The winner of the annual Wellesley Symphony Orchestra Young Soloist Competition will receive a
$500 honorarium, and will perform the same movement played for the audition in the 3:00 pm WSO Family Concert on Sunday, March
15, 2009, at the MassBay Community College.
Auditions will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2008 between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm at:
Dana School of Music Building, 103 Grove Street, Wellesley Center
You will be assigned an audition time as soon as possible based on your availability (see below).
Please complete the following and return to Dianne Mahany at d.mahany@worldnet.att.net or at 70 Ridge Hill Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776; call Dianne for any questions or problems (978-443-5212).
Application Deadline: October 19, 2008
Name:
Address:
Telephone Number and email address:
Age (must be no older than 18 and still in high school (or younger) on March
15, 2009)
Instrument and audition piece (one movement of a standard concerto or single-movement work, with orchestral accompaniment;
applicant must provide his/her own accompanist for the audition. Playing from memory is encouraged; this will make a good impression on the judges.)
Teacher’s name and contact information
(Applicant’s teacher must support this audition)
Accompanist's name and contact information (if known at this time)
How did you hear about the competition?
Time availability for audition (if you have IMPORTANT constraints, make them clear here, please).
Plan to arrive early enough to warm up. You will be given a practice room for this purpose. If something happens that day to make you unavoidably late, call
(THAT DAY ONLY) 978-376-1736 (Dianne Mahany’s cell phone). DO NOT call the Dana School of
Music.
For any questions or problems before then, please call Dianne Mahany at 978-443-5212.