Every year the Chaminade Music Club awards prize money to young musicians. The awards are presented to vocal and instrumental musicians on alternating years. Vocal auditions will be held in 2010.

The first prize is $500, second prize is $300, and third prize is $200. It is hoped that these awards might be helpful to the winners in their future study of serious music.

2009 Scholarship Competition Photos

Rules Governing the Auditions

1. Auditions are open to vocalists or instrumentalists who are students in the 10th through 12th grades of High School and have studied voice or their instrument for two or more years.
2. Students must be currently studying with a private teacher. Application forms shall include a recommendation from the private teacher.
3. Students must meet one of the follwoing requirements:
   1. Be a resident of one of the following communities:
      Attleboro, North Attleboro, Plainville, Wrentham, Foxboro, Mansfield, Norton, Taunton, Dighton, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Franklin, Sharon, Canton, Walpole, Easton, Cumberland RI, Pawtucket RI.
   2. Be a son or daughter of a Chaminade Music Club member in good standing.
   3. Be a student of a Chaminade Music Club member in good standing.
4. Applicants must present two selections from different musical periods: Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, or 20th-21st Century. All repertoire must be in what is generally understood to be a classical idiom. Questions about suitability of repertoire should be addressed to the Chair of Music Awards Committee. Final decisions of suitable repertoire will rest with the Chaminade Music Club Executive Board.
5. Total time of the applicant's performance should not exceed fifteen minutes.
6. Applicants are required to perform their selections from memory. It is better for a student to select music which they can perform well rather than to select music that is too difficult.
7. Three copies of music for each selection must be provided for the judges at the time of the audition.
8. The Club will assist the candidate in securing an accompianist, if needed.
9. The Chaminade Music Club reserves the right to withhold the presentations of any prize if, in the opinion of the judges, there is no qualified recipient.

If you would like to apply for the Chaminade Music Club Awards, please complete the Online Application.

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Scholarship Competition, April 5, 2009

	Chairman of the Scholarship Competition, Bob Johnson pictured with students:   - Kevin Lee, piano   - Dylan Marshall, French horn   - Alina Ostrow, piano   - Chris Anderson, piano   - Allison Cote, flute   - Sophie Tollefson, piano Students represented the towns of Franklin, MA, Seekonk, MA, Sharon, MA and Cumberland, RI
Winners of the 2009 Scholarship Competition First Prize - Chris Anderson, piano, from Franklin, MA Second Prize - Sophie Tollefson, piano, from Sharon, MA Third Prize - Dylan Marshall, French horn, from Seekonk, MA