Scholarship

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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 8, 2008, the Eastern Shore Choral Society

held its fifth 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: 251-625-1029

QUESTIONS: Dr. Jane Blaum 251-232-1098 (cell) or blaum8684@bellsouth.net

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Judges Announced for Voice Competition

The judges for the Eastern Shore Choral Society’s fifth annual Edna Traccarella Voice Scholarship competition for high school students will be Phyllis Dye, Mary Katherine Kilgore and Dee Pace.

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.

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.

Pace studied voice while in high school with a voice teacher who so encouraged her that she went on to receive a bachelor of music degree in vocal performance from the University of West Florida. She has performed as a soprano soloist in both church and community settings, including choral tour group performances in Europe, has coached students for contest performances and has served as the choral director for both church productions and community music theater productions. Pace is an active member of the First Baptist Church of Fairhope where she serves as the Assistant to the Minister of Music.

The competition, which is intended to nurture young vocal talent in Baldwin County, is open to high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors who made application by February 15. The competition will be held
March 8.

For more information, call Dr. Jane Blaum at 232-1098.

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1^ST PLACE $500, 2^ND PLACE $400, 3^RD PLACE $300

ANNOUNCING THE

EASTERN SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY’S

SIXTH ANNUAL

EDNA TRACCARELLA

SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

FOR HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS

BALDWIN COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY

INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM

YOUR HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHERS

OR OUR WEBSITE www.escs.org

(SCROLL DOWN, COPY AND MAIL APPLICATION ON PAGE 3 BELOW)

APPLICATION DEADLINE MARCH 7, 2009

COMPETITION MARCH 28, 2009



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EASTERN SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY’S

EDNA TRACCARELLA SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

APPLICATION FORM

Spring 2009

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):

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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: 251-625-1029
QUESTIONS: Dr. Jane Blaum 251-232-1098 (cell) or blaum8684@bellsouth.net

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COMPETITION RULES, 2008

EASTERN SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY’S

EDNA TRACCARELLA SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

1.             DATE:                      March 28, 2008 (Saturday morning)

                TIME:                       9:00 AM (student must be present by 8:30 AM!!)

                PLACE:                    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)

2.             The student must be a freshman, sophomore or junior in high school.

3.             The student must be a resident of Baldwin County.

4.             The competition is a performance based audition.

5.             The student must perform one selection (three minute maximum time limit).

6.         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).

7.             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.

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.

12.           The performance sequence/order of students will be assigned randomly, and each student will be informed in advance of this sequence.

13.           Each student will be allowed 10 minutes of warm-up time before his/her performance (a warm-up room is available).

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 are:
                                                                  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.

19.       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, 2009

QUESTIONS: Dr. Jane M. Blaum    251-232-1098 (cell) or email: blaum8684@bellsouth.net

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