The mission of the Ann Arbor Society for Musical Arts, made up of Sigma Alpha Iota and Mu Phi Epsilon, is to encourage and support regional musicians by showcasing them in a recital series of six concerts each year at the Ann Arbor City Club and by sponsoring two annual competitions for young talented musicians. The SMA’s Collegiate Young Artist Competition at SMTD rotates annually between piano, strings, voice, and winds/percussion, concentrating on one of these categories each year, and 2019 is strings.