Summer Festival

Young Musicians categories
Ensemble categories
Piano Open categories
String Open categories
Wind Open categories

July 19–20

String Open and Qualified categories
Wind Qualified categories
Piano Qualified (and possible Piano Open) categories

July 20

Festival Orchestra Concert featuring the winners of the Young Musician categories

SYMF 2025 Teacher Membership Dues: $80
All fees must be paid ONLINE and are NON-REFUNDABLE.

Deadline for submitting SYMF 2025 Teacher Membership Dues
May 1, 2025 (11:59 PM PT)
After May 1, 2025, Member Dues: $100 (includes $20 late fee)

Dates & Deadlines

May 1
Last day for TEACHERS to pay SYMF 2025 Membership Dues without a $20 Late Fee

May 15
Last day for TEACHERS to pay SYMF 2025 Membership Dues with a $20 Late Fee

May 15
Last day for TEACHERS to enter students for the 2025 Festival
(teachers must use the online Student Entry Form) without the $10 late fee PER ENTRY

May 22
The absolute last day to enter students

May 23
The last day for parents to pay student entry fees
REMINDER: students entered between May 16 and May 22 will incur a late fee of $10 PER ENTRY

SYMF 2025 General Information

As we gear up for this summer’s competition, SYMF is tentatively planning on the following:

Auditions will be open to the public but may be limited in audience size.
First place winners will be invited to perform at a Winners Recital on the same day of the category’s audition.
There will be no warm up rooms.

SYMF Accepted Scores • Photocopy Policy (rev. 2025) for Performers & Collaborative Pianists (Accompanists)

SYMF-Accepted-Scores-rev.-2025

Parking
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music (BCCM)

BCCM (highlighted in sky blue [] on the map below) is located on the northeast corner of CSULB, at the intersection of Atherton Street and Palo Verde Avenue.

Parking Lot G12 (red X on map below) that is normally used for SYMF is CLOSED for renovations and WILL NOT be available. Parking Lots G13 and G14 are also CLOSED.

Please use Parking Lots G9, G8, G7, G11, or the Pyramid parking structure (highlighted in lime green [] on map below).

Parking Permits
You will need you car’s license plate number to purchase parking permits. There are two ways to purchase permits:

Parking Pay Stations are shown on the map
- The most convenient Parking Pay Stations are located near the blue Pyramid’s entrance (PYR on map)
To avoid lines and the possibility of running late, you may instead use CSULB’s ParkMobile App
- You can use the app to purchase permits in advance
- Enter 3993 when the app asks you to enter a zone
  - 3993 is the number for general parking at CSULB

Please allow EXTRA TIME to park and walk to the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music (BCCM).

For more parking information, please visit:

https://www.csulb.edu/parking-and-transportation-services/permit-information-regulations
- Click on Daily, Short-Term, Evening/Weekend
- Evening/Weekend permits are available after 5:30 p.m. and ALL DAY on weekends for $10 versus the $15 full Daily permit rate
- Evening/Weekend permits may be purchased at campus Pay Stations or on the ParkMobile App

Young Musicians categories

Pianist, Violinist/Violist, Cellist, Flutist/Clarinetist Categories
First Place winners have the opportunity to perform as concerto soloists with the Festival Orchestra.
Please Note: TEACHER MAY NOT ACCOMPANY STUDENT

Piano Open categories