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Houston Chamber Choir International Choral Conducting Competition
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- 3-5 June 2027
- Location
- South Main Baptist Church, Houston
- Registration deadline
- 4 January 2027
Source: houstonchamberchoir.org
Overview
New international choral conducting competition of the Houston Chamber Choir (inaugural edition 2027) for conductors aged 40 or younger. Three finalists chosen from video applications rehearse and conduct the choir in public rehearsals and a final concert.
- Organiser
- Houston Chamber Choir
- Instruments
- Conducting
- Category
- Orchestral conducting
- Age limits
- 40 or younger on 5 June 2027
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
- Applicants must be 40 or younger on 5 June 2027. Current board or advisory board members, singers and staff of the choir are ineligible. Apply in one email to ccc@houstonchamberchoir.org by 4 January 2027, attaching an ID/passport PDF, a JPEG/PNG headshot (colour preferred) and a PDF with full name, CV, mailing address, email, phone, date of birth and both video links. The public requirements do not list letters.
Rounds & time limits
Round 1 · two videos · each 8–10 min
- One performance and one rehearsal with a choir or vocal ensemble. The performance video may cover more than one performance and must total at most ten minutes. Choose contrasting repertoire between the two videos, for instance Classical/Romantic and contemporary. Film the conductor from the choir’s point of view. Instructions in English. Videos may be shortened but otherwise unedited. Use unlisted links and indicate recording year (2025–2027).
Round 2 · Houston · two rehearsals and a concert
- Three finalists receive three comparable 25-minute sets of unaccompanied music covering several styles and languages. Prepare all 75 minutes. Draw one set and rehearsal order on 3 June. Each conductor rehearses that one set twice (4 and 5 June, 50 minutes per rehearsal) and conducts it in the 5 June evening concert. Judges evaluate both rehearsals and the concert.
Repertoire
- The public rules state results by 4 February and the event page states 1 February. The score packet is issued to the finalists with selection results.
Source: Official application requirements and round schedule · Official final concert
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- 1st prize: USD 5,000 and a full concert with the Houston Chamber Choir in 2027-28
- 2nd prize: USD 2,000
- 3rd prize: USD 1,000
- USD 1,000 travel grant for finalists from outside North America
Past editions
Not published on the official pages we could check.Summarised from official sources, last checked 14 Nov 2026. Main source