The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-16
Scholarship Offered
 By Musical Art Group
Dayton Palmer Heads Committee of Arrangements Rules of Contest Announced; Required Selections

The Mattatuck Musical Art So- ciety scholarship contest will take place on September 6 at St. Johns Episcopal church, this city. Dayton Palmer is chairman of the contest committee and Mrs. Louis Stocking, president of the society and MT. Palmer will receive applications from those interested. Applications should be mailed not later than July IS. The purpose of the scholar ship contest is to provide help and encouragement to promising young students of Waterbury, and to offer them actual financial assistance in the form of $50 and $100 scholar ships.
 Rules Announced In order that the competition may be held on as fair and equit- able basis as possible, the follow ing rules have been formulated by the contest committee, also the mu- sical selections required: CD The applicant must be a serious student of voice, piano, or gan or an instrument of the sym phony orchestra, possessing genuine and undoubted musical talent. and who desires to further his or her musical education with 8 view to making it @ life work.
 CD The applicant must be a resident of Waterbury, between the ages of 18 and 25. Non-residents of Waterbury who wish to qualify may do so by becoming members Of the Mattatuck Musical Art Society. (3) A confidential letter must be mailed by the applicants teacher to the committee, in which will be stated the teachers candid opinion of the students character, musical ability, application to study, etc. The contents of the letter will be di- vulged to no one but the judges.
 (4) Each contestant must play a required number and piece of his or her own choosing which should be in contrast to the required num- Der. The requirements for voice will be listed under a special section. Contestants will be judged on their ability to perform the music and the effectiveness of their stage presence and personality.
 (5) Applications should be mail ed to Mrs. Louis Stocking, president of the Mattatuck Musical Art So- ciety, 325 Chase Parkway, Water bury, or to Dayton Palmer, chair man of the contest committee, 466 North Main street, Union City, and should be postmarked not later than July IS. The contest will take place September at St. Johns church, Waterbury. (6) The winners of the contest must be prepared to present a re- cital at one of the meetings of the society during the ensuing club year.
 CD Last years winner and peo- ple who have already made their artistic debuts will not be permit ted to compete.
 (8) The committee reserves the right to withhold either or both awards if suitable recipient is not found.
 (O On date of the contest, each accepted applicant must provide a copy of the music played for use of the judges.
 Required Selections The required selections are: Violin-Concerto in E Minor, first movement ....... Mendelssohn Viola-Ciaccona ............ V1tah 'Cello-Co -Coccherini Sonata in c major, first movement Db. Bass-Etude number l .......
 KreutZer Flute Concerto in D major, first
 movement ........... Mozart Oboe Concerto in G minor, first
 movement ............. Handel Clarinet-Clarinet Concerto. first movement ............. Mozart Harp-Theme and Variations =. Haydn -Salzedo Piano
 l. Sonata, Opus 57. first move- movement-(Req0 ...... Beethoven 2. Choice of selection in style of Chopin5s Ballade in G minor,
 Scherzo in c minor. Polonaise in A flat or Sonata in B minor,
 Organ
 1. Toccata and Fugue in D
 minor-( (ReQ) ......... Bach
 g. Choice of selection in style of
 Widor's Adante Cantibile from tho rsoa,rki, Sum r,laoF,v