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Repertoire announced for 2027 competition!
Each category requires 3 separate pieces. Accompaniment where appropriate is suggested, but not required. No editing within a work, movement, piece, song etc is allowed. You may cut out empty audio between movements if needed but no music or playing should be altered in any way. If judges determine that editing has been used applicants may be disqualified. 2027 Classical Clarinet: Louis Spohr: Clarinet Concerto No.2, Op.57 – 1st Movement Louis Cahuzac: Arlequin for Solo Clarinet A single contrasting work of applicant’s choice – not to exceed 10 minutes Please make separate tracks for each piece or song. DO NOT put your name in the filename, label each file with the correct composition title. Please submit the repertoire in the order listed here. Audio recordings only, no video. All materials must be uploaded by December 31st, 11:59PM EST. Poor audio quality may affect judges’ decisions. Winners will be announced in February 2027. 2027 Classical Saxophone: Roger Boutry: Divertimento – Movements 2 and 3 Gabriela Ortiz: Mambo Ninón A single contrasting work of applicant’s choice – not to exceed 10 minutes Please make separate tracks for each piece or song. DO NOT put your name in the filename, label each file with the correct composition title. Please submit the repertoire in the order listed here. Audio recordings only, no video. All materials must be uploaded by December 31st, 11:59PM EST. Poor audio quality may affect judges’ decisions. Winners will be announced in February 2027. 2027 Jazz: Repertoire to include one ballad, one medium tempo, and one up tempo song. Ballad (Choose one): Lotus Blossom, Misty, My Foolish Heart Medium Tempo: Download Kris Allen’s etude “Two Celebrities are Dating”....
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2026 VEA Winners Announced!
The Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition 2026 results are in. With a large amount of applicants, the level of performance was extremely high. Thank you all that applied. Without further delay, the winners are: 2026 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition Classical Clarinet 2026: 1st Prize: Hyein Oh 2nd Prize: Noah Jung 3rd Prize: Harrison Kim Honorable Mention: Aydin Iqbal Jazz 2026: 1st Prize: Henry Scamurra 2nd Prize: Connor MacLeod 3rd Prize: Matthew Garcia Honorable Mention: Gustavo Cruz Classical Saxophone 2026: 1st Prize: David Bennette 2nd Prize: Lucas Wiese Ibarra 3rd Prize: Matthew Hrinda Honorable Mention: Sofia Ferreira Congratulations to all and thank you for your continued support of the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition. Repertoire for the 2027 VEA Competition will be announced in April… stay...
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2025 VEA Winners Announced!
The Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition 2025 results are in. With a large amount of applicants, the level of performance was extremely high. Thank you all that applied. Without further delay, the winners are: 1st Place Winner Classical Clarinet Abraham Schenck 2nd Place Winner Classical Clarinet Zhiwei Ni 3rd Place Winner Classical Clarinet Pablo López Ortega Honorable Mention Classical Clarinet Marian Mayan Honorable Mention Classical Clarinet Harrison Kim 1st Place Winner Classical Saxophone Hudson O’Reilly 2nd Place Winner Classical Saxophone Zachary Costello 3rd Place Winner Classical Saxophone Lucas Wiese Ibarra Honorable Mention Classical Saxophone Sofia Ferreira Honorable Mention Classical Saxophone Dillon Martin 1st Place Winner Jazz George Rogers 2nd Place Winner Jazz Connor MacLeod 3rd Place Winner Jazz Aidan Siemann Honorable Mention Jazz Henry Scamurra Honorable Mention Jazz Rei Kaneko Congratulations to all and thank you for your continued support of the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition. Repertoire for the 2026 VEA Competition will be announced in April… stay...
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2024 VEA Winners Announced!
The Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition 2024 results are in. With a large amount of applicants, the level of performance was extremely high. Thank you all that applied. Without further delay, the winners are: 2024 Winners 1st Place Winner Classical Clarinet Alice McDonald 2nd Place Winner Classical Clarinet Elad Navon 3rd Place Winner Classical Clarinet Abraham Schenck Honorable Mention Classical Clarinet Marian Mayen Honorable Mention Classical Clarinet Sung Yoo Min 1st Place Winner Classical Saxophone Haven Kahn 2nd Place Winner Classical Saxophone Kyle Kato 3rd Place Winner Classical Saxophone Matthew Hrinda Honorable Mention Classical Saxophone Ian Briffa Honorable Mention Classical Saxophone Austin Shilling 1st Place Winner Jazz Daniel Cohen 2nd Place Winner Jazz Coleman Rose 3rd Place Winner Jazz Hunter Pullen Honorable Mention Jazz Henry Scamurra Honorable Mention Jazz Sen Yoshimura Congratulations to all and thank you for your continued support of the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition. Repertoire for the 2025 VEA Competition will be announced by April 1st… stay...
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2023 VEA Winners Announced!
The Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition 2023 results are in. With a large amount of applicants, the level of performance was extremely high. Thank you all that applied. Without further delay, the winners are: Classical Clarinet: 1st Prize: In Soo Oh 2nd Prize: Zhiwei Ni 3rd Prize: Yuhsin Galaxy Su Honorable Mention: Juliyan Martinez Classical Saxophone: 1st Prize: Isaac Boone 2nd Prize: Haven Kahn 3rd Prize: Nicholas Napier Honorable Mention: Leo Schlaifer Jazz: 1st Prize: Evan Kappelman 2nd Prize: Alex De Lazzari 3rd Prize: Ethan Buck Honorable Mention: Daniel Cohen Congratulations to all and thank you for your continued support of the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition. Repertoire for the 2024 VEA Competition will be announced by April 1st… stay...
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2022 VEA Winners Announced!
The Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition 2022 results are in. With a large amount of applicants, the level of performance was extremely high. Thank you all that applied. Without further delay, the winners are: Classical Clarinet: 1st Prize: Michael Miller 2nd Prize: Anders Peterson 3rd Prize: YunZe Shao Honorable Mention: Zhiwei Ni Classical Saxophone: 1st Prize: Maria Torres-Melgares 2nd Prize: Landon Chang 3rd Prize: Roberto Campa Honorable Mention: Joseph Moruzzi Jazz: 1st Prize: Jason Arkins 2nd Prize: Soojung Lee 3rd Prize: Jack Smith Honorable Mention: Andrew Peterson Congratulations to all and thank you for your continued support of the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition. Repertoire for the 2023 VEA Competition will be announced by April 1st… stay...
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2021 VEA Winners Announced!
Congratulations to the 2021 VEA prize winners! 1st Prize 2nd Prize 2nd Prize Classical Clarinet: Zhiwei Ni 2nd Prize Classical Saxophone: Matthew Fox 2nd Prize Jazz: Cole Palensky 3rd Prize 3rd Prize Classical Clarinet: Hector Noriega-Othon 3rd Prize Classical Saxophone: Matthew Nicholson 3rd Prize Jazz: Aidan...
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"The Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition is open to any saxophonist or clarinetist in the USA in Jazz or Classical between the age of 18 and 23."
The Competition started in 2010 as a way to identify the next generation of great clarinetists and saxophonists and acknowledge them for their talent, the work it took to succeed, and the artistry they display on their instrument.
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