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| Scholarship Auditions and Awards
The mission of the Musical Merit Foundation is to discover and introduce students of exceptional musical talent. Further, the Foundation raises money to provide scholarships to those students who show exceptional talent. Annual auditions are held to determine winners of scholarships. Initial screening is done through preliminary auditions. Competitors who pass are candidates for FINAL auditions. From this group the winners of scholarships are selected. Winners are required to perform in a winner's concert on the day following the FINAL auditions.
For the Preliminary auditions there are four categories of auditions - winds strings, piano and voice
A panel of preliminary judges consists of at least three judges in each category. No private instructor of any contestant may be a judge. Judges are unaware of the identity of contestants and are asked to make written comments which are mailed to each contestant following the competition.
The panel of FINAL judges consists of six judges. FINAL judges are selected from distinguished university professors and professional musicians who reside outside San Diego County. Selection of FINAL judges is subject to approval by the Executive Board of the Foundation. The decision of the judges is conclusive.
Preliminary Application Deadline: March 5, 2008
Preliminary auditions: Saturday, April 5, 2008, San Diego State University.
Final: Application deadline, April 30,2008
Final Auditions: Saturday, May 31, San Diego State University
Awards Concert: Sunday, June 1, 2:30, First Presbyterian Church, 3rd & Date Street, San Diego.
To apply for an application, write: Dr.Conrad Bruderer, 4504 Resmar Rd. La MEsa, Ca 9191. Tel 619-442-8201. e-mail cbrudere@mail.sdsu.edu
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Preliminary Auditions: Saturday, April 5, 2008 San Diego State University
Final Auditions:
Saturday, May 31, 2008, San Diego State University
Awards Concert: Sunday, June 1, 2008, First Presbyterian Church
To apply for an application, write: Dr. Conrad Bruderer,4504 Resmar Rd, La Mesa, CA 91941. Tel: 619-442-8201 e-mail: cbrudere@mail.sdsu.edu
Requirements
Eligibility
Residency:
An applicant who is participating in the Preliminary auditions must be a resident of San Diego County, Imperial County, or Baja California del Norte for one year prior to the time of the Preliminary auditions - OR- have been a full-time registered student (12 semester units) in a college or university in the above geographic area since the preceding September. Proof of full-time registration should accompany the application. Residency requirements do not apply to participants in the FINAL auditions. Age: An instrumentalist must have reached age 16 or be a graduating high school senior, and not have reached age 24, on the date of the final auditions. A vocalist must have reached age 18 or be a graduating high school senior, and not have reached age 32, on the date of the final auditions.
Application:
1.Application fee: $15.00 nonrefundable
2. Each applicant shall fill out an audition application
3. Preliminary applicant shall furnish a letter of recommendation from his/her private music teacher, to be sent directly to the auditions chairman.
4. Preliminary applicant shall include on a separate sheet of paper a short statement of his/her musical goals.
5. Preliminary applicant shall furnish a transcript of credit from the school last attended.
6. Each applicant shall provide a repertoire sheet listing precise title and identifying opus numbers of all compositions to be performed. Information on this sheet must also list time length of each piece and movements, keys and movement titles where appropriate. It must be approved and signed by your teacher.
7. To assist the Audition Chairman, each applicant shall provide photocopies of the first page of music for each composition and movement to be performed on the audition.
8. Except for your teacher's letter of recommendation, the above material must be submitted with the application.
General Information:
1. Applicant shall furnish his/her own accompanist.
2. No applicant may present compositions prepared for previous Musical Merit auditions.
3. Entrants in FINAL auditions are urged to keep audition days free, as the judges may wish to call them back for a second hearing in the afternoon.
4. Applicants will be notified of audition times approximately two weeeks prior to the date of the audition.
5. AT THE TIME OF THEIR AUDITION, APPLICANTS SHALL PROVIDE AN ORIGINAL COPY (NO PHOTOCOPIES) OF ALL MUSIC TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE USE OF THE JUDGES.
6. Contestants who have previously passed preliminary auditions need not appear in preliminaries again and need submit only items 1,2,6 and 7 under APPLICATION, above.
7. Please note that residency requirements pertain to participants in the Preliminary auditions only.
8. All prizes will be awarded at the presentation recital on June 1, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 3rd and Date Streets, San Diego, the day following the final auditions. ALL WINNERS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE.
KEY DATES for 2008:
Awards Concert - June 1, 2008 . 2:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church, San Diego.
To apply, print the application blanks that follow, or write (e-mail) to Conrad Bruderer at the below addresses
PRELIMINARY applications must be received by March 1. 2008
FINAL applications must be received by April 30, 2008.
Address all communications to:
Chairman of Auditions Committee
Dr. Conrad Bruderer
4504 Resmar Road
La Mesa, CA 91941
Tel. 619.442.8201
e-mail CBRUDERE@mail.sdsu.edu
Awards:
Following the FINAL auditions, the Board of Directors of the Musical Merit Foundation meets to determine the amount to be awarded based upon the judges ratings. On the following day winners perform at the Awards Concert where they receive their monetary awards and the winner of the Aspen award is announced.
Each participant in the FINAL auditions receives a one year paid membership in the Foundation and a congratulatory letter containing a request to keep the Executive Board informed of his/her progress.
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