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Auditions for the 2008 Florence Andrew Young Artist Competition, sponsored by the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 9a.m. to 12 noon (CDT) at the Presbyterian Church of La Porte, 307 Kingsbury Avenue, La Porte, Indiana.
The winner(s) will be featured at a La Porte County Symphony Orchestra Concert in either November 2008, February 2009, or March 2009. They will also receive a $200 cash award.
The competition is open to any young instrumental musician through grade 12 during the 2008-2009 school year. A student must be a full-time resident in Northwest Indiana or Southwest Michigan and be enrolled in a school music program or private instruction. Artists who have been selected as winners in the past are not eligible to participate for two years after winning. Entrants will be asked to perform a movement from a concerto or other standard orchestral work of his or her choice. All pieces must be auditioned from memory.
The entry fee is $15 and entries must be postmarked by April 1, 2008. For additional information, please visit the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra website at www.lcso.net or contact Marcia Morris at lmorris@csinet.net. You may also call the La Porte County Symphony Office at 219-362-9020.
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For additional article information contact:
Marcia Morris,
President (219) 362-4998
Cheryl Ferguson
Executive Director
LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 563
LaPorte,IN 46352
www.lcso.net
219-362-9020
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