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<span apple-content-name="body" style="display:block;width:312px" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(98, 98, 98); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 25px; "><div class="body-title" id="body-title" style="padding-bottom: 15px; "><font face="Baskerville, Georgia, Times, serif" color="#6e716e" style="font-size: 32px; "><span apple-content-name="title" apple-content-edited="true" style="display: block; width: 312px; " applecontenteditable="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(98, 98, 98); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; ">Funded by the Lee C & Mildred Richardson </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Scholarship Bequest<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; ">Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass</span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919" face="Helvetica" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; ">March 8, 2009<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; ">Deadline for entry February 2<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; "></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; ">FIRST PLACE $1500</span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; ">SECOND PLACE $750</span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; ">Award for the Outstanding Accompanist $500</span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; ">ELIGIBILITY <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; "></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; ">for soloists and accompanists<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">Contestants must be US citizens who are 18 through 26 years of age at time of audition.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">Previous First Place winners are ineligible.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">REQUIREMENTS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">A representative tape of the selections for this audition on stereo cassette or CD by deadline</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">A fee of $25.00 (non-refundable), copy of birth certificate</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">For specific repertoire requirements and</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#191919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; 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