Lancaster County Youth Symphony, Junior Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble
Sponsored by Lancaster Musical Art Society in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Scholarship Guidelines
1a.       Applicants for the $100 scholarship to local camps such as the Elizabethtown College Music Camp
            must be in or completed seventh grade at the time of the audition. 
 
1b.       Applicants for the McHose and Humphreville scholarships must be a junior or a senior in high school
            and may or may not be a member of the Lancaster County Youth Symphony, Lancaster County Wind
            Ensemble, or the Workshop for Young Performing Artists.
 
2.         Former scholarship winners may apply again but first consideration will be given to applicants who have
            not previously won a scholarship from the Musical Art Society.
 

3a.       Students will be evaluated on the following criteria:

                   *Musical expression and technique
                   *Preparation and Performance of his/her music
                   *Future plans in music
                   *Desire to attend Camp
 
3b.       If applicants for the McHose or the Humphreville scholarship do not belong to the above
            mentioned organizations, a written recommendation from the applicant’s private music
            teacher or a school music teacher is required.
 
4.         Each applicant is expected to perform in his/her own special field of music before a panel of Musical Art
            Society members and professional musicians and teachers.

5.         Auditions will include the following items:

                   *One solo of the applicant’s choice 
                   *One musical selection provided by the judges to be sight-read
                   *Scales to be selected from the list used by Junior Orchestra and Youth Symphony Audition appropriate to the applicant's age.
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
Our Directors.......
Youth Symphony -
  Francis Caravella
  Zachary Levi
  Reuben Blundell
Junior Orchestra -
   Janet Rawleigh
Wind Ensemble -
   Jennifer Theilacker
For further information email us at lcysorch@gmail.com