Music

AAMS Ensemble Competition

Year 2024 Family Ensemble International Competition on Saturday, October 26 at the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 7611 Clarendon Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, (Adjacent to the Bethesda Elementary School). For all Elementary, Middle and High School students in-person This year we have changed the format as we will be presenting the family concert with ensembles in 2025.  We are looking for the family or the group ensembles. It can consist of mom (dad) and children, brother and sisters, a group of friends of any duet, trio, quarter, piano four hands, etc., The repertoire: Two contrasting pieces of any genres of classic, pop, jazz, spiritual no more than 15 minutes (You may precut) Peewee division (K- 5th): Two contrasting pieces no more than 15 minutes Junior division (6 to 8th): Two contrasting pieces no more than 15 minutes Senior division (9 to 12th): Two contrasting pieces no more than 15 minutes
  • The Winners’ concert will be on Sunday, November 17, 2024, and selected winners will be performing at the AAMS Family Concert, Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center in 2025.  There will be a small scholarship for the first-place winners.
  • The application deadline is Saturday, October 12, 2024, for all divisions.   Upon receipt of the application, we will contact you by E-Mail.
  • Submit a copy of your current resume and photo (Except last year’s competitors)
  • $50 application fee (non-refundable) payable to email:  mirayang@aamsopera.com, on Paypal: https://www.paypal.com
The previous winners list: The Winners of 2023 Competition: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-winners-aams.pdf The Winners of 2022 Competition: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2022-winners-aams.pdf The Winners of 2021 Competition: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2021-winners-aams.pdf The Winners of 2020 Competition: http://aamsopera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2020-winners-aams.pdf