The following materials must be received by the Festival office on or before Monday March 16, 2009, in order to complete an application. Send your completed materials to:
SSMF
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383-1000
1. Application form. Please read and answer all questions carefully. Please print or write clearly. Be sure to sign and date your application. Incomplete applications will not be processed until all information is gathered or received, and will not qualify for early application discount.
2. Application fee. Postmarked prior to or on Monday, Feburary 2, 2009, no application fee for fully completed applications received. Applications postmarked on or after Tuesday, February 3, 2009, include the non-refundable $50.
3. Two letters of reference. These may either accompany the application or be mailed separately at a later date. One letter should be from the student's primary music teacher and should address the areas of musical talent, willingness to work, ensemble abilities, and overall character.
4. Recorded/live audition. Students can submit a recent recording of their playing along with their application. Only CDs or cassette tapes only will be accepted. Do not send DVD or video tapes. Professional recording is not required, however, the quality of the recording should be sufficient for an accurate assessment of the student's abilities.
Live auditions will be held in Huntsville, AL at the Von Braun Civic Center and in Sewanee, TN on the campus of the University of the South only. Use the link to the left for more information.
Both live and recorded auditions should consist of two works: 1) An etude by any composer for your instrument showing your technical proficiency and 2) the exposition of any sonata or concerto by any composer for your instrument. Scales and orchestral excerpts are not required. The total length of the audition tape should be 10 minutes or less.
Please announce your name and instrument at the beginning of your recording. In addition, please write the name of the performer, instrument, and pieces performed on the tape/CD box. Name and instrument should also be listed on the tape/CD itself.
All CDs or tapes become the property of the SSMF and cannot be returned.
The requirement for audition tapes and letters of reference is waived for previous students who attended the SSMF in 2008 or earlier, with acceptance based on review of teacher evaluations. However, all students, including returning students, must submit an audition tape for scholarship consideration.
