
5th Bösendorfer Youth Music Festival
Register here!
https://forms.gle/QutLsQDVhgxoU38N9
The German Society of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the opening of the registration process for the 5th Annual Bösendorfer Youth Music Festival!
We invite any individual musician from Grade 1 to 12 to sign up to compete.
Musicians and ensembles will be classified into four age groups:
- Elementary (grade 1-5)
- Junior (grade 6-8)
- Senior (grade 9-12)
- Mixed Age Ensemble
Only Classical music will be accepted, and participants must submit a copy of sheet music - with numbered measures - and a link to their audition video below. Performances should be kept to a maximum of eight (8) minutes per entry. Judges will provide feedback to participants and select Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists for each age group and instrument category.
Gold and Silver medalists will be notified by March 14th and will go on to perform in a concert for the public on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 3pm. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists will receive medals, and all participants will receive certificates.
The registration fee is $60 per individual musician and $100 per ensemble. The German Society accepts check, credit card, and PayPal.
The Society's beautiful Barthelmes Auditorium features outstanding acoustics where guest artists perform as part of its annual classical concert series. There is a Bösendorfer grand piano on stage.
The German Society of Pennsylvania is proud and pleased to invite student musicians, their parents and friends, and our fellow residents of the Philadelphia region to this exciting musical event!
The Bösendorfer Youth Music Festival Committee
Vera Shissel, Piano Teacher
Lena Solaiman, Piano Teacher and Former Vice President, Philadelphia Music Teachers Association
Ernie Weiler, VP of Advancement, German Society of PA
Liesl Jandrey, Executive Director, German Society of PA
Hardy von Auenmueller, Director and Music Committee Co-Chair, German Society of PA