Music Competition

 

Festival Boca hosts an annual virtual music competition, open to musicians who are 18 years old and younger and reside in Broward or Palm Beach County.

(A short history of this competition)

 

Prizes are awarded to the top 3 competitors:

 

1st Prize

$5,000 cash award
+ performance at a 2025 Festival event

 

2nd Prize

$3,000 cash award
+ performance at a 2025 sponsor appreciation reception

 

3rd Prize

$1,500 cash award

 

Each entrant will receive written feedback from the jury panel.

 

Application Deadline has passed.

(Join our email list to learn when this year's competition opens.)

Applicants Must

1. be string students resident in Broward or Palm Beach County;
2. complete the Application Form below;
3. make a $25 donation; and
4. submit a 5-15 minute video performance by uploading it as a private video on YouTube or another publicly available service, then share the link in your form.

Donations can be made online here, or via check mailed to:

Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park Festival Music Competition
222 Yamato Road, Suite 106-137
Boca Raton, FL 33431

If you have any questions please email joanna@festivalboca.org.

 

Past Winners

2024

1st Place -  Jorge Gabriel Rodriguez
2nd Place -  Giah Bush l
3rd Place - Amanda Nuñez

2023

1st Place -  Jinyang Li
2nd Place -  Willem Meze Sainvil
3rd Place -  Leandro El-Baroudi

2022

1st Place -  Kara Ravaschieri, flute
2nd Place -  Ellen Dahlstrom, oboe
3rd Place - Ella Martling, trumpet

2021

1st Place - Annabella Paolucci, violin & Julianna Bramble, viola
2nd Place - Gabe Rodriguez, cello & Leonardo Rincon, violin
3rd Place - Elena Lim, violin & David Xiao, violin