New Zealand Classical Saxophone Competition 2025

The New Zealand Saxophone Society is excited to announce the first New Zealand Classical Saxophone Competition. 

The Competition has two categories: "Junior" and "Senior".

The Junior category is open to all saxophone players under 14 years old who are New Zealand residents or citizens and costs $30. This Competition is in one online round only, and is judged on video submissions.

The Senior category is only open to participants of the NZ Saxophone Summer School 2025, with the fee included in the Summer School registration. If you have signed up for the Summer School, you will receive a link to register for the competition. You can register for the Summer School HERE.

The cost of a piano accompanist in the Senior final ($100) is not included and is payable after finalists are notified.

Any combination of accompanied and unaccompanied works is permitted. Note that entrants must have legal copies of all music performed. 

Sub-categories for the Junior and Senior Competitions are below, as well as the time limits for each video submission. These time limits are the same as those in the final round (Senior).

For competitors in the Senior final, different music may be played from the video round. Piano scores must be provided at the time of finalist notification (31 January 2025).

The adjudicators for the Competition are world-renowned saxophonists Niels Bijl and Nobuya Sugawa.

Prizes include mouthpieces, reeds, accessories, and other cool gear from Selmer-Paris, D'Addario, Breathtaking and more... 

Competition entry closes 31 December 2024 at 5pm.

The complete Rules and Regulations for the Competition can be found here: Rules and Regulations.pdf