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About the Online Classics Competition

Open to PIANists, VIOLINists, Violists, Cellists, bassists, GUITARists & Vocalists

*DUE TO COVID-19, WE WILL BE ACCEPTING UNACCOMPANIED AUDITION SUBMISSIONS FOR STRING PLAYERS & VIRTUAL ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS FOR BOTH COMPETITION ROUNDS. VOCALISTS ARE ASKED TO SING WITH EITHER LIVE OR TRACK ACCOMPANIMENTS

  • Open to pianists, violinists, violists, cellists, bassists, and guitarists of all ages and nationalities

  • Open to Vocalists ages 14 and up

  • Soloists and duo ensembles may compete

  • Instrumental Ensembles may consist of any musical instrument as long one of the above instruments is included

  • The first round is a non-elimination round. Every contestant will receive feedback from our highly qualified judges


  • After receiving the judges evaluation, contestants will have two weeks to practice and then submit an updated video recording for the second round

  • Demonstrated growth and achievement will be factored into the competition scoring

  • Contestants who pass the second round will be featured in our online finalist’s recital on Sunday December 27th @ 1:00pm EST. The winners will be announced at the end of this recital

    • $250 is available for 1st Prize winners

    • $150 is available for 2nd Prize winners

    • A $250 JURY DISTINCTION AWARD is available to be awarded as a BONUS prize to one contestant

  • Each contestant participating in the finalist’s recital will receive a certificate of participation

  • All applications are due by November 1st, 2020 at 9:00pm (21:00) Eastern Standard Time

Competition Divisions

Multiple pieces or movements may be performed as long as they fit the time limit.

(Don’t stress if you happen to exceed the time limit by a few seconds)

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Age as of November 1, 2020

*Musicians competing in the Adult Amateur category must be at least 19 years of age, not currently enrolled in a collegiate music program, and not pursuing a professional career in music.  There is no age limit for this category.

**Musicians competing in the Collegiate category must be currently enrolled in a two or four year undergraduate collegiate degree program.  There is no age limit for this category.

***Musicians competing in the Professional category must already have a professional career in music or be enrolled in masters or terminal degree program.  There is no age limit for this category.

Click here to fill out our online application. After submitting the application you will automatically be redirected to PayPal.

REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS

*DUE TO COVID-19, WE WILL BE ACCEPTING UNACCOMPANIED AUDITION SUBMISSIONS FOR STRING PLAYERS & VIRTUAL ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS FOR BOTH COMPETITION ROUNDS. VOCALISTS ARE ASKED TO SING WITH EITHER LIVE OR TRACK ACCOMPANIMENTS

•  Contestants may choose repertoire from the standard repertoire (Baroque, Classical, Romantic or Contemporary periods) without exceeding category time limits.

• We encourage all soloists to memorize their music for the first round.

• All solo pieces and concerto movements must be memorized in the second round (with exception to the adult amateur category.)

• Memorization is not required for duo sonatas, chamber works, and piano ensembles.

• Individual movements taken from larger works are acceptable (movements of Sonatas, Suites).

• Simplified arrangements and incomplete movements will not be accepted (with exception to orchestral cuts and reductions in concertos).

RECORDING YOUR VIDEOS

*DUE TO COVID-19, WE WILL BE ACCEPTING UNACCOMPANIED AUDITION SUBMISSIONS FOR STRING PLAYERS & VIRTUAL ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS FOR BOTH COMPETITION ROUNDS. VOCALISTS ARE ASKED TO SING WITH EITHER LIVE OR TRACK ACCOMPANIMENTS

• Videos do not need to be of professional quality as long as the image and audio are clear to the viewer.

• If you are shooting your video with a mobile device or tablet, do not use the selfie cam.


• Instrumentalist’s videos must show the musician’s face (profile is acceptable for instrumentalists) and hands at all times, and may not be edited.

• Vocalist’s videos must be shot from the waist up. Displaying the full body is encouraged.


• Applications must include the internet links for each video submission.

• Be sure to turn off all privacy settings for each link.  Applications will not be accepted for unviewable links.


• Audio recordings will not be accepted.

Application Instructions

• Complete the application and pay the registration fee.

• All registration fees must be paid for applications to be completed.  Our Early Bird discount has been extended until November 1st! $75 per application for soloists and ensembles. All ensemble applications will only require $25 for each additional musician. This is marked down from our regular price of $100 for soloists and an additional $50 per musician of ensembles.

• Each submission should include a head shot image of each musician.

• Progressive Musicians reserves the right to make any changes regarding rules, dates, schedules and other information related to the competition.

ALL VIDEOS AND APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOVEMBER 1st, 2020 at 9:00pm (21:00) Eastern Standard Time.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

After submitting the application you will automatically be redirected to PayPal.

SECOND ROUND SUBMISSIONS

—We want to witness the fruits of your labor. After two weeks of practice, record a new video and submit it to us.

—Ideally, we would like to hear the same repertoire you performed for the first round. However, if you feel you have a different classical music selection that would better represent yourself as a performer, you may submit that instead.

—Performers may submit more than one selection as long as they stay within the boundaries of time set for each category.

(Do not worry if your video goes overtime by a few seconds)

—A written evaluation will not be made for this round. The judges will select the finalists based on these performances.

—The Second Round Submission link will be emailed to each contestant.