MTSU seeks entrants for music competition

The McLean School of Music at Middle Tennessee State University invites participants to its 2006 Clavierfest competition for young pianists, which will be conducted March 18 in Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.

Aspiring pianists from kindergarten through twelfth grades will compete in age-related categories, with prizes ranging from 450 to $500. Students in all categories will perform two contrasting works by memory. All competition performance will take place on Steinway pianos since the McLean school as one of a limited number of all Steinway schools in the nation.

The piano faculty of the McLean School will be joined by distinguished adjudicators to select finalist from the day’s first round, who will perform in a 7 p.m. March 18 recital in Hinton Music Hall of the WMB. At the conclusion of the recital, the winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded.

Applications must be postmarked by Feb. 20 and are available online at www.mtsumusic.com on the bottom of the home page. More information regarding the competition can be obtained by contacting Dr. Jerry Perkins, head of MTSU’s keyboard studies program at [email protected] or by calling 615-898-2469.