Name: Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Scholarship Competition
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The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society (GMBS) Scholarship Competition honors the legacy of legendary bandleader Glenn Miller by offering a national music-performance scholarship to aspiring musicians. Since 1977, the Society has invited high school seniors and college freshmen who plan to major in music — or otherwise make music a central part of their future — to apply. Entrants may choose between two categories: vocalist or instrumentalist.
Applicants begin by submitting an audition recording (e.g. tape or CD; today often a digital upload), along with an application and a “statement of musical intentions.” From those submissions, 10 semi-finalists in each category (vocal and instrumental) are selected for live auditions at the annual festival in Clarinda, Iowa. Finalists perform a concert-quality piece (up to 5 minutes), sight-read judge-provided selections, and perform required technical exercises such as scales or arpeggios. Vocalists must perform unamplified, and instrumentalists must meet the competition’s technical standards.
There is no requirement of musical style: the competition is open to any field of applied music, classical or contemporary, jazz or other genres. The intent is not to find “look-alikes” or imitators of Glenn Miller — but rather to uplift promising young musical talent in any genre.
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Deadline: March 1
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