2025 Naftzger Competition

The 2025 Naftzger Competition will be held March 22-23, 2025.

The competition is open to students who are enrolled in and pursuing a degree at a college, university, or conservatory in the United States.

The competition is held in four divisions:

Voice

Piano

Winds, Brass, and Percussion

String Instruments

Voice contestants must be at least 20 years old but not have reached their 29th birthday as of March 22, 2025.

Instrumental and Piano contestants must be at least 18 years old but not have reached their 27th birthday as of March 22, 2025.

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Each contestant shall submit with their application an audio or video recording representative of their current performance level. Recordings should not exceed 30 minutes in length. The music performed on the recoding need not necessarily be the same as the music submitted in the application for the actual auditions. Please email a link of the recording to download or stream to naftzgeryoungartists@wichita.edu by February 7, 2025.

Applications must be submitted by February 7, 2025.