SummerFest Solo Guitar Competition 2024

Solo Guitar Competition Open Category - $1000 Grand Prize

Competition Date: July 2 -3, 2024
Location: UIW Seddon Recital Hall and Bennack Concert Hall
Eligibility: Classical Guitarists age 18 and over are eligible. No age limit. Undergraduate/Graduate students and non-professionally managed artists are eligible. U.S. based and International applicants are eligible.
Prizes: 1st place $1000, 2nd place $500, 3rd place $250, 4th place $150
Registration Fee: $75 per participant 

Repertoire Requirements

All competitors will perform a free choice program on a nylon-stringed classical guitar. Competitors will be evaluated on their technique, musicianship, and overall presentation. All selections must be performed from memory. Selections may be repeated in both rounds. Maximum  time per round:  
1st Round: 7 minutes
Final Round: 15 minutes

All competition rounds are free and open to the public.

Solo Guitar Competition Youth Category

Competition Date: July 1, 2024
Location: UIW Seddon Recital Hall 
Eligibility: All Classical Guitarists age 10-17  are eligible. U.S. based and International applicants are eligible. 18 year olds that have not yet begun an undergraduate/collegiate program are eligible.
Prizes: 1st place $500, 2nd place $250, 3rd place $150
Registration Fee: $50 per participant 

Repertoire Requirements

All competitors will perform a 7 minute free choice program on a nylon-stringed classical guitar. Competitors will be evaluated on their technique, musicianship, and overall presentation. All selections must be performed from memory.

All competition rounds are free and open to the public.