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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January
18, 2008
MEDIA CONTACT
Sheryl Schuster
Alice May Director of
Education & Community Programs
Email:
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Office:
812/425-5050, ext. 316
EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC PRESENTS 52ND ANNUAL YOUNG ARTIST
COMPETITION
Evansville, Indiana – The Evansville
Philharmonic Orchestra will present its 52nd annual Young Artist
Competition on Sunday, January 27, 2008 beginning at 3:00 p.m. at the Victory
Theatre in downtown Evansville.
The competition is free and open to the public.
The
Young Artist Competition draws talented young instrumentalists to Evansville each year to
compete for cash prizes and performance opportunities. Eligible students in grades 6-12 and
attending school within a 100-mile radius of Evansville will perform a solo selection on
the stage of the Victory Theatre and be evaluated by a jury of professional
regional musicians. Contest winners
(grand prize, second and third place) are awarded cash prizes as well as
performance opportunities with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.
This year’s Grand Prize winner will perform with the Evansville
Philharmonic Orchestra at its annual Young People’s Concerts to be held on
March 12-14, 2008. Prize money awarded
to the outstanding musicians of the competition is designated for further music
studies.
The
Young Artist Competition is designed to promote, encourage, and nurture exceptional
young talent in the Tri-State. The Young
Artist Competition is funded in part by the Musicians Club of
Evansville/Margaret B. & Leo E. Heim Memorial Scholarship Fund.
For
more information about the Young Artist Competition or to explore opportunities
to support the event, please contact the Evansville Philharmonic Education
Department at 821/425-5050, ext. 316.
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