Hershey Symphony Orchestra
Annual Young Artist Competition 2008-09
Purpose: To foster young artists with superior musical abilities who reside in South Central Pennsylvania.
Eligibility: Students enrolled in grades 7 through
11 during the 2007-2008 school year who reside in the following
seven counties in Pennsylvania: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster,
Lebanon, Perry, and York.
Music Selection: One movement of any Concerto for
Solo instrument (including operatic voice) that is written with
orchestral accompaniment.
Competitors are responsible for bringing their own piano accompanist
if chosen for the finals.
Prize: The first prize of $1000 to the winner (or divided if more
than one winner).
Time-line: Submit cassette tapes or CDs to the
Hershey Symphony Orchestra with an application form by March
3, 2008.
Those selected for live audition will play in the finals before
a panel of highly qualified professionals on March 26, 2008 at
Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The winner(s)
will be announced that day. The winner(s) will perform with the
Hershey Symphony Orchestra at the Hershey Theatre during the orchesta's
2008-09 season which commences Fall 2008. Dr. Sandra Dackow, HSO
Music Director, will arrange rehearsals with the winner(s).
To Apply: Complete
the Young Artist Competition Application and submit with CD or
cassette tape to Dr. Michael Rusli (Young Artist Competition
Chairman) at 1162 Quail Hollow Road, Hummelstown, PA 17036.
Email: rusli1998@yahoo.com.
Phone (717) 566-0460. Recordings must be received by March
3, 2008. An application fee of $25 is now required to help
defray the costs of the competition. Please make checks payable
to the Hershey Symphony Orchestra.
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