Announcing the 2024 Calliope’s Call Virtual Young Singer Art Song Competition

Singers ages 18-30 have the opportunity to compete for cash prizes and have their performance streamed on the Calliope’s Call YouTube Channel! Apply today! Maximum number of applicants is 50.

Founded in 2014, Calliope’s Call is an innovative art song performance group that concertizes around the United States. Our artists are professional emerging and established singers and instrumentalists who are dedicated to the performance of vocal chamber music and classical art song. Calliope’s Call creates unique and dynamic programs of works by traditional composers as well as living composers of contemporary music to share the entire spectrum of the art song repertoire with audiences.

Competition Details:

• Deadline to Apply: April 1, 2024 by 11:59pm
• Winners Announced: May 1, 2024
• Location: Online!
• Cost: $20
• Ages: 18-30

Awards:
3 winners will be selected

• $300 Best overall performance
• $200 Best performance of a contemporary work (post-1990) or work by a BIPOC composer
• $200 Best performance of a non-contemporary work (pre-1990)
• Every applicant receives written feedback from judges

Adjudicators:

• Corinne Byrne, soprano
• Kate Maroney, mezzo-soprano
• Deborah Selig, soprano
• Brendon Shapiro, pianist/vocal coach/conductor

Registration:

• All applicants must fill out the online registration form, due April 1, 2024 by 11:59pm.
• Online Registration Fee (submit using PayPal below) is $20
• Submit live recorded videos [Links to YouTube or Link to Cloud Service is acceptable] (no audio-only videos please)

Audition Requirements & Process:

• Each applicant must perform 2 selections of art song from memory
• 1 selection must be by a BIPOC composer and/or written post-1990
• (no Broadway or Opera selections please)

Calliope’s Call Young Singer Competition Repertoire Resources:

• Repertoire Resource DOC

Questions? Please contact [email protected]

Submissions are in Review!