Competitions

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Auditions for Concerts at the Alden
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City of Fairfax Band Young Artist Competition
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Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
Application deadline:
Event dates:
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Friday Morning Music Club: High School Competition for Woodwind, Brass & Percussion
Sumner School Museum, 17th and M Streets, NW, Washington, D.C.
Application deadline:
Event date:
Grades 9-12. Click here for additional information.

Friday Morning Music Club: Johansen International Competition for Young String Players
Friday Morning Music Club, Washington, DC
Application deadline: December 1, 2008
Audition dates: March 11 - 14, 2009.
Ages 13-17. Click here for application and additional information.

Friday Morning Music Club: Washington International Competition for Young String Players
Friday Morning Music Club, Washington, DC
Application deadline: December 29, 2008
Audition dates: Spring 2009
Ages 18-28. Click here for application and additional information.

Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition
Sponsored by the Houston Symphony League
Application deadline:
Semi-Finals:
Final Round:
Ages 16-29. Click here for additional information.

NSO Youth Fellowship Program
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
Application deadline:
The NSO Youth Fellowship Program is an orchestral training program for high school students in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Open by audition only, this full-scholarship program provides the opportunity to study with a National Symphony Orchestra musician; observe rehearsals and attend concerts; and participate in master classes and discussions with musicians, conductors, guest artists, and NSO/Kennedy Center management. Click here for application and additional information.

Percussion Composition Competition
Doug Wallace Percussion
Application deadline:
A $500 prize and publication contract will be awarded to the winner of each of the two composition categories.  Runners-up may also be awarded a publication contract.
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U.S. Army Orchestra Young Artist Competition
Brucker Hall, Fort Myer
Application deadline:
Final Round:
Grades 9-12. Click here for application and additional information.

Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition
Application deadline:
Event dates:
Ages 10-21. Click here for application and additional information.

YoungARTS 2009
Application deadline for early registration: Monday June 16, 2008
Application deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Ages 17-18. Click here for application and additional information.

Benjamin Zander Scholarship Competition
Walnut Hill Chamber Music Summer Program
Application deadline:
Program dates:
The award will be one full tuition scholarship. Must be between ages of 13-17 and play the cello, viola, or violin.
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Dorothy Farnham Feuer Memorial String Scholarship Competition
First Christian Church, 6165 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia
Application deadline:
Preliminary Round:
Final Competition:
Grades 7-12. For more information, contact Mrs. Penelope Farris, (703) 451-2810 or johnpennyfarris1@verizon.net.
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Meadowmount School of Music Scholarship
Meadowmount Chamber Music Summer Program
Application deadline:
Program dates:
Scholarship assistance is available, but it is very limited. Priority is given to those showing highest merit as demonstrated on the audition tape. Financial need is used only as a secondary consideration.
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NSO Summer Music Institute Scholarship
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC
Application deadline:
Program dates:
Ages 15-20. Click here for application and additional information.

Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Awards
Application rolling deadlines: September 1 & November 1, 2008 or January 31, 2009
Ages 8-18. Click here for application and additional information.

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