{"id":183,"date":"2015-10-13T15:07:48","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T20:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stlco.org\/cms\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:46:19","slug":"florence-frager-young-artist-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stlco.org\/cms\/florence-frager-young-artist-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence Frager Young Artist Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Florence Frager Young Artist Competition<\/strong>, which started in the mid-1970s and was named after a member\u2019s mother in 1993, has allowed the Civic to support young talent in the community and showcase them with a full symphonic orchestra for over 40 years.&nbsp; <strong>The audition date for the 2025-2026 season is Sunday evening, November 23, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Paul&#8217;s Evangelical Church at 9801 Olive Blvd.<\/strong>&nbsp; Audition times will be decided closer to the date and will be communicated to applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fbf934\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Note &#8211; due to the amount of applications received in 2025, we have officially reached our applicant capacity. Thank you! <\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Information for Applicants<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Qualifications &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>An applicant shall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be a senior high school student in grades 9-12.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be an orchestral instrumentalist (except piano)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the application (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScRMDs15aEQrknTI2dYGLTncbg2ocfBdl7HSP2JdIuMImSf_g\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO APPLY<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reside within a 150-mile radius of St. Louis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Auditions &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>An applicant shall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Perform <strong>from memory<\/strong> a movement from a work in the advanced concert repertoire&nbsp;that is scored for orchestral accompaniment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audition for ten minutes maximum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supply an accompanist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring two copies of the music for the judges <strong>without any names<\/strong> on the copies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner(s) shall receive an honorarium and perform as a soloist(s) with the St. Louis Civic Orchestra at its April concert at the First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood.&nbsp; The date is Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Application Procedure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For information, email <a href=\"mailto:stlouiscivicorchestra@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stlouiscivicorchestra@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click Here for the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScRMDs15aEQrknTI2dYGLTncbg2ocfBdl7HSP2JdIuMImSf_g\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25-26 Florence Frager Young Artist Competition Application<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><s>Applications must be\u00a0<strong>received<\/strong> by Wednesday, November 19, 2025, but <strong>only the first 15 will be accepted<\/strong>.<\/s>\u00a0<strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fbf934\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Note &#8211; due to the amount of applications received in 2025, we have officially reached our applicant capacity. 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