This year’s final of the Ogston Music Prize will take place on Friday the 27th April 2012 at 7.30pm in the Cowdray Hall. The panel of judges will be lead by Ralph Allwood MBE, acclaimed musician and former Director of Music at Eton College. Auditions for the award will be held on Monday the 12th of March between 10am and 6pm.
The Ogston Music Prize 2012
If you wish to enter, please read the following conditions carefully and submit your application exactly as outlined below:
- Applications to enter the competition are welcome from any matriculated undergraduate student at the University of Aberdeen from 2nd year upwards (without restriction on subject of study or musical instrument/ voice).
- Previous winners of the Ogston Music Prize are not eligible to enter.
- Applicants should prepare one or two pieces of no more than 5 minutes duration for the audition.
- You must provide your own accompanist for audition, and for the final if selected.
Five finalists will be selected to compete for the prize. Each finalist should prepare a programme of 20-25 minutes duration. The winner will take home a cheque for £1,000 and will be expected to take an active part in the musical life of the University in the following year; performing in at least one graduation, a Wednesday teatime concert and will feature in the Ogston Music Prize concert in 2012. The Aberdeen International Youth Festival will also offer a solo concert to the Ogston Music Prize winner. A formal application detailing your instrument and musical experience should be sentor attached to an email, to Rhona Mitchell Room 003, MacRobert Building, King's College, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA by Friday the 2nd March 2012. Please note in your application if you would prefer a morning, afternoon or evening audition slot to avoid clashes with your other commitments. Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Paul Mealor in the Music Department.