2012 Music Scholarship

Concert on the Green
2012 Music Scholarship Guidelines

Application Deadline: April 13, 2012

 

APPLICATION  Fill out your application online

NOTE: When you have submitted your application, please email Diane Combs at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it notifying her you have submitted an application.

 

To be eligible, students must either live in Clay County or attend a school in Clay County.  Students in grades 10-12 will compete in the Senior Division.  Students in grades 7-9 will compete in the Junior Division.


INSTRUMENTALISTS 

Must be memorized for consideration for First, Second, or Third place.

  • Senior Division: participants must perform a solo piece from a concerto composition (a single movement) which has symphony orchestration and is consistent with symphony performance.
  • Junior Division: follow the above guidelines, if possible. You may play a sonata or classical piece of your choice. It does not have to have orchestral accompaniment. Pianists must have four years of experience or a Level 3 in piano proficiency.

VOCALISTS

Must be memorized for consideration for First, Second, or Third place.

  • Senior Division: participants must perform TWO pieces which have symphony orchestration and are consistent with symphony performance. One piece must be a classical art song or aria in the original language. One selection must be from a Broadway Show.
  • Junior Division: participants may choose to perform one or two pieces utilizing the above guidelines.

ACCOMPANISTS

Applicant's audition must be accompanied (this includes senior division pianists). Applicant should arrange for an accompanist, or a list of accompanists will be provided for you. Accompanist fees are the responsibility of the applicant.


AUDITIONS / PERFORMANCES (Mandatory)

   
  • Preliminary Auditions

 Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at St. Johns Country Day School

  • Final Judging

 Monday, April 23, 2012 at 7:30 pm at New Grace Church

  • Up to eleven participants from the Senior Division and up to three participants from the Junior Division will be selected from the Preliminary Auditions and will perform during Final Judging. It will be at the judges' discretion to place a 9th grader into the Senior Division.
  • The Senior Division First Place winners (vocal and instrumental) must be able to perform his/her audition piece on May 27th, 2012, during the Concert on the Green event. He or she must also be available for at least one rehearsal with the Symphony prior to the date of the concert.
  • The Junior Division First Place winner will be invited to perform his/her audition piece on May 27th, 2012, during the Concert on the Green pre-concert entertainment.

AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS*

 
                           Senior Division                                    Junior Division
                             • First Place, Vocalist                           • First Place 
                             • First Place, Instrumentalist                 • Second Place            
                             • Second Place                                   • Third Place
                             • Third Place                                      • Honorable Mention 
                             • Honorable Mention 
  
(*) The value will be between $25 and $1,500, depending upon availability of scholarship sponsorship funding. Only First Place winners are guaranteed a monetary prize.  Judging will be awarded by a committee appointed by Concert on the Green. You will be notified by Monday, April 16th, concerning the time of your audition. If you are not notified of your audition time by Thursday, April 19th, or have further questions, please call Diane Combs, Scholarship Chairperson, at 264-2241 ext. 238 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 

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