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Clare College is delighted to announce its the 2025 edition of its biennial Song Competition for the performance of Art Song, aimed at student singers and accompanists from the University of Cambridge. Participants must be aged 18-23 on or before the date of the Final (7 May) and must be current, full-time students at the University of Cambridge. Further information and a link to the application form can be found below:

Song Competition 2025 - Google Forms

1st Round: Submissions by Wednesday 20 November 2024

Semi-Final: Tuesday 25 February 2025, 7:45pm

Final: Wednesday 7 May 2025, 7:45pm

Masterclass: Wednesday 7 May 2025, 2-5pm

Prizes

Singers' 1st Prizes: £400 and a lunchtime recital in Autumn 2025 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London

Singers' 2nd Prize: £200

Accompanists' 1st Prize: £150

Judges

Graham Ross (Chairman of the Judges), all rounds

Nicola-Jane Kemp (Judge and Administrator, all rounds

Sophie Bevan (Head Judge), Final

Lynette Alcantara, Final

Robert Rice, First round