Welcome to the Friends of Chamber Music’s 69th Annual Young Musicians Competition, to be held on April 14th, 2024, 1 – 5pm
At the Vancouver Music Academy, located in Vanier Park
Address: 1270 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 4R9
We are pleased that we will be continuing the awarding of the audience prizes in addition to the adjudicated prizes.
These are the winners of our 68th Annual Young Musicians Competition who you can read more about here.
Entry Rules and Requirements
- There are two age categories:
Junior: for players up to age 18
Senior: for players up to age 26 - Competition ensembles must have three or more performers.
- Instruments may be strings, winds, brass or piano in any combination.
- Selections are to be from the classical instrumental music repertoire.
- Playing time will be limited to approximately 10 minutes, both at the preliminary auditions and the concert.
- Competitors may not participate in more than two groups.
- Application deadline is February 11, 2024.
- Preliminary auditions will be held in Vancouver on March 24, 2024, 10 am – 3 pm. You will be contacted to arrange for a time. For ensembles from outside the Lower Mainland, DVDs or data files playable on Windows Media Player may be considered for the auditions. YouTube submissions are acceptable as well..
- Competition is held at the Vancouver Academy of Music on April 14th, 2024, 1 – 5pm.
For inquiries, please call Karen Shuster at 604-732-9565.
