Music scholarship 2018-20

The Music Scholar 2018-20 is Alessandra Turrisi (Italy, UWCAD 2018-20).

Particularly talented students with an adequate musical preparation who have already passed the NC selection as a suitable UWC candidate will be able to apply for an additional “music” scholarship offered by the college providing that they have been nominated for a place at UWC Adriatic for 2018 entry.
The music scholarship will cover the costs of music activities (instrumental/vocal lessons, masterclasses, concerts) provided in the College and may top up the scholarship costs based on the demonstrated needs to help the student in pursuing a professional music career.

The primary criteria for selection shall be an applicant’s promise and potential to pursue music studies at the secondary level.

Application must include:

• A video recording of a musical performance by the candidate on a flash drive, DVD or Youtube channel link in accordance with the requested characteristics (see Selection point 3.)
• At least two letters of recommendation from current music teachers addressing the aforementioned criteria. At least one letter shall specifically address the applicant’s promise and potential to pursue college-level musical studies.

Selections:

1. Then selection process will be completed by April 30th after the Department of Music has conducted the admission auditions.
2. The applicants’ performances will be examined by an artistic commission according the following criteria:

3. Each applicant should send a video of a recent performance which includes:

• Vocal Auditions: prepare and record two contrasting selections from standard classical vocal literature. These should be accompanied solos, not choral parts.
• Instrumental Auditions: prepare and record two contrasting pieces, one lyrical and one to demonstrate technical skill. You can also choose music from contrasting style periods. If the candidate is not a piano player, (s)he should also record a piece accompanied by a piano or (if available) by an orchestra.

4. The video must have the following characteristics:

• High quality sound and video recording
• The video should show the applicant’s full figure

5.  The recorded program must be at least 20 minutes long.

The Grant

1. Successful applicants for the music scholarship will receive the grant only if they have already passed the UWC selections for admission to UWC Adriatic.

2. The grant will cover two academic years with no additional application process provided the recipient continues to meet all of the criteria for the scholarship.

Please fill in the attached application form and submit all application documents by email.