Wednesday Music Club | Competition and Winners Recital

WMC’s annual competition honors central Virginia’s most accomplished music students. The WMC Competition is held in late January and the Winners Recital is held a few weeks after.

Competition date: January 23, 2027
Application deadline for performance and composition categories: December 15, 2026
Application fee: $25.00
Composition support materials must be emailed no later than January 5, 2027
Winners Recital date: February 7, 2027

Applicants must be recommended by their teachers to compete.

Competition categories are:

Junior Camp Scholarship
  Senior Camp Scholarship
  High School Division
  Senior Division
  Composition

The following documents were for the January 2026 Competition and are shown here to provide general information about the competition. Documents for the January 2027 competition will be posted to the website in late September/early October 2026.

ALL Applicants and teachers must read:
Competition Essentials >
Rules and Guidelines >
Application and Payment >

For students competing in the Composition category:
Composition Guidelines for Students & Teachers >

Resources:
For students competing with an accompanist:
List of Area Accompanists >
Accompanist Fee Application >

For students competing for a camp scholarship:
List of Potential Music Camps >

Address any questions to competition@wednesdaymusicclub.org

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COMPETITION & WINNERS RECITAL

WMC’s annual competition honors central Virginia’s most accomplished music students. The WMC Competition is held in late January and the Winners Recital is held a few weeks after.

Competition date: January 23, 2027 Application deadline for performance and composition categories: December 15, 2026 Application fee: $25.00 Composition support materials must be emailed no later than January 5, 2027 Winners Recital date: February 7, 2027

Applicants must be recommended by their teachers to compete.

Competition categories are:

Junior Camp Scholarship Senior Camp Scholarship High School Division Senior Division Composition

The following documents were for the January 2026 Competition and are shown here to provide general information about the competition. Documents for the January 2027 competition will be posted to the website in late September/early October 2026.

ALL Applicants and teachers must read: Competition Essentials > Rules and Guidelines > Application and Payment >

For students competing in the Composition category: Composition Guidelines for Students & Teachers >

Resources: For students competing with an accompanist: List of Area Accompanists > Accompanist Fee Application >

For students competing for a camp scholarship: List of Potential Music Camps >