Competition for High School Musicians in the Greater Marlborough

Marlborough, MA--The Friends of the Marlborough Public Library is pleased to announce the 22nd annual Anick Young People’s Performing Arts Festival Competition. The auditions will be held in the Marlborough Public Library’s Bigelow Auditorium on Saturday, March 16, 2019 between 10AM and 2PM before a panel of three judges. This competition is open to high school age instrumentalists in the greater Marlborough area.

Individual musicians or ensembles of up to five musicians may audition. Contestants should plan a recital presentation of about 15 minutes. They should be prepared to play at least a 5-10 minute representative portion of their recital piece(s) during the audition. Two copies of the music to be performed must be brought to the audition for the judges. Students will not be expected to perform their music from memory. Contestants will be notified of the results within seven days.

Up to five finalists will be selected to perform at the Anick Young People’s Performing Arts Festival Concert on Wednesday evening, May 22, 2019. Each of the finalists will receive a prize of $125-$150, depending upon the number of finalists. Only two finalists per instrument or ethnic style will be chosen. Musicians who have been finalists in this competition in previous years are not eligible to compete.

At the performance on May 22, each finalist will be expected to perform for about fifteen minutes. Contestants must provide their own accompanists for the performance, where applicable. Sheet music will be allowed during the performance.

Applications are available at www.mpl-friends.org. Applications are due no later than February 27, 2019. Only the first fifteen qualified contestants will be invited to audition.

The competition and concert are named in honor of the founder of the Young People’s Performing Arts Festival Concerts, Connie Anick, who served as the Music Chair for the Friends of the Marlborough Public Library from 1997-2007.