2018 BBIOC Rules & Application

Applications to the 2018 Boston Bach International Organ Competition are now closed.
The next BBIOC will be held in 2022.
The 2018 Boston Bach International Organ Competition is open to organists of any nationality who: 
  • were born between September 2, 1980 and August 31, 1992, and as such will be between the ages of 26 and 37, inclusive, on September 1, 2018; 
  • have completed all university requirements for a degree or diploma in organ performance, church music, sacred music, or equivalent;* 
  • currently serve in a professional position in music; and 
  • are not current academic students of any of the jurors. 
* Regardless of previous experience, organists currently enrolled in pursuit of a degree in music are not eligible to compete unless they have finished all requirements for that degree or may be classified as ABD.

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Application to the Boston Bach International Organ Competition is by e-mail. A complete application consists of all of the following:
  1. completed application form
  2. application fee of US $100
  3. ​photocopy of a birth certificate, passport, or ID card verifying the competitor’s identity and birth data
  4. curriculum vitae including names of all major teachers, post-secondary schools attended, degrees and prizes awarded, and current employment 
  5. biography of 150 words or fewer
  6. color portrait at 3in by 5in (9cm by 13cm) size, of 300dpi or greater resolution
  7. private YouTube links to video recordings of the competitor playing the recorded
    round repertoire

Applicants should send these items in a single e-mail to [email protected]. Attach supporting documents to the e-mail in .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .jpg format as necessary. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

If you do not receive a personal acknowledgement from the Competition Secretary within two days, contact [email protected].

If you are selected to compete in the live rounds, your 150-word biography and portrait will be published in the competition brochure.

Upload your competition recordings to YouTube and provide private links to each recording in your application e-mail.
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The completed application e-mail must be submitted no later than February 15, 2018. 
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