VSA International Young Soloists Award Recipient Niv Ashkenazi. Photo by Scott Suchman.

Since 1984, the VSA International Young Soloists Program has identified talented musicians who have a disability. The VSA International Young Soloists Competition annually selects up to four outstanding musicians from the United States and the international arena, and supports and encourages them in their pursuit of a career. These emerging musicians receive $2,500, professional development opportunities, and a performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

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The VSA & Accessibility Department at the Kennedy Center proudly opens the 2013 VSA International Young Soloists Competition

The 2013 Call for Entries is now open! The Kennedy Center invites entries from musicians ages 14 to 25, with a disability, for the 2013 International Young Soloists Competition. The competition is open to: international and domestic applicants; individuals and ensembles of two to five members; and musicians of all genres.

Since 1984, the VSA International Young Soloists Program has identified talented musicians who have a disability. The VSA International Young Soloists Competition annually selects up to four outstanding musicians from the United States and the international arena, and supports and encourages them in their pursuit of a career. These emerging musicians receive $2,500, professional development opportunities, and a performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Deadline: January 15, 2013

Guidelines, application, and more information available at: www.kennedy-center.org/IYS

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The International Young Soloists Award is supported, in part, by the U.S. Department of Education