Established 2019

2025 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!

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.

Announcing the 2025 Calliope’s Call Virtual Young Singer Art Song Competition

Requirements

Competition Details

Deadline to Apply: April 1, 2025 by 11:59pm
Winners Announced: May 1, 2025
Location: Online
Cost: $20
Ages: 18-30

Awards

Three winners will be selected:

  • $300 Best overall performance

  • $200 Best performance of a contemporary work (post-1990)

  • $200 Best performance of a non-contemporary work (pre-1990)

Registration

  • All applicants must fill out the online registration form, due April 1, 2025 by 11:59pm.

  • Online Registration Fee (submit using Zeffy 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 Art Song selections from memory

    • 1 selection must be by a BIPOC composer and/or written post-1990

    • No Broadway or Opera selections please

  • Every applicant receives written feedback from judges

Calliope’s Call Young Singer Competition Repertoire Resources

Repertoire Resource DOC

Application

Questions? Please contact calliope@calliopescall.org

Submit Payment

Limited scholarships are available on a first come-first served basis for those demonstrating financial hardship. To apply for a scholarship, please submit a one-paragraph explanation detailing your specific need to: calliope@calliopescall.org