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Miami International Organ Competition
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- Final round 5 February 2027
- Location
- Church of the Epiphany, Miami, Florida
- Registration deadline
- 2026-06-19
- Fee
- USD 100 (non-refundable)
Source: ruffatti.com
Overview
The Miami International Organ Competition is a competition for organists under 30 with recorded preliminary and semi-final rounds and a live final of three finalists at the Church of the Epiphany in Miami. Entry is limited to the first 50 applications.
- Organiser
- Ruffatti Brothers / Church of the Epiphany
- Instruments
- Organ
- Category
- Organ
- Age limits
- Organists under 30 (born after 5 February 1997)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Application by email by 19 June 2026.
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary: recordings
- Semi-final: video, max 30 minutes, eight semi-finalists
- Final: live, max 30 minutes, three finalists
Repertoire
Preliminary: a pre-1750 work, two Bach trio sonata movements, a Smyth or Karg-Elert piece and a virtuoso 19th-21st century work. Semi-final and final: free programme including at least one work based on plainchant.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- 1st: USD 5,000 and invitation to 2028-2029 Epiphany Concert Series
- 2nd: USD 2,500
- 3rd: USD 1,500
- Audience prize USD 500
Past editions
Not published on the official pages we could check.Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source