Longwood Gardens 2019 Competition

Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, is accepting applications for its 2019 International Organ Competition.

Preliminary and final rounds of the competition will take place June 18–22, 2019, at Longwood Gardens’ historic 1930 Aeolian organ of 146 ranks.

The Pierre S. Du Pont First Prize is $40,000, the largest cash prize of any organ competition. The Firmin Swinnen Second Prize is $15,000; the Clarence Snyder Third Prize is $5,000. Judges are: Peter Richard Conte, Marnie Giesbrecht, Maggie Hamilton, Thomas Heywood, Rossen Milanov, Alan Morrison, and Todd Wilson.

Deadline for application is November 30.

For further information: www.longwoodgardens.org/international-organ-competition.

Longwood Gardens Aeolian organ console (photo credit: Duane Erdmann)