The Guardian called the competition "The Pulitzer of the New Instrument World," and The New York Times described it as having a "special, otherworldly sound that you can feel permeating your soul", which has become the hallmark of the competition. Fast Company explained how Guthman's "futuristic instruments will change how we make music," and Atlanta Magazine suggested that "at the Guthman Competition, innovative instruments just might predict the future of music."

Approximately ten finalists will be invited to attend the 2025 edition of the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition at the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta on March 7 and 8, 2025.

Join us as audience as the innovators perform on their musical instrument inventions with local Atlanta musicians on March 8th at 7pm at Ferst Center for the Arts!