Sue Goetz Ross Student Competition for Voice

The 2026 competition will be in-person. The application will open here in fall 2025.

• Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026, 9:30am
• Location: Bethesda Presbyterian Church
• Application deadline: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 11:59pm

Location

Bethesda Presbyterian Church
7611 Clarendon Road
Bethesda, MD 20814

Fees

A $35 non-refundable application fee is required by the deadline to be paid in the online application 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 the 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.

2025 Winners

• First Prize: John Solomon Collins
• Second Prize: Sorento Burns III and Victoria Song
• Third Prize: Riah Lubansky and Mariana Weaver
• Honors: Ximena Mier, Angelita Vaughan, Sarah Borruso, Michael Bromley, Kathleen Hackett, Dalia Hassanein, Emily Ricci, Sojin Oh, Delaney Stewart, Jason New, Elizabeth Lentz, Addison Littlefield, Isabel Marcus.