Live Round

• Applicants will perform a 30-minute free choice program that best demonstrates their artistic abilities.  A minimum of 10 minutes of the program must be performed from memory.

• Applicants will prepare spoken program notes delivered during the 30-minute program to demonstrate how they interact with an audience. 

• Applicants will also have a 15-20 minute interview with the judges following the performance to gauge their ambassadorial abilities.

Prizes

1st Prize 

• Two years of managed concert engagements, with a stipend of $500 per engagement

• 60-minute Winners Recital at the 2026 Convention

• $3000 prize

All international competition finalists will receive a $500 Claudette Sorel cash prize.

Prizes

1st Prize 

• 30-minute Winner’s Recital at the 2026 Convention

• $1000 prize

2nd Prize

• $500 prize

3rd Prize

• $250 prize