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Tradition of Excellence Since 1992
SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION - 2010 - CANCELLED
The Seventh Annual
Edna
Traccarella Scholarship Competition,
which had been planned for Mid-March 2010,
has
been cancelled due to additional scholarship funds
needed to
support local school's musical programs. ***
| CHORAL GRANTS AWARDED LOCAL SCHOOLS |
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| Eunice Ng, Mr. Tim Simmons, Dr. Jane Blaum - Photo by Eunice Ng |
CHORAL GRANTS AWARDED LOCAL SCHOOLS Eastern Shore Choral Society presents
financial grants to the choral departments of
Baldwin County
schools on a rotating basis. On Friday, October 23, 2009, the two
high schools
who received $500 grants each included Gulf Shores High School and
Robertsdale High
School. Dr. Jane Blaum, Scholarship
Chairwoman and Eunice Ng, President of ESCS
presented the choral teachers, Mr. Tim Simmons at Gulf Shores High School
and
Mr. William Thomas at Robertsdale High School, with the $500 checks. Dr. Blaum and Ms. Ng were treated to a private
performance of 2 songs from their
best choral class at Robertsdale High School. They were very impressed with the
performance.
EASTERN SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY'S
EDNA TRACCARELLA
SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION 2009
Jane Blaum, M.D., Chairwoman
| Scholarship Winners 2009 - Photo by Mary Loury |
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| Left to right: Michala Mesler, Virginia Lynn, Katy ONeill, Kyndall Haywood |
CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS!
The Eastern Shore Choral Society proudly presents
the Edna Traccarella Scholarship winners for 2009.
| | FIRST PLACE WINNER: |
Virginia Lynn | |
| SECOND PLACE WINNER: | Katy O'Neill
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THIRD PLACE WINNER: | Kyndall Haywood | | | HONORABLE MENTION: |
Michala Mesler |
Eastern Shore Choral Society
would like to thank all of the participants in the sixth
annual Edna Traccarella Scholarship competition,
which was held on March 28, 2009, at
Trinity Presbyterian Church in Fairhope. The
participants are shown above from left to right: Michala Mesler, Virginia Lynn,
Katy O'Neill, Kyndall Haywood.
We would also like to thank Trinity Presbyterian Church for the use of their facilities and
everyone
who participated in the delicious buffet that was served after the competition. *********************
| Scholarship Judges - Photo by Mary Loury |
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| Left to right: Bonnie Jean Early, Mary Katherine Kilgore, Phyllis Dye |
Judges for Voice Competition
The judges, pictured above, for the Eastern Shore Choral Society's Sixth Annual
Edna Traccarella Voice Scholarship competition for high school students were
Bonnie Jean Early, Mary Katherine Kilgore
and Phyllis Dye. Dye received her bachelor and master of music degrees in voice from Bucknell
University
and West Virginia University. She has served on a college/university
level as both a piano and voice faculty member.
Her repertoire includes most
major oratorios and many operatic roles, and she performed as a soloist for
many
years at the Victoria, Texas, Bach Festival and with symphony orchestras
in the southeast. Dye has extensive experience
as a vocal competition adjudicator,
including Metropolitan Opera district auditions. Early is a graduate of
Westminster Choir College and the University of Southern
Mississippi, has also done extensive post-graduate study
with a number of
Master Teachers, and has performed with Mobile Opera in many productions.
She has taught
voice for many years and maintains a private voice studio in
Mobile. Early is a member of the National Association
of Teachers of Singing,
and has frequently adjudicated vocal competitions. Early has directed several
church
choirs, and she and her husband Val Early founded Mobile's Singing Children. Kilgore received a bachelor of
music degree in organ performance from Valdosta
State University, followed by voice, opera and choral conducting studies
at
Clayton College and State University and master of music studies in choral
conducting at the University of
Alabama. Kilgore has performed as a soprano
soloist, organist, pianist and choral conductor. In addition,
she teaches private
lessons in both voice and piano. Kilgore is currently the Director of Music at the
Fairhope
United Methodist Church. The competition, which is intended to nurture young vocal talent in Baldwin
County,
was open to high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors who made
application by March 7, 2009. The competition
was held on Saturday, March 28,
2009 at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Fairhope. For more information, call Dr. Jane Blaum at (251) 232-1098.
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| Scholarship Winners and Judges - 2009 |
The Eastern Shore Choral Society would like thank our judges for all their hard work in
the Edna Traccarella Scholarship competition held on March 28, 2009. Pictured
above from left to
right on the front row: Michala
Mesler, Virginia Lynn, Katy O'Neill, and Kyndall Haywood.
Back
row: Bonnie Jean Early, Mary Katherine Kilgore, and Phyllis Dye.
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FOR 2008 - CLICK HERE
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| Jane Blaum, M.D., Scholarship Chairwoman |
| Eastern Shore
Choral Society ~ Scholarship Program
Jane Blaum, M.D., Chairwoman
In
1996, the Eastern Shore Choral Society endowed a scholarship fund,
calling it the Edna Traccarella Fellowship Award
Fund. In that same year,
the first award was given to Spanish Fort School. When Edna Traccarella
passed away in 1999, additional contributions were made to the Award
Fund in her memory and in recognition of her
love of singing.
Historically,
the Eastern Shore Choral Society's contributions from the
Award Fund have all been given to area schools'
music departments. Our
annual Edna Traccarella Scholarship Competition is held in
March of each year in which high school students compete
for
money that will enable winners to pursue vocal studies.
On March 28, 2009, the Eastern Shore Choral Society
held
its sixth annual Edna Traccerella Scholarship Competition.
This is a countywide voice competition for high
school freshmen,
sophomores and juniors. Scholarship monies awarded
enable winners to pursue vocal studies. This
scholarship competition
is a dream of Edna's that we are perpetuating.
Dr. Jane M. Blaum P.O. Box 1027
Montrose, AL 36559
OR FAX TO Dr. Blaum: 1-866-291-0167 QUESTIONS: Dr. Jane Blaum 251-232-1098 (cell) or blaum8684@bellsouth.net *************** |
EASTERN SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY’S EDNA TRACCARELLA
SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION APPLICATION FORM NAME________________________________________
AGE________ □FRESHMAN
□SOPHOMORE □JUNIOR SCHOOL__________________________________________________________________________________
□HOME SCHOOLED
MAILING
ADDRESS________________________________________________________________________________________
Street PO Box
City
Zip
PARENT'S NAMES________________________________________________________________________________
PARENTS' (ES)if different from student's_____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS____________________________________________________________________
PHONE NUMBERS WHERE STUDENT OR PARENTS MAY BE REACHED: HOME(____)______________
WORK(____)___________ CELL(____)___________ 1) WHY I WANT
OR NEED THIS SCHOLARSHIP, AND WHAT I FEEL IS MY DIRECTION IN MUSIC (BRIEF): ____________________________________________________________
2)
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM ONE MUSIC TEACHER OR CHOIR DIRECTOR (BRIEF) ---- ATTACH
- I give consent for my child to be photographed without compensation for use in Eastern Shore Choral
Society approved publications and promotional materials. Photographs
of competition participants will be published in local newspaper and possibly in local magazines. The Eastern Shore Choral
Society has a web site as well as a promotional brochure and concert programs in which we print photographs of activities
and events. In addition, we sometimes audiotape and/or videotape our concerts in which students may sing.
- I HAVE
RECEIVED, READ AND UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF THE COMPETITION. I AGREE TO COMPLY AND TO ACCEPT THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES.
______________________________________ __________________
STUDENT'S SIGNATURE
DATE
_______________________________________ __________________
PARENT'S SIGNATURE
DATE | DEADLINE: MUST BE POSTMARKED OR FAX’D BY MARCH 7, 2009!!!!
MAIL APPLICATIONS TO: Dr. Jane M. Blaum P.O. Box
1027 Montrose, AL 36559 OR FAX TO Dr. Blaum: 1-866-291-0167 QUESTIONS:
Dr. Jane Blaum 251-232-1098 (cell) or blaum8684@bellsouth.netPRINT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM - CLICK HERE
(Click
on above link to print Scholarship Application Form)
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RULES, 2009 EASTERN SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY’S
EDNA TRACCARELLA
SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION | 1. | DATE:
TIME:
PLACE: |
March 28, 2009 (Saturday morning)
9:00 AM (student must be present by 8:30 AM!!)
Trinity Presbyterian Church (Trinity Hall, behind the church), Mobile
Street, at the corner of Mobile St. and Fig St., Fairhope, Alabama (just north of Gambino's Restaurant)
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The student must be a freshman, sophomore or junior in high school.
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| 3. | The student must be a resident of Baldwin County.
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4. | The competition is a performance
based audition.
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| The student must perform one selection (three minute
maximum time limit).
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| Pop and show music are not suitable for this competition.
The selection must be performed in English, Italian or Latin (no other languages are permissible).
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The student's selection must be performed from memory. | | 8. | The student
must provide his/her own accompanist. If this is a problem, let us know before March 14th, and we will try to help.
| | 9. | A microphone may not be used during the student's performance. The performance
hall is very resonant and sound carries well.
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10. | Parents, teachers and members
of the Eastern Shore Choral Society may be present, but the competition will not be open to the general public.
| | 11. | The winner will be announced at the end of the adjudication; however, a winner does
not have to be selected. The first place winner may not compete in the competition again.
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The performance sequence/order of students will be assigned randomly, and each student will be informed
in advance of this sequence.
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| Each student will be allowed 10 minutes of warm-up time before
his/her performance (a warm-up room is available).
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14. | All students must register
at the performance hall by 8:30 AM on the morning of the competition.
| | 15. | If
a student is not present at his/her performance time, he/she may perform at the end of the day's schedule.
| | 16. | Students are encouraged to be seated in the performance hall following their audition,
to hear the performances of other students.
| | 17. | The winners' monetary awards
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| First Place: | $500 | | Second Place: | $400 | | Third Place: | $300 |
| 18. | The winners are expected to use the award money
as payment toward summer music camp or voice lessons. We can provide assistance
in identifying these opportunities. Each student
is to write a brief summary of the summer music experience made possible by the use of the award. This brief summary is to be sent to the Eastern Shore Choral Society by September 30, 2009.
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The
first place winner must be willing and prepared to perform a solo as a part of the Eastern
Shore Choral Society's concerts, either fall 2009 or spring 2010. His/her
use of the award money will also be announced at that time. |
APPLICATION
DEADLINE: MARCH 7, 2009 QUESTIONS: Dr. Jane M. Blaum 251-232-1098 (cell) or email:
blaum8684@bellsouth.net
(Click
on above link to print Scholarship Application Form)
| Photo by BRENDA G. ANDERSON - Baldwin Register |
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| Jane Blaum, Scholarship Chair Woman and Melinda Price - 2007 Scholarship Winner |
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