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12th JTVA VOCAL COMPETITION WEEKEND JULY 19 & 20, 2025
The 12th Annual JTVA Vocal Competition weekend is comprised of four separate events, each of which is open to the public. Two tiers of singers will participate in master classes on Saturday, July 19, followed by a welcome reception open to all attendees. On Sunday, July 20, these two tiers will compete for over $40,000 in prize money in the competition finals. All events will be held at the Valley Center for the Performing Arts, on the former campus of Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd. in Oakland CA. Parking is free. The complete weekend schedule is:
Saturday, July 19 - Master Classes
Tier II at 3:30 p.m.
Tier I at 6:00 p.m. (Reception immediately following)
Sunday, July 20 - Competition Finals
Tier II at 11:00 a.m.
Tier I at 2:00 p.m.
Each event requires a separate ticket.
All events will be held at Valley center for the performing arts - East Bay, oakland
3500 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA 94602
(formerly Holy Names university)
FREE Parking
JTVA congratulates the 2025 Competition finalists!
Meet the finalists
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Meet the finalists 〰️
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Meet the Judges, Pianists, & Masterclass Teachers
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Meet the Judges, Pianists, & Masterclass Teachers 〰️
Prizes
Prize monies are as follows. Those not in top three will receive a Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award of $2,000
Tier I Awards
1st place $10,000
2nd place $6,000
3rd place $5,000 (Karen Reiter Award)
Tier I Audience Favorite Award - $2,000
Tier II Awards
1st place $4,000
2nd place $3,000
3rd place $2,500
Tier II Audience Favorite Award - $1,000
Congratulations to our 2025 Semifinalists!
TIER II
Tzvi Bat Asherah
Phoebe Chee
Cristina Escobedo
Eva Espinoza
Valeria Estrada Jaime
Kaya Giroux
Sofia Gotch
Christopher Gray
Hans Grunwald
Sydney Kucine
Jie Lee
Yuxin Liu
Eve Pearson Maxwell
Elaina Noto
Yaffa Ovsishcher
Sydney Pexton
Laura Santamaria
Rachel Schlesinger
Anna Thompson
Maryn West
Justice Yates
TIER I
Sarah Rachel Bacani
Brennan Blankenship
Tiffany Choe
Madeline Coffey
Meryl Dominguez
Kyle Dunn
Edward Graves
Kristen Gillis
Taylor Haines
Shelen Hughes
Leila Kirves
Anna Liu
Meagan Martin
James McCarthy
Marianne Nobre Cordeiro da Silva
Sunwoo Park
Ardeen Pierre
Leah Podzimek
Ben Reisinger
Daniel Rich
Brianna J. Robinson
Gosh Sargsyan
Victoria Schmidt
Jinni Shen
Amanda Sheriff
Bo Shimmin
Leo Williams
Listen to Past finalists
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Listen to Past finalists 〰️
ABOUT JTVA
OUR MISSION
The primary emphasis of JTVA is on an annual vocal competition to support singers at the earliest stages of their professional development with financial awards, performance opportunities, master classes, and encouragement to follow their dreams.
OPEN TO ALL
The competition awards prizes to two groups of singers. Rather than specific age or educational requirements, these groups are distinguished primarily by level of ability, vocal experience, and readiness to begin a professional career. In some cases, singers may qualify and apply for both groups. All finalists receive a cash award.
SELECTION PROCESS
A preliminary panel of anonymous judges narrows the total number of applicants down to 40 - 50 semifinalists. Then, a second panel of judges works to select five Finalists in each Tier who will be invited to the Bay Area to participate in the summer Master Classes and Competition Finals.