10th UC3M Soloists and Music Groups Competition 2025–2026
The purpose of this call for entries is to promote musical participation among students at Carlos III University of Madrid through the UC3M Soloists and Music Groups Competition, thereby encouraging artistic creation, cultural diversity, and the development of talent on campus.
- A cash prize of 1,000 euros, subject to tax withholdings as provided by current tax laws.
- Participation, along with other groups, in the concert for Getafe’s local festival, to be held during the week of May 25–29, 2026 (tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, May 26).
The application period runs from January 26 to April 6, 2026. Anyone wishing to apply for this call for applications must fill out the following form:
The entry form for the UC3M 2026 Soloists and Music Groups Contest will be available soon.
The contest will be judged by a qualified panel consisting of: Sonia García López, associate vice-rector for Culture, serving as the institutional representative; and Carmen Vela Campo, founder and director of the “El Molino de Santa Isabel” music and dance school. With extensive musical training, she has studied with musicians of the caliber of Patxi Pascual, Bob Sands, Adolfo Delgado, Félix Santos, and others. She is the founder of the group Los Jazzintos and the curator of the Noches Bárbaras festival at the Círculo de Bellas Artes.
Miguel Revuelta Cazorla, a graduate of the Higher Conservatory of Music, is a guitar teacher at the Getafe Municipal School of Music. He has also organized various educational concerts, been a member of several musical ensembles, and is currently a musician with Royal Classics.
Kiko Sumillera, a musician, is the booking manager at El Volcán Música, founder of La Piscina Música, and responsible for booking tours for artists such as Muchachito Bombo Infierno, Joe Crepúsculo, Tito Ramírez, Dani Dicostas, and Instituto Mexicano del Sonido, among others.
Resultsof the 2025-2026 Soloists and Music Groups Competition. Come meet and hear the winners at the Getafe Festival on Tuesday, May 26, at the City Hall Plaza at 10:20 p.m.