Sue Goetz Ross Student Competition for Voice

The 2025 Sue Goetz Ross Competition for Voice information is below. The competition will be in-person.

Application Deadline

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2025 Application Deadline: February 22, 2025

Competition Date

Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 9am

Location

Bethesda Presbyterian Church
7611 Clarendon Road
Bethesda, MD 20814

Fees

A $35 non-refundable application fee is required by the deadline. Apply online using a credit card.

Eligibility

The Sue Goetz Ross Memorial Competition is open to voice students ages 17 to 22. Participants must reside or study in Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia.

Awards

• First Prize: $1,500
• Second Prize: $1,000
• Third Prize: $700

Repertoire

Choose three selections of contrasting style and period, memorized:

• One art song in a foreign language.
• One aria from opera, oratorio, or musical in original language.
• One American song, including musical theater.

All contestants must use official accompanist provided by the Friday Morning Music Club.

Contact

Mira Yang, Voice Competition Chair
suegoetzross@fmmc.org

If you experience technical difficulties, need to make a change to your application, or realize you’ve made an error, please email Mira Yang, as well as FMMC Managing Director, Laila Linden, at manage@fmmc.org.

2024 Winners

• First Prize: Ian Pathak, tenor
• Second Prize: Cynthia Hu, soprano and Wallace Brown, baritone
• Third Prize: Nadia Lischke, soprano and Emma Wilansky, soprano
• Honors, Audience Awards: Nuria Shin, soprano
• Honorable mentions: Jhamere Thompson, tenor Isabel Marcus, soprano, Elizabeth Lentz, soprano, Sojin Oh, soprano, Delaney Stewart, mezzo soprano, Jason New, baritone, Lauren Maho, mezzo soprano, Magnolia Autumn Flynn-Lebischak, soprano, Maya Watson, soprano, Alexis Arthur, soprano