A $5,700 Boston University Tanglewood Institute Scholarship for Alabama singers, instrumentalists or pianists ages 14-18

We are pleased to offer a scholarship in the amount of $5,700 to young Alabama musicians attending the Summer 2010 Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI). BUTI is the high school division of the famed Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, MA. Tanglewood is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and draws talented musicians of all ages from around the world each year.

BUTI will offer extended programs this summer in orchestra, voice/choral, wind ensemble, piano, harp and composition. Two-week long workshops in flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba/euphonium, double bass, percussion, and string quartet will be offered, as well.

All Alabama musicians accepted in good standing for the 2010 BUTI summer program will be eligible for consideration. The selection of the winner will be based on musical ability and financial need. The Montgomery Symphony Board of Directors will select the winners in late March.

For more information on BUTI programs or to make application to BUTI, call 617-353-3386 or visit them online at www.bu.edu/tanglewood.

LOCAL AUDITIONS FOR BUTI
Representatives from BUTI will be in residence at the 2010 Blount-Slawson Young Artists Competition on January 30 - 31, 2010, in Montgomery, Alabama.

Pianists and string players who are competing in the Blount-Slawson Competition can request that their performance in the Saturday preliminary round be considered as their formal audition for BUTI.

Vocalists (and pianists and instrumentalists not competing in Blount-Slawson) can schedule an audition for BUTI on Saturday, January 30, in the late afternoon by contacting BUTI directly.

Wind and Brass Players: In addition to their performance in the preliminary round of the Blount-Slawson Competition, all wind and brass players are required to prepare and submit audition excerpts as part of their BUTI application.  A BUTI representative will be on-site on Saturday, January 30th, during the competition to record audition excerpts OR you are welcome to record your excerpts on CD and send to the Boston University Tanglewood Institute by the application deadline of February 9, 2010.  Please contact the BUTI office to set-up a recording time or to learn more about this specific requirement by calling 617-353-3386.  You can also email BUTI at tanglewd@bu.edu.

Click here to access the on-line wind and brass audition excerpts for your instrument:  http://www.bu.edu/cfa/music/tanglewood/admissions/information/repertoire/

For more information on the Blount-Slawson Young Artists Competition, click here. All Blount-Slawson applications must be received by December 11, 2009.