$48.1Music Scholarshipsat Skidmore College

C A U G H T. ....between your passionfor music and your desire toattend a top liberal arts college?

SKIDMORE COLLEGE HAS ONE OF THE FINESTLIBERAL ARTS MUSIC PROGRAMS IN AMERICA:

More than thirty inspiring faculty—performers, composers, scholars—committed to teaching talented undergraduate musicians

Creative students with wide-ranging passions

Courses that examine the world's great musical traditions, from Miles toMozart, Stravinsky to South Asia, Beatles to Baroque, and Ellington toEast As ia

Private lessons on nearly 25 instruments and voice

Large ensemble opportunities (orchestra, chorus, jazz ensemble)Jazz combos and chamber music coached by great faculty artists

World-class guest artists in concert and residencies, working closelywith students in classes, lessons, and ensembles

Collaborative research and intensive senior project opportunities,including composition, music technology, recital, and thesis

THE FiLENE RESIDENCIES AND CONCERT SERIES

1kidmore music students, including Filene Scholars, regularly study with world-class artists

brought to campus for teaching residencies and concerts thanks to the Lincoln and Therese FileneFoundation and the Ladd Charitable Corporation of Boston (established in 1982), the Sterne Virtuoso

Series (1997), the McCormack residency (2004), and the Carnegie Hall Premieres series (2007), featuringtwo residencies each year by the astonishing young musicians of Ensemble ACJW.

In recent years, students have enjoyed private lessons and master classes with such resident greats as

soprano Heidi Grant Murphy, sax player Joshua Redman, flutist Paula Robison, jazz vocalist NnennaFreelon, pianist Brad Mehldau, composer Bright Sheng, and the Ying Quartet. Other legendary artistshave performed at Skidmore, among them the Kronos Quartet, pianist Garrick Ohisson, pipa playerWu Man, jazz great and composer Terence Blanchard, and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

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WHO ARE SKIDMORE'S FILENE SCHOLARS? i

his year's Filene Scholars will take the

stage again and again in the next four years, butwhether they'll go on to professional performing

careers—or even major in music—is by no means pre

determined. Past Filene scholars—nearly 100 in all-

have become doctors and lawyers, writers and teachers,

actors and academics, a fundraiser and a filmmaker, a

research biologist and a radio producer, and of course,

music ians. The "ul t imate f reedom of choice" that lets

Filene scholars focus on any academic field shows "an

enlightened attitude that benefits the entire collegecommunity," says Filene recipient Amy Briggs '89, who went on to earn a D.M.A. in piano at Northwesternand now directs the chamber music program at the University of Chicago,

The chance to combine Beethoven and Bartok with business and biology carried Skidmore's name to the other side ot the giobe, where Mongolianviolinist Mugi Ayurzana '09 heard about the program and decided to audition. Bassist Lyon-Caiio, now an epidemiologist, remembers, "I had not heardof Skidmore prior to hearing about the scholarship." Neither had Jonathan Greene '07, a clarinetist and environmental studies student from the WestCoast. "Skidmore was not on my radar until I heard about the scholarship," he says, adding that he turned down other scholarships that requiredmajoring in music. So did Andrea Silver '94, a French horn player and "science nerd" who wanted music plus unlimited career options; she's now afellow in laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery at Creighton University.

Department of Music. SlideRoom entries must be completed, and CDs postmarked, by January 15, 2015.

Recordings should Include the following information:1 Fllene Music Scholarship Competition Entry2 Name, address, phone number, and e-mail address of contestant3 Performance area (voice range or Instrument played): to compete

In more than one performance area, please submit a separate recordingf o r e a c h .

4 Titles and composers of selections performed

Mailing address:Fllene Music Scholarship CompetitionMusic DepartmentSkldmore College815 North BroadwaySaratoga Springs, NY 12866-1632

The Skldmore College Music Department will retain all recordings submitted. You should contact the department If we have not acknowledged thereceipt of your recording by February 1, 2016.

F i n a l R o u n d P r o c e d u r e

1 Contestants selected as finalists will be notified by telephone byMarch 10 , 2016 .

2 Acceptance of finalist status Indicates a commitment to compete In thefinal round at Skldmore College on April 2, 2016.

3 Faculty of Skidmore's Music Department will judge the competition.4 The judges normally select up to six winners; four winners are sponsored

by the Fllene Foundation and the Ladd Charitable Trust, and two bySkldmore College. Additionally, judges will select a number of finalistsfor honorable mention. In the event that a winner of a Fllene scholarshipdoes not accept admission to Skldmore, It will be offered to a studentwho received an honorable mention rating. The two Skldmore-sponsoredscholarships are offered only to final round student award winners andh o n o r a b l e m e n t i o n s e l e c t i o n s .

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Scholarship winners will be presented In concert at SkldmoreIn the fa l l o f 2016.

Regulations for Final Round1 Normally, the repertoire Is the same for the preliminary and final rounds

of the competition. However, with advance approval from the chair ofthe Music Department, you may change your repertoire for the finalround. Scores may be used in all areas of performance except voice.

2 Finalists must play with an accompanist In all works except thosecomposed explicitly without accompaniment. You may bring your ownaccompanist, or the Skldmore Music Department can provide oneat no charge.

3 Finalists should arrive well before their assigned audition tlme.4 Finalists should furnish two copies of scores for the judges.5 Taping of the final round Is prohibited. No recording equipment will

be a l lowed In the rec i ta l ha l l .

Application FormsApplication forms for admission to Skldmore College may be obtained online at www.skldmore.edu (go to Admissions). Skidmore Is an exclusive userof the Common Application: www.commonapp.org-

O u e s t l o n s ?For more Information, use these links:www.skidmore.edu/fllenescholarshlp (Fllene Scholarship)www.skldmore.edu/academlcs/muslc (Music Department)www.skidmore.edu/academics/muslc/faq (Frequently Asked Questionsabout the Music Department)http://cms.skidmore.edu/zankel/ (Zankel Music Center)Michele Kosklnen, Secretary, 518-580-5320 or mkosklne05kldmore.edu

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The competition is open to high school seniors who meet the criteria forad™,,,„„ ,o skid„ore College and who appi, adn,,ado„V;ja™a,;,5Of ikirim r T 0"ly 0"ce. Children and dependentsof Skidmore College faculty and staff are not eligible for the competition.fieper to i reRepertoire for the competition should be chosen from the Western classicaltradition. There are no specific repertoire requirements, but performancesof jazz and original compositions will not be considered, nor. for singers,will performances of musical theater repertoire. Instrumentalists shouldchoose at least two selections representing different historical or stylistic periods. Singers should choose at least three selections representing differentperiods, including at least one in a foreign language. Percussionists shouldchoose appropriate recital material for mallet percussion (vibraphone,marimba, or xylophone). All competitors should select diverse works thatdemonstrate their highest level of technical proficiency and musicianship.for repertoire suggestions, contact Michele Koskinen in the departmentoffice, who will put you In contact with a teacher in your performance area;518-580-5320, mkoskine@skidmore.edu.

Normally, the repertoire is the same for the preliminary and final rounds ofthe competition. However, with advance approval from the chair of theMusic Department, you may change your repertoire for the final round.Scores may be used in all areas of performance except voice. Judges mayrequest performance of any portion of the music and may termmate the au-dition after a representative amount of material has been heard.

Important DatesPreliminary Round: January 15, 2016Final Round: April 2, 2016

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UENE MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS

I« he Lincoln and Therese FileneFoundation established the Filene Music Scholarships at Skidmore College in 1982to provide gifted young musicians the opportunity to further the.r musical studiesand develop their talents as part of a libera! arts education.

The Music Department coordinates the annual Filene Scholarship Competition and selectsa maximum of six scholarship vwinners, each of whom receives a total of S48,000 over fouryears as well as having their primary private lessons covered. Pianist Emanuel A* plays

with Skidmore students in Zankel.

Four scholarship winners are sponsored by the Filene Foundation and the Ladd Charitable Trust and two by Skidmore .Declaliza-Of the four Filene-sponsored scholarships, three are awarded solely on the basis of musical excellence, without regard to area of musicaltion, while one is reserved as a "need position" to support Skidmore music ensembles. The Skidmore-sponsored scholarships are also awarded solelyon the basis of musical excellence, but only to performers awarded those scholarships on the day of the final round of the competition.All students who are invited to compete in the final round of the competition will be ranked by the judges that day. in the event that a winnerdeclines a Filene-sponsored scholarship, that scholarship may be awarded to the next highest-ranking competitor (or highest-ranking "need position,"if the "need position" scholarship Is declined). Skidmore reserves the right not to award scholarships if in the evaluation of the judges the level ofperformance is not appropriate.

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