AHJ, Vol. 7 No. 4, Winter 1980

ENTRY BLANK
SEVENTH NATIONAL COMPETITION (1981)
OF THE AMERICAN HARP SOCIETY, INC.
This entry blank is to be mailed to Dorothy Remsen, 6331 Quebec Drive, Hollywood, California 90068 and
must be postmarked no later than 1 April, 1981.
Please include with this entry blank a copy of your birth certificate and the entry fee as indicated below. In
addition, naturalized citizens mast submit proof of citizenship in the United States or the Americas. Entrants
in the Young Professional Division must submit a recital program of professional caliber which may not be
changed. It must consist entirely of solos.
NAME _____ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ TELEPHONE _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _
ADDRESS _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ COUNTY _ ____ _ _ ___ _ _
CITY _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ ___ STATE _ _ _ _ _ _ ZIP CODE _ _ _ __ _
BIR THDATE (enclose a copy of birth certificate) _________________________ _
I am entering the ___ ___ _ _ ___ _____ ___ _ _ ___ ___ __.,_,ivisfon of the competition.
Enclosed is the following entry fee:
___ $10 Intermediate Division
---$15 Advanced Division
___ $25 Young Professional Division
PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAY ABLE TO THE AMERICAN HARP SOCIETY, INC.
Contestant's signature _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ _ ___ _
Date ____ ___ ___ __ _
A. submit a typewritten application with an application
fee of $10, postmarked no later
than 1 April, 1981, to: Sally Maxwell, 1620
Sylvan Street, Eugene, Oregon 97403. Checks
should be made payable to the American
Harp Society, Inc.
Include the following material:
1) full name, birthdate, legal residence, present
residence, telephone number, and social
security number;
2) a history of formal and informal educational
background both in music and m
other fields of general culture;
3) a statement of long-range career goals;
4) a detailed description of plans for study
during the year of the award, including proof
of availability of the persons and facilities
involved in the study program;
S) three letters of reference, two of which
must be from music teachers, evaluating
the applicant's candidacy;
6) a list of all previous harp teachers, of
repertory studied, and of public performances
both as soloist and as a member of
an ensemble.
B. Repertoire requirements:
Tournier-Sonatine #2
Salzedo - Flight, Inquietude OR Idyllic
Winter/1980
Poem
Arnold-Fantasy
All compositions are to be performed by
memory.
4. The auditions will be held the week of 21 June
1981 at the University of Portland Portland, Oregon,
just prior to the annual conference of the American
Harp Society. All applicants play on instruments provided
by the Society or their own instruments.
S. Awards will be for one academic year. During the
first year of an award, an appointee may apply for
continuation in a second year. A similar application
may be made by a second-year appointee seeking
continuation for a terminal third year. In each case of
an application for renewal, the candidate must reaudition
alongside the new applicants.
6. Grantees will be announced normally within two
weeks of the time oftj].e auditions by the dean of the
School of Music, University of Oregon. Grantees
wishing to have the award publicized may send relevant
materials to the dean at the University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon 97403. Payments wv).l normally
be as follows: one half on September 1, one quarter
on January 1, and one quarter on March 1 of the
academic year of the award.
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