Annual Competitions, 2024-25
(click on each link below for complete competition information, including current deadlines)

Contests for Organizations & Ensembles:


All contestants:

               The Marian Anderson Award in Social Justice

Orchestras

               The American Prize in Orchestral Performance

                     

American Music: all instrumentations and styles

            The American Prize: ERNST BACON Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music

                     


Choruses

               The American Prize in Choral Performance

                  


Bands/Wind Ensembles

               The American Prize in Wind Ensemble/Concert Band Performance

                    


Opera Companies

               The American Prize in Opera Performance

                     


Music Theater Companies

               The American Prize in Musical Theater Performance

                   


Theater Companies

               The American Prize in Theater Performance

                     


Chamber Music

               The American Prize in Chamber Music

 Contest information for instrumental soloists may be found via the INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE link (below.)





Contests for Individuals:


All contestants:

               The Marian Anderson Award in Social Justice

CONDUCTORS


The American Prize in Conducting—Orchestra

                    




 

Orchestra Conductors: Programming


The American Prize in Conducting—The Marijosius Award in Orchestral Programming




Conductors: American Music—all instrumentations and styles

            The American Prize: ERNST BACON Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music

                     



The American Prize in Conducting—Choral—The Dale Warland Award

                    

The American Prize in Conducting—Wind ensemble/concert band

                    


The American Prize in Conducting—Opera/Operetta

                    


The American Prize in Conducting—Musical Theater

       

             




STAGE DIRECTORS


The American Prize in Stage Direction—The Charles Nelson Reilly Prize

 

              


ARTS ADMINISTRATION (marketing / education projects)—not offered until 2025-26

The American Prize in Arts Marketing / The American Prize in Arts Education

                   




PIANO


The American Prize in Piano—solo piano

                   

The American Prize in Piano—concerto—Lorin Hollander Award

                    


VOICE


The American Prize in Vocal Performance—Schorr Prize: Opera/Operetta

                    


The American Prize in Vocal Performance—Schorr Prize: Art Song/Oratorio

                   



COMPOSERS


The American Prize in Composition—Orchestra Division

                    


The American Prize in Composition—Choral Division

                   


The American Prize in Composition—Concert Band Division

                    


The American Prize in Composition: Chamber Music Division—Charles Ives Award

                   


The American Prize in Composition: Theater Works Division—Tom Putsche Award

                    




CHAMBER MUSIC & SOLO INSTRUMENTS


The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance

                    



The American Prize in Instrumental Performance

                    


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CALL FOR JUDGES

Deadline ongoing—click here for more information