Most of these competitions are national (with the USA). If you know of any that are not included, please let us know by emailing musicians@myrtlehart.org. Thanks.

Web Link Hits      Chinese Fine Arts Society The 2008 MFHC Application Form, along with the MFHC Music Order Form and CD & DVD Order Form (downloaded from web site). All MFHC Application Forms and the $40 application fee must be postmarked by Monday, September 22nd, 2008. Check site for update 38      The Sphinx Competition Open to young (under age 27) Black & Latino string players. 36      Open Directory Project competition listing 35      International Gaudemus Competition for Interpreters of Contemporary Music 68      Classical Marimba League competition for composers and marimbists Dedicated to the advancement of marimba within classical music The Classical Marimba League (CML) accomplishes its mission through the promotion of new classical music composed by the most creative emerging talents in the arts today. As the ma 55      Sydney International Piano Competition The Competition is open to pianists of any nationality who are aged 17 but under 31 years of age on the 16th July 2008. It is not open to previous first prizewinners of the Sydney International Piano Competition. 63      Anton G. Rubinsteing International Piano Competition The following documents must be handed in with the application: * A copy of the participant’s passport or ID card * A copy of the participant’s proof of study or qualifications for private students * A current photo of the participant 48      International Franz Liszt Piano Competition 42      The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities born in the years 1980–1993. 44      Leeds International Pianoforte Competition Next competition 2009. 52      Queen Elizabeth International Music Competition Check site for year's categories. 51      International Tchaikovsky Competition Check website to see the year's categories. 54      Directory of International Piano Competitions All international competitions. 70      ARD International Music Competition The invitation to this competition is addressed to young musicians, who are prepared to begin an international career. Musicians from all nations born between 1979 and 1991 are eligible to take part. (Average age for string quartet maximum 29 years. 61      Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition 55      Jose Iturbi International Music Competition 55      Orpheus Vocal Competition # Competition is open to any singer who has completed or is in the process of completing an accredited music education. # Applicants must have reached their 19th birthday and may not have reached their 31st birthday by the application deadline. 50      Irving M. Klein International String Competition First Prize: $10,000 The Irving M. Klein Memorial Award including solo appearances with the Peninsula and Santa Cruz Symphonies, recitals in San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), the Ralston Series (California), a benefit concert, and other performances t 48      Hugo Kauder Society International Music Competition Open to pianists worldwide, ages 35 and under. 43      Holland America Music Society Rotating competition for strings. 50      Opera Index, Inc. Vocal Competition Opera Index, Inc. is a tax exempt corporation whose mission is to assist young singers at the early stages of their careers with cash awards totally $39,000. The Major Awards are: $10,000; $7,500; $5,000(2); $4,000; $3,000 Encouragement Awards are 44      Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition Competition open to all ages (4-adult) without professional degrees in Music and college students pursuing degrees in Music and/or those who have already launched professional careers. First place is a recital in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. 46      StonaLink's Music Competition Database # Composers # Pianists # Organists # Harpsichordists # String Players (including Guitarists) # Brass Players # Woodwind Players (including Recorders) # Percussionists # Conductors # Choirs # Opera Singers # Singers/Vocalists # Instrumenta 51      The Metropolitant Opera National Council Auditions 1. Applicants should demonstrate operatic potential and should have musical training and background. Applicants must be able to sing in more than one language and show artistic aptitude. 2. Citizens of the United States of America and Canada a 53      Young Concert Artists 64      International Concert Alliance Piano Art Songs 46      William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition Young artists from throughout the world compete for a grand prize of $6,000 plus an opportunity to perform with the Flint Symphony Orchestra, Enrique Diemecke, Artistic Director. The Competition rotates annually between the four disciplines listed 46      Naumburg Chamber Music Award For String Quartets, Piano Trios and Ensembles Containing at least 3 Members and not more than 8, Without a Conductor 44      BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition The competition is open to applications from singers at the start of their careers, aged between 18-32 on 1 June 2009. Further information about taking part in the 2009 competition will be available at the beginning of 2008. If you would like to r 51      Bel Canto Vocal Scholarship Foundation 47      Naumburg International Violoncello Competition The competition is open to violoncellists of every nationality. The competitors may not be under 17 years of age or more than 31 years of age, and many not have had a birthday before 1977. 48      Daniel International Young Composers Competition Open to composers aged 17-30. 46      Honens International Piano Competition Pianists of all nationalities aged 20 to 30 on 22 October 2009 are eligible to take part in the Sixth Honens International Piano Competition. Laureates of previous Honens International Piano Competitions are ineligible. 46      Guitar Foundation of America Solo Competition The competition is open to all guitarists regardless of age, who are at the outset of their careers and who are not represented by major management. 71      ALEA III International Composition Competition The Alea III International Composition Prize was established at Boston University to promote and encourage the creation of new music by young professional composers of all nationalities under 40 years old. Unperformed and unpublished works of all st 47      Foundation Orchestra Association Composition Competition The purpose of the Annual FOA Composition Competition is to encourage the creation and performance of new works for standard chamber and full-size orchestra of music from cultures around the world. ELIGIBILITY Unlike any other known composition 49      International Music+Culture Competition for Composers Composers of all ages and nationalities are invited to submit new classical works for solo piano. 41      2008 Earplay Donald Aird International Composers Competition * Applicants may of any nationality. * Applicants may be of any age. * Previous winners of the Earplay Donald Aird Composers Competition are not eligible. 43      JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition The Competition is open to all composers of any age. The work must be for unaccompanied, solo classical guitar (six strings) and of a duration of a minimum of four (4) minutes and a maximum of five (5) minutes. 43      International Society of Bassists Composition Competition There are three divisions of the competition, open to all composers. Entries should be new, unpublished works in any style, 6-15 minutes long, that have not been given a formal world premiere (previous workshop type performances are permitted.) 42      International Violin Competition of Indianapolis For seventeen days every four years, Indianapolis is the most important place to be if you are a rising violin talent. Fifty of the world's brightest talents come here to perform some of the most beautiful music ever written before enthusiastic 40      The Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition The Gina Bachauer is one of four international piano competitions in the United States; attracting the finest international pianists. The competition offers its winners cash prizes totaling $75,000 US and career enhancement opportunities with perf 46      University of Maryland - William Kapell International Piano Competition The William Kapell International Piano Competition & Festival occurs every four years as a program of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland. The Competition & Festival exist to nurture the development of artists in piano performance an 52      The 11th "Murray Dranoff" Two Piano Competition 1) Applicants must be between the ages of 21-33 (check site each year as past age limitations were 18-35) 2) Application enclosures: -DVD -Birth Certificate, a scan from a legitimate Passport or a valid Id. -Non-refundable application fee of $3 49      Cleveland International Piano Competition The 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition is open to pianists who are between the ages of 18 and 30. Any individual born between August 9, 1978 and July 29, 1991 (inclusive of those dates) may apply. All applications will be reviewed by t 42      Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition All competitors invited to Fort Worth will have travel fully paid and will be housed in private homes. Age limitations: Between 18 and 30 years of age 45      USA International Harp Competition The USA International Harp Competition is open to harpists of any nationality aged between 16 and 32. Between forty and fifty contestants are accepted, based on a selection committee review of application materials submitted. The USA International Ha 48      Concert Artists Guild International Competition The Concert Artists Guild International Competition is open to instrumentalists, singers and chamber ensembles performing classical and non-traditional repertoire. All winners receive: • Management Contract with Concert Artists Guild • A New Yor 52      Banff International String Quartet Competition The winning quartet will not only receive a cash award, a set of custom bows, a two-week residency at The Banff Centre to record a CD, and a North American and European concert tour, but they will have also earned the recognition of the music world a 48      5 Towns Music & Art Foundation Solo Instruments and Voice competitors shall have four works of Baroque, Classic, Romantic and Contemporary styles ready for presentation. Music Theater competitors shall have six selections from the standard stage repertoire ready for presentatio 66

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