12th JTVA VOCAL COMPETITION WEEKEND JULY 19 & 20, 2025

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 Semifinalists!

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

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.

Competition History