Competitions

See below for Peabody-sponsored competitions as well as selected competitions taking place in the Mid-Atlantic Region. You can also discover competitions worldwide via our Competition Search Resources. Students are welcome to consult with Peabody LAUNCHPad staff when preparing competition applications.

Students who win competition prizes should be aware that the U.S. government considers such awards to be taxable income. A prize will not reduce a student’s Peabody funded scholarship unless the prize is a full-tuition scholarship. Nonetheless, if a prize alters a student’s demonstrated financial need, then federally funded need-based aid may be affected.

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Peabody-Sponsored Competitions

Yale Gordon Concerto Competition

First prize: $1,500, a performance with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra, a recital on the Homewood campus, and additional recitals scheduled by the Yale Gordon Trust. Second prize: $750. Third prize: $500. The competition rotates annually in the areas of strings, piano, and orchestral instruments. Any Peabody student enrolled in a degree, certificate, or diploma program for major study during the academic year is eligible.

The Marbury Competition for Undergraduate Violinists

The William Marbury Prize is awarded each year to an outstanding undergraduate violin student through a juried competition. The competition award includes a major public recital, as well as a $1,000 cash prize. Second prize is $500. Any undergraduate violin major enrolled in a degree or certificate program for the current academic year is eligible to enter this competition upon the major teacher’s recommendation.

Harrison Winter Piano Competition

The Harrison L. Winter Piano Competition was established in 1990 in tribute to a former chairman of Peabody’s Board of Trustees. It is scheduled on a two-years-on, one-year-off basis. The first prize winner receives a $1,000 cash prize and a performance with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra. The second prize is $500.

Sylvia L. Green Biennial Voice Competition

The Sylvia L. Green Voice Competition is held every two years for junior, senior, or graduate-level voice students. Doctoral students are eligible if they are enrolled for major lessons. Contestants perform vocal repertoire with orchestral accompaniment (full or chamber), typically 10-20 minutes in length (shorter or longer pieces may be approved). Excerpts from opera or oratorio are not acceptable. First prize is $1,500 plus a performance with a large Peabody instrumental ensemble. Second prize is $750.

Vocal Studies Song Competition

The applicable language requirements for juries among the various class levels will apply to this competition. Jury requirements for voice can be found in the Peabody Academic Catalogue (Pg. 17). Only non-orchestral/non-operatic/non-chamber song repertoire will be permitted. Each singer should present a list of classical songs—4 songs for undergraduate level and 6 songs for graduate level. These songs should represent a variety of languages applicable to their class level requirement. The graduate competitors must include at least one song composed after 1950. All songs are required to be memorized.

Macht Competition for Composition

The Macht Orchestral Composition Competition is held for composition majors and designed to provide a premiere performances of new works for orchestra. Entries must have been written for a standard symphonic orchestra or chamber orchestra during the student’s period of enrollment at Peabody. The works submitted must also have been played through in a Peabody orchestral reading session and the composer must be enrolled for major lessons during the year. The competition winner receives a prize and a performance of the winning work at a Peabody public concert.

Virginia Carty deLillo Composition Competition

The Virginia Carty deLillo Composition Competition is offered biannually to any Conservatory composition major enrolled for lessons. Entrants submit one composition of any style, length, or instrumentation. First prize includes a $1,000 cash award and performance of the winning work at a public Peabody concert, if feasible. Second prize: $500.

Prix d’Été Competition

Endowed by Walter Summer in 1994, this annual competition was established to encourage composition and computer music majors to compose new chamber works exploring new dimensions in performance, instrumentation, and multimedia. Entries in alternate years must demonstrate significant use of music technologies. The first prize includes $1,000 and a performance of the winning work.

Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts

The Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts is a University-wide $1,500 prize offered for excellence in performance, execution, or composition in one of the arts as an avocational activity. Peabody seniors may compete in any artistic area except music (e.g., writing, visual arts, dance, film).

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Competitions in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Competition Type
- Brass
- Chamber Music
- Composition
- Conductors
- Guitar
- Percussion
- Piano
- Strings
- Vocal
- Woodwinds
Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition

Applicants must be at least 20 and no more than 35 years of age as of April 1 of the competition year and be residents, students or working in Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Virginia or West Virginia or students attending Westminster Choir College or Rutgers at New Brunswick.
Astral Artists Auditions
Auditions take place annually in Philadelphia, PA. Winners are invited onto Astral's roster in fulfillment of Astral's mission to discover the most promising classical musicians residing in the United States, assist their early professional career development, and present their world-class artistry to the community through concerts and engagement programs.
Camille Coloratura Awards
Thank you for your interest in the Camille Coloratura Awards in Memoriam of Camille Julig Herman. It is with pleasure that this award is offered to students, professionals and accomplished singers who delight and excel in the art of coloratura repertoire.
Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition
The Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition (CCMC) is a competition for young professional chamber ensembles. The ensemble must consist of 3 to 5 members, who must be engaged in study and/or performance and must be pursuing a career in music. The Gold Medalist will be awarded the sum of $10,000 and the Silver Medalist the sum of $5,000. Additional cash prizes may also be offered. The Gold Medalist will also receive a concert appearance at the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival. Other concert appearances (with additional stipends) may also be awarded.
Composition Competition - Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic (WMP) is a 60-70 member semi-professional orchestra that performs in Washington, DC and Alexandria, Virginia (www.wmpamusic.org). For its tenth annual composition competition, the Philharmonic requests submission of scores as delineated below. The competition is open to women composers of any age and whose permanent residence is in one of the Eastern States. One composition will be selected for performance during the current concert season. The winner of the competition will receive the “U. S. James Competition Prize” of $1,000.00.
Concert Artist Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition
An annual competition open to instrumentalists and chamber ensembles performing classical and non-traditional repertoire. All winners receive a management contract with CAG and a New York recital. Additional prizes include BMI Commissioning Prize, Sylvia Ann Hewlett Adventurous Artist Prize, Naxos Recording Prize, and more.
Cortona Prize - Cortona Sessions for New Music

The Cortona Sessions for New Music and the International Foundation for Contemporary Music invite composers age 18 and above to submit scores for performance at the Cortona Sessions for New Music. Works may be up to 15 minutes in length (if a longer multi-movement work is submitted, select movements may be performed), and may be composed for any instrument or combination of instruments represented by the Cortona Sessions faculty. Composers of selected works will be offered immediate acceptance to the Cortona Sessions should they wish to participate. One work/composer will receive The Cortona Prize.
The Cortona Prize will be awarded to one or more composers whose work demonstrates particular skill and innovation. This composer will be offered a tuition-waiver to attend the Cortona Sessions, enjoying all elements of the festival. If they accept the invitation, their submitted work will be performed during the Sessions, and they will have all opportunities afforded to composition participants. If the recipient of the Cortona Prize chooses not to attend the Sessions, they will retain the title of Winner of the Cortona Prize, but will not receive the performance. Winners of the Cortona Prize may be offered opportunities to compose new works for the Cortona Collective.
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Instrumental Competition

The Annual ECSO Instrumental Competition provides a wonderful opportunity for instrumentalists through the age of 25 to win cash prizes as well as appear with the orchestra in a subscription concert. The competition is open to instrumentalists including pianists with no minimum age requirement through the age of 25. Contestants vie for cash prizes and the chance to perform with the ECSO in a subscription concert. The finals are open to the public free-of-charge. Families are encouraged to attend this afternoon of performances by young talented musicians. Complimentary refreshments are served while the judges retreat to chambers and make their selections.
Elizabeth Loker Concerto Competition

Open to applicants aged 12-25 that play orchestral instruments. Second place is awarded $500 and will perform with the Cheasapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra. The winner receives $2,000 and will perform with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra.
Ensemble Connect Fellowship
Ensemble Connect is a two-year fellowship program for the finest young professional classical musicians in the United States that prepares them for careers combining musical excellence with teaching, community engagement, advocacy, music entrepreneurship, and leadership. It offers top-quality performance opportunities, intensive professional development, and the opportunity to partner throughout the fellowship with a New York City public school. Ensemble Connect selects up to 20 musicians every two years. Fellows are selected based on their musicianship; commitment to music education and audience engagement; leadership qualities; and aptitude for teamwork. Fellows receive a stipend of $25,000 along with health benefits and access to rehearsal and performance facilities.
First Music, Composition Competition
First Music, the New York Youth Symphony’s young composer competition, commissions America’s best emerging orchestra, chamber music, and jazz composers under the age of 30. It has been acknowledged widely as one of the leading forces in the United States for bringing the work of gifted young composers to the public’s attention. Seven awards are given each season for orchestral, jazz, and chamber music compositions.
Gerda Lissner Foundation Lieder/Song Vocal Competition
Awards:
- First Prize $7,000
- Second Prize $5,000 (Liederkranz Foundation)
- Third Prize $3,000
- Grants $1,000
- Encouragements $500
Guilio Gari International Voice Competition
The Giulio Gari Foundation is an international youth focused NYS 501c3 dedicated to discovering, supporting and encouraging young classical singers of the highest caliber while promoting opera appreciate worldwide. Through the Foundation's Annual International Vocal Competition, young singers from around the globe are given a voice and offered an opportunity to win a prestigious Gari Excellence Award. The winners receive their awards at our Annual Gala Winners’ Concert and Dinner, which introduces them not only to the public, but to the industry. In addition the Foundation hosts masterclasses and salon style recitals to further showcase their artists. Creating the Foundation was the inspiration of Stephen De Maio and the late Licia Albanese, who admired Mr. Gari not only as an artist but as a human being. The Foundation is proud to carry on Mr Gari's legacy, and to fulfill the wishes of his life and beliefs.
Hershey Felder Presents Arts Prize
The Hershey Felder Presents Arts Prize Competition*, in honor of Beethoven’s 250th Birthday year, is an artistic competition with a cash award of $25,000 (twenty-five thousand U.S. Dollars) open to all art disciplines (instrument performance, acting, singing, painting, dancing, poetry, oration, etc.) using the life and music of composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). We invite artists to apply with a creative video presentation of “anything Beethoven or Beethoven inspired.”
Howard County Rising Star Award Competition
The Rising Star Award competition is open to individual performing artists and members of small ensembles, ages 18-35, who live, train, work, or perform regularly in Howard County or have done so in the past. Up to ten individuals and/or group finalists will perform at the annual Arts Council's annual benefit gala, Celebration of the Arts in Howard County. The event audience of over 500 artists, arts patrons, business and political representatives, and other community members will then vote for their favorite performer. The winner of the popular vote will receive the $5,000 Rising Star Emerging Performing Artist Award on stage that night.
Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition
The Jensen Foundation was established to support young artists actively pursuing a career in opera. The centerpiece of The Jensen Foundation is the annual Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition in which 100 singers compete for more than $40,000 in awards.
Compensation:
- First place - $15,000
- Second place - $10,000
- Third place - $7,500
- Munday Encouragement Award - $3,000 and automatic entry in the next Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition.
- All remaining finalists receive $750.
Kurt Weill Foundation for Music: Lotte Lenya Competition
In 1998, to honor the centenary of the birth of Lotte Lenya (1898-1981), an extraordinary singer/actress and one of the foremost interpreters of the music of her husband, Kurt Weill (1900-1950), the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music established an annual Lotte Lenya Competition. The Lotte Lenya Competition recognizes talented singer/actors of all nationalities, ages 19-32, who are dramatically and musically convincing in repertoire ranging from opera/operetta to contemporary Broadway scores, including the works of Kurt Weill. Compensation Prizes $20,000 First Prize $15,000 Second Prize $10,000 Third Prize Discretionary Awards: $5,000 Kurt Weill Award $3,500 Lys Symonette Award(s) $3,500 Carolyn Weber Award(s) $3,500 Marc Blitzstein Award(s) All finalists will receive an award of $1,000. Judges' discretionary prizes are customarily awarded.
Lillian and Maurice Barbash JS Bach Competition
This competition is for string players between 16 and 30 years of age. For the initial screening round, candidates perform two contrasting movements of any piece composed by Bach for unaccompanied string instrument. (Partitas, Sonatas or Suites) Finalists perform complete works at the Staller Center Recital Hall, Stony Brook University.
Livingston Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition
The Livingston Symphony Orchestra created the annual Young Artists Competition in 1975 to help support the growth of our local young artists and highlight music education in the state of New Jersey. The competition draws from the finest musical talent in the tri-state area, open to young musicians ages 14 to 21. The Young Artists Competition has become a stepping stone for young musicians hoping to become professional artists, and has proven to be an excellent showcase of NJ talent! Dedicated artists from across the state, aged 14-21, compete annually for the grand prize of a $1,000 scholarship and a solo performance with the orchestra. The LSO strives to support excellence in the arts through the competition and to provide the winner valuable resources for continued excellence.
Lyndon Woodside Oratorio Solo Competition
Since 1977 the Oratorio Society of New York has hosted a solo competition to encourage the art of oratorio singing and to give young singers an opportunity to advance their careers. Prizes:
- First Place, Andrew R. Preis Award: $7,000
- Second Place, Stanley C. Meyerson Award: $5,000
- Third Place, Janet Plucknett Award: $3,000
- Alfred A. Hubay Award: $2,500
- Frances MacEachron Award: $1,500
- Lyndon Woodside Encouragement Award: $1,000
- Robert & Winifred Connelly Green Award: $1,000
- Leopold Damrosch Award: $1,000
Manhattan International Music Competition
The Manhattan International Music Competition has become a major symbol of New York's classical music life. The purpose of the Manhattan International Music Competition is to discover artists of outstanding personality and provide awards that can launch international careers: recitals at Carnegie Hall, one of the most emblematic venues in the world; a CD recording with worldwide distribution (all costs covered), and the service of international management offered to the winners.
Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards
The mission of the Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards is to champion the musical talent of youth and emerging composers from around the world. The awards have been created to honor the late Marvin Hamlisch, paying tribute to his remarkable legacy as both an artist of incomparable accomplishment, as well as an advocate for emerging talent. The Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards have expanded the competition categories to include the following composition forms: Musical Theatre, Film/Media Scoring, Classical, and Jazz. Composers from around the world are eligible and encouraged to register online for the 2020 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards. Registration opens on November 18, 2019.
Mary Graham Lasley Scholarship Competition
The annual Mary Graham Lasley Scholarship Competition, based in Alexandria, VA, encourages young performing artists under the age of 25 in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The competition is open to strings, winds, piano, and percussion. Cash prizes of $2,500, $2,000 and $1,500 will be awarded with the opportunity for one of the winners to be invited to solo with the orchestra or a chamber group at the discretion of the Music Director.
Mary Trueman Vocal Arts Competition
The Art Song Preservation Society is the sponsor of The Mary Trueman Art Song Vocal Competition held bi-annually. This competition honors Mary Trueman, a renowned teacher of French and German Vocal Literature and Diction at Rice University and of Voice at Texas Southern University. With her combined background and knowledge of French & German language and literature, piano accompanying, and vocal pedagogy, she was a supreme teacher of art song literature.
The winner receives a grand prize of $1,000, insightful coachings and rehearsals with members of the Art Song Preservation Society’s Advisory Board, career advisement, and a solo song recital in New York City sponsored by the Art Song Preservation Society. In the past, Encouragement Awards and the Gérard Souzay Prize award in French mélodie singing sponsored by the legendary pianist Dalton Baldwin, the German Lied singing prize, collaborative piano performance, Latin American song prize, and the audience favorite have also been awarded with a cash prize. Additional prizes vary each time the competition is held.
National Society of Arts and Letters Voice Competition
The National Society of Arts and Letters is pleased to announce the formation of the Dorothy Lincoln Smith Voice Competition. Smith, the past NSAL National President and Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees, is generously underwriting this new competition for classical vocalists, ages 23 – 31. This inaugural competition began in 2017. A total of $10,000 will be awarded to winners.
NATS Art Song Composition Award
The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) offers a cash award, plus a performance of the winning composition at a NATS Conference, to the composer of the winning song cycle, group of songs, or extended single song. This annual competition is open to any composer whose submitted work meets the prescribed requirements, and who pays the competition entry fee.
NYCA Worldwide Debut Audition
The Worldwide Debut Audition is to discover young musicians of great talents, and give them the opportunities to expose themselves to the world through their debut stages.
Opera Awards Competition - PARTNERS for the Arts
PARTNERS for the Arts will holds this competition annually in search of opera’s rising stars. It will consist of a preliminary round and a final round. Both rounds of the competition will take place in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The judges will come from prominent opera companies that are partnering with us. Prizes:
- Emerging Artist Awards – ages 25 to 35: First Prize: $7,000; Second Prize: $3,000; Third Prize: $1,500; Honorable Mention: $1,000; Encouragement Award to other finalists: $300
- Promising Young Artist Awards – ages 21 to 24: First Prize: $1,500; Second Prize: $1,000
Philharmonic Society of Arlington Young Artist Competition
The Philharmonic Society of Arlington proudly sponsors the Young Artist Competition for instrumental and vocal musicians under 30 years of age. This annual competition has been held since 1965. Our purposes are to identify, encourage and provide exposure to promising young musicians, to grant them an audition experience, and to honor the top winners in each category with an opportunity to perform with our orchestra and/or chorale.
The Peter E. Tannenwald Young Artist Performance Award winner will receive a prize of $1000 upon performing with a Philharmonic Society performing organization during its 2020-2021 season. A $650 Second prize and a $350 Third prize will also be awarded in this competition.
Premier Opera Foundation Vocal Competition & NYIOP Professional Casting Auditions
We are very excited to be combining our efforts and services to create this amazing hybrid of forces - bringing to you a truly exclusive and never before World-Class and intensely focused opportunity of the highest International level. One Audition Process - International Vocal Competition and NYIOP Audition - in New York City - guaranteed prizes worth more than $25,000 and endless Casting Opportunities for Real Professional Contracts.
Also, Premiere Opera Foundation will hold a Professional Development Seminar, as well as a Masterclasses series during the competition week with distinguished Career Consultants, Master Teachers, and Experts. Last year’s line-up included world-famous Maestro - Richard Bonynge, world-renowned soprano - Barbara Frittoli, Maestro Collaboratore of Teatro alla Scala - Beatrice Benzi, and Italian Stage Director - Mario Corradi. This is the ONLY Major International Vocal Competition plus Mainstage Casting Auditions All-in-One; No Age Limit & No Citizenship Restrictions, steps away from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City! PRIZES & AWARDS:
- 1st PRIZE: $10,000
- 2nd PRIZE: $5,000
- 3rd PRIZE: $2,500
We will grant over $25,000 worth in prizes, awards, and unparalleled opportunities.
Aside from our top three prizes, we will grant an Audience Favorite Prize, and multiple Encouragement Grants, as well as special Consultation Prizes, Scholarships for intensive voice study in Italy, and more.
All Finalists who do not receive an award will receive a cash honorarium.
- Multiple Professional Casting/Contract Opportunities.
- Professional Quality Video Footage.
- Winners will have the opportunity to be presented in NYC again, if they are available for our Winners Concert in 2020.
S&R Foundation Washington Award
This award is presented to talented young artists in the fields of fine arts, music, drama, dance, photography, and film. The award is especially intended to encourage individuals who contribute to international cultural collaboration. Each winner will be awarded a cash prize of $5,000. In addition, the Awards Committee may designate a Grand Prize winner who receives an additional $5,000 and will be eligible for a Foundation sponsored event showcasing the winner's talents, such as a concert hall debut, gallery showing, or screening (depending on the artist's medium and career goals).
Suburban Music Study Club Scholarship Competition
The SMSC Young Artist Scholarship Competition is open to all music students who are legal residents of the State of NJ and are eligible according to the preliminary and final requirements: The competition winners of the Grace Gimbel Young Artist Awards will be announced at the end of the competition: • 1st Prize - $3,000 • 2nd Prize - $2,000 • 3rd Prize - $1,000
Sue Goetz Ross Student Competition for Voice
The annual Sue Goetz Ross Memorial Competition, for voice students ages 17 to 22, takes place in Bethesda, MD. Click the link above and scroll down towards the bottom of the page for more details. Prizes range from $1000 to $500.
US Army Band National Collegiate Solo Competition
Enter to win a chance to perform as the featured soloist with The U.S. Army Concert Band! This competition is currently open to woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists currently enrolled in a college, university, or conservatory in the United States.
Vocal Arts DC Young Artists Competition
Each year, Vocal Arts DC has holds a vocal competition open to all singers who are residents of the greater DC area, including Baltimore and Annapolis, as well as Pennsylvania and Delaware. The first prize winner will receive $7,000, and will be presented in recital by Vocal Arts DC in a prestigious Washington, DC venue. The second prize winner will receive $3,000, and will also receive an opportunity to be presented as part of a Washington, DC recital.
VSA International Young Soloists Competition - Kennedy Center
Each year, a select number of outstanding young musicians with disabilities, ages 14-25, from around the world receive the VSA International Young Soloists Award. These emerging musicians win a $2,500 prize, professional development experiences, and the opportunity to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Started by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith in 1984, the program, open to musicians of any instrument or genre, has provided opportunities for hundreds of emerging young musicians with disabilities. All genres of music are accepted, including but not limited to classical, jazz, hip-hop, rap, rock/alt rock, pop, indie, bluegrass, folk, country, R&B/blues, Latin, and World.
Washington International Competition
The Washington International Competition (WIC) is held for singers, pianists, string players, and composers. WIC competitions for singers, pianists, and string players are held each spring in annual rotation. The WIC composers’ competition, established in 1976, is held every 3 years for the composition of a string quartet, piano quartet, piano quintet, piano trio, or string trio. Through the authority of its judges, high musical standards, and the quality of young artists attracted, the WIC offers—both in the United States and abroad—a significant opportunity for young artists to step upward from the ranks of talented students to recognition as professionals. Prizes range from $10,000 to $1,000.
Wonderlic Competition - Community Concerts at Second
Established in 1990 through a bequest of the late Russell C. Wonderlic, this competition alternates annually between voice and piano and has helped many young artists launch international music careers. Each year Community Concerts presents the finalists in recital at one of its afternoon concerts. Finalists will compete for top honors and cash awards of $1,500 , $1,000 and $500. Pianists Awadagin Pratt and Eric Zuber and soprano Hyunah Yu are prominent past winners.
World Bach Competition
As a response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, with empathy toward all musicians affected, and with awareness of the importance of J.S. Bach's music now more than ever, the Boulder Bach Festival has started an annual online solo World Bach Competition. The WBC is open to musicians in multiple age categories, including students, professional, and community musicians—with no upper age limit. All instruments and voice types are invited to apply.
Young Artist Competition - Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia
The FSGP Young Artist Competition is open to flutists age 18-30. All entrants must be members of the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia (you may join with entry). Prizes range from $1000 - $250. First, Second, and Third Place Prize Winners (and their pianists) must also be available to perform at the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia’s Flute Fair “Winners’ Recital."
Young Concert Artists Composer-in-Residence Program
The YCA Composer Program was founded 24 years ago by YCA’s Alumni Association to discover and support exciting young composers and to provide opportunities for collaboration with excellent performers. The selected composer-in-residence receives two $5,000 commissions from YCA, and s provided with a three-year comprehensive management contract. YCA’s managers promote each composer’s career and develop opportunities for performances of existing works, new commissions, as well as residency programs with orchestras and new music institutions nationwide.
Young Concert Artists International Auditions
The Young Concert Artists International Auditions are held annually to discover and launch the careers of extraordinary musicians from all over the world. Winners are selected by a jury of distinguished musicians. The criteria are exceptional musicianship, virtuosity, individuality, projection as a performer, and promise. Musicians compete against a standard of excellence, not each other.. Winners join the YCA roster with a three-year comprehensive management contract, are presented in debut recitals in New York City and in Washington, DC at The Kennedy Center, and are booked in concert engagements around the United States and abroad.
Young Performers Career Advancement Program - APAP
The Young Performers Career Advancement Program (YPCA) is a program of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) Classical Connections initiative designed to support classical musicians in the formative stages of their careers by offering opportunities to meet and work with established presenters, managers, agents and artists. YPCA participants will receive free access to attend the annual APAP Conference with access to intensive, specialized seminar activities, where they will learn to set goals for long-term career development and create networking resources that last for an entire career. These sessions provide a practical overview of the presenting and touring industry and expert instruction in the development of audience engagement skills. In addition, all YPCA participants will perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in front of global arts leaders, performing arts presenters, managers, record company representatives and agents.

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Competition Search Resources

Musical America Directory. Free search tool to find contests worldwide
- Musical America Guide to Top Competitions (2016)
World Federation of Int. Music Competitions. More 120 competitions on 6 continents
Alink-Argerich Foundation. Index of piano competitions
Bridge Database. Filter by opportunity type, instrument, location.
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MusicalChairs.info. Ads posted by a few competitions
YapTracker.com. Vocal auditions and competitions
Bakitone.com. International listing of a small number of competitions

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