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Scholarship
Pro-Mozart Scholarship Winners
Each year, the Pro-Mozart Society of Atlanta sponsors a competition to select an outstanding musician
to receive a scholarship to attend the Summer Academy of the Mozarteum
Institute in Salzburg, Austria. The award is made to the person winning a competition held in Atlanta, Georgia during the winter months.
Last winner received an award of $5000. Details concerning the amount of this year’s award, the qualifications, documents to be submitted, and dates are shown below and are also available in a printed announcement.
Qualifications and Requirements for the Scholarship
Applicants should:
- Be at least 18 years of age by January 1 of the year of the competition finals.
- Be a resident of Georgia or a student currently attending a Georgia college or university.
- Complete an application and submit it with the following information:
- A typed resume, including:
- Current address
- Permanent address
- Telephone numbers
- E-mail address
- Submit a short essay regarding career intentions and reasons for wanting to study at the Mozarteum.
- Furnish a 20-minute CD showcasing your musical ability:
- First selection on the CD must be a work by Mozart; remainder of selections should include contrasting works.
- If you are a vocalist, selections should include 3 languages.
- Label the CD with your name. Also, include a sheet listing the selections on the CD in order with approximate minutes.
- Have two different people listen to your CD to confirm that it works (in the past, some have been received which would not play...if this happens, you will be disqualified).
- Furnish two letters of recommendation from teachers or professional musicians.
- Submit newspaper critiques or reviews, if available.
- Include a glossy 8x10 or 5x7 photograph.
- Commit to a recital for Pro-Mozart during the concert season following study at the Mozarteum, if chosen the winner of the competition.
- Submit an application fee of $40.00, check or money order, payable to "Pro-Mozart Society of Atlanta GA Inc." Application fee must accompany the application or the application will be rejected.
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Competition Procedure
- The applicant submits a completed application by the due date.
- A panel of judges evaluates the CD and documents and selects a slate of finalists.
- The finalists determine and submit to the VP of Scholarship the musical program they will perform.
- The finalists perform in a competition in Atlanta that is open to the public.
- During the reception that follows the competition, the judges make a decision and the name of the winner is announced.
- Competition finalists receive written feedback from the judges on their performance.
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Important Dates
The finalist competition Date and Location TBD
Judges for the Pro-Mozart Society of Atlanta's Scholarship Competitons always include professional musicians as well as music professors and instructors.
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