Calling all undergradUate singers!

Schmidt Vocal Arts is excited to once again offer an online competition for undergraduate singers: The Schmidt Vocal Competition Undergraduate Awards. This online competition will be held in December 2024-February 2025, culminating in an online panel discussion/Q&A and live-streamed awards ceremony.

SVC Undergraduate Awards will feature two divisions: Upper and Lower Divisions. The UPPER DIVISION will include singers in their 5th-8th semester of vocal study at the undergraduate level. This division will feature FOUR WINNERS, each with a $5,000 cash award! Finalists will be awarded $700 and Encouragement Award Winners will receive $350.

The LOWER DIVISION will include singers in their 1st-4th semester of vocal study at the undergraduate level. This division will also feature FOUR WINNERS, each with a $5,000 cash award! Finalists will be awarded $700 and Encouragement Award Winners will receive $350.

Please read the deadlines and rules carefully. Apply as soon as you can after the applications open on November 1 at noon EST. The first round is open on a first come, first served basis!

AWARDS

Each division will feature:

  • Four (4) Winners – $5,000 each
  • Finalists – $700 each
  • Encouragement Awards – $350 each



FINAL ROUND JUDGES

Lower Division

Sasha Cooke
Sasha CookeMezzo-soprano
Andrea Grant
Andrea GrantPianist & Vocal Coach
Alfred Walker
Alfred WalkerBass-baritone

Upper Division

Deanna Breiwick
Deanna BreiwickSoprano
Chandler Johnson
Chandler JohnsonThe Santa Fe Opera
Patricia Racette
Patricia RacetteSoprano