Golden Voices of America Competition
Golden Voices of America Competition 2024
Golden Voices of America, which debuted in 2009 under the auspices of the American Fine Arts Festival, is an international vocal competition that takes place in New York City. Golden Voices of America is intended for vocalists who would like to challenge themselves by competing on a highly selective level in voice competition. The winners of this vocal competition perform at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and at Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center.
Where: New York. US
When: The 2024-2025 season.
Participation in a Winner’s Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
Concert Dates: TBA
Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert.
Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.
Five complimentary tickets, 4 digital pictures.
The Recital fee for ensembles is $250/per person.
Awards
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Participation in a Winner’s Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
Concert Dates: March 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary tickets, 4 digital pictures.
The Recital fee for ensembles is $250/person.
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Participation in a Winner’s Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
Concert Dates: March 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary tickets, 4 digital pictures.
The Recital fee for ensembles is $250/person.
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Participation in a Winner’s Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
Concert Dates: March 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary tickets, 4 digital pictures.
The Recital fee for ensembles is $250/person.
Winners list
How to Apply
Applicants interested in participating in Golden Voices of America 2024 must submit a recording of their audition performance, along with a completed application form and a non-refundable application fee
The recording (YouTube link) must be high quality.
Audition and performance pieces must not exceed 5 minutes.
CD recordings are not acceptable.
The recording must be clearly labeled on the outside with your name.
The recording must be free of background noise with an appropriate balance between voice(s) and accompaniment.
Repertoire & Eligibility
Participants may perform one or several pieces from one or both categories of our recommended repertoire or they may choose their own program as long as it fits into the framework provided by our list of recommendations. Audition and performance pieces in a voice competition must not exceed 5 minutes. Participation in Golden Voices of America 2023 is open to vocalists of all nationalities, as well as vocal duets, trios, quartets and other vocal groups, in the following age categories:
Winners of the competition will perform one piece , selected by the judges from the contestants audition repertoire
People
A. 6-8 years of age
B. 9-10 years of age
C. 11-12 years of age
D. 13-15 years of age
E. 16-18 years of age
F. Adult
And the following repertoire categories:
Category 1: Classical/Folk/Traditional
Category 2: Musical Theater/Disney/Broadway/Jazz
Accompaniment
Participants in the AFAF Golden Voices of America 2024 are encouraged to secure their own accompanists. If you are not able to secure an accompanist, the AFAF can provide an accompanist for a fee. Please check the appropriate box on your application form if you would like to request an accompanist..
Application Fees
The application fee for auditions in a single repertoire category is $250. The application fee for vocal duets, trios and quartets is $150 per person. For vocal groups with five or more members, the application fee is $100 per person. Please note that a single application fee covers an audition in one repertoire category only, so if you’re planning on auditioning in both repertoire categories, please make sure to enclose an appropriate application fee.
Checks or money orders should be made payable to:
Art & Music Unlimited
P.O. Box 106, Holmdel. NJ 07733
Application and recital fees are non-refundable.
Mailing Address Please send all inquiries to: AFAF, P.O. Box 106, Holmdel, NJ 07733.
Deadline
Applications and audition recordings (YouTube link) must be postmarked no later than December 15, 2023. Audition results will be announced on our website on January 25, 2024.
Further Information
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