Our Winners
First Prize: Amanda Palmeiro
Second Prize: Mandy Brown
Third Prize: Shaina Martinez
Audience Prize: Joshua Conyers
Finalist Awards: Joshua Conyers, Matthew Hill, and Jacquelyn Matava
First Prize: Amanda Palmeiro
Second Prize: Mandy Brown
Third Prize: Shaina Martinez
Audience Prize: Joshua Conyers
Finalist Awards: Joshua Conyers, Matthew Hill, and Jacquelyn Matava
Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 32 (as of the date of the competition). Proof of age will be required. Applicants must not be under professional management. Previous first-prize winners of the competition and current students of the judges may not apply.
May 25, 2019, at 9:30 am at George Washington University, in the Benjamin T. Rome Music Hall at 801 22nd Street, NW, in Room B-120
May 26, 2019, at 2 pm, at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
The competition provides a superb jury, offering individual advice and feedback to all semifinalists. This year’s judges were Vinson Cole, Peter Kazaras, and Carol Vaness.
Local housing is offered to all semifinalists.
Performance awards included solo appearances with the Avanti Orchestra, City Choir of Washington, Georgetown Chorale, New Dominion Chorale, and FMMC Chorale.
Applications can be found at www.getacceptd.com/wic. Applications will be accepted from September 1, 2018, to February 15, 2019.
Please choose your operatic repertoire from this list. The Italian, German, French, and English languages must be represented in the repertoire.
Repertoire for Your Application Video—The videos submitted on your application must be chosen from your list of the above required repertoire, as follows:
Questions about repertoire should be sent to Leslie Luxemburg, Foundation Director, at wicstrings@gmail.com.
Further information about the competition and the application process is available from Katie Katinas, Competition Chair, at WICvoice2019@gmail.com.