AFAF Online Stay at Home International Competition

April 10, 2025

Dear Colleagues, Students, Parents, Teachers!

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in the online Stay at Home International Competition 2024-2025 Season (Fall selection) of the American Fine Arts Festival (AFAF). During these challenging times we would like to support musicians who are now at home and are forced to revise their curriculum and creative plans. We are eager to assist musicians who have now parted with teachers and friends in this situation. We sincerely hope that our competition will help novice musicians cope with these difficulties and feel their relevance. Given the current circumstances we still hope that this year’s festival will once again feature a series of concerts in New York City showcasing the talents of musicians across the Country and around the Globe. Our 2023 performance venues are also planned to include Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Bruno Walter Hall at Lincoln Center, and many others. We would like to wish everyone to stay safe, healthy and we look forward to seeing you soon during our online sessions!

American Fine Arts Festival Online Stay at Home International Competition

Where: Online / International

Spring, 2025

The winners of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes, as well as the winners of the Honorable mention, participate in the online concert.

Application and recital fee are non refundable.

Awards / Winners

  • Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.

    Participation in a Winners Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

    Concert Date: Sunday afternoon June 8, 2025 at 1 PM. Saturday evening June 8, 2024 at 7 PM.

    Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, five complimentary tickets, 4 digital pictures.

    The Recital fee for ensembles is $350/person.

  • Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.

    Participation in a Winners Recital at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

    Concert Date: Sunday afternoon June 8, 2025 at 1 PM. Saturday evening June 8, 2025 at 7 PM.

    Recital Fee: $450. This fee includes participation in the concert, four complimentary seats, 4 digital pictures.

    The Recital fee for ensembles is $350/person.

  • Certificate of Excellence and Diploma of Recognition for the teacher.

    Participation in a Winners Recital at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

    Address: 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, NY, NY

    Concert Date: TBA

    Recital Fee: $400. This fee includes participation in the concert, four complimentary seats, 4 digital pictures.

    The Recital fee for ensembles is $300/person.

Winners List

How to Apply

Applicants should submit their audition performance via YouTube, Drop box, iCloud, transfer or other popular file sharing systems, along with a completed Application Form and a non-refundable application fee.
• The length of the audition program should not exceed 5 minutes.
• If you want to record 2 or more pieces, each piece must be recorded separately.
• The recording must be free of background noise and distortion.
• Recommended dress code for the recording – concert attire.
• Applications and recording should be sent via email to: afafestival2020@gmail.com

Repertoire & Eligibility

Auditions are open to instrumentalists (piano, strings, winds) and vocalists of all nationalities, K-12. Participants of the Home Online competition may perform one or several pieces or songs by any composers. A single movement of a sonata or suite is also acceptable. If you have questions about the audition/performance repertoire, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
The length of the audition/performance program should not exceed 5 minutes.
The winners of The Home Online Competition will perform one piece, selected by the judges from the participant’s audition repertoire

Application Fees

The application fee is $250
Ensemble member fee is $150
Checks or money orders should be made payable to:
Art & Music Unlimited
P.O. Box 106, Holmdel. NJ 07733
Application fee is non-refundable.

Mailing Address

Please send the application fee to: AFAF, P.O. Box 106, Holmdel, NJ 07733.

Deadline

Applications and audition online recording submissions must be posted no later than April 10, 2025. Audition results will be announced on our website on April 30, 2025.

Further Information

For more information, please email us. We suggest you sign up for our email Newsletter using the form to the right so we can notify you of any updates to our schedule or any changes.