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Scholarships

Atlanta AGO Chapter Scholarship Auditions
Rules and regulations approved by The Board on February 19, 2005

Categories of Recipients

Undergraduate student
Graduate student
Private adult student
High School student Studying Organ
Young student studying piano with the expectation of studying organ

Eligibility

  • Contestants must be current students of a member of our AGO Atlanta Chapter, although they need not be a member themselves.
  • There is no maximum age requirement for applicants.
  • Younger students, those 12 years of age and older, are eligible to participate. We especially encourage those students who have participated in a POE. This requirement is not obligatory, however. A younger student may audition on the piano with the intention of beginning organ study with an Atlanta Chapter member in the summer or fall following the auditions. This relationship would need to be in place before an award check can be issued.
  • Students of judges (for current auditions) are ineligible to participate.
  • All scholarship funds awarded must be used to further the educational endeavors of those winning said funds. Applicants will be asked on their entry form to specify how their winnings would be used.
  • There shall be no maximum number of applicants who may apply.
  • The deadline for applications shall be those postmarked no later than 3 (three) weeks prior to the auditions.
  • An applicant is not eligible to win more than twice in the same category.

Repertoire requirements

Undergraduate, High School and Adult students taking private lessons
A German Baroque work with pedal
A Romantic work
A work composed after 1950

Download application form for Adult students here.
Download application form for High School students here.
Download application form for Undergraduate students here.

Graduate students
A major work of J.S. Bach (Prelude and fugue, or a complete trio sonata, for example)
A work from the Romantic period (a movement from a Widor or Vierne Symphony, a Franck Chorale, or a Mendelssohn Sonata)
A work composed after 1950

Download application form for Graduate students here.


A younger student who is auditioning on piano may audition with a Clementi or Kunau Sonatina (one movement), a Bach two-part Invention, and a piece from the Romantic period (a Chopin Prelude, or a Venetian Boat Song of Mendelssohn). These are only suggestions.

Download application form for younger students here.

Practice and performance times

The venue for the auditions shall be determined by the coordinator.
Three hours of practice time on the instrument. We recommend that their teacher NOT be present during this practice time.
One-half hour of preparation time on the instrument prior to the audition
Judges shall remain anonymous until after all participants have completed their auditions
Three judges are adequate for the auditions
Depending on the venue, the console may or may not be visible to the judges

Notification of scholarship awards

Having received the decision of the judges, the coordinator shall telephone or otherwise contact any and all winners as soon as possible after the conclusion of the event.

Awarding of prize money

The distribution of the prize money shall be at the discretion of the judges.

The auditions will be held on April 25, 2008.
The deadline for applications for 2008 awards is April 11, 2008.

Completed applications should be mailed to: Keith Nash, Holy Trinity Parish, 515 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030

For more information, contact Keith via e-mail (nash@htparish.com) or phone 404-377-2622.