The Illinois Symphony Guild of Springfield is offering music scholarships for area students in sixth through twelfth grades as part of their annual Scholarship Auditions program. Area students are invited to participate in this audition process on Sunday, April 30, 2017, 1:00 PM at Sacred Heart Griffin High School in Springfield, Illinois. The Illinois Symphony Guild of Springfield will award the following:
- Orchestral Students: For strings, woodwinds, brass, or percussion players in Grades 6-12. One $300 scholarship and one $200 scholarship.
- Senior Piano Students: For piano students in Grades 10-12. One $300 scholarship.
- Intermediate Piano Students: For piano students in Grades 6-9. One $200 scholarship.
- Vocal Students: For vocal students in Grades 8-12. One $300 scholarship.
The Scholarship audition program is open to all students in Sangamon and surrounding counties.
Students auditioning should prepare to play one selection of music of their own choosing that is up to five minutes in length. Piano and vocal solos must be memorized. Instrumental and vocal students must provide their own accompanist, if necessary.
Winners of the scholarship auditions will be invited to perform at the Central Illinois Young Musicians’ Annual Concert scheduled for Sunday, May 7, 2017, 4:00 PM at First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Illinois.
How to register?
Students interested in participating are asked to submit an entry application form by Sunday, April 23, 2017. The entry form is available www.ilsymphony.org. Entry applications may be submitted to Guild Contact Dee Dee Gain by emailing it to deedee.gain@gmail.com or by mailing to 2053 Cardinal Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62704.Â
The Illinois Symphony Guild of Springfield supports the Illinois Symphony Orchestra and serves to assist in assuring the future of live symphonic music in central Illinois. They achieve this by promoting the activities of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra; assist in raising funds for its progress; and furthering the cultivation of the art of music through educational projects. The Illinois Symphony Guild of Springfield invites any person desiring to assist in the support of the orchestra to join the guild. For information on how you can become a member of the Guild, please go to www.ilsymphony.org.
