Applicants must be current students in public, private, or home schools in Moore County and not have reached the age of 21 by December 31, 2008. Applicants will prepare one movement of a concerto for evaluation on December 8, 2008 by a panel of Moore Philharmonic board members and selected professional musicians from Moore County. The winners will be announced at the 2008 Moore Philharmonic OrchestraHoliday Concert.

 

Eligibility
- Students must currently be enrolled in a public, private, or registered home school of Moore County
- Students must be passing ALL current classes at school of choice.
- Students must be a resident of Moore County

Application/Audition

- Students must submit application with required registration fee no later than

  November 2, 2008. Registration shall be $25 per student. Additional household family

   members will be $5 each.
- Guidelines will be provided for acceptable concerto material or students will be

   provided a selection of concerti from which to choose.
- Concerti must be available in print for orchestra and fit the instrumentation of the

   current Moore Philharmonic. Solos should be memorized.
- Auditions will be scheduled for completion no later than one week prior to the Moore

   Philharmonic Winter Concert.
- Students must be available for the Moore Philharmonic Spring Concert

Selection Process
- Students will be judged by a panel of adults consisting of the Moore Philharmonic

   music director, the Moore Philharmonic president or appointed substitute, the Moore

   Philharmonic Vice-President, one selected string specialist, and one selected band

   specialist. No judge may be directly related to any applicant.
- Judges will use a rating system based on the NYSSMA system or as established by

   the Board of the Moore Philharmonic
- The students with highest combined total from each area will be selected to perform

   with the Moore Philharmonic at the Spring Concert
- In the event that any winning concert selection is considered inappropriate for the

   Moore Philharmonic Orchestra, the music director and student will select an

   alternate concerto.