Students who live or go to a college or university within 100 miles of St. Louis are eligible to audition. Students must be pursuing a music degree as a major area of study. Scholarship prizes up to $1000 will be awarded, for a total of $2000, split among the winners.
Our next annual Scholarship Auditions will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2027 at UMSL. If you’d like to be on our mailing list to receive information about next year’s auditions for yourself or for your students, please message us.
2027 AUDITION DETAILS:
- Applicants must live within 100 miles of St. Louis (or have a permanent address within 100 miles) or be enrolled for the fall semester of 2027 in a four-year music or music education program at a university that is located within 100 miles of St. Louis. Consideration will be given to community college students who intend to pursue a baccalaureate degree at a four-year college or university.
- Both male and female applicants will be considered.
- The deadline for audition registration is May 2, 2027. Completed application forms may be scanned as PDFs (preferred) or photographed as jpgs and emailed to the Auditions Committee Chair, Paula Bernhardt, at info@ladiesfridaymusicalclub.org.
- Auditions will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2027, at the University of Missouri at St. Louis (UMSL). Two pieces of contrasting styles and periods will be required. Pieces with piano accompaniment (including concertos) MUST be performed with piano. No exceptions. Unaccompanied instrumental pieces are perfectly acceptable.
- Scholarships will be a maximum of $1,000 each.
- Previous scholarship winners may audition again if they still meet the residency and academic requirements.