exhibition selected above.

(500 words maximum)

General Guidelines

  • The creativity regarding the connection to the exhibit, quality and clarity of proposal, and studio teacher reference (required for students) will all be considered when selecting performers.
  • Proposals may also be centered on the exhibition as a whole, but applicants are encouraged to include as much specificity as possible with the connections being referenced.
  • Currently enrolled students will receive a monetary honorarium, deposited into their Ohio State student account.
  • Proposals will be due by Monday, Nov. 2 by 5 p.m. No late submissions will be accepted.
  • For questions, contact Susan Powell (powell.312@osu.edu)

Thank you.