The Potomac Organ Institute scholarship auditions are open to pianists
-
teenagers
(grades 7 - 12) and adults - who are interested in learning to play the
organ. Applications
must be received no later than May 21, 2010. Please be sure to
include the following
information on your applications:
-Age as of 9/1/2009
-Activities for the school year 2009-2010 (if applicable)
Applications must be received
by the POI Coordinator no later than May 21st, 2010 and can be mailed
to:
The audition will be played on
the piano and does not have to be
memorized. In addition,
the scholarship candidate will be interviewed by members of the three
local chapters
of the American Guild of Organists. We do not limit the number of
scholarships that
are awarded each year.
Suggested repertoire guidelines for these auditions are:
Two-part Invention, avoid numbers: 1, 4, 8, 13, 14
Sinfonia (Three-part Invention)
Prelude and Fugue from The Well Tempered Clavier I or II
Toccata - any two movements from a French Suite, English Suite or Partita
Classical Period - Choose one of the following:
1st movement of any mid-to-late intermediate level sonatina,
or
1st movement of a sonata from Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
(Please avoid Sonata in C# Minor Op. 27#2 [Moonlight] by Beethoven)
A printable PDF of these
requirements is available by clicking
here
For more information, please
contact Michael Lodico, POI Coordinator
for 2010-2012,
at (202) 270-6265 or by e-mail:
Michael_Lodicojr@yahoo.com