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2027 PrizeApplications open

Woodwind Prize

Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon

One recorded performance. Three specialists hear every entry and score it against the rubric below. The highest total receives the award.

Award
$500
Junior Award
$150
Entry now
$49
Entries close
February 28, 2027
Results
April 18, 2027
Jurors
3
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The fee rises on fixed, published dates. There is no discount code, no offer and no countdown — the price is a function of when you enter, and every date below was set before entries opened.

  1. Early entry — in force

    $49

    September 1, 2026 to January 17, 2027

  2. Standard entry

    $59

    January 18, 2027 to February 14, 2027

  3. Final entry

    $79

    February 15, 2027 to February 28, 2027

The price rises to $59 on January 18, 2027.

Entries close February 28, 2027.

The fee buys the assessment: three specialists hearing the whole performance and scoring it against a published rubric. Every entrant receives their criterion-level scores on the results date, not only the winner. Entry fees are non-refundable once paid.

  • One performance, as a YouTube link. Public or unlisted — not private.
  • Five to twelve minutes. Longer entries are judged on the first twelve.
  • Free repertoire. One work or several, solo or with accompaniment.
  • One continuous take per work. The audio must be the audio of that take.
  • Recorded within twelve months of the closing date.
  • No account. You can correct your link or repertoire until entries close.
Technical command
20
Sound and tone
20
Interpretation
25
Stylistic understanding
15
Artistic communication
20
Total, per juror
100

Not scored: recording or video quality, repertoire difficulty, programming ambition, age or career stage, institution or teacher.

  • Elīna Ozoliņa, clarinet

    Elīna Ozoliņa

    Latvia, clarinet

  • Ximena Rojas, flute

    Ximena Rojas

    Costa Rica, flute

  • Enkhjargal Batbayar, bassoon

    Enkhjargal Batbayar

    Mongolia, bassoon