Hal Leonard Corporation, the world's largest print music publisher and the world
leader in vocal music, launched the exciting and innovative concept of a serious music
competition for voice students comprised entirely of YouTube video entries. We believe
this to be the first legitimate music competition for musicians of various ages, children
through college, to be held entirely on the Internet.
The required repertoire was largely drawn from art song literature.
The deadline for entry was February 1, 2011.
Judging has been concluded, and we are pleased to announce the results in the four age
categories of competition.
Congratulations to the prize winners! We were encouraged by the commitment and
seriousness of purpose shown in the video entries. If these are a representative sampling,
there are clearly many dedicated students and teachers at all levels who have embraced
our heritage of music literature.
We thank all those who entered for confirming that this experimental venture was
more than worthwhile. And we also thank the teachers who guided the voice students
in this competition. Thank you also to all the accompanists for their key participation.
