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The Society of American Musicians Announces Annual Competition

The Society of American Musicians announces its seventy-seventh annual contests in Chicago, between January and April 2002.

Cash prizes and performance opportunities are offered to contestants from the Primary level (under age 10) to Young Artist level, under age 30. Divisions are violin, cello, piano, flute, voice and guitar.

For more details, a brochure, an application, repertoire requirements and deadline, write to SAM, P.O. Box 85, Park Ridge, IL 60068, call [phone] or e-mail [e-mail].

Kingsville Competition Entries Now Available

The Kingsville International Young Performers Competitions and Isabele Scionti Piano Solo Competitions are scheduled for April 4-6, 2002, on the campus of Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

More than $23,000 in prize money will be distributed to winners in various contests. The highest-ranking winner will receive a minimum of $5,000 in cash prizes. Contest finalists will receive performance awards with the Corpus Christi, Victoria (Texas) Symphony Orchestras and the Corpus Christi Wind Symphony. Special prizes also will be given for outstanding performances of competing instruments.

Seven separate contests in two divisions--Pre-college and College--will be conducted, and contest winners will compete for the grand prize.

The entry deadline is January 23, 2002, at midnight. A $30 entry fee is required per contest.

Contact Kingsville Competitions at P.O. Box 2873, Station 1, Kingsville, TX 78363, call [phone], e-mail [e-mail] or log on to http://dl6acbl.org/ YoungPerformers for more information.

Coleman Chamber Competition

The Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition is set for April 27-28, 2002, at Ramo Auditorium, Caltech, in Pasadena, California. Prizes totaling $13,000 will be awarded, and all winners will be presented in a public concert.

Eligible contestants will be nonprofessional instrumental ensembles of three to six players, and they must be prepared under the instruction of a professional coach. Ensembles devoting a substantial portion of its time performing for a fee will not be allowed to compete. The application deadline is February 21, 2002, and a $30 nonrefundable entry fee is required.

Interested ensembles should contact the Coleman office at 202 South Lake Ave., Ste. 201, Pasadena, CA 91101, call [phone], e-mail [e-mail] or log on to http://coleman.caltech.edu.