The Ohio Federation of Music Clubs

District III-G Festival Application Deadline
2025-12-13
District III-G is March 6-7, 2026.
Festival Chair, Kim Ritzinger
Gold Cup Chair, Larisa Stone-Logan

Winifred Collins Music Education Scholarship
2025-01-01 08:00 - 2025-02-01 17:00 (America/Detroit)
Award: $1400
Application Deadline February 1
Chair: George Pope

Gertrude Sieberling Music Education Scholarship
2025-01-01 08:00 - 2025-02-01 17:00

District IV-B Festival Application Deadline
2026-01-03
District IV-B Junior Festival is March 1, 2026
Festival Chair, Sonja Kalb
Gold Cup Chair, Sonja Kalb

District III-C Festival Application Deadline
2026-01-08
District III-C Junior Music Festival is February 21, 2026.
Festival Chair, Ellen Raquet
Gold Cup Chair, Leah Estes

District I-C Festival Application Deadline
2026-01-12
District I-C Junior Music Festival is March 21, 2026.
Festival Chair, Lauri Jarvis
Gold Cup Chair, Jennifer Stenroos

Adult Composers Competition
2025-01-15
OFMC Adult Composers Contest Prizes:
First prize: $900, Second prize: $700, Third prize: $400

Entrant must be a member of and in good standing with an OFMC senior club, or have a Senior Special
Membership.
Entrant is 26 years or older.
Entrant shall submit only one composition, original and unpublished for each annual contest.
Arrangements from standard works are not accepted.
The first place winner will not be eligible to enter the following year.
Performance time shall be between 4-10 minutes
Submitted works may be for a solo instrument or voice, small ensemble, or any combination up to a
chamber orchestra or choir.
Only English texts with proof of copyright permissions are allowed for vocal compositions.
Entrant shall submit by email a PDF manuscript and an mp3 recording of the composition, using a
pseudonym (nom de plume) on each, and including the performance time. No true name is to appear on
the manuscript or recording. Deadline: January 15th in the year of the contest.
Entrant will also submit the official Application Form, available on the OFMC website www.ofmc.org
(click Application) or from the contest chairman, and the $20.00 entry fee. The entrant’s true name and
nom de plume shall both appear on the entry form.
Entrant shall send the entry form and fee to the chairman postmarked no later than January 15th in
the year of the contest.
The judges shall consider musicianship, creative ability, and technical excellence shown by entrants.
Prizes may be shared between contestants in case of a tie.
If no entry is considered worthy to win one of the awards, that prize will not be given.
Optional: Entrant may include program notes with composition.

RULES (downloadable PDF)
Chair: Sally Christman

Agnes Fowler Scholarships
2025-01-15
17 Awards totalling $23,800:

$1400 scholarship to a student in an OFMC-affiliated school majoring in music.
Accompanists for Agnes Fowler winners receive $175 for performances at District Conferences
Accompanists for Agnes Fowler winners receive $175 for performances at State Convention

RULES
Application Deadline: Schools shall choose recipient no later than January 15
Chair: David Roepke

District I-A Festival Application Deadline
2026-01-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Cleveland Music Settlement
District I-A Junior Music Festival is March 14-16, 2025
Festival Chair, Patti Evans
Gold Cup Chair, Cecilia He

District II Festival Application Deadline
2026-01-17 | Ohio Wesleyan University
District II Junior Music Festival is March 7 and 14, 2026.
Festival Chair, Marie Nichols
Gold Cup Chair, Andrea Keil

District I-D Festival Application Deadline
2026-01-24
District I-D Junior Music Festival is March 7, 2026.
Festival Chair, Coren Mino
Festival Co-Chair, Ashley Fair
Gold Cup Chair, Ellen Backman

District III-A Festival Application Deadline
2026-01-31
District III-A Junior Music Festival is March 21, 2026.
Festival Chair, Irene Sakelos
Gold Cup Chair, Irene Sakelos

Stillman Kelley & Thelma Byrum Award
2025-02-01
$100.00 Award to the state winner
(See NFMC website for Award Amounts, Rules, Forms & details)
Applicants must first enter on the State Level (OFMC)
Applicant must not have reached 19th birthday by March 1st
Application Deadline: February 1st

District I-B Festival Application Deadline
2026-02-01
District I-B Junior Music Festival is March 7, 2026.
Festival Chair, Elena Mavar
Gold Cup Chair, Mark Smallwood

Donald Babcock Junior Composers Awards
2025-02-01
Overall State Winners
1st: $250, 2nd: $190, 3rd: $140
Junior Class 1: 1st: $65, 2nd: $45, 3rd: $35
Junior Class 2: 1st: $80, 2nd: $55, 3rd: $45
Junior Class 3: 1st: $90, 2nd: $60, 3rd: $50
Junior Class 4: 1st: $120, 2nd: $95, 3rd: $80
RULES
Deadline February 1
OHIO Junior Composer Directives
Chair: Stephanie Webster-Cheng

Marjorie Neville Collaborative Piano Award
2025-02-20
Awards:

winning accompanist $1000
soloist $200

RULES and Application
Deadline February 20
Chair: Dr. Wei-Yi Sun

District III-C Junior Music Festival
2026-02-21 | Cedarville University
Festival Chair, Ellen Raquet
Gold Cup Chair, Leah Estes
Application Deadline is January 8, 2026.

District III-D Junior Music Festival
2026-02-28 08:00 - 2026-03-07 17:00 | Mount St. Joseph University
District III-D Festival is Saturday, February 28, Friday, March 6, and Saturday March 7, 2026.
Festival Chair, Anne Schummer
Gold Cup Chair, Mayde Robertson
Application deadline is December 1, 2025.

NFMC STUDENT COLLEGIATE AUDITIONS
2025-03-01
$3000.00 award by NFMC in each category which includes all instruments and voices.
Requirements, Application Forms and detailed information can be found on the NFMC website at www.nfmc-music.org under Biennial Student/Collegiate Competitions & Awards
$150 to the state winner.

District IV-B Junior Music Festival
2026-03-01 | Richland Academy of the Arts, 75 North Walnut St., Mansfield, OH, 44902, United States
Festival Chair, Sonja Kalb
Gold Cup Chair, Sonja Kalb
Application Deadline for this festival is January 3, 2026.

NFMC Student Collegiate Auditions
2025-03-01
Awards:

$3000 award by NFMC in each category which includes all instruments and voices
$150 to the State winner

RULES can be found at NFMC-Music.org under their Competitions category
Application Deadline March 1
OFMC Chair: Tianshu Wang
NFMC Chair: Dr. Liana Valente

R. Keith Newton Music Education Essay Award
2025-03-01
Awards:

1st $600
2nd $400

RULES
Application and Essay Deadline March 1
Chair: Christy Smith

Collegiate Composers Contest
2025-03-01
Awards:

1st $1200
2nd $800

RULES
Application Deadline March 1
Chair: Sally Christman

District III-G Junior Music Festival
2026-03-06 - 2026-03-07 | Wright State University
Festival Chair, Kim Ritzinger
Gold Cup Chair, Larisa Stone-Logan
Application Deadline is December 13, 2025.

District III-B Junior Music Festival
2025-03-07 - 2025-03-08 | The Piano Preparatory School, 41 Grange Hall Rd., Beavercreek, 45430, United States
Festival Chair, Angie Vaubel
Gold Cup Chair, Jennifer Shoup
Application Deadline is December 12, 2025.

District IV-A Junior Music Festival
2026-03-07 | Heidelberg University
Festival Chair, Denise Eikum
Gold Cup Chair, Susan Zacharias
Application Deadline is November 1, 2025.

District I-D Junior Music Festival
2026-03-07 | Baldwin Wallace University, 275 Eastland Rd, Berea, OH, 44017
Festival Chair, Coren Mino
Festival Co-Chair, Ashley Fair
Gold Cup Chair, Ellen Backman
Application Deadline is January 24, 2026.

District II Junior Music Festival
2025-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Ohio Wesleyan University
Festival Chair, Marie Nichols
Gold Cup Chair, Andrea Keil
Application deadline is January 17, 2026.

District I-A Junior Music Festival
2026-03-13 - 2026-03-15 | Cleveland Music Settlement
Festival Chair, Patti Evans
Gold Cup Chair, Cecilia He
Application deadline is January 15, 2025

District I-B Junior Music Festival
2025-03-08 | Youngstown State University, 1 Tressel Way, Youngstown, OH, 44555
Festival Chair, Elena Mavar
Gold Cup Chair, Cindy Cleeland
Application Deadline is February 1, 2025
