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WHO WE ARE
Mount Vernon Music Association is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to provide outstanding performances of live music to communities primarily in northeast Texas. To fulfill this mission we offer concerts of traditional chamber music, jazz and other styles as well as educational and family concerts, programs for nursing homes, and interaction of performing and the visual arts.
HOW TO FIND US -- Mapquest
Click here to view the 2010-2011 Season brochure page 1
Click here to view the 2010-2011 Season brochure page 2
Click here to view the August 2010 newsletter
Click here to download the Mount Vernon Music Scholarship Application Form
Click here to download the Young Artists Showcase Application Form
MOUNT VERNON MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Who is eligible: High school senior from East Texas planning to major in music
Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 15, 2010. Send all materials to: Mount Vernon Music Scholarship Committee, Box 719, Mount Vernon, TX 75457.
Mount Vernon Music Association is pleased to offer a competitive scholarship award to an East Texas graduating senior who is going on to study music at the college level. The intent of the award is to encourage and acknowledge excellence in music performance and academics. The award will be presented at our annual Young Artists Showcase on May 23, 2010.
Applicants should submit by April 15th:
(1) A completed application form, plus application fee ($10 check made payable to Mount Vernon Music)
(2) A 10-minute audition recording (CD, DVD or cassette tape) of a recent performance
(3) Two letters of recommendation: one from a teacher at student’s high school, a second from an individual from the community, not related to student.
Applicants must have at least a B average and an acceptance letter from a college or university. The cash award will be disbursed upon proof of college enrollment.
YOUNG ARTISTS SHOWCASE and PERFORMANCE AWARDS
We are once again preparing for the annual Young Artists Showcase concert, this year to be held in Mount Vernon Music Hall at 3:00 p.m., May 23, 2010.
Who is eligible: Students must be from East Texas, can be all ages up to and including high school seniors, and may be vocal or instrumental, soloists or ensembles.
Application deadline: April 15, 2010. Send all materials to: Mount Vernon Music Scholarship Committee, Box 719, Mount Vernon, TX 75457.
Applicants should submit by April 15th:
(1) Application fee ($10 for soloist and accompanist; or $15 for ensemble. Check made payable to Mount Vernon Music)
(2) An audition recording (CD, DVD, or cassette tape) of piece to be performed at Young Artists Showcase
Mount Vernon Music Association is pleased to offer Performance Awards to an East Texas music student or group of students. The intent of these awards is to encourage and acknowledge excellence in music performance. The three recipients will be chosen from the performers at the Young Artists Showcase on May 23rd, and will be recognized during that program.
Who is eligible: All music students who are selected to perform on the Young Artists Showcase concert on May 23 are eligible. Students must be from East Texas, can be all ages up to and including high school seniors, and may be vocal or instrumental, soloists or ensembles.
Amount: First Prize-$100, Second Prize-$75, Third Prize-$50
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
-- To fill a cultural need for high quality performance of live music in Texas, with an emphasis on the under-served areas of Northeast and East Texas, playing for audiences who might otherwise be unable to experience live concerts due to limitations of health, distance, or economic means.
-- To encourage and develop interest in the creation and sharing of music through the presentation of live performances, educational concerts, and special workshops.
-- To explore, celebrate and preserve our rich musical heritage from diverse cultures by presenting varied combinations of ensembles, instruments, and ethnic musical traditions.
-- To nurture and support a broad base of music lovers, bringing beauty and harmony into the lives of communities both large and small through the performance of great music from the past, present and future.
-- To promote appreciation for arts and culture, primarily through music, but also through educational programs involving the broad range of performing and visual arts and interaction with the performing and visual arts to promote appreciation for the arts, historic and natural heritage, and cultural diversity.
