Mixtape Recital Series

Washington D.C. Recital Prize 2021 Application

This application closed on Monday May 31, 2021.

We are accepting 75 applications for our first award cycle. Online application and video submission will be available until all spaces are filled.

Please contact us at mixtaperecitalseries@gmail.com with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Personal Information

First Name*

Last Name*

US Citizen?*

Please note: This opportunity is restricted to singers with close artistic ties to the Washington DC metro area and a local address in Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia.

Yes

Please select your voice type or indicate that you are an ensemble.*

Contact Information

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Website

Additional Information

Please see our eligibility requirements!

Management*

Are you currently under management? Will you be under management in the 2021-22 season?

Yes

Student Status*

Are you a current student? Are you beginning a new full- or part-time degree in the 2021-22 academic year? Similarly, are you expecting a position in a long-term YAP or music residency?

Yes

Additional comments about your eligibility

Materials

Ensemble members

Are you applying with any other artists?*

Yes

Collaborators

If yes, please list your collaborators here. Include their email addresses, voice types / instruments, and websites (if applicable). We expect that at least one member of your team will have a local address in DC, VA, or MD. Only ONE application is required per ensemble.

Concert Proposal*

Please attach your concert proposal. File should be 1-3 pages, saved as a PDF.

This does not need to be a polished, final version of the complete recital, but we would like to see a clear theme developing throughout. Please include a performance order of sample repertoire with composers cited. You may submit up to three pages total, including any annotations, links, or images that would help us understand your vision. Any of the following elements would be of great interest to our audition panel: Collaborations with a local composer. Thematic connections to Washington, DC. Fundraiser recitals for local charities. Art installations or unusual venues. Repertoire that is “new to you”, outside your regular comfort zone, or stylistically reimagined. (Note: These are NOT required, and your concert proposal may be excellent without them.) Number of documents required: 1.

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Personal Statement*

Please attach your personal statement.

File should be about 500 words, saved as a PDF. This season, Mixtape Recital Series is supporting singers with close artistic ties to Washington, D.C. Please tell us how this region has influenced your career path or shaped this particular concert program. Our other mission is to support “artists in transition” – please tell us what that means to you personally. Number of documents required: 1.

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Video Recordings*

Two video files are required with your application. Please submit unedited recordings.

Recordings may be contrasting pieces from your proposed concert program OR similar repertoire, preferably art song that shows your performance style and abilities.

If you are applying as an ensemble but do not have videos together as a group, please use the first two video submissions to show song work from your primary vocalist(s). Then, you may fill in the supplementary spaces to show work from other collaborators.

Due to COVID-19, please refer to Opera America’s guidelines for remote audition recordings: https://www.operaamerica.org/media/br5jsqfz/remoteauditionsoa.pdf Please do not take unnecessary risks in order to record a new video! If you do not have recent recordings that suit our specifications, we will accept other repertoire or audio-only recordings. Minimum number of selections permitted: 2. Maximum number of selections permitted: 5

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100 word bio*

Please attach a short bio to introduce yourself, in lieu of a formal resume. File should be 100 words, saved as a PDF. We are interested in your artistry and communication, and what drives you as a singer! We will not judge applications based on name recognition of previous schools, teachers, or projects. Number of documents required: 1.

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Repertoire*

Please share the details of your recorded audition Minimum number of selections permitted: 2. Maximum number of selections permitted: 5

Selection 1

Selection 2

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Payment Details

Amount: $15.00 (USD)

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Please note: all application fees are non-refundable.