Calling all young recitalists and ensembles!

Young Recitalist Competition
Audition Saturday, March 8 and Concert Sunday, May 4

The Bay Philharmonic and Bay Phil Guild are holding a Young Recitalist Competition to showcase your talents. This is your chance to shine, perform locally in the community, compete with fellow musicians and receive a monetary prize!

If you play an instrument and are up to 18 years old (as of January 1, 2025), just select up to a 10-minute piece* you can play, and enter the competition. We look forward to hearing your piece! 

*An excerpt from a longer work is acceptable.

Criteria and Process

All it takes to participate is: 

• Reside in Castro Vally, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Milpitas, Newark, Pleasanton,

  San Ramon, Sunol or Union City

• Complete a short Audition Application 

• Send your non-refundable $45 Audition Fee 

• Get your application and audition fee in by February 28, 2025 

• Prepare to play your piece from memory and demonstrate your artistic nuance, technical skill and musicality 

• Audition on Saturday, March 8 at Fremont’s First United Methodist Church (2950 Washington Boulevard

• Hold May 4 open on your calendar to perform if you’re a finalist

Once all applications are received, we’ll contact you to arrange a specific audition time. 

After auditions, our panel of esteemed judges select and notify up to 10 finalists who perform their pieces during a Community Recital on May 4. 

Awards

We will award prizes:

• 1st Place $300

• 2nd Place $200

• 3rd Place $150

• Docker Award for applicants under 10 years old $ 100

In addition, each finalist receives a Certificate of Recognition for their achievement. 

Tickets

If your parents, family, and friends would like to get their recital tickets for May 4 in advance, they can purchase them for $25 each here.