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 2023-February 2024, culminating in an online panel discussion/Q&A and live-streamed awards ceremony on February 10, 2024.

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

Colin Brush
Colin BrushHouston Grand Opera Studio
Alyson Cambridge
Alyson CambridgeSoprano
Joélle Harvey
Joélle HarveySoprano
Alex Fletcher
Alex FletcherFletcher Artist Management
Reginald Smith Jr.
Reginald Smith Jr.Baritone
Katrina Thurman
Katrina ThurmanOpera Omaha