Young Artist Scholarship Competition

Entries Now Being Accepted for 2012 Young Artist Scholarship Competition

12-18 year old Worcester County residents

Classical instrumental student musicians

2011 Music Guild Grand Prize Scholarship Winner, 12-year old Zlatomir Fung

2012 Young Artist Competition - Entries Now Being Accepted!

 

The Annual Competition for Young Artists is typically held every May at the Alden Memorial Hall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus in Worcester. The 2012 competition will be on Wednesday, May 2nd. Each spring Music Worcester, Inc. administers the Young Artist Competition. Prizes are given by The Music Guild (first prize) and the Sylvia Gafvert Stubblebine Scholarship Awards from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. Performance opportunities come with the monetary prizes. First Prize Guild winner is invited to perform at the Annual Spring Luncheon of the Music Guild. Awards may be used by the winning student musicians for lessons, equipment, summer studies, or college. It is our very great pleasure and honor to be part of the continuing mission to foster young musicians!

Competition Rules

  1. Competition is open to talented student instrumental musicians, recommended by their music teacher, aged 12-18, and residents of Worcester County.
  2. Applicant Form must be signed and postmarked no later than April 15, 2012.  The form is available at the bottom of this page.  Download, fill out, mail or e-mail return to Music Worcester.  music [at] musicworcester [dot] org or 323 Main Street, Worcester, MA  01608.  Deadline for entries: April 15, 2012.
  3. Applications must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the student's music teacher.
  4. Applicants may enter to perform on any orchestral instrument, including piano.
  5. Applicants must perform from the standard classical repertoire, 5-7 minutes in duration maximum.  Students must provide their own accompanist if needed and bring 3 copies of their music for the judges.

     Please Note:  Accompanists should be at or above the skill level of the performer.  Please do not perform a work that calls for accompanist without one.  Pianists: please no concerto movements (no 2nd piano available).  Music should be original to the instrument; no transcriptions.

  • First Prize:  - The Music Guild Award - and performance as soloist at the Music Guild’s Showcase for Young Artists Luncheon in May, as well as other performance opportunities.
  • The Sylvia Gafvert Stubblebine Scholarship Awards, from The Greater Worcester Community Foundation:   Typically three levels of prizes.  Performance opportunities at Music Worcester’s Annual Meeting or other special events at the discretion of Music Worcester.

2011 Panel of Judges

  • Loukia S. Bitzas - Retired Director of Music/Art, Worcester Public Schools
  • Joyce Tamer - Retired, Assistant Professor of Music, Northern Viginia Community College
  • Douglas G. Weeks - Professor of Music, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Apply

To apply, download the Competition Rules and Entry Form (56K PDF).

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