Summer Opportunities
Find a Music Competition
Find a Summer Music Festival
- Peabody Conservatory provides a list of summer music festivals with links to their websites.
- Sigma Alpha Iota – International Music Fraternity site has a list of summer music festivals with links to their websites.
- Ithaca College provides a list of summer music festivals. The page also contains a list of summer job opportunities.
- University of Puget Sound provides a list of summer music festivals with a brief description of the length and type of festival under each entry.
- Austin Peay State University provides a list of summer music festivals. Each entry has a line detailing which instruments are welcome to apply.
Find a Summer Opportunity
- International Society for the Performing Arts Foundation… “Internet Gateway” provides links to resources including International Travel, International Research & Reference, On-Line Arts Networks, International Arts Directory, and Discipline-Specific Resources. This site requires some digging, but may lead to good things.
- On-Line Music Industry Newsletter giving news headlines, Calendar of Events, and searchable resources for Music Events and Artists.
- Sigma Alpha Iota – International Music Fraternity site has searchable database Links to resources for Music (ex: search keyword – Summer Music Festivals – displays links to National Music Festivals websites, scholarships information, etc.
Find a Voice/Theater Summer Program
- provides listings for thousands of auditions and competitions, including many international opportunities.
- provides listings for auditions, competitions, and jobs in Europe on their website.
- provides listings for casting calls around the country, primarily focusing on musical theater and straight theater.
It is recommended that you discuss which program(s) will benefit you the most with your studio teacher.
Travel Funding Opportunities
- The Gindroz Prize for Summer Travel and Study in Europe will provide prizes of up to $10,000 to each of the following: one architecture and one music student pursuing study in European towns and cities. BXA Architecture and BXA Music students are also eligible to apply.
- The is available for music students to apply for travel funding from the School of Music for the upcoming summer. Please fill out and submit the linked application by April 15 in order to be considered. Note: Graduating students are not eligible for summer funding.