High School Classical Singers: Showcase Your Talent at Northwestern!
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
One of the oldest degree-granting music institutions in the United States, the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University offers a unique education combining conservatory-level musical training with the academic benefits of a top-tier research institution. The school exemplifies Northwestern’s distinctive combination of outstanding achievement in scholarship and the arts. The Bienen School’s voice and opera program has a long and illustrious history. Students receive weekly vocal instruction and have access to myriad performing opportunities, including opera workshops, vocal solo classes, master classes, studio classes, and recitals. Voice students are invited to audition for the school’s three fully-staged operas each year. Additionally, the world-class music-making and other cultural resources of nearby Chicago provide exceptional opportunities for learning outside the classroom. Bienen alumni fill the ranks of national and international opera houses and university faculties worldwide.
“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