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2008 FMMC HIGH SCHOOL PIANO COMPETITION

FMMC announces the 2008 Piano Competition for High School Pianists, in Memory of Fanny Ross Henbest and Audrey Davis.

To be held on April 12, 2008.

Eligibility

The competition is open to piano students who are currently enrolled in grades 9 through 12, living within a 50 mile radius of Washington, DC. First place winners from previous years are ineligible.

Location and Dates
Jordan-Kitts Music
9520 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, Maryland 20740
Saturday, April 12, 2008

The application must be postmarked no later than Saturday, March 10, 2008. (Click here for application)

Prizes

At the discretion of the judges, the following prizes will be awarded:

  • First Prize $700
  • Second Prize $500
  • Third Prize $300

    All winners, including Honorable Mentions, will be awarded a one-year membership to FMMC, which includes eligibility to perform in FMMC Student Concerts.

    Repertoire

    Students must be prepared to play four works-one in each of the following categories:

    1. A prelude and fugue from either volume of the Well Tempered Clavier by J. S. Bach, or two other comparable pieces from the Baroque Period
    2. The first movement of a sonata by Beethoven (excluding Op. 49), Mozart (excluding K 545), Haydn (excluding early Divertimenti), or Schubert
    3. A substantial work from the Romantic Period
    4. An impressionist work or a work from the 20th or 21st century
    Competition Requirements
    • All selections must be performed from memory.
    • Repertoire must be approved by the competition chairman.
    • Entrants must provide music for the judges. If the music is photocopied, the entrant will be disqualified.
    • All decisions made by the judges are final.
    • No changes in repertoire may be made after the application deadline.
    Questions

    Email Lois Jones, competition chairman.

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