Jussi Bjorling Music Scholarship 2017-18

    Applicant Information
    Please submit the completed form to be considered for the Jussi Bjorling Music Scholarship. 
    Bjorling applications completed after January 5, 2018 will be considered based on the completion date.
     
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    You may apply for the Jussi Björling Music Scholarship in multiple performance areas (ie. you may send one application for voice and another application for piano). Separate application forms, auditions/recordings, and résumés must be completed for each performance area.
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    Scholarship Performance Area

    Additional Scholarship Items Required:

    Music Résumé

    Please summarize your private studies, solo and ensemble experience, and any musical honors you have received in a Music Résumé Word Document.

    Music Audition

    Students who are admitted to Gustavus and chosen as finalists for the Bjorling Music Scholarship will be invited to audition (information below). Auditions will consist of two contrasting pieces by different composers, totaling not more than ten minutes, that demonstrate expressive and technical skills. Please note the last instruction in this list is for piano area auditions only.

    Early Action Applicants: Scholarship Deadline of November 1, 2017
    Live Auditions will take place on October 18th in the Twin Cities and November 18th on campus. Please watch for more information.

    --Finalists who are unable to attend may make alternative arrangements by contacting the Admission Office--

    Rolling Admission Applicants: Scholarship Deadline of January 5, 2018
    Recorded Audition: Live auditions will take place on campus February 17, 2018. Please watch for more information.

    Piano Area Audition Repertoire:

    Two pieces display contrasting characters and demonstrate technical facility and repertoire include:

    • One contrapuntal piece in two or three more voices, preferably by J.S. Bach.
    • One work by Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, such as the first or last movement of a sonata or a set of variations.
    • One composition from the Romantic era.
    • One impressionistic or contemporary composition written since 1900 (not contemporary Christian music or arrangement of movie music, pop music).


     

    Please indicate if you will be applying for any other merit-based scholarships at Gustavus (separate applications required):
    Please indicate if you will be applying for any other merit-based scholarships at Gustavus (separate applications required):
    By filling in your electronic signature below and submitting this form, you are verifying that the information is accurate and acknowledging that it will be used to evaluate potential scholarship awards.
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