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2026 Young Performers Festival Application

If you have questions, please email specialprojects@earlymusicamerica.org.
Please read the guidelines for application and expectations fo accepted ensembles carefully.

Submission of this form serves as your acknowledge that you have read and agree to the guidelines and expectations.

Important Dates
- Applications are due by Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 11:59pm U.S. Pacific Time.
- Applicants will be notified of the results by the end of June 2026
- The Festival performances will be held at 1:30pm daily, Thursday through Saturday, October 22-24, 2026 in Seattle, WA (venue near the University of Washington campus TBA) as part of the 2026 EMA Summit.
Required Materials
Section 1-Contact Information
1. Contact name for this application:*
5. Email:*
example@example.com
2. Contact address:*

Street Address

Street Address 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
3. Work phone:*

Area CodePhone Number
4. Cell phone (Will only be used by EMA staff during the festival):*

Area CodePhone Number
6. Are you a current EMA member?:*
Either the director of the ensemble or the school must be a current member of EMA prior to the application deadline. Please ensure your membership is current at the time of submission.
Would you like information about your school or program tabling at our Summit Exhibition?*
Section 2-Ensemble Information
1. Ensemble name:*
2. Affiliated school, university, or other organization:*
3. Director name:*
4. Provide a brief description of your ensemble and their regular activities within your institution:*

500 Words Max0/500
5. Approximate number of students in the ensemble:*
6. Approximate number of community members in the ensemble (if any):*
Section 3-Recent Concert Programs

Please upload three recent concert programs (PDF only). Name each file with your ensemble name and date of the concert program. For example: EMAEnsemble_09/14/2024. For this application, programs should be no older than January 2024.
Concert Program 1:*

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Concert Program 2:*

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Concert Program 3:*

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Section 4-Performance Recording(s)
Performance recording(s) should meet the following requirements:
- A recording of the ensemble from live performances, with a minimum of 10 minutes and no longer than 30 minutes of total audio and/or video files.
- Recordings must be from no earlier than January 2024.
- The recorded examples need not feature the exact performers who will participate at the Young Performers Festival. It is assumed that student ensembles change in their membership from year to year. However, a substantial number of the performers should be the same as those who will participate in Fall 2026.
- Submitted performance recordings should be of the highest video or audio quality possible.
- We will only accept audio or video recordings in the form of links to YouTube or another internet hosting/streaming site.
- Recordings can be multiple short selections, or one long selection.
- Please include a list of the URL addresses of your performance audio or video recordings as well as the title/composers of all pieces performed for each.
Please include a list of the URL addresses of your performance audio or video recordings as well as the title/composers of all pieces performed for each:*
Are there any resources you may need to make you participation possible? *
A harpsichord and/or positive organ will be available for performances. Arrangements for any other instruments will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Section 5-Festival Travel Grant Details

Selected ensembles will be issued a grant of $3,000 to assist with travel expenses. The information below is required to issue your Travel Grant payment if you are selected. *Ensembles located in the host city area are not eligible for travel grants.*
CheckPayPalZelle (USA only)
- Make check payable to:*
- Contact phone for payee:*
  
  Area CodePhone Number
- Mailing address for check:*
  
  Street Address
  
  Street Address Line 2
  
  CityState / Province
  
  Postal / Zip Code
- Please enter the email address associated with your PayPal account.*
  example@example.com
- Please enter the email address or phone number associated with your Zelle account.*
- Once you hit the submit button below, you will see the message "Submission has been received." You will also receive an email confirming that your application was successfully submitted to Early Music America.
  
  If you do not receive an email within 24 hours, please email EMA at specialprojects@earlymusicamerica.org. Please make sure to check your spam folder as well.
  
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2026 Young Performers Festival Application

Required Materials

Section 1-Contact Information

Section 2-Ensemble Information

Section 3-Recent Concert Programs

Section 4-Performance Recording(s)

Section 5-Festival Travel Grant Details