$500 PRIZES
FOR TOP
MUSIC STUDENTS
BEETHOVEN
CLUB
OFFERS 4 $500 AWARDS
BY AUDITION ON
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2017
(snow date Sunday, February 12, 2017)
INSTRUMENTAL,
VOICE, AND KEYBOARD
AWARDS
FOR LINN COUNTY STUDENTS
WHO ARE SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL
ALSO ONE AWARD FOR AN IOWA
STUDENT CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT
COE OR PLANNING TO ATTEND COE
SIGN UP BY JANUARY 20, 2017
Beethoven Club Music Awards
Edna Barrett Jackson Award (voice) Amount $500
Open to any high school senior attending school in Linn County accepted to any accredited
college, university or conservatory, and who will be earning credits in voice.
Beethoven Club Tribute Award (instrumental) Amount $500
Open to any high school senior attending school in Linn County accepted to any accredited
college, university, or conservatory, and who will be earning credits in instrumental music.
Lucy Ambroz Keyboard Award Amount $500
Open to any high school senior attending school in Linn County accepted to an accredited
college, university or conservatory, and who will be earning credits in keyboard (piano,
harpsichord, organ).
Phoebe Sherman Haman Award (Coe) Amount $500
Open to any student from the state of Iowa who plans to enroll or is currently enrolled at Coe
College and who will be earning credits in applied music.
Applications and Auditions
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Applications must be postmarked or received electronically on or before Friday, January 20,
2017.
Auditions for all awards will be held 1:00-5:00 pm Sunday, February 5, 2017 at St. Andrew
Lutheran Church, 4420 Center Point Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. In case of bad
weather, the student award chairs will re-schedule all auditions to Sunday, February 12.
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Audition time is limited to ten minutes.
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Students may compete for one award only.
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Memorization will not be required. However, judges will award extra points for
memorization.
Contestants must bring an extra set of original music for the judges; copies will not be
accepted.
Recording of the auditions is not allowed. Only judges and timekeeper are allowed in the
audition room.
Beethoven Club reserves the right to withhold any or all awards if performances are deemed
to be below an acceptable level of achievement.
Direct all questions, application forms and supporting materials to
Cheryl Krewer, 3700 Cottage Grove Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 319-366-4852 [email protected]
Beethoven Club Music Awards Application
Award Category__________________________________________
name____________________________________email address____________________________
address_____________________________________age at date of audition_________________
home phone____________________________cell phone______________________________
If a senior in H.S., names of accredited colleges where you've been accepted _______________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
If a student at Coe College:
freshman____
sophomore_____ junior____
field of performance________________________
years of private music study__________
names of private music teachers________________________________________________________________________
recent musical honors, awards,
performances____________________________________________________________________
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ALSO submit
1) For teamwork and academics, a letter of recommendation from a counselor, school principal, or college
instructor, and
2) a list of repertoire you have recently performed/composed
Note: If you anticipate a conflict requiring a special audition time on February 5, 2017, please indicate the nature
of the activity and time when you are unavailable here:
Due to (specify conflict)____________________I am not available to audition from_______pm to______pm
Name of audition accompanist________________________________________________________________
Piece/s to be performed at audition_____________________________________________________________
composer
composer
composer
title
title
title
Vocalists must perform 1)one aria from an opera or oratorio or a composition of equal standard 2) one selection
from the classical or romantic period, and 3) one modern selection.
Organists must perform a composition of high standard, preferably a Bach Prelude and Fugue.
Instrumentalists must perform two contrasting movements of a standard sonata or concerto, or may instead
perform two or more compositions in contrasting style. Duration to be 6 minutes AT LEAST.
Original compositions should be submitted in manuscript form as well as live performance. Orchestral works
may be recorded. Manuscripts will be returned.
Send completed application forms electronically or postmarked on or before Friday, January 20, 2017 to
Cheryl Krewer, 3700 Cottage Grove Ave SE, Cedar Rapids IA [email protected]
319-366-4852