Downers Grove Music Club Rising Stars Music Awards
This is to announce the availability of the Downers Grove Music Club Rising Stars Music Awards. The application is available via the website for the DG Music Club. The website address is http://downersgrovemusicclub.org/. The Music Award information and application is available in the Educational Opportunities section of the website or it can be accessed directly at this link: http://downersgrovemusicclub.org/scholarships.html
Please make this monetary award opportunity available to all Juniors enrolled in music at both South and North. Six awards will be given and each recipient will receive $400 toward furthering their musical education through continued study during the summer. As outlined in the actual application, the requirements of the application are as follows:
- Purpose: to recognize SIX District 99 High School Music students for excelling at a high level of achievement;
- Eligibility: current high school Juniors who are actively pursuing music are eligible to apply;
- Requirement: the award recipients are required to perform the following year at the Downers Grove Music Club’s Rising Stars program scheduled annually in April;
- How to Apply: complete the written application, along with a required recording;
- Selection Criteria: the merit of the applicant’s musical accomplishments and the quality of the applicant’s musical performance.
- Award Notification: the announcement of the Rising Stars Music Award recipients will be made at the spring awards ceremonies at both Downers Grove North and South.
The application must be submitted either via hardcopy, postmarked no later than April 1, 2014. Or it must be submitted electronically with a date and time stamp of no later than 11:59 pm April 1, 2014.
- mailing address: Downers Grove Music Club, Attn: Rising Stars Music Awards, P.O. Box 551, Downers Grove, IL 60515
- email address: musiced@downersgrovemusicclub.org
Last year we tested the response to allowing applicants to submit an optional audio/video recording of a musical performance. Given the overwhelming positive response (the vast majority of the applicants submitted recordings), we have made this a required component of the application.
Last year's winners are performing on Tuesday, April 8th at 7:30 pm. The location is Four Corners Community Church, 8251 Lemont Road in Darien. Faculty, friends and family are welcome to attend this exciting event.
