The Kennett Symphony of Chester County and Music Director Mary Woodmansee Green are pleased to announce its Annual Junior Instrumental Competition on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 9:00am in the auditorium of Kendal at Longwood in Kennett Square. The competition, chaired by Carol Lind, is for gifted musicians in grades 4-8 who play an instrument normally found in an orchestra or band.
Competitors will perform one intermediate (or higher) composition lasting no longer than five minutes. Memorization is required. There will be a total of six prizes, three in the piano/violin category and three in the other instruments category, with prizes in each category of $100, $50 and $25. Presentation of the prizes will be made at the Kennett Symphony’s Family Concert (Peter & the Wolf) on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at West Chester University’s Asplundh Hall.
Call 610.998.1977 or e-mail clind@zoominternet.net for an application form. Application deadline is January 28th. Details about the instrumental competition and an online application are available via www.kennettsymphony.org/competitions.