2008 – "Today's Youthful Sound"

Purpose: To provide the opportunity for a solo performance with the Lake Charles Symphony to qualified young artists residing in the Southwest Louisiana Region.

Date and Place of Competition: TBA on the campus of McNeese State University.

Eligibility: Contestants must be residents of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron or Jefferson Davis Parish currently enrolled in a middle or high school or home schooling equivalent. Age 18 or under as of April 13, 2008.

Procedure: A completed application form, including the signature of the applicant's current music teacher, along with an audition fee of $10.00, must be mailed to the competition address. Applications must be postmarked by February 2, 2008. No exceptions.

Repertoire: Instrumentalists and pianists are expected to perform one movement of at least five minutes in duration from a standard concerto for the specific instrument. Vocalists must perform an aria of arias from the standard opera/oratorio of a total of at least five minutes in length. Works are to be performed from memory with piano accompaniment.

Prizes: Two finalists and one alternate will be chosen. The two finalists will each receive a $100.00 cash prize and appear with the Lake Charles Symphony Free Family Concert.

For additional information or to receive an application, write or call the Lake Charles Symphony office:

Lake Charles, Symphony
P.O. Box 3102
Lake Charles, LA 70602

Telephone: 337-433-1611
e-mail: debbie.reed@lcsymphony.org

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