High School Classical Singers: Showcase Your Talent at Montclair!
WHY PARTICIPATE?
EVENT DETAILS
CASH AWARDS
$2,500 First Place | $2,000 Second Place | $1,500 Third Place | $500 Finalists | $250 Encouragement | $100 Most Promising Sophomore
SCHOLARSHIPS
Winners, Finalists, Encouragement Award Winners, and Master Class Participants earn a $6,000 matcearn a $6,000 matching scholarship to attend their event’s host school distributed at $1500/year.
Regional 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-Place Winners also become eligible for need-based scholarships to study vocal performance or vocal music education at any university.
ABOUT OUR HOST
The John J. Cali School of Music is a comprehensive, professional school of music centered on preparing the creative leaders of tomorrow. We are dedicated to a premier artistic and academic education offering exceptional training in best-in-class facilities. Choosing from majors in performance, jazz studies, composition, music education, and music therapy, our students study with world-class musicians dedicated to exceptional artistic and personal growth, mixing rigorous coursework with focused private lessons and challenging repertory. Our students perform in prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall, often sharing the stage with professional ensembles like the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. What’s more, international tours have taken them from Austria to Australia. Tuition is also very affordable and Montclair State enjoys a ranking as one of Forbes’ 25 Best Buy Colleges in the Northeast.
“The talent level here is just unbelievable. I feel so inspired as an artist who is twenty years into the career… to hear young artists such as these. It was so inspiring.”
— Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, Final Round Adjudicator, 2025 Nationals