Music Club Austin supports young musicians by offering several competitions.
HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION
A competition for High School students in grades 9 through 12 was held on March 21, 2026 from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Austin. A total of 25 high school students were judges in the two-tier event. High School seniors completed for the Mauer and Putter awards and High School students in grades 9 through 11 competed for the Wilcox awards. See the individual awards to view the 2026 winners
The 2026 judges were: Paula Bird, Violinist and Pianist, James Maverick, Instructor in Collaborative Piano, Butler School of Music, and Alexandre Maynegre, Collaborative Pianist, Butler School of Music
This year we were able to offer a third place award to both the senior competition and the 9th,10th, and 11th grade competition.
FIELDER GRANT FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT 
A competition for vocalists who are beginning a music career, is held biennially in odd-numbered years. Applicants must be at least 22 years old and no older than 32. Winners of this competition are awarded the Bonnie Cummins Fielder Grant for Career Advancement.
This competition will next be held in spring of 2025. Live auditions will take place sometime in March of 2025 in Austin. The application deadline was November 15, 2024.