Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, most of the members of the jury of the 38^th Macau Young Musicians Competition (the Competition), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), are unable to visit Macao. In order to reduce the risk of crowds gathering, the Competition will adopt an “online assessment of recorded performances and announcement of competition results” in place of “assessment of live performances and announcement of competition”.

Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the 38^th Macao Young Musicians Competition, dedicated to the category of Chinese and Western Instruments and Vocal Music, will start on 15 August this year. The provisional Competition Schedule is now available on the Macao Young Musicians Competition website (www.icm.gov.mo/cjmm).

The applications for the 38^th Macao Young Musicians Competition, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) are now open until 21 April, at 7pm. All interested eligible parties may complete the online registration, then submit the required documents and registration fee in the designated period of time.

Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, the 38^th Macao Young Musicians Competition, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), will be postponed to between 15 August and 6 September. Applications will be open from 8 to 21 April. All interested eligible individuals are welcome to participate.