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<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%">THE MICHIGAN FEDERATION OF MUSIC
CLUBS</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%">HIGH SCHOOL STRING AWARD</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Sunday, February 24, 2019</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">ELIGIBILITY: </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Violin, Viola, Cello,
Bass</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">1st Place $500</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Okemos
Community Church</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"> Okemos,
Michigan 48864 </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Deadline
for application, February 5, 2019.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Applicants must be in grade 10, 11 or 12 and a resident of
Michigan.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Application fee of $20, paid to Michigan Federation of Music
Clubs.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Previous first place winners are ineligible.</span><i><span style="background:white"> </span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;background:white">Applicants or their teacher must be a member of
the MFMC.</span></i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">AUDITION REQUIREMENTS</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">One selection from each of the following categories:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.75in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Baroque or Classical</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.75in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Romantic or Contemporary</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">One selection memorized</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">One selection accompanied by piano</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Contestant must provide own accompanist</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Selections with accompaniment must be performed with
accompaniment.</span></div>
<div class="m_3825451785250497891MsoTitle"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Total
performance time, minimum 8 minutes, maximum 15 minutes</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">For application forms
or further information, please contact:</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Sunny Cirlin, <span class="m_3825451785250497891MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:sunald@aol.com" target="_blank">sunald@aol.com</a> co-chair</span>
and Pat Smith, <span class="m_3825451785250497891MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:violady@aol.com" target="_blank">violady@aol.com</a></span>. co-chair</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">send forms and application fee to:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Pat Smith</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">1911
Birchwood, Okemos, MI 48864</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">phone 517-349-1230</span></div>
<div style="clear:both"><span id="m_3825451785250497891_mce_caret"><span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><font color="#2e8b57">Thank you </font><font color="#ff0000"> </font></b><br>
<font color="#8a2be2"><b>Sunny Cirlin </b><img width="25" height="25" title="Notes" style="vertical-align:text-bottom" alt="Notes" src="https://s.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/resources/core/images/emoji/notes.png"></font></font></span></span></div>
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