Early Bird entry fee is $25 for all applications received by 1/31/21. A submission fee of $35 is charged for all applications submitted on or after 2/1/22.* All entries must be submitted via ycmc.wdav.org between December 15, 2021 and February 15, 2022. Entrants must submit two (2) separate classical music works of distinct styles and periods: 1770 and earlier (Baroque and earlier) 1770 – 1810 (Classical) 1811 – 1900 (Romantic) 1901 – present (Modern) Both works must include performance of at least one full movement of the piece in question. They must be the same works the ensemble will perform if selected as a finalist. The two works performed must be submitted as two separate videos. The camera angle of the video must be continuous; no editing is allowed. There is no limit to the length of the works submitted. However, the judges are not obligated to view more than the first 5 minutes of each submission.

*Contact WDAV if the $25 fee presents a financial challenge for your ensemble.

Senior Division: The average age of an ensemble competing in the Senior Division must not exceed 25 years of age, with no individual member having reached their 31st birthday by April 24, 2022. * All members of the ensemble must perform on both selected works.

* Once the entry is submitted, changes in personnel are only allowed with the prior approval of WDAV.

Junior Division: Musicians between the ages of 14-18. All ensemble members competing in the Junior Division must not have reached their 19th birthday by April 24, 2022.

A screening panel selected by WDAV will review all submissions and choose the best entries in each age group as finalists. Finalists will be invited to compete in a live competition which will take place at Davidson College the weekend of April 23 – April 24, 2022. The competition culminates with a live adjudicated concert in Davidson College’s Duke Family Performance Hall on April 24, 2022.

After two years away due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the safety of all participants and the surrounding community is our top priority during the YCMC 2022 competition finals weekend. Measures will be in place to ensure that all can enjoy the finals experience with transmission concerns at a minimum, including a requirement that all finalists must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This requirement will also include confirmation that all eligible participants have received a booster dose.

If your ensemble is identified as one of the four finalists for this year’s competition, confirmation of each musician’s vaccination status will be mandatory before an announcement of selected finalists can be made, and all musicians will be required to show proof of full vaccination upon arrival in Charlotte, including proof of a booster dose if eligible.